The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-06-24
COMMUNICATION.
SUMaERHIIL, Twp. June IT 1871

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| Dear FTeemdn-Before directly noticing Mr.
| Maggie's last effort, will make brief state
your local department, as had often done be-
Iore, In communication signed '.Soltero.'' As
gious dispute between a teacher and several of
| the pupils in one of our public schools. The
no names-pointed to no particular school-and
| mad nothing to say for or against any denomi-
yocated the expulsion of all religious creeds
from, from the schools, in order that peace and har-
township think otherwise. Their zeal is SO ar
turn the public schools into religious factories,
where they can impress their own vague and
| their parents: The difficulty in the school in
question had Its origin in attemptS-like this, so
often repeated as to alarm parents and incense
children to such degree that matters assumed
| blinded the teacher that she persisted in the
ons 11 snS saS sst It YOU'D be super
| longer command the respect of the scholars, to
| school and her name a by-word of reproach. A
! Violent partlZan must soon become obnoxious
and inefficient, and so it was here.
Two weeks after / had sent you the local item
! spoken OF, reply appeared in the Freeman.
Ihs The writer, Itch however, was foreign to the pur
| tne Information ! had furnished, My state
could be refGted In I'll that event wouid it hHT not
have been better to let the matter pass, for the
school pointed out? But if had asserted what
was not true, and the writer felt himself bound
| to contradict me, then his reply would not be
| out of place. but it should bear directly on the
question This would be logical, and the effect
would surely follow. Conscious, however, that
| had spoken the truth, yet unwilling to hold
his tongue for he is used to talking, the writer
gave US dashing article more verbose than
! sensible. Referring slightly to my communi-
cation. which he pretended to criticise, he took
this honest?-was it decent2 Would scholar
or a gentleman resort to such a measure2 He
thought to PROSTATE me at once and at the same
llule pTeJenu IIlaJ he was woman, but L
him that the plough-boy whom he really and
with Coats For the Truth HGe of ea tbis
assertion refer to both our communications
his on the 18th of last March A'-
After i61dngng t in h this personal attack, he
toned to this kind of logic, upon the promul-
CATION of which his bread and butter depend,
ana being united by nature or education for
a decent profession, he engaged in the dirty
work with the utmost ayiditY and pleasure.
one that would take well with the particular
class of people to whom he pandered, it in
very bad taste for him to introduce a question
of theology. Perhaps he thought by that means
to draw me away from the subject to which he
hlmseif could not adhere and then conduct me
into the mire of abuse This he cannot do.
may step aside now and then to give him a
thamp, but 1t is none the less my purpose to
keep him strictly to the question at issue. He
may may also continue, II he viii, to WELD an abu
slve pen-to revile the living and traduce the
dead-but "Soltero" will not descend to that
low level. To cap the climax of his absurdity,
and, If possible, screen his own iniquity, the
writer induced a silly woman to put her name
10 his paper. On that account he has been
named after her and is now known as Mr. Mag
gle. And now that the reader has the key TO
te tne discussion, ne knows or can readily conjec-
assertions Mr.. Maggie made in his rigmarole
found guilty OF misrepresentation, then his
statements Will be appreciated according to
This is my statement, and now let me pay my
respects to Mr.. Maggie. That gent has always
absurdiy so. 1t is easy to account for the de-
lay, however, for although MIR. Maggie is at the
head of affairs, his efforts have to pass through
other hands for correction, and must now be
sent to Indiana county to be copied, from
publication. But with all the time and atten-
ton devoted to them, they are nothing more
suited no doubt to the mental capacities of the
Lutherans In general about Wilmore, but dis
gusting to the more refined members of that
At the eleventh hour MIR. Maggie takes occa-
ponent. thereby losing sight OF the fact that he
attacked me as 'Soltero' under date of March
for changing his tactics But my reply TO this
insinuation has already been embodied in my
useless repetition. But for the sake of truth
and in justice to myself, propose to meet Miss
ence of three or more persons will undertake
to compete with her in writing an essay on any
The result will show what she and can do.
Just here, since have introduced her name,
as she forces herself on my attention, and to
slight her would be objectionable. Do you not
your sex? If aware of it, why did you far
overstep the bounds of mOdesty as to introduce
yourself to the public under false colors? Had
you even written those papers you should feel
degraded thereby, but vanity added to dissim-
rable. No one believes that you are the author
no not eren the Lutheran preacher himself,fo
cussion, rs much for your sake as for his own,
the Rev. gent candidly avowed that you cannot
intimated to me that your brother-in-law could
| tell who did the writing for you. Add to this
the author e of which do not and
cannot deny-Ietters which the most illiterate
| school girl might be ashamed of-and il will be
no hard matter to make up verdict against
| you on the score of intelligence; And yet you
have the affrontery to set yourself up teach
! er in the public schools! Really, Miss Maggie,
| you arc blister on the mmOnsschool system
| "a disgrace to the teachers professOn-and
| sad example of impertinence and presumption.
Indeed, you have dosed the system OF eduGa, ca
| rising generation, but the Joe Barker who now
n hides his foul character 6ennd m 1 your @ mask ar1
| ed to become his tool, you have no claim upon
the present, Miss I b., and trust that others who.
| like yourself. torment children in school, will
draw profitable instruction from the lessons
| you have merited and received.
| Mr.. Maggie now admits that his protege read
the school. This is precisely what asserted in
| the local item of which mention has been made.
hs bas ths or
| gained the point2 Let the reader judge. The
| special invitation of the teacher as he inform
| ed me himself Now all these were religious
| exercises, and sectarian too at that for Maggie
| is brimfull in her own way and the preacher,
being a very recent neophyte, of course is not
nive at these proceedings? Are they in keep
ing with the spirit in which the public schools
| are intended to be conducted? Are they cal
culated to foster peace and good will among
! fellow citizens? Is it wise, is it prudent, for
| any denomination to go into public school,
| or use any efforts therein, to propagate its te
nets among the scholars? There is but one an
| swer to these questions, and that is that the
man woman who dares to do these things is
| q disturber of the peoples happiness, an enemy
| of peace, and firebrand in the community. 1t
! will not, it cannot be tolerated. Let me now
| say that Maggie Black has been arraigned, tried
and found unfit to have charge of any school,
unless perhaps Lutheran school. And here
ends the chapter, far at least the real
| question at issue is concerned.
The rest of Mr.. Maggie's communication Is