New-York tribune., 1871-04-07

uuon puhTc uTfCnTIOI,
ures OF the last session. one new charter HNng 10 our
WaVor very thorough-going ana percnptory powers.
wont discuss who had the appointment 0i ts suDot'-
,'tes AMI who l. responsible Tor them, that depends
good deal when give these po"elf 10 the .hayot
the question whether VIC are f0ns 70 niyo a n9,'s
count OF votes 20 ma out Whcthct ne H EplnE 70 10
Mayor. Aud some Republicans VINO had the ht punhehn
party under ther wing usyfG dy nr Wi3n t ng tat
they would give the great power OF the charter II they
the principle Of this integrity in the registry was tLl
thaton The ruesday before election tho sh"nd
cease that thereafter the books should be open only
TO the entry of challenges, and that on the next InesAy
election day-afer this intermediate space OF prepare
ton the integrity Of the suffrage should be chaeheeli
aud now all they propose Is to vreak up ths
period OF challenge and substitute Tor II an ntcimeule
preserving the integrity Of tie bargain They register
up TO Saturday night having the inspectors Oh 94egl. IN
Mayor and anybody on Tuesday morning that mas 10y
been rcgtercd, may vote II no j. only one 10 ,iy l, c
has been registered lLauglter.l Now tai is very
VIII, say. That will be the destruction 9f Ls hlnE
that governs us for all the feeble ana a tle i4on
that believe In the thieves conversion Ht tno
last hour, will surrender any such ooT.irT nacr
keep their word Their promises may be as magineeo
You desire, but as Mr. burke says, hypo1uey otn i'm
TaIgbterI Now we have a Board OF Education which
Is elected by The people, the matter now stands 1 "
is all turned over to tho Mayor, ana we nave %
tended TO Introduce clerical education for the
common people without cost instead OF secular education
mon which the Foundations OF civil and religious liberty
i'm fbs STATE and this country rest. will occupy none
~ vour attention with any dissection of these measures
You NAV throw away the independence OF state sepaT
te1 Sroyn te Church Won NAV throw away the equality
Of education for the children OF all but We VINO t1ih
otherwise in this meeting and in tDis community, We ~
tend TO protest against it, and to vote heIcaItef a
anybody IN the Legislature that votes IOt IL lJlJn. l
applausel Now, gentlemen, viii come 10 cohc'u-
There is trouble about organization; In the first first
place. many good citizens 1t IL SAID, thlhk VIC arc nm %
contents and, suppose enemies Oh clLh anu teHsig
liberty In this meeting here tonight Se Sa thap l.
nobody feels greater respect Tor Ietor cooper ta -
This very hail Is monument TO ms pubic sPiill ms ms
honesty MS worth ;5 virtue aro f m small thing
may be good es he ie; he IS httie Ni''oiT1ty' y
"a voice: "LouderP htlo Visionary IS sa n
plause and laughterI Gentlemen, ere no1 aIla - -
anybody unless they are In AMBUSH IhtI We uIe l
OF S t4S@ @f count @s as pemSrSe 1a S5cs M Gppanse
afraid of T1mmgny democrats @ @ anu oiraid
of honest Democrats, whether young or OLD,
and we are not afraid OF honest Republicans, whether OF
o1s ho S TmHhood TntoncheG and every Institution
of liberty Command We will sound the bqsle @ ior
shields, or borne upon them lGreat aIplause'J
Mr. Beecher, who was received with much applause
said: -...,
SPEECH OF HENRY WARD DEECHER.
FELLOW CTIzENs 1 an not without interest IN tho
points which have made, and in the whole breadh
OF that matter Of reform which has brought you together
tonight but my special interest and that TO which shall
conne my remarks Is tho bearing that tbs per cent
Tax bill has upon the subject Of common schools ID the
City Of New-YOrk The whole money ls pun INTO INC
sums to be provided for according TO their best judg
ments, In the different departments lIAughter.l We
cannot doubt that so important trust rs this has been
put the hands OF honest and honorable men GTea
US to say so much Continued laughter.l II there
is any error IN the GsilDIDn @ q VI Tin he merely I'm
error laughterl and 10 Is 10 point out thcrecI III au
able men may be liable that shall speak. For h0ld
that there Is such thing in being as demQCralc It
publican government without intelligence, ana tat one
OF the first duties OF every republican community j. 70
provide for the education of its future voters ~ Is nor
only the right Of tho state that the school be ,ecto Ht
hold il To be Of its most solemn duties 10 pepc US
population 10 rises up 70 exercise ls func IONS o. nc
{oEs0 toTs through the Legislators as tho maker
Of the laws and through its officers as the supreme aI
riustration OF an public trust. These great dunes
which devolve upon communities cannot be executed hy
the whole people unless they are lntegeIt SaIlane
are blind men,. Educated men arc men thaC iDis5
been taught through their eyes TO some purpose anu
better educated in colleges ana unlNer-lte auu We S
not make learning common property sun we i g. %
gence that all Governments like ours must rest Tor the
should not feel that the School system Of NewYork
was in any danger from the method which TINS D en-
bodies. You viii recollectfOr u Is matter OF noo
Iiey-that hitherto, by virtue Of certain enactment
which had been made large amounts BAD been mace 10
sectarlan schools-hundreGs ana huhdrgu' ana t1Y ,
sands OF dollars am not hore TO complain that IN thls
distribution there was the grOssest inequanty am LOU
dreds OF thousands OF dollars should be given to the I0
,VSrf even TO the Protestants / wish there
been dollar given to tho fIotcstanIs, lapplause,l
uolicv. then hold that the Roman Catholic schools
ought TO have than Protestant schools They need
vast part OF our population aud probably the vast
mgory OF the adherens Of this great sect In religion are
their good hands and their brains, though many OF
them are shortly after signaly placed by PToyi-
l''' in the right connection. UauGhier hold that
this great population in our midst need more succouf
sectariau schools should not object 10 their having the
larger share. There is certain equity IN IT. nut OBJECT
TO The use of public funds for seCtaran schools altogether
IAppause object To il because in the first place II ls
almost impossible 10 make any equitable distribution
among SO many sccs have because IN tie nature
of things the great and strong denominations VIII
eat up, substantially tho htto ones i1 IiIs Sy they
the most and they viii have least who need it most as
in the animal creation the huge parent ne ON n.l uo
rets there will be Knocked their backs the weak
and delicate and those that require most milk. 1t VIII
e fine same ng over again; the fat and the strong Will
get the milk and the poor ana tho weak VI" set hoAe'
Yet though the strong need culture not half much
as the weak, the most benencent p0hcy III any com
nuny IL one which takes OF those least able to
take care of Themselves which takes OF the
Door and weak and bottom classes, that p0cy VIII also
take of the fortunate aud prosperous II you lt up
clear to the roof but yOu can It up TIE Iooi "nont
making the basement or cellar better or cleaner. TAKE
Of the bottom and the poor ana weak parts ana INC
rest win be taken care Of by the very agencies 9i sHch
"a policy as that l hold that tho very aistllbutoh
which you attempt 20 make OF public moneys
for sectarian schools viii bo not only unWlse,
but unjust, and especially IL WIN leave out
very large class Of men thpt DO not belong TO any see
but citizens with just as much flghs as nave VINO
an a minister OF the Gospel rs any OF the adherents
Of the various respectable churches IN tins city hOid
that the Germans who do not believe in the Christian
religion have just much right to have their children
educated in the schools have, who believe
in the whole Christian religion lAppausc Nor can ],
az am honest citizen stand by and the children OF tho
sect 10 which belong well cared for and the children OF
the Roman Ccthoc well cared for, and the children OF
The Presbyterian and EpiscOpaan well cared for while
the great Nottingham Church laugher has no build
ing and no Sabbath, with ever many children and
without any schools anybody to take care Of them
lLaughter.l
COMMON SCHOOLS FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE.