Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-01-31
PLYMOUTH. ISD.,
THURSDAY, JAN. 81, 1857.
Amendment To the State Con-
StIfafiOfs.

Amendment To fhe State Con-
StifuiiOn.
In 1855 AMI 1851 the Infamous PERI ms
snd his dlshonered associates of the Su
preme Court of this State, in order to COM
pietc the work commenced by overflow,
ing the prohibitory liquor law, aud TO de
liver the State into the hands of Ignorance.
Vice and Democracy, decided unconstitu-
tional the provision Of the school law al
lowing Incorporated cities and towns and
townships to levy special tax for school
purposes. At the same time the State was
applying moneys belonging to the school
fund to other purposes, aud it was conf
IDENTIFY believed that the common school
system in few years would become So
weak and inefficient as TO become unpOp-
ular and fall into disuse- -At this juncture.
happily for the canse of education, the long
maintained Democratic supremacy was
oyerthrown and more enlightened policy
he's prevailed. In 1850 the General Is
sembly provided for the restitution of the
Incorporated funds to the AMOUNT of
over three hundred thousand dollars. and,
at the same session, proposed the following
amen lment To the Constitution Of the State:
Incorporated cities. town ships aud towns shall
hav. power by taxation. nd-r regulations prescrib-
el by the GcnsraI Assembly. T. r.is; revenue for the
support Of CDn >chc.i in aiiiti1n 10 the revenue
derived for thai purpose from tbs state
The Constitution provides that before it
can be amended, the amendment shall be
proposed at two succeeding sessions OF the
Legislature before 1t Is submitted TO the
people for ratification or rejection. Accord
iugly the above amendment should have
been passed Mt the session of 1868. But
the Legislature Of that year had no time to
waste in the discussion OF such subjects. =
Rocking with corruption AMI rotten with
treason, with such men as C0rbin and Pack :
ard for its leading spirits. il spent itself in
fruitless eDdeavor to place the military
power Of the State in The hands Of y Board
a majority Of whose members were oath
bound allies Of the Southern Confederacy,
and members Of the traitorous organlZa-
ton known as Sons of Liberty. Ii not on
IL failed to act upon the amendment pro-
posed by its predecessor, but also adjourn
ed without making the appropriations ne
ccssary TO meet the expenses Of the State
government rs a consequence of this
non action, the preceding action was null
and the work left TO b. commenced dc moro
The General Assembly OF 1865, eompos-
ell OF men OF q different stamp from those
who had disgraccd our halls OF legislation
two yeas before. resur.ettcd the suhject OF
education, and proposed an amendment 10
the State Constitution substantially the same
as the foregoing, the only difference being
that the word township" has been unfort-
unatcly omitted. However, the defect can
be remedicd at i period in the near future.
twill require little argument tc show the
advantages to be derived from the amend
ment. In all places affected by il the length
OF the free school serm viii be materially
added to. and higher qualifications will be
demanded of teachers in return for the in
creased salaries that will be given them
Perhaps our school system at present Is
discouragingly wretched considering the
time il has been in operation and the efforts
that have been made to better it. Teach
ing is an occupation so trying in its nature,
and, until lately, so unrenanerL,ivc, that
men and women qualified for the task hesi-
tate to accept its responsibilities, while it
has been used by half grown boys and girls,
many of whom could not, certainly, sue
coed in other professions, as means ofem-
ploying an idle winter. This is all wrong.
So vital matter as the education of the
Young should only be trusted to those who
intend to make the profession their lifelong
occupation, and there must be peculiar
fitness for this as well as any other avoca-
ton of life. Whoever heard of a successful
lawyer who only practiced when he could
not find employment in some more congo
NAL occupation? and we venture the re-
mark that the same rule will hold good in
other vocations. The farmers boy who
takes pride in his work can, no doubt.
mark out a truer furrow than MS retined(:)
brother who signs for the soft hands and
easy life of the counter jumper. 1t will be
one OF the effects Of the amendment 10 fos-
ter a class specially educated for and devc-
ted to the work of teaching, and it will be
followed by law requiring higher attain
inents on the part of those who may apply
for the increasing honors of leadership. 1t
NAV be too much to expect thai our COM
mon schools will ever deal with the more
abstruse sciences, but every child has a
right to demand of the State an education
that will fit him for the transaction of the
ordinary business Of life.