Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24

In the Federal 'll5uie, on Wednesday,
NJ. uarAeld of'Ohio, Introduced bill 60
establish National linrrln Of Education.
lilo bill provides tor "ihr appoiuimcnl OF o
Commissioner OF Education, VIM slrll.
make an annual report, exhibiting The con
diiion aud progress Of education 10 HE
several States aud territories, aud dihus-
ing among the people such | formation a.
may assist In nHlnlalnlng eihcionl school
systems, md Otherwise promote tho cause
OF edncation throughout the county
All this, at dist lhoughl, seems Just aud
commendable, Whatever legislation eau
do 10 advance The cause Of education, To
promote the culture VI the Intellectual aud
moral attributes of Humanity, 20 instruct
aud elevate the popular mind aud prepare
treasures Of knowledge for the coming
generations, deserves encouragement nnd
applause. Bui why impose this fesronsl-
bilily upon the Central Government, and
why, especially at his crisis, whrn the
Central Government hus already tasks 10
perform that demand the application Of al
It's resources OF staiesmanship and auihori'
w The school systems In most OF the
Siatcs work smoothly, answer the purposes
for which they are intended, aud we IN
efficiency with those OF the rest OF the
world. There is no occasion for the inter
ference Of Congress in that donna moi STATE
authority. There Is no call for tue super
vision OF Federal officials IN mission that
progresses well under the direction OF those
who are the legitimate holders Of tho trust,
The expenses OF public education are SUN
GENTLY great without tho imposition oil ad-
dilional taxes on the people for the support
of Federal officials in the sineIures Of
Bureau Of Education.
This bureau creating spirit Is Off KIND
with the mania for Constitutional amend.
menis. They are bJth inspired by the ten
dency TO Capitalization that seems 10 be
the controlling influence of Radical senti-
meni. Under Democratic rule the Consii-
1ution aud tho machinery Of central nd
minisirn,ion, ms constructed by our fathers
were amply sufficient for tho purposes OF
government The Republic tlh'iyed and
became great aud prosperous, and no one
dreamed Of bureaus or Cons iiuiioh nj
amendments. But under the sway OF Black
Republcanism, hardly n day passed with
out some Congressional effort TO change The
organic law. A revolutionary spirit pos
sesses the dominant party that seems bent
upon cffacing all landmarks and oyerturn-
ing all the structures beneath which, for
nearly a century, our people have been
sheltered from anarchy aud despotism.
The danger of these innovations ought 10
be apparent to the Intelligence Of the mas
SEES. The strength that, little by little, is
giving to the central authority, is gradual
ly draining the sources from which the
people derive the power that is necessary
no their exercise Of the functions of self
government. The patronage now within
the bestowal OF the central will is enor-
J nous. |, is beyond all precedent III our
history and far beyond the intentions OF
the ffamers of our pol teal system. far be-
You'd the limits of safety to Republican,
! ISM. Government that can create Offices
and besiow its gifts at its owl volition upon
its favoriies can soon render itself indie
} pendent Of all principles and command the
} Sc vices of tho nnscrupulous merccnary
and ambitious in any scheme of revolution
or partisan acknowledgements. Central
Bureau established now aud then, whether
for the supervision OF the Interests OF freed
mev, or Of education, or for any other pur-
} pose that properly comes within the scope
of State legislation or administration, in
wolves the employment of thousands OF
Federal stipendiaries, who, OF course, be-
come the devoted servants OF the power
from which they derive their emoluments
The authority that controls an exhaustless
J patronage, can accomplish anything in the
way Of usurpaton. We say to the people,
beware All that you give TO the Central
Government or permit it to take, you take
. away from the essence of'your own liber-
ties.--N Y. Neses.
The Convention is in q strange condi-
ton The following ordinance has been en-
crossed:
An Ordnance DECLARING the Ordinance Of Sc
cession null and coid.
BE il ordained, by the people of Texas, in
Convention assembled, That we acknowledge
the supremacy of the Constitution of the
United States, and the laws made in pur-
sunuce thereof, and that an ordinance
adopted by the people of the State of Tex
as. in Convention assembled, on tho 18th
day OF February, A. d. 1861, entitled, San
Ordinance to dissolve me union between
the State of Texas and the other States,
styled the Constitution of the United States
Of America be and the same is hereby
declared null and void, and the right here
tofore claimed. by the State of Texas to Sc
cede from the Union, is hereby distinctly
renowned.
This would throw Sumner and Stevens,
Garrison and Phillips, and every other
Radical into ecstaccs of approval and de-
light: and yet, strange to say, there are
men in the Convention for whom IL is not
near strong enough and who threaten TO
Withdraw from the body in the hope of
breaking IL up, if some more decided con
cession to Radicalism be not adopted. We
understand however,, thatthey ccrnc' FIN
4 ally disturb the quorum. There was no