The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-02-22

iIling or net. It they objects lines,
pena' t'es, Imprisonment and OTHER
degradatious will follow; while guar
dams will be appointed for their child
rem, who are to teach them that this
Government, like Prussia and Russia,
is one grand consolidation, under a
President welding dictatorial power.
2. The States providing adequate
" for the education of their children,
shall be exempt from the a6mi1istra-
ton of this law? That is, New Eng
land, from which the author of this
bill, Mr.. Hoar. (?) halls. being the
especial custodian of all intelligen ce
and education, shall escape the super
vision of Congress; but the South,
always detesting Yankee ideas, is to
be made the special object of super
vision and vengeance. 1t has long
been contended by New England-that
the people of the South and West,
wee ~pack-horses to be dragooned,
harasse6, spit upon and DETAINED b.
every blue-nosc who has left the East
as an adventurer., This law is one
more evidence of the determination of
the Yankee to continue a system of
insult and intimidation against these
sections. Let Us see! If, in the
Judgment of the new system. Ohio
fails to adequately force her children
to read Yankee school books, she for
feits her right to educate her children
Guardians are provided, aud if poor
parents, who cannot spare their child
rem from the daily round of labor for
food aud clothing, do not come up to
the requirements of the new commits
sion, they are to be annoyed, and
finally have their children taken from
under their control and cranmed by
government hirelings who are interes-
ted only in teaching them such ideas
will aid in the grand consolidation
of the Government. And yet, We
have Radical Republicans who will
concent to this to carry out their spite
towards the Democratic partyi To
what extent will revenge and fanati
cism lead men7 Can Republican in
s,Itutions survive such a SYSTEM Has
it come to the point where the Amer
lean citizen must be forced at all haz-
ards to support an idea?
5. It is assumed that all opposing
such a system are the friends of igno-
rance; and that this includes Demo
in general There can be moth
ing more s~upercillious aud offensive
than this fling. The assumption that
those who vote the Democratic ticket
IRE of the lower and ignorant classes
= as gratuitous as it is false. There
5 no better school system in the Uni
States than in Ohio. 1t was es
'entially the work of democrats. We
believe the same would hold good of
New York and other States. The
part has furnished more
Presidents, more eminent statesmen,
more learned jurists and professional
men than any other party in the I'm
ON The Democratic masses evince
IS much intelligence, virtue and thrift
s any other party. So far as the
schools are concerned, the
Democratic party has always fostered
nd cared for them, and the assump
ion of our political enemies that they
re the custodians of ali wisdom, vir
ue. good breeding and education. is as
polish as it is untrue. We hold that
very State is competent to regulate
own internal affairs, education in
without Yankee or govern.
lent aid of any kind. We want no
lore government spies and hired
,afers to eat out the substance of the
We are the friend of a liber-
| educatian. Ohio provides a system
hat reaches all. IF the poor are I'M
BILE to sp IRE their children from toll,
l order to prepare them for higher
apartments in learning, it is a mis-
'rtune for which they should not be ,
ensured. The doors of the school
ouse are open to all! Compulsion
ill not cure the matter. No poor
refuses to send his child to a free
chool, Let, then, the ridiculous
that the Democracy are the
pponents Of liberal education, cease.
The lie was first invented by a set of
well heads, who assume to have reg
lated the Almighty, and given wis
lom to the Radical party. Let the
ronulgators of such nonsense and
tuff,, e their falsehood, and men
will repose more confidence in their