Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-02-16
Correspondence.
OUR u.ssuE.vGTOv LITTER.

INC COnCluSlOn, WHICH, WIS lOTCscCH ny All,
of rejecting both the amnesty and civil
rights measures, while each of them could
have been carried separately. The qucs-
ton of attacking the civil rights amend
mcnt was tic and only carried by the Vice
Presidents casting vote.
The President and the great majority Of
his Congressional supporters were in favor
of the main principles of both measures,
and both of them could have been placed
upon the statute book separately but in
asmuch as theamnesty bill required n two
thirds vote, 1t became evident That neither
in the House nor Senate could that MAORI
ty be obtained. The amendment of Sena-
! tor Sumner was, whether intended or not,
trap for the administration Senators. If
they voted amendment in, both measures
would fail; but if they voted it ont, and
passed amnesty, the cry would have been
raised that traitors received pardon, but to
| loyal black men both justice and equal
| rights were denied. The situation was
difficult one; but, perhaps, ii will lead to
less misconslruction Of the motives of the
administration 10 vote civil rights in and
then have both rejected almost solely by
evotes ofthose, Trumbul, Upton and the
Democrats (Schurz not voting out of COM
pliment TO his friend, with whom Sumner
has OF late associated himself
This vote has furnished additional owl
dencc how small the influence Of Sumner
or any Republican is over the Democratic
opposition. Although Sumner is anti
Grant, and ARTISAN Doningo, and was in
| the supposed interest of Schurz, jeff pa
Wis & Co.., yet sumner could not obtain
solitary vote from his friends either fer
| his civil observation-disclosures or for amnesty
| with ii in. This IL only another proof of
the Soldity and unity of both parties upon
all test questions. sumner and Schurz are
pattcd upon the back when they act AZ dis
organizers, but when they 20 for any dis
tinctly Republican measure they are in
stantly deserted.
TIE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
The approaching state election is excit-
ing considerable attention. II is felt that
the administration is on trial, and that spe-
cial efforts should be made to unite and
bring out the Republican vote. We UNI
dcrstand that the Couerc. .ional committee
has ordered 100000 Documents to he dis
tributcd, among which are 5000 copies of
pamphlet entitled 'thc Republican party
the workingmans friend, prepared by
Mr.. J. Fred Meyers. There will be spir-
tied canvass in which, among others. Sem
ator Wilson will take part
THE EDUcATIoHAL BILL.
Tie passage OF the educational bill in
the House 10y almost strict party vote con-
stitutcs new departure. The bill, if it
should receive the sanction of the Senate
as ii doubtless will. will set apart the pro-
cecds from our public domain in aid of ed
ucation This will have doubly bcncf-
cent effect to increase the efficiency Of our
educational system and to prevent any
more land from being stolen by land mo-
nopolcs, because there will he hereafter
protecting interest.
The bill will greatly increase the respon-
sibilties of the Educational Bureau, and
the pitiful appropriation for salaries-con
tingent fund and all amounting TO only
twenty-six thousand dollars-must be
somewhat increased. The exhibit OF ig-
norancc in so many States is startling and
demands prom remedy.
FALSE ECONOMY IN EDUCATIONAL ETFoTs.
The Commissioner of Education, in his
report Of last year. strongly urged the ac
ton which Congress has just taken in APP
propriatine the net proceeds of the sale OF
| public lands for educational purposes
throughout the country. In his report for
1871 recently made to the present Congress,
he gives the statistics bearing upon the
| question of sectional appropriations lands
| for school purposes, and in II vigorous and
conclusive argument revcrts to the general
system of aid to the OILS in the South
ern States through the Peabody fund.- and
to the aid given TO education by Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania and Illinois, through
which reluctant sections in these States
have been stimulated into establishing
permanent public schools.
The efforts made, and the success attend
ing them, together with the labor required
to execute the work inaugurated in regard
to extending national aid to the common
school system, on the part of the Commits
sioner of Education, should command for
his Bureau more than three fold the amount
named in the appropriation bill, and | hope
to see the press of the country come to the
aid Of this most important branch of the
government and press upon Congress the
paramount necessity for more libcrality in
This direction on which, for ought we know
may rest the future safety Of the republic,
THE GENEVA ARBITRATION.
Mr. rdn,urds,. resolution collir,, far Of
fetal correspondence regarding the Amer
lean case before this Board, was again laid
over in the Senate for the reason that Scna-
tors are personally informed that there are
no official dispatches TO communicate. Earl
Gran,illc'S note is coming 10y mail and is
not SO imperative rs TO require transmits
sion by cable.
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