The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-08-11
! In Trouble.IT

The Salem. Republican is in terri
bic way about the public schools, fear
ing that the election of General Rose
Grams will destroy our present public
school system. Our Public schools
owe quite as much toithe efforts ofthe
Democratic party in their behalf as to
those of any other party. This, we
suppose, no man, will have the affront-
cry to deny, Yet ii. is hard to tell
what desperate politicians will say
when the nomination Of General Rose
Grams is charged as an attack on the
public schools. The only alleged
ground for this charge is In the follow
ing extract from the Catholic Telegraph:
''It will be a glorious day for Cath
olics in this country, when under the
blows of Justice and mortality, eur
school system will be shivered to pie
ces; until then modern 'Paganism will
triumph" M1an srl
The article appeared in the Telegraph
| many months ago, and it passed with
out notice from Radical papers until
| alter the nomination of Gen. Rosecrans.
| The Telegraph, though a religious pa
per, mas all along oleaAedto the Radi-
cal party. 1t is not edited or in any
way controlled by Gen. Rosecfahs, nor
has any of his relatives anything to
do with it. He is not in any pyay
come, tied with the article. The schooi
question is not involved in the present
political contest, both parties Being
the sup .ponters of our present sc6ool
system. The Governor, of Ohio has
nothing to do With common, schools
he makes no appropriations, enacts no
laws, issues no orders, makes no ap.
pointl nen ts.j- He has no more oSdo
with the schools than the hunlblesk
citizen of the commonwealth The
editor of the Repssbhsa,s, being a mem
Der of the Ohio Legislature, under
stands this quite well, and being q
man who ordinarily prides himself on
the prop rieties of life, we are surprised
that he should be party to the spread
of such d silly humbug, notwithstandt
ing the desperate straits to whcih Rad p.
ical editors are driven in apologizing
for, and covering up the eorruptioRs,,
and delinquencies of their party lead :
ers; corruptions and delinquencies of
such stupendous magnitude as to OYER {.
top and render insignificant those of
any party the world has heretofore
known. --....- -,,.,,4 .,,,.,
The Constitution of the United States
says: f"Aas - ia.-'J
Congress shall make no laws re-
specting an establishment Of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise there
The Constitution Of Ohio says:
''All men have a natural and indie.
feasible right to worship Almighty God
according to the dictates of their own
conscience. No person shall be COM
PEELED to attend, erect, or support n3v
place of worship, or nla;;ntaiin any form
OF woisnip, against his consent s and
no preference shall be given, by law.
to any religious society nor shall any
interference with the rights of con-
science be permitted No religious
test shall be required, as quaiifca-
ton for Office. ,sa.te. p--sr III -,
With these existing provisions sof
the organic laws, it is remarkable that
our cotemporary trembling with such
horrid fears of Catholicism, and enter
tanning such holy hatred for the teach
ings Of that branch of the Christian
Church, should not advocate constitu-.
tional amendments to meet the case.
And especially is this to be wondered
at when we remember the unlimited
power placed in the hands Of Sher-
man, Sheridan, Rosecrans, and other
great generals of the recent war, all
who might with impunity
have demolished every school honse