, 1869-05-30
CHILD-FLoGaIKa AND dURDER,

The negro Bates, who is nm in jha wait
ing his TRIAL 70, the killing his nephew,
10 whom he stood in the reAtion Of parent, !
BY dogeing, frankly atatea hat he whipped
the boy, but lid not imagile that the edsct |
would be 30 severe. Tie boy was, it is
said, accustomed to telling lies, aud the
uncle felt it to be his duty to use tho strap
WHENEVER he detected the child in that
offence. The weak condition Of the boy
did not plead even to . heart Of 81 uncle
against the perverted and barbarous rule
attributed to Solomon. We do not wish to
prejudice this case, wherein this man stands
nccnsed Of the mnr1e1 Of his nephew; On
the contrary, We think this unfortunate man
is tho dupc OF that false sentiment which Il
SO ipdustriously c1ltivnted in certain claases,
that tho human mind csn be led up to a
love of norals ard religion by brute force
This doctrine finds eepeclal favor
in many educational bodies and IN
uaAny religious organizations, but 1t
;e n,1c,tb.ieea, s~1aA- II Va -n1ic ri the old
tho,,r thAt men should believe in certain
-41isiuus dognas, or be seourged OF burned;
md that there must be uniformity Of
: thought or action among men, under the
pcnnltv Of the lash. We arc no apologisss
for disobelience or crime on tho part OF
children; but VIC question very much wheth-
ct my child Was ever cured Of either by
Ioeglug OF other brutality, When children,
fzcal Gny cause, have lost all respect and
love for parents, those feelings arc not to be
restored by the whip. It is tho policy OF
Il
ready agg1ava ted wound.
I In Cincinnati there has been recent
cnse Of official dogging that is but degree
removed from this case of Bates. Ateachel
employed by the city has issued an edie
tostiddine the children OF his school re
naming In the neighborhood Of the build
ing after school hours, 4 number Of th
T.. children did 50. vheroupon the teache
whipped twenty-five or moro Of them sc
yerely. He was not the father Of tho chil
t.,.n, but il is, perhaps, just to say that b
=. would have Bogsod them Just the saune !
lie had been The man who had ed1
;, Gated himself to that point Of coward
: brutality would, Of course. not hare been d
.eucd by s7ch weak emotion rs parent
:. affection. He had Solomon s preceps at u
erd Of his tongue, and thoushtit q fund
mental principle Of education. The Boa'
Ct Education OF that city, like samil
. lmarls in other cities, being run in SIT
matters ny teachers, have approved bis COZ
a., duct, nad refused 10 dismiss him. Th'
Arsue that they were aogged when thsy ~e
chillscn, md they arc not inmates OF t
: penisentia,y; ergo, they owe their escsl
10 the f1oeglng, and ergo, again, al oh
children mast be fogged OF they may
Pe:itca.iary oouvicts instead Of inteiligc
and res.sectable members of some Board
Education.
F. Inspired By tho example in Cincinnati,
teacher in Cleveland has aleo been enio
ing the preceps Of Solomon, and has hid
ksouch: houe to him in = manner which
will probebiy remember, Complaint b
hcca made 10 him that some boys b
thruso stones in ahea, and. select
seven of his schula1s, whom he doemea III
likely to be the guilty oaea, he took them u
basement, and administered sev
fogging With the regulation CAD The
rents. taking the teacher upon his own
lief in hogging rs refo1!aatosy procs
aocced him, and j" educational circles !
excited at the " Outrage" Though Chic:
has had brilliant experience on this 6
iect, and has BOARD of Education whicl
entirely sound on the question OF the ri
Of ony teacher to fog child at his dist
ton, there WAS Danger Tint or gloE.
this particular would have been eeliPE
Lsd no. this man Bates CONS to the rcst
and spared not the rod until he
Killed .he boy. Bates is par
ro1scud 10 our educators, who can now
cleveland and Cincinnati to beat his a
. they can. The remedy seaonedto IN ci
-; land is rot the proper one. However
l-nce may I've provocatlTe d ret.llsoot
- ki.l, the better renedy is to appeal to
law. When one Of these eoEarby, a1''
high principals steps beyond his legitin
authority TO pound, or kick, OF other
maltrcat child, have him a17estsd, ju'
.nv other rr1tEau, and let him be tried
f,,1e the Police Court u Boards Of
oat;on undertake to buck up such tssot
IL, n,rnts rnee. the Issue before tho Il
ra, Of public opinion, By having The u
,.a arrested and tried every ume taeJ
riv;Hzed America holds up isa hxn'
..,,r-nr at the formal Inauguration q ;
vb,ppiux.p post for convicted cslminA
r.,.r,ra; bus Boards Of Education ke'
sheir employ ~ the public e1pease
u,-sn erotgh to adm mister nosen8
tie cia1=en ten hntea moro esae' e1'4