Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-06
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'viII b. sesn thai tn ne a, bers me 10 xsr
i}osrc 90 tie & Is CcunciIs who have hello 10
a pagtIcu' z cOEstruc .ion Q; toe Inv In res,rd
. n allotment Of IHod 20 the co i0red schools
Rave some 20 CCnETess % su~sIvOr 20 yet heir
coEEIuc IN esfseIishsd g. the trGe mesp.ny
u te law. The Gec arstory rssolrti1u 10 tnat
enc "a tTCdoced by Sir. Eliot yesterday in the
EcUse, q is understood was prepared by
men etT Of TIE CouucII board.
IL is 20 be regretted that this MISTER shoyId
b made psrtzan measure. or take n partizan
-nsPe. Would 70 not b a wiser course for tho
stvOcstes c. THIS particular construction OF
as iaw Il, 'Lsteso CT IabOring To az end that
nrssiess 10 break down our whole ,stem %
pubic schools, they should JOIN forces WITH
re frisrds OF az The public schools, white and
hsacE, and work for their common bspeat
eefors Con gress! We are in an abnorm con-
1;ttcr here with an immense school DO puiation
1Hs Children CT rcn-res!deRts, and poa tar
payers TO Be provided Tor. These are the
Sahoren OF the large number OF Government
clerks who pay no taxes, and under the lava
axe required 10 contributs nothing te the sn,.
FORT OF the public schools; and the chtldrsp OF
ios vast swarm OF conrabsnds thrown upon
~ oy the war, and who also paw no tsrss
whatever. lis desirable and REQUESTS tina.
"ns fullest opportunity should be given for ,ns
~aIsAtion OF thsse children. but a. can readily
DC seen that the burden - a crushing one, and
especially for q community ike ours by no
means wealthy. The ques ton should be, not
acv TO make this burden yet heavier, but now
TO adjust Is, and n possible 20 tighten il for the
benefit OF all. BY an united effort of the
'!iencs OF ali the public schools, white and
SsioTed, the peculiar diffic al ties under which
Te labor here In the support OF our school
sSstt NJ could be so clearly shown 10 Congress
50 20 induce some legislation for our relief
lie eisim for such an appropriation OF the
pubhc lsrds for the aid OF our schools
Sc mas been granted Tor school purposes
foT he different States, would under
'ss circumstances De Irresistible 4,
could De shown that the taxes paid here
tof The surPort Of our public schools bear q
'aFZeT proportion 10 tho taxes for all othar
purposes than in any other city IN the conn
rsy, ard yet that they are utterly iuaaaou.,a
&C provide for the education of a ti,ne uar, M
BE sh.ldTer. white or colored. 20 De proytaso
se'' ~ could oe shown that despite this dis
pTcportiohaie amount OF taxatIsn tor the SUD-
FoE- OF ne schools, get IN cOnseQ uence OF the
'ts' P-OpOr len OF 1os -taxaOle school popuIa-
Ton 20 BE- provided Tor. We ara wholly vus bls
. PROVIDE proper ecnool buildings, ssd oar
=ctccis sre held for the most part IN re.,ed
cri,eiIEF, wholly untitled for the purpose
-esc -s'TnC urss, damp bssemen's. ~. carpen-
'es shops, and out-of-tbs vsy rooms rsiectsd
-crsvery other purPose under the sur. WY
S'i ret the gentlemen who ara no isbcx,ns
20 sIs1UO0>ly 70 get their OWE views en-
ncrseu ~ Congress, take 3 second thought
Sno chang their base Of labor % the ore wa
1avs iEdlcaied- In the meantime, they oeI
'a;riy cannot object 10 leave the III after of IN.
ocnsiruc' ion OF the In " 10 uestioa 20 the So
creme Cvcrt OF the Bistric', who now ha,s,t
II charge; ard Ifths CorporatIou fails 10 carry
Vat The dictun OF the Court. then Iet them an
peal 70 CobgTess.