The New York herald., 1870-11-15

chivairous sacrince OF once oy Mr. Gladstone,
household s @ Suffrage was wruag from tory govern
Lowe I'VE must teach our new masters how 70 read
and write What Q cone sion ol neglected duty,
classes are Implied in those words Of the witty
Chancellor
THE EDUCATION OF TIE PEOPLE
was one OF the questions which occupied the
frst session Of the new Parliament In England
We have. thousands Of educational endowmellts,
sestsns @ .keior@a,ion; ana some Of much much
earlier date In the aggregate their yaIss ss
Dy the state the grossest abuses mad crept
In. When the schools were good they were monopo-
good good iSr no nothing they were left to the poor. In
many instances nobody derived any benefit from
the head master had turned he school into . car
rage mouse, and taken two schol ,rs quite as
many h. SAID az he wantsa into ms own
resources % the Council .! Education,
and IL ID expected mat three years will be occupied
IN investigation and reorganization. The objects OF
the bill as stated by the Minister, were to restore
tentlons Of the founders to them accessible
to the clever poor boys who distinguished them
Intellectual enerses Of the entire people, and dscar
lng, "a inc words Of Napoleon, LA cdrfe'e ouUer
This measure has become q law, ana when the
work or reorganization Is completed these high
grammar ana classical schools win form the apex OF
the edncauonal pyramid OF England.
Your wise ancestors never founded q colony
or state without making provision for euuca-
from Penn to Webster which Is not associated with
some tribute 10 lts value and Importance, and some
appeals and injunctlons against Its neglect. Yet
1t was not TILL tile year Is 10 thak shilling voted
for this purpose from local national taxation in
Great Britain. The amount of the first grant was
100000, reduced In the following year to El6,0O0
In lsl3 Mr.. Leonard Horner, one OF our
first and ablest factory Inspectors reported that IN
orougns Of Oldham and Ashton with population
Oh over loO,ooo, tnere was not single public day
classes After this date, however, education ali.
vanced with rapid strides; the thoughtful and intel
ligent portion Of the community, especially the
clergy, made great exertIons and great pc
cnniary sacrifices to aid the work. Not
less than nine millions sterling, it is cal
tary subscriptions during the past thirty years. 10
this must be added the grants by the State and the
fees paid by the children, each amounting to ike
sum. Small as this appears In contrast with your
maRniacent provision, Il was an immense achieve
and great results followed thereon Still q nod rate
computation showed that two years ago there were
1000, 900 children not attending school, ana the
viction deepened IN the public mind that no voun-
teer agency could reach this OF ignorance the
fruitful mother OF weakness misery, pauperism and
crime. #@ N.N -'-Ga
All investigation goes to prove that the neglect by
the State of this paramount duty has been one Of
the chief causes OF the dependence and depravty OF
OUR PAUPER AND CRIMINAL CLASSES.
In 1860 twenty-tnree per cen or all the males con-
marks or the criminals convicted during that wear
less than three per cent could read and write WE'LL
and only one IN Six hundred had received superior
education. The Uutrages perpetiated by the Drtck-
makers and sawgrlnders' unions were reported by
the commits sioners as mainly due TO igno-
rance; ana The willing dependence Of million Of
paupers 10 largely attributable tfe same source
-Four hundred thousand OF this number are children
born ana bred IN pauperism and we are now realz-
ing that the only radical this is TO take them
carry from pauper associations, give them an indus
where provide them with new career.
A few weeks hence school boards will be elected
In England Tor the first time. l read tnat In
a fha nj inuIs t1x.,
require Of every candidate seeking their sufrages
that he shall enforce the compulsory clauses 30 tat
reproach ns with the ignorance Of our
smisfanis; wlien TO say tlat man IS an English
man wiil Imply that ne IS the equal IN lnIeL-
Rence TO The citizen OF any country On the gOpe l
cannot conclude This part of my lecGure wtnout con-
graduating you on what your country has done ana
light for me to so from school to school ia the
towns and cities nave visited and without fearing
to incur the reDfoach OF Ilatlery can say, familiar
as am with the school systems OF Europe, That in
private munlicence, In puoiic Iiberallty, IN the
your schools, YOU surpass rne world; but snou o.
be uncandld II dli not frankly tell you that North
Germany He ana Swl1erand excel you IN the tnorougn
believe IL entirely OWING to the Iact that those
cSnates ~ , te parent has not the right deprive the
provided. When the parent fails In his uuty the
State standsin ooo PARENTS and this is wnat you
chiefly need To perfect your educational system.
have been requested to say a few words on re-
cent important changes In the mode OF appointing
Al the close Of the last and the opening Of the
present century English politics attained the climax
Reform bill offices were the reward or political SER
vices, aud very frequently OF political disnonor.
holes. and round men put INTO square holes.
Not unfrequentiy when there was no hole fOr the
man to ht hole was made to ht the man. Mr.
Bright characterized our civil and military services
as system OF outdoor relief for the arlstocracy. AS
consequence Jonn Bull paid dearly Tor his ser.
wants. was very badly served and found his taxation
and expenditure steadily increasing. You Will ali
be familiar with Dickens description in Little
Dorrit' OF The .Barnacles OF the Clrculnocution
Olicc what CONSERVATION ana disgust were ex
cited by that dangerous radical who ''wanted to
know you kaow.T Had Mr.. Dickens been spared
the epitaph OF the Barnace family.
nave veniured upon these friendly criticisms be-
means and the opportunity Of becoming first In in
tellecual as 1t IL undoubtedly nrst IN material pros
perlty. Free from external enemies, no wasted
years OF military training are required from the ma
tons youth. beneiacJions OF ten million dollars III
two years for the adyancement Of the higher
and an appreciation Of intellectual cn-
fure unparalleled. 50 far as know,
Colleges and ree eee o ee
power and wealth greater than Californian mines
Sa p9iinaiIeiSs isii PraeS EysR!s present o every
education has conquered as,U wss the exclamation
OIL an Austrian savant In 1886. Jules Slmen IN al.
dressing the French Chambers two years ago. said,
.'Show me the nation that has the best schools, and
VIII show you The premier nation. If the word
does not ack9oYodge this to-day 1t Will do 80 to.
MSrro%n moro How pfabhee u that dem0rallzallon
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