The New York herald., 1867-04-15

gence then. one Of the conditions or morality do
not believe that ignorance compatible with the highest
morality do not call torpdlty moraIliy Then stones
are moral because they fall into quarrsIs The
qaanty Of morality s youniary-an election OF that
often but another name for inexpsrence. There
s much OF it Like tho nbss that spiders
;Hs ssso Dssse'S sss a. two flowers in tho night, and
Is broken to pieces-pety that YOU spin between oW
ers ot Affection in tho fsmiy-tbin, thin and the mo.
mens tnat the outer air II IL breaks and gives
way True virtue is practical hing-rue piety Is an
in.eligent tnns An element OF toughusss Is neces-
o. eIe0 arp sae preaching of the gospel morality takes
exsences which are created by the unoIdngs Of Provi
Ssnoe aa.sandry Is not the same the year round.
just s--preaching TO hncally religious ruth do
not Truths develop AS communities grow new
cations Of princplea The preaching Of the apostles
and and the gospel as Christ preached II would not
grown. Society grows not toward simplicity,
but toward apposi,onoss and complexiiy. The
the miustraon or the moral teacher is s,iIl needed
Common intelligence s the natural remedy our time
and IN this nation for the various dangers that
1 intensified every side OF us
| THE CONSERVATIVE ISrIuEScz or SxwsrapsRs, Erc
Our vast territory and the diversity Of interests
and notions, have led many men 10 suppose that
empire but wc are not Isolated But with an intelligent
people whom the East, West North and South by the
surprising OF the press and Of the telegraph
all thinking of the same news and same questions there
pemcnts o civilization OF holding together continent
than once there little island bigger than
the Irish Channel than II s from tho Atlantic to
the Pacific Ocean, for we do not measure by leagues but
BY time. and electricity has destroyed It. Common
schools creac tha kind OF popular n.clleenco that will
make all this population that up between
these TIVE oceans unary that s they shall DO conscious
Of tho same interests, tho curosities the
zeal about the things at the game time The
newspaper scaers this intelligence. 1t grows old
IL removed every morning; fresh every morning It
very shany OF the farthermost city 1t Is the ship
with the drayman. the collier aud II swarms without
number. Tloy look to gaze upon them simply
enterprises but in point OF fact these tho nsru-
mens that God Is employing 10 unitize the thoughts and
feelings OF the vastest nation that held common
population and IL Is this unity Of feeling that Is going
10 bc,more than atitudes and longude and than
constitutions, protection 10 the nation Common
schools will create the capacity and the read
ss EMANCIPATION.
Without these emancipation is q misfortune. The
most glorious event CT our history now is not the land
ing Of the Pilgrims upon plymouth Rock nor the Deca-
ration OF which our fathers Issued and then
on OF four millions OF by the act OF the nation
and with the full determination that they should become
not merely longer slaves but that they should be.
como mon. But without education il Ia mis- or.unc.
This nation is just much bound TO educate them 1t
was TO emancipatc. The work OF emancipation Is but
just begun and have not given them liberty and tho
means OF main tanning II until they have the
by which maintain liberty II is the duty of the
nation to provide the Of their education That
was wise idea In Summers speech, that national edu
cation should be necessary to the full idea OF emancpa
ton.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
Is upon lkewlse is no political dist,nc.
tion between Greek, Jew, barbarian bond free male
or fenae SO we hayc got along to the last clause Of
that same declaration and suffrage s to be universal
Distinctions account Of just ridiculous In
respect to the rights Of the world distinctions
count Of color 1t is upon US i is said that revolutions
60 backward. Reformation certainly never docs.
1t presses from generation TO generation. This is
growth, and growth IS not apt to ungrow You have got
the community by tho few men, or that OF demo-
cratic government Of the community by The total
intelligence. unvcral suffrage can be nothing but
mischevous TO US. 1t is turning loose upon US men
reason, Unless It Is accompanied by upIveraa education
Tho ballot box should'be every schoolhouse.
POLITICAL CORRUPTION.
The corruptions Of politics, the nagrant venalty or
legislators be corrected only by Of gene
raj public education Here is in which we per-
ceivo that intelligence does not cave men from corrup
tcn, because the men that bought and sold like
meat in tho assombits at Albany and Washington
men that are ntcigent-educated enoughtoo much in
directions aughter.) Yet they fail in shameful
manner. They sell their country their manhood their
zens rncy arc debauchss of the young They are the
traitors Not they that lifted the sword against the
poed tho old banner are half 80 much traitars They
are gnawng under the foundations Of tho government
snd oasS 70 be held ~ .aa marx
tGreat applause Thesa. are tho men that are
among the most erudnepraciised in colleges, bred in
academies and finished IN various professions that
poy great Intelligence To correct this you want
community that n every part intelligent that there
bancfui for them 10 sell their country for Of pot
tage that they will not dare TO d. It, applause.
wo are to be bought sold in this way but school
houses, which are more than match FOR legislative
Eduoao oducao and the top OF society corrupts go
down to the bottom The way to regencrato communi
fall because they have too much liberty. but because
thoy have not enough N I'd ss
PAEocmAL SCHOOLS
This education shall be promoted first By churches
There Is little dispute growing up as to parochal
taking both. Churches that want parochia schools let
them have theaI but parochia schools caunot do ALL
These and denomnational schools guard religion Moth
ing needs TO be desired for specific purposes but they
don't every purpose Voluntary societies may
also promote schools and give schools that society
which am about TO ask a collection Is doing,
rHz AsERIcAg UNION pREaDMANs AID COMMISSION
which Ia sending teachers throughout tho South and Is
organic ng schools and attempting TO introduce pattern
among the African population Of this country, school
systems which have been proved successful In the North
PRUSSIA POWER.
The Prussian system compels every child to 60 TO
school from after eight years Of until IL ID fifteen
By this system Prussia has como up as from tho dead,
rom having been nation utterly trodden down and
like shcaf OF wheat, after Napoleon had threatened
bcr, until only straw and chaF were left, By a wise
first Power tho globe-the strongest The wisest,
and for other reason than this. What Is nS That
festation What would a leader be il she mad no;
such pcopleS This gives her prominence.
S%S od we w arc soOs 70 cbano. to
and applause) Franco has miserable undevcloped
peasantry without schools aud without culture, aud IN
The conflict OF tie two nations God Is going show
which strongest II they dash together II will be like
iron and pottery. tsughter) There ought 70 be here
a Supervisory supplementary power that where states
cannot educate their people, The national government
Education Is the foundation OF replbcanism the
charter Of her liberty that on which the community
stands, which states stand, and which scgovern
ment itself rests
THADDEUs STEVENS, ETC
When Stevens shall die IL will be remembered among
many lhfngs for lie Is OF thoso men tho are
conyenicnt when living but vory valuable wncn dead
Qaughtei); and think If were he would rather
have written my gravestonc Father OF tho Common
Schools or Pcnnsyl ania than anything else II might
Justly be written there; and from the grave no camcr,
no purer light would stream far humanities
concerned, than the acription to him his life work.
the founding of system Of common school education
which as already that State from It's ignor
aud building IL up into the stature and into the
power OF gigantic commonwealth. long 10 sec the
DAY when thai noble old commonwealth Of history
the dark days OF Massachusetts gathered from
tnav ~ nd ha al.