New-York tribune., 1868-05-01

The UNION LEAGUE CLCB on ASSEMBLY
BILL No. G0G

A special meeting of the Union League Club
wa: held last evening at the Club House for The purpose
GO OF consderlng and protesting against ASseoy pi I 30
Jay occupied the char. The warrant under
which the can for the meeting was issued, Ssed
The more important portion Of this was printed ~ yes
Messrs Christopher Roberts, Charles Butler. jackson
schultz Dr Francis Lieber Roch {. Hawkns. stephen
III question The Committee reported the following
Tb,ta general syes Of aSnierr popular education involving
% lo e whole ;s%%1S for m support ,s . a Of p ,s
haty bat Of h. the Sg poc 70 raise the chracter
Of the masses and M the reson tbs m tie ~oLs Of De Clinton:
night Of suffrage eau not be exercised sauta manner without
H. That Common seheo system organized for the common
By secOg Of ieaee1. approved capacity and
character aud providing course Of instruction confined strictly 10 tue tue
principles morality which all good tlsens uniformly agree,
%''' sn which ' ''Gd o6d e.n aR esRS questions .a S S a
That the ren Of this system no. ony State bu ~
safety aad strength Of The Commonwealth have commanded the conf
eoa.itasng The chief strength and safeguard oitbs
m InI, We a,sppo,%e % OF as A,en6y Bill No. S entitled 40 4S'
cudes g for hospitals ssyms aud other charities
BroEiu win FoT the Church Of St Ml S 6s y SeTorS
70 ed ise maintenance schools under their charge 5000 Chach
fguraon $500 Church Conception 5000; Church
I 81 Of fa'A Ss ug % ss StA'' Church the F1"n 81 Jo.
DskGn s2 For ihs sister. Of Mercy in BrSosly1 $eO S
York 5000; Church Of 81 James NewYok $1,000 Pau
5000; st. Michael $1,000; ST. Nicholas, $1,000 IT. Theresa
o SO st. sG. Zoo That s'' gpEnn' o b5 to P", Psee RE- Of
their own appointment in private schools OF t,e nsS9gs
for charitable and pobc purposes but for private and sseiasa
end, and that they are IN direct violation 81 the PRINCIPLES ana aims
which provides for religious freedom without discrimination or
preference s hai n tax imposed Dy me people Tue state Tor oe'e
purposes would be IN our opqo9 oppressive and unjust
whatever quarter under whsteyr DeeHce 70 Introduce the religious
principle Of American n,iuOns-tbat there should be com
s sa hJ .P1Sa ss GISS Of % RRa pDp S S a%G" Sd tRs
hill question mus, inevitably tend disturb the peaceful relations Of
strife between those whom the wise policy OF our father, has enabled to
That view Of the Importance of resisting and
eroachmn upon the integrity our Common School system by insd
Resolution, "a he honorable the senate and Assembly and also 10 bis
their approval this and every other bill showing The slightest pref
errnee. or tending TO overthrow our common schoo system
and ha! TIE sad Committee be rSiueea 70 inquire iSa % % .
any disposition the Moneys or landed properly o. tns e W o'
gin by lease for nominal eopaton for sseanAh pnse or
anil that the said Committee take such steps they
% my deem proper to I.ssn the e. % sr pcP o. os s Sv. Ss
quarter overthrow Common School system to impair the
In presenting the resolutions Mr.. Roberts remarked
that the Committee desired II TO be clearly understood
that they did not present any objections TO te D as
whole hut they regarded certain features OF 1t as wrong
In principle aud exceedlhgy ~ VI
has been the custom OF the state OF new
York for many years. to make annual ,ap
prOpriatiOns of money IN ana OF certain chaI-
liable institutions. To this person probably would
profler any object But it has OF late been the practice
10 postpone the making Of these appropriations until the
last days OF the session. and then to crowd them through
in tae hurry and confusion incident 70 the pc
Rod. when frequently appropriations were Inserted
into the bill for objects other than those contem-
plated by the spirit OF the bill IL unfortunate
that IN the bill in question. all the schools for which
special appropriations and made, OF religious denOm
ination, Roman Catholic No appropriations are con
tempated for denOminaonal schools OF any other sect
The Committee did not protest against the making oi
these appropriations 10 Catholics distinciiycly, but
against appropriations OF public moneys to any sectaran
purpose.
TIE Rev Joseph T. Thompson spoke OF the magnitude
OF the evil threatened By tho proposed innovation IL
was the first step Of deliberately formed plan TO
direct considerable portion OF the revenues or
the 20 the fostering OF particular religious denom
nation which inevitably tended 10 union OF Church
aud state the fruitful OF anarchy, blood
she'd, and civil in modern times He read IN
article from recent number OF The Catholic World IN
support of his asserouof the ultimate design which this
PROPOSED action pointed. aud carefully reviewed aud
answered It's argument ,,.
DR. Francis IAeber spoke OF the evils which history
shows us have always resulted from the attempt TO make
the state the supporter ot particular denomination
The resolutions unanimously adopted and com
tee appointed To visit Albany and opposethe passage
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