The true northerner., 1874-05-22


The following article should have appeared
last week, but was crowded out ny matter al
ready in hand and the want OF space. We pro-
pose 20 allow greater lsntnde in the discussion
OF this subject than usual, because OF it's nl-
portance and the many sweeping stla9as made
OF a system tha; ls good in the MAJ, hut in
winch some souses have crert ~ that need
wedding OUT
I'd. True NoBTHEkNEg - tahe u my pen
(tbough but TO- moment) that may, tir0agh
your columns. congratulate Mr.. Wocom&D up
on his article in the last issue o. youl lsper.
and upon the candid, truthful, decided and
gentlemanly manner in which it was w7itten.-
Indeed II wss just the thing for Which the
people were hungerIng and thrstiDg.
So disappointed War / when your iseue OF
May lst came ont witt no reply 10 My. Earle's
long srtcles-i will not call them Arguments.
for I coueider many o. be statements were
very far form the facts III The csse-ttat had
have had the time ! should have attempted
reply myself. As you have SAID. il ia question
which viii admit CT discussion. Gnd yet thins
that il mus, be plan 70 every candid. unbissea
logical arguments ere OIL one SIDE. I am neither
. Granger nor the child Of e Granger neither
AN personally acquainted with either oi the
above named gentlemen. yet l Lave faith in
Mr.. WoodmsE, simply because he stands upon
the broad platform OF Truth and Justice; and,
i am grateful not only for what be fss said,
but what expect him to ssy in the fu,use, knd
| I hope and pray he will not stop mt. he has
gone 10 the very root OF all these evils, which
Ia the present free school system,-s syetedo by
which the money which builds school Houses,
supports schools, fuperiutendents, exc. 10
| furnished by the masses, with go lsj.s strain
upon t,sjr purses. that they have ce'one per-
! fectly wasteful and reckless. and have rru in,o
all manner o. prcdgaity st somebody elses
expense. Perhaps some may call noe mean and
selfsh in my vieWs and yet am great trend
TO true education, believe tue mGsees should
have m opportunity TO obtain IL. aye, would
90 farther still, and clothe and furnish boose
for the truly needy. tut have no faith IN syf-
tenn which will allow one able bodled nan TO
vote the money ont or another sbie bodied
man's-or just ss likely poor wiGcwe-poct-
pockets into las own, or what is the same thing
rob others. WHO are not half ~ sble ouiy III
tie more Irovident OF their hard esYnIugs for
the benet, Of his own family. such system
is one Of pillsge and theft and csp on'y be pro-
ductIve OF evil III the long run, and, &c notice
that the Grangers sll over the country are be-
ginning TO consider and discuss its eva fruits,
begin to hope we shall soon have more con-
sietent system,-one tempered with yrls,ice Ss
we'll as Charity.
, As TO the office OF Comfy superintendent
have long ago expressed nv antsgons-ic views.
and could refer you to multitudes in our town
, who hold the same opinions. With reference
to the remonstrsnce sent in TO the l.ecislscure
against the repeal OF the law crettirg ma. Of
flee, think il Mr.. Earle nether s;gned nor
circulated one, he II indeed an exception 20 The
general rule, for certain it is that tho teacher,
q in our town did both.
o / have talked with q number ~ teacher,
4 about this ring or infuence-csll it What yor
msy-by which teachers wages we're 20 rapid,
increased after the creation o. thst oti;e, sno
they never denied but that il existed. With
reference to the word method spoken OF,
!, think perhaps il used in connection with the
!. old style Of teaching it might assist child e
;, pronounce more readily, but will eve my el
perience when used alone. have little SIR
with very good memory. Last winter sent
u her TO school and she learned 20 thai sse could
J. readily read anything that she had been over 6
l. few times. but take new lesson and she could
is not study out the shortest words. SIMPLY be
It canse she did not know her letters and had no
% been taught them. This whole quest on ha'
+ long been vexed one to me. But enough,
% leave it to be discussed BY more atIe anC
L competent PEN -lirHfA
D, HARTroRD, May llth 1S1i.
,s The following from the Decatur H.pNb.tcat
Is l.. T. Rawson has sold bls planning Mill t,
Mr. II. b. Rabcock, of Keller and gentle