Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-04-20
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notice by the brand MoguI Of tb
freo School Department
II tho reason for closing Ii goo,
In Marion, II will be good In re-,
River, and wherever else injuDc
tions upon The Gubcrnatorlal frau,
have boon obtained from tho Dis
trict Judges.
We have n, objection 10 publ,
education by freo schools, IL thos,
schools arc not made media Of op
preston by over.taxation, and BY
compulsion. Compulsion, except Of
so much taxation as is necessary to
sustain n government economically
administered, and to provide troops
for public defence in critical ext.
gencics, or to compel n citizen posse
to sustain an officer of the law in
the enforcement of civil order, is no
part of the Legitimate machinery OF
n free government.
1t may work serious hardship to
compel the mother Of fatherless
children to send the only available
labor she has for the support of the
family, every year TO schools. So,
in other cases, eminently qualified
mothers or guardians might prefer
to teach small children at home.
Under our law, as it stands now,
they are not permitted to do so ,
without undergoing n public exami-
nation. Tho education of all will
ling to learn is proper subject for
legislative provislon-proper in it.
self-demanded by our constitution
but tho Compulsion is a part of
that despotic radicalism which is
assmilated to the principles and in
stincts Of the Communists of France.
1t would elevate the lowest classes,
and is equally disposed to degrade
the elevated. 1t is no true repub-
licanism, but an agrarian despot-
ism, which feels that its natural al
lies are in the cutters and the by
ways.
We believe it is policy to educate
tho negroes-those who wish to
learn by reasonable provision
therefor, at their own expense in
part AS well as at the expense of
the white man. There is no reason
why the white man alone, as at
present, should DO made to labor
for the education Of the negro.
AS We are compelled to have
their association in community, it
is best that they be educated and
we take pleasure in saying that
they evince far more inclination to
learn than we believed they would
and that they are evidently improv
ing, though they will never attain
the intelligent culture Of the white
1t is amusing to listen to their call
for books. Yesterday we heard a
well grown, intelligent looking ne
grcss, who has been attending school
all winter, ask at II store for Manu-
els Geography-(Mon manu-
81 of Geography Nevertheless
she was vis.bly improving, and it
is plain that large number have
much pride in their education us far
rs it has progressed; and us thoy |
are greatly in need of Improvement
70 make them valuable as citizens,
t is well they should have chance
% get it-provided the white man
s not enslaved by endless labor to
give it to them. Let them bear
heir own burdens, as the poor
whites do. This can be provided
or, without oppression of all the
people, in the mode by which the
Governor prefers to provide for IL:
CIRCULAR.
OFFICE OF SUp'T. OF PUB. INsr'N.
STATE OF TEXAS,
AUSTIN, March Is, 1879.
A number of persons in Marion
ounty having combined and pro-
ured an injunction against the col
ection of the school tax, and upon
motion to dissolve said Injunction,
having been perpe.uated, where
y the collection of the one per
emit. School Tax levied by the
chool directors of Marion county, I
l accordance with San Act TO or
anizo and maintain q system of s
ublic free schools in the State of
exas," approved April "a, 1871,
as been restrained in the above ,
AIMED county, | am compelled for
10 present to close the free schools
{ Marion county, for want of funds
pay teachers, employees and in
dental expenses.
The vouchers already approved
this office will be just and legal r
aims against the State, and be
lid when the necessary funds are
divided.
Public free schools in that county
i'll therefore be closed, March 10, "
'72. j. G. DEGREES, !,
d.