Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19

|efense. Catching the fiery thunderboit
& his inoensed adversary upon the tine :
,oint of his rapier, it would be turned
side or fall harmlessly at his feet; or IN
. smiling, genial manner, be turns his op-
,ouent's arguments against him-so to
,peak-killing him with his own weapons,
N manner displaying great intellectual
resources, and captivating even to his po-
itical enemies.
The Senate concurred with the House
without further extended de-
bate. Mr.. Sumner then offered eight or
ten different amendments, each of which
were in turn voted down by about the
same majority. The first, providing for
the withdrawal of our fleet from the Do
minion waters one month previous to the
action of said commission. This being |
voted down, he then offered the second,
declaring the mission to be one OF peace
and not of war, aud providing that the
voyage should not be made in war YES
sell; another instructing the commission
to enquire if persons were not imprisoned
for opposing annexat on another, as to
the relation of the island to other govern
ments and SO on, Mr.. Sumner continuing
writing and offering amendments and the
Senate rejecting them, until MIR. Morton
Directing to his doing so, Mr., Sumner
stated that he desired the Senate to have
the opportunity of voting upon these
amendments calling for information, end
he desired the country to know how they
had voted-he had performed his duty.
The resolution then passed.
The Legislative appropriation, other
wise known as the omnibus" bill, because
of its being made the vehicle upon which
every conceivable appropriation is loaded
for conveyance through, has been for
days past before the House. Any at
tempt to increase operations, not recon-
mended by the committee on operations
has thus far met with steady, firm resist
ance. In some instances the recommends.
ticns of the committee for increase have
been strongly opposed. 1t is sometimes
difficult to appreciate the low estimate
placed upon some of our most valuable
and economic institutions by some of oul
law makers. For instance such smen as
look upon the Department of Agricul
ture, expressly intended for the promo
ton and encouragement of the funda'
mental interest of the country, endeavor-
ing by experiment and interchange with
other nations, to become possessed OF al
advantages in agriculture and to dessem
mate them among the farmers. with it
outlay of $170,0 or thereabonts yearly
az total loss. 1t ia true its influence
unostentasious, and is not productive
cheap notoriety, it is more potent in etfec
than political in action, but having
|, Thoroughly canvassed the question ant
comprehending its efforts and effect,
feel warranted in the assertion that no
one dollar of the public money is NOR
iudiciously invested than this appropria
, ton.
Then again the recommendation of tn
committee to increase the appropriation
for the Bureau of Education from fifteel
to thirty thousand dollars, hung fire IL
committee of the whole and provoked
much debate, showing the small apprecia
ton existing in many minds of the gov
ernments acting directly with educator
8 in the great cause. What more pungan
d, commentary upon our form of. govern
ment can be found than it's Indifferent
to universal education. Look upon on
9 broad lands and note the hundreds {
y, thousands without school opportunitIe
, note the fearful state of illiterary ind
: Gated by our State reports, when such r.
= ports can be found. Then throw aslc
u all selfish feeling, forgetting that we al
sitting in judgement upon the merits
8 our government, and contrast with the
. the efforts and accomplishments OF son
of the monarchies of the old world. Loo
at Germany for instance, whose poore
y. beggar must be educated, and that to
! the State where parents and guardla
NAV educate their children as they see
but they must be educated some wa
and if they refuse compliance with t.
-, law the State assumes the charge al
=. education of the children. There
g man may deprive child of intelligent
and give to the world boon of ignt
ance: and the result of all of this is, tn
the instances of illiterate persons d
very rare Only two were found III
eutire Prussian army few years q
who could Meth er read or write.
be In the work of comforting universal
.r telligence upon the people they certain
he EXCEL ua, and they do it by appropr
Ie- tions to that end; but when our COVER
he ment proposes expend ng $4,000 in
ID Letting and dessimina ing school inf
ne nation, many of our Legislators oppose
,p- as if it were dead loss.
of I may here mention another act
ed Prussian nagnanimity. At fair
he Gently held in this city, for the relief
led Prussian widows and orphans, the a
lse cles not disposed of when the fair clio
de- were placed in the hands of Mad
nv Graft, wife of the Prussian Minis
ion The French are about opening fail
nes similar nature. and it is stated I
the Madam Graft has magnanimously !
mo sented them with those remaining arti
hot Of the Prussian fair. TX
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the DEATH OF f. G. DELEvAN.--Edw
I'm. G. Delevan died at his residence in Sch
his ectady, Sunday evening at o'cl'
nav aged 70. His health has been gradu
failing for some months past. but he
was been able, until within a very few we
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