The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-19

ands. This, it seems to me. should make it
more aggravating. Granted that his purpose
was good, surely he should have paused before
making such a sweeping charge of condemr.a-
ton. The assertion is utterly false. False as
staple of Patronus' COMMUNICATIONS. In the
Following sentence my good friend grows elo-
truth. however and shall Il inseIesent % men, %.
large e-hearted, liberal minded men, men of
Imperial despotism,' when ii sought to educate
childrcn by a Civilized State rather than by the
icicfed ~ the Uorld and the dcrIl" Here again
we have half the children OF the Common
wealth, those who are to be compelled, educated
by the wicked World and the devil" These
his expressions will. / opine, make Patronus a
little more watchful of hi. pen. He will find
stone" that he can be picked" The Cover
nor's statement as to the number of ignorant
anything in favor of my good frieEd, unless it
be Established BY proof that ignorance alone
has done il. 1t appears to me that refuted
that charge in my last article. You assigned
poverty, crime, and know not what TO the
want Of learning. l showed that your charge
was unfounded. Your allusion to the proper
tion of crime and to ignorance in certain sec
tions of the United States will be attended to
when you tell us those awful places. Then We
shall see whether the want OF edu cation is the
caIse of the crimes? Might not the want of
moral religious training have something to 20
with crime. But enough of this for the present
Your ailusiou to q Ger tain class who are Low
busy with the tongue and pen in assailng orr
common school system. is not 10 the purpose
unless it be that yon wish to drum "A little sym
patly from prejudice. Patronus should bear
in mind that the di. .cussion is not 20 much about
the common schools as such, but about com
pufsory education, and to this are opposed
not only those at whom he aims his harm less
blows, but even persons who are the fast friends
of the present system in its essential featu
I i'c Harrist urg Patriot, no mean authority. is
not favorable to compulsory cdUcation.''-
Neither is the Altoona Tribune, and it's view s
are pretty sound on public topics. Neither is
one OF the Tyrone papers for il. | might emu
mtrate many Others, but Patronus no doubt,
has seen many OF them himself. To the above
let me add a correspondence to the Altoona
Tribune from Williamsburg. L regret / have
not the Tribune at hand that might extract
nom the splendid article referred 10. TIE wri-
ter, who is a scholar. man OF thought and OBJ
Eeryation, gave the Compulsory business
some severe hits, and not the less severe and
He gave an illustration OF the futiIity of the
attempt TO force education. the br;Dgir = OF a
hcrse to his feed and trying to compel him 10
eat when he did not want to 90 so. He more
over made suggestion that the friends of the
comm on schools would do well to adopt, viz,
to build comfortable school houses well vepti-
lated, and make them attractive, and then let
the people act for themselves no compulsiou.
That view has q good deal of common sense
about It, NOW, Patronus. you must acknOwl-
edge that | have not s1rked one single state
mcnt of yours in the length OF this article. In
my next you VIII not find me so dinuse, but
perhaps little more tart. PatI onus' request
to the editor of the FREEMAN TO ALLOW him his
columns Tor few short articles. L 90 not un-
derstand. Does the STANDARD refuse to publish
any more fIom MS pen? L feel that my long
articles trcESpaSs rather much on the editors
space II not patience Pat oT.Us perhaps W isil-
es TO enlighten the benightrd Uountain folks
Independence OF the Frosty sons o. thunder" :"
they hate cOmpulsion and deSpise its advocates
Ii my friend PRtrOnuS be anxious show Dn
ut my expense he is ut liberty to have my let
ters inserted III full in the Standard along side
his compulsory education" plstitudes.
LIBERTY.