The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-22

ire of power must depend ON the prevalence
# this or that kind Of education. They would
# course adopt the Kind sgost favorable 30
heir own designs and influence! From tho
PRIMER and first reader to the High school
Histories aud Speakers, set of political PEin-
,iples and creed Of religion may be artfuhy
md persistsntly propounded, till every pupil,
is thoroughly imbued with it.. The chosen
teacher may diligently strive in his explains
tions to produce the sane effect. All this may
be done and done is is in fact, not merely foe-
tho sake Of education, but to forward the pre-
meditatsd work Of some conspiracy Of pciiti-
clans who are dipping and manipulating the
people from interested, hliberal aud meroilsss
motives. Such .. cenfscation Of the right and
liberty of edncstion, to the profit Of the powers
that be. would be perfectly consistent with the
nature of an absolute and hereditary mon
arcby, but 10 . contradiction and subversion OF
any elective system It conRscates and nsurps.
a profession which all admit to be the most
important and powerful inspirer Of tastes
fsshioner of minds and coiner OF convictions.
If tho occupants Of political station can mono
police this professiop, for themselves and ad-
hsrents, they may direct the tendencies, mould
the faith and morals, and impress tho notions
of political right and daty-of political eeone-
my and national policy-most conducive to
their own aggrandixement and immutsbls re-
tention Of power They will bahish and pro-
| scribe all knowledge, history, evidence and Ar
gument in any wise impugning their theory
| and practice; There would be NO easy access
| to any information but such as they might sp-'
prove. What then would become Of our boast
| cd eni: ehtennaeut, and of COR liberty to choose
our own course Of progress and civilization.
Dreaming that We were free and following
each our own impartially determined beliefs
| inclinations and career We would only be tho
plant vines rhat grow on aud in tho trsllis or
arbor they have planned and provided to make
shade and shelter for themselves. Clearly
such monopoly Of education 10 violation Of
Equal Liberty, and directly opposed to the
proper naturs and working of a democratic or
republican government.
1t is just as absurd-just as contrary to the
reAsen from whence popular governments and
general education proceed, to allow Office hold.
era to direct it, rs it would be contrary to pub
liz Justice to allow the accused, in . criminal
, case, to tamper with, and have the sole selec
. ton Of, the judge, jury. prosecutor and wit
nessss-excluding all who might possibly b'
4 impartial or tell y damaging fact.
If the teachers profession can with propriet.
: be coniacated, usurped and monopolized by
party and Its leaders, it would follow that an.
other-sucb, for instance, as that OF Law o
|. Mediciue-might he also appropriated by tn
i, same power. There is no good reason FOE dis
y tingeishing in this respect between the one o
, the other; and many specious -prete1ts c
# serving public utility aud of reforming abuse.
:. might be brought forward to recommend tn
n official impo0ndng and restraint of almost an
# business or profession, as we'll as that {
"a teaching. If you admit the principle or Eigt
\. as to one, you must admit it as to the other
u The State has just as much right to spPoir
m your lawyer or your4loctor rs your teache
a Nay, less right for IN the last case your pol
ic teal ability of 5udgsng corr eetly and OF Their
;s by choosing impartially the persons who are
NJ administer the commonwealth, is Impaired
i. If it be consistent with equal liberty to 81,
Of tie elect Of tho. njority' exclusive dominic
ID over the education of the peopls-of the teac
r. ers and of the matter TO be taught-then al
of the same authority over the Press may j
tn given to thena. The Press lie protected FIRE
OF this because it 10 by common exclamation Z
ID coenized as q popular educator; and on conc
n, ton Of it's being allowed to spread infOrmati'
10. teach politics. history, science, etc., to t
10 people independently of official interferen
tic and censorship, it is generally regarded as
re- Pailadium of Liberty. Education ia msnifc'
C. IL . power having the same movement and
mt feet; aud Therefore may forge the letters
lis deSpotisu,, if surrendered to those who he
On Official station, but will bear the labarum
ut liberty il defended and guaranteed sgaiI
at uartizsn iutermeddling and exclusive sway.
ocr By having exclusive control Of edacati'
nd flowing from the double source Of the scho
,al and the press, our public servants would il
of vitality become our immutable masters; q
70 there would be no moro q real republic b.
is than there was in Athens in the days Of Ps
ON. cles. or 10 Rome in those of Cesar Augustus
'S The most serious diplomatic fact which
~ como to light for some time-if true, and
have reason to believe that it isis the n
recently addressed by Prince Won BiSmArck
" the German Charge dAfaires at the Court
King Victor Emmanuel. In this note
Chancellor dwells on the impossibility of
w, co-existence of two. sovereigns at Rome, 6