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WHAT WILL CoNGREss DO About

loLp HILL. -: THURSDAY. DEC. 0. 1875
WILL coNGREss DO About
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Among the suggestions made by the
President. in his message to Congress.
here IL none which Ia OF more impor-
lance TO the future Of this nation than
hat relative to public education. lgs
has ever been the foe OF self
government and the tool OF intolsranes.
Superstition and bicotry flourish where
public education 10 neglected. and the
few control the toiling massss.
From time TO time. systems Of govern
ment, Republican in form. have been es-
tablished throughout the world only to
10 overturned BY schcmers and ambi-
tious rulers. In our own day I've nota-
bio examples have been afforded. Emers-
ing from the late war tha French people
organized and adopted a government.
republican in form. and intended To be
NO perpetusted. To-day. although nom
inAlly 80. Il il really q dictatorship and
msnaeed daily by Bonapartis,s on the
one hand and Orleanists ON the other.
The freedom OF the press is restricted.
and instead Of being q Government OF
the people ID II . Government Of titled
and untitled sristocmts. France has no
free school system; education is not al
fordsd the masses; bigotry abounds and
religious intolerance holds sway. Spain
has also recently tried, with III success
q republican form OF government. Cali
ing to the Presidency Of a newly or
ganized Republic n Of the most
advanced thinkers and ablest men
in Europe. she essayrd to establish
and maintain q government OF the peo-
pis. But a in France. there was no
substrasum Of popular intelligence upon
which to build; and the Republic fell.
Upon its ruins there has been erected .
bastard monarchy ; an imbecile youth.
son Of q dissipated Queen. has been
chosen King. 10 whom the ignorant rab-
bic throw up their hats, while patriotic
and intelligent advocates Of republican
lam. ike CASTELAR,, sell. banished. lament
the stupidity and dsbsssmsnt Of thar
countrymsn. Spain has no system Of
popular education. The few colleges
scattered throughout her territory serve
only Tor the education Of the wealthy.
and creed takes precedence Of secular
learning even there.
The strength OF our government lies
a. much in the intelligence y in the pa
triotism Of the masses /; for tho latter.
although q cardinal virtue. must be
properly directed. and when the people
elect their rulers. each individual should
BE- capable of forming his own judy
msnt a. to the action which true patri-
otism-or In other words. the beat inter-
ssts OF the country-demands. Our sys-
ten Of public education was devised TO
meet this need. and IL properly
managed. will supply its demands.
II originates with the State. Ia sup
ported BY tho State. and rs such is
purely secular. ID deals exclusively
with secular matters. and therefore
should supply education Of a secular ma
turs. Il 10 not supported. nor con-
nssssd either directly or indirectly with
religion. still less with any system Of
religion. creed, OF church government.
No church ~ such. no class OF religion
lists a. such. support u, and none such
should control its teachings. Its
Of study should DO prescribed by the
STATE. In teachers selected by the same
authority and its expenses. As they are,
be borne thereby.
Thersis . class Of people In the United
States Who robel against this system;
Who desire to control the education Of
the youth. with the object Of intoxicating
religious crssds. To do this Efforts have
bssn made 10 control u public school
system; or. failing in that. to break 1t
down BY q division Of the moneys set
apart by the State for its support. This
brings N 10 the Recommendation Of the
Prssidsnt that. TO insure our system Of
popular education against the machine
tons OF its enemies, IN smendmsnt to the
Constitution b submitted to the lsgis-
isturss Of the several States, requiring
them 10 establish and endow free
schools; making attendance therein CON-
pulsory. and forbidding the diversion Of
the funds set apart for their support to
any other purpose whatever. In short.
the perpstuity and non-ssctarianism Of
our eommon school system is. by an
amendment to tho Constitution, to be
made . part Of our national creed. as
firmly established ~ the principles Of
human freedom and equal rights. The
President has called upon Congress to
pass the amendment. He has stated in
strong language the need and suggested
the remedy. II rests upon that body to
act upon or ignore his Recommendation.
The President. va bslievs. speaks for a
Large majority Of the Nation in this mat
Ter. The responsibility rests with Con-
grsss- What will Il dol
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which was commenced at San Francisco
last Thursday. A its name indicates.
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