The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
Hoar's Educational Pr0ject-Littlc
Delaware Gets Aroused.
NatiOnalized Education.

The House took up the bill to cstah'
ISL an educational fund, aud apply
he proceeds Of the public lands TO the
education Of the people.
Mr. Mcllenry made n speech against
The bill.
Mr.. Hibberd, Of New Hampshire,
opposed the bill, saying he regarded
il as an opening wedge, merely paving
way for comprehensive system Of
national education, for n postal tele.
graph law, and for other kindred leg
until every right heretofore
regarded as being vested in the States
be absorbed by the general govern.
mcnt.
Mr.. Kerr also opposed the bill and
referred to Mr.. Hoar's speech in sup.
port Of it as being unworthy of him,
and AS being designed to make a false
charge against the Democratic party
in conn, elton with education. He
characterized that spec III as extremely
discreditable to Mr., lioar, and unjust
toward the Democratic party, whose
record it, connection with education
was iIlustrious and glorious. The
State Of Indiana had to day a munili
cent education fund Of about eight
and II half millions.
Mr., Hoar suggested that that fund
came from the public lands.
Mr.. Kcrr--By no means.
Mr., Hoar-No part Of it?
Mr., Kerr did rot say so.
Mr.. H0ar-No. bnt | ask, that is all.
Mr.. Kerr stated from what sources
the fund was derived, three and u hall
millions being from bonds issued by
the State and about four millions from
the public lands.
Mr.. IIoar-Then the gentleman adj
m;ts that the bill is precisely in the line
of the Democratic policy in better
days.
Mr.. Kerr-This bill is precisely on,
OF line with the Democratic policy and
is precisely in the line OF the present
and past policy Of the Republican party
towards the States Of the Union. He
proceeded to discuss the details Of the
bill and to state his objections to them
One Of the objections he ha to the bill
was that it required a system not only
OF free public schools but of miXrC
public schools. He Was in favor 81
giving n tree and equal education tc
all the children Of the country, but was
not in favor Of that miserable system
which did curse both races by mixin.
them up in common schools. Another
objection vas that its practical opera
ton would he to transfer the legal con
troll OF the educational systems flou
tic riGhtiul keeping Of the people 0
the State to that Of the Congress Of The
United States.
Mr.. Bird opposed the bill as being ;
CHILD Of THE riEEDMEN's BUREAU
aud n revival Of that system Of lcgisla
tlOn.
Mr.. Parker, Of New Hampshire, op-
posed the bill. and claimed that tn,
Democratic party had always been tn,
special champion Of education, and hC
referred to The last messages Of the Coy
errors OF New Hampshire and New
Jersey on that point.
Mr.. Townsend, Of Pcnnsylvasia. adj
vocated the bill and replied to Parker,
speech, saying the claim put forwar,
by him for the Democratic party re-
minded hin OF that very earnest TEN
~rcrance man down east who YVES in ia.
vor Of the Maine liquor law hut op.
posed to its enforcement, laughter
He made a point as to the iIIitcracv OF
the Democratic States, singing out es
peciaIIy Delaware. He denied that
the bill required a mixed system edu
cation.