The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-21

hOuse duJOuIHeu.
1.-THE lateness of the hour at which
the discussion was furnished, and the
crowded state of our columns, render
it impossible to print any lengthy
account of it this morning. A synop-
sis of portion of the discussion will
appear to- morrow.-EDs. INTEL.l
-sVerItas''---The wheeling Corpora
ton school BIZ before the LegisIa-
ture, and the RemOnstranee.
Editors Itteltigeneer:
"veritas" was careful to inform the |
public that the remonstrance was pre- |
pared by a legal gentleman of this city |
of the old school, who was ever regard |
ed as an avowed enemy of public |
the production itself; and that the
"mdrES of the beast ICere all OUer it,"
that all of his positions bear as heavy |
against the present school law of the
city, of the State, and of all systems of
public instruction, as against the |
Wheeling bill before the Legislature;
that the author is one ofthe thirty who,
under the old law of Virginia, voted
against the establishment of public
schools in Ohio county; that certain
men claiming to be friends of free
schools, have Joined hands with him;
progress of education may well be
Questioned. This, with the reckless as
sertion that the main points of the re-
monstrance were already answered, is
the sum OF his reply to it.
The above is understood to be from
the pen of the Superintendent of Schools
for the Wheeling District. L submit it
to the judgment of intelligent and fair
men, whether it is not strong evidence
of his unfitness for the place he now
occupies. 1t seems to me that no sem
sible or liberal gentleman in replying
| to the Remonstrance, would have, for
n moment, supposed it was matter of
any importance who wrote the paper,
much less that it was proper to make it
the occasion of personal reproach, or
odium. What is there in the remon-
STRANGE which can, In any sense, be re-
garded rs subjecting its patrons to the
| imputation implied from the Superin-
| tendendent's declaration "that the
marks of the Beast are all over it?" If
the people of Wheeling, and the petit
TONERS who subscribed to the Remon-
STRANGE, are pleased with this evidence
| of his fitness for the place of the Chief
Instructor OF our youth, know no
reason why 1, the writer of it,
should be particularly displeas-
ed, though it is untrue, &C.
cording to my remembrance and be-
| lief, that voted, with the THIRTY whom
| he has made famous by declaring that
| they are sinners almost, if not altogeth-
err, above all men, by voting on GER
| tain occasion against the establishment
| of public schools in Ohio county.
I am not sure that L understand on
| what occasion it was that "THirty''
! committed the offense, which twenty
years cannot blot out; but if mistake
| not, it was in voting in 1917 or AS
| against accepting the District School
Bill, which the act of March 5th, 1916,
required to be submitted to the appro-
| val of the voters, before 1t could be en-
L voted for this school law, and not
against it. And l think 1t will be
found that the law was voted on in this
county in lS4T, and approved by large
majority. l am sure voted for it; and
| that in the whole county there were
about sixty-five or seventy votes
against it,-twenty-six voting against
it in the Wheeling precinct or
district. These twenty-siN 1 sup
| pose, to be the famous offenders,
reckOned at "thirty" by ''Veretas"-but
who is not dttCdyS VeIitdS. But if am
mistaken, he will please correct me.
| And will not conceal, that while
have thus been at some trouble to
show that so far as 1 am concerned,
"Veritas" is mistaken, and that I not
only voted for it, but otherwise aided
in promoting its adoption; yet feel
bound to declare, that the minority.
whether we call them thirty or seventy,
| showed quite as much virtue and
wisdom, in voting against the
measure, as we did who voted for it, I
supported it because 1 supposed it
could be readily used as q means of ma
terialIy aiding all to acquire education
and knowledge. But as soon as 1 saw
that what l supposed was its original
purpose was perverted, and that so far
from the public taxes being used to help
the poor, they were used to educate
| the rich, and others able to educate
themselves, opposed them. And now,
that the work of perversion is still
more seriously and grossly at work, by
openly and virtually taking the whole
matter of the education of the youth into
the hands of the public, feel it to be
not only my right but my duty to remon-
strate. lido so, because believe 1t is
| placing the intellectual and moral Gull
ture and education of our youth into
bad hands, and also because believe
| it Is my right to demonstrate against
unjustly taking from me my private
| property. This tax, as reported, pro-
poses to take annually one per cent on
the value of my property. 1t is small,
L admit, but 1t Is all have, and / am
unable to make more. I know that my
property does not bring six per cent an
nually upon its value; and know that
the real estate of the county does not
/
not believe it will bring five. know
that my own, and that OF many others,
does not bring tLCO per cent after pay
ing our other taxes, land if / am not
mistaken, such other taxes exceed two
| per cent?. One per cent. is, therefore,
| taking one sixth part of all our proper
| ty. But this School Law, not only
takes one per cent. as standing tax,
but il will take much more, when the
cost of academies and the Public Col
lege, artfully called the "High School,''
are considered. Such schemes and
systems have, heretofore, increased in
pose it will be better with us hereaf-
ter, in this matter. a nov
also believe that this bill, as report
ed, and still, Though amended, as am
told, violates our unconstitutional rights,
| This Bill believe to be direct infrac-
| ton ofthe constitution, in number of
particulars, and in some, If not in all,
the particulars mentioned in the re
mOnstrance. & ff5,
So far as individual right of property
is concerned, believe the Bill dadtfs
System indicated 6y IL, are essentially
ASruriGn in principle; and that so far as
cerned, it has in it, the ele-
mentS of Socialism and Fourierism,
But whether so intended or not, do
not know. have heard, of late, much
about Radicalism, but have failed to
see much that is substantially more
mischievons or radical than this Bill
and the one it processes to amend.
WRITER OF THE REMoNSTRASCR.
CARD.
Editors Inte1Fiee,ieer: