The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-23

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TIE EnNeAnaSl DEPARTMENT
The Department a Education rs 81
danger 4 beng abolished Tho teach
ers throughout the couulry hase evnc
ed hltie interest 10 the matter, so far as l
sm aware ior q against the Depart
msnt II we give them credit for ~
nlsch comprehensive intelligence N the
Interests u their proiession A. they
shouid possess ia order b be worthy %
u, their silrneo and apparent indItier-
ence wonld argue wait Of usefulness
in the Department And yet that can
not be, ia the nature Of things, the cor
rect conclusion An Educational De-
psrtment IN . nation Of popular educa-
ton no, OF sufficient usefulness 70 war
rant ils continuaueei Impossible. Il
j. not meant by this that the Depart
mont has boon conducted in such q
manner Al 10 commend II to favor as
70 be u any important use even; Int
without expressing any opinion Of what
the Department bias been ! insist that
il j. capable Of inlmassurable useiul-
ness Congress would listen with great
respect 10 ap expression Of the views OF
the teacbers Of the country on the sab
jeci II not disposed Of this session.
there will he nj opportunity to mature
and concert Some thought and lniot-
nation, aud 10 construct some system
coTelali,eness between a Central Ma
tional Bureau OF Elucation and the ed
ueatiopal institutions throughout the
country to lay before tho neat Congress
rHE MEDICAL AsD seEaioaL HISTORY % tHg
WAR
some objection Is being urged against
Congress making an appropriation for
the Medical aud Surgical History Of the
War, applied for BY Surgeon General
Barnes and, in the present popular
and proper desire Tor the utmost econ
ony Of expenditures, it may find favor.
But il is really to be hoped That Con
gress viii exercise some discrimination
IN IS endeavor to carry ont its lauda-
Die desire for economy This Is great
National work The materials fer i
have been gathered and prepared for it
by gentlemen IN the Government SER
vice, and they have been furnished by .
war on such a scale rs God grant this
country may never have again The
opportunity for getting the matter for
such book in not to be expected more
ehaf once ID thousand years Tbe
most advanced science has been appi!ed
in its preparation 10 give Il the utmost
ussfalhese III viii form a great Ma
tionai teacher IN the Medical and Sur
gicai profession, and will lend is fight,
ia dozen languages, to the advanced
nations 81 the old world. Now, after
the materials have been nationally fur
nisbod at such an inestimable cost Of
life and treasure, and yesrs Of the best
ability aud attanments have been de-
voted to the preparation Of this unpree-
edented wealth Of Information, with il
lustrations and all suitable adjuncts, by
the nation, shall all be lost to the ma
ton and the world for the sake Of avoid
ing an outlay u s3O00O0Y Would that
be such economy as would become this
great, wealthy, enlightened republic
roRoiyEa
The ell removing the disabilities OF
the llth amendment of certain South
ern persons named therein, and too nu-
merous to mention, has just been pass.
ed by both Houses, after = spirited OPP
position, aud the rejection q amend
ments to.exclude some ot the hist from
the benft d II
HeHr WANTED.
Among the beneficial attentions Con-
gress pays now aud then TO Washing
ton affairs Is resolution IN the Senate
calling the Gas Light Company TO re-
port whether they have increased then
capital stock ts500,0o0) to SlOo0,0o0
and il SO. whether said company have
expended the additional $500, 600 in Ell
tending the gas mains Throughout tbs
city, As required By laE. OF divided the
additional capital stock among The
tocsholders, 10 violation " tho act q
C.ausress authorizing sad increase foi