National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-10-29


issue, and she has nObly given the
triumph to the right.
OUR FREE SCHOOLS-NO atten.
ton given to the schoo. system and
to education, to make the culture of
people more Thorough and extensive,
will be wasted. Our free schools,
our academies and colleges, are the
citadel of our liberty and power
We do not know why the Legisla
ture should not give special thought
and care to these, its highest and
noblest trusts. We have no sym
pathy with those who have no sym
patty with the highest possible ed
ucation for the children of all the
people. Any legislation that widens
the scope of education, is the great
est possible blessing to tie commu.
nifty. Material prosperity has nc
other foundation than intellectual
and morol culture. And a wise leg
islation will deem nothing lost that
contributes to the usefulness and
enlargement of our educational insti
| tutions. The more we eXpend here,
the less shall we have to eXpend for
jails and pententaries and poor
houses. The Constitution has wise
~ provided that no money shall he
raised on the Grand List for the
support of any particular form OF
worship. And if it has failed to
protect our schools with provion
that secures our churches from the
invasion of sectarian bigotry and
robbery, the legislature ought Ger
tainly to provide by law. that no
public funds and no monies raised
on the Grand List shall ever be used
| for the maintenance of strictly de.
noninational schools. We ought
to throw the arm of the IL around
our school system, increase the
course of its studies. make it's course
imperative upon every child and
prevent it from ever becoming the
mere agent of any special ecclesias
teal polity. \ free church and q
free school are the two columns on
which the arch of liberty rests
If either is impaired, the arch and
the buildings on it, fall to tn,
; groud.-[ Montpelier Journal.
A MURDERER ARRESTED THIR-
TY YEARS AFTER THE CRIME
The Dubuque (lowa) Times report,
that II farmer of good reputation
named Costello, who has lived neal
that city for fifteen or twenty years
was lately arrested for murder com
mitted thirty years ago. 1t appear
that Costello, who is an lrishman
lived in the old country till after h,
had arrived at manhood, married, IAN,
had several children, when i'll a quar-
rel he killed his brother and had t,
flee to this country. He came to tn
United States, and after wandcrin,
about for several years settled dow
, near Dubuque, where he secured
good farm, and not daring to sen,
for his family III Ireland, marie,
again. His terrible secret was We
I kept, but was at length exposed
, Last week his nephew, the son of tn
murdered brother,arrived, and, aitc
: securing the proper legal papers
!. proceeded to the farm of Costcll,
| and had him arrested for the murdt
). committed thirty years ago. lie
, now on his was back to Ireland,
: he tried.
:. An lrichman recently stopped ;
c hotel in Dcs Moines, Iowa, whcl
g pretty high bills were charged.
$ the morning the landlord made OF
3. the amount of damages and prcscI
d ted it to pat. After he had glanc,
,. over 1.-THE latter looked the landlol
in the face, and excla:med "Ycp,
t, me in mind of n sDipe." "Why
70 asked the landlord. "Becausc yc'
y very nigh all bill"
~ a well authenticated case Of
~ man living to the age of one hrl
i drcd and thirteen years, and st
!. able to take his Cruel regularly,
"a reported from Australia.
VI Ex-PREsIDENT PlERCE.--E,
Of President Fierce was the last y,
he viyor of all the distinguished IN,
l. elevated by u coniiding people
r. the Chief Magistracy OF the Unit,
Of States. We except, of course, Pre-
h. ident Grant, the present incumheI
snd Mr.. Fillmore and Andrew job
son, both of whom were elected vi,
Drcvil..uiu md haiA Of uL.Aan ELL