New-York tribune., 1876-01-18


Randalts Island, under conditions tnat win insure
greater efficiency ana 10 provide agains, tie evils Of
foorhOuses, III such manner will not cOnict with the
spirit and OF the late Constitutional amendment
prohibiting sec,arian appropriations.
T. WnEAILEY
DANIEL CtKEY,
NJ. DC. CRAWFORD,
GEORGE f. kE1TElL,
j. Il. MEgwIN
DR.. Wheatey then read long report, which he
announced had not received the signatures Of the
other members OF the committee, and which was de-
signed as a statement of facts connected with tho
Gray Nuns act the Randalls Island Nursery matter,
and the proposition in places to put the Cath
olc parochia schools under the care Of the Boards
Of Edrcation. Passages denouncing the alleged
claims of the Catholic Church were received ap-
parenty with great favor and the sharpest Of them
appauded. The report first gave the history Of tho
Gray Nuns act, closing that subject with these
words Since as Gov. 1ilden points out, the Gray
Nuns is a useless and unnecessary piece Of legis
latiOn' and, moreover, obnoxious to the charge Of
conferrng special privileges upon one religious de-
nomination. it ought to be promptly and unani-
mousy expunged from the statute book
The Randalrs Island Nursery changes were re-
ported on at length. Following extracts from
this part of the report:
The fir, and most obvious effect OF tic law has been
the great personal affection of widows and poor parents
WHO previously eijcyed the privilege Cf S.ndns Their
Il
themselves Of - per month. Elsewhere they obliged
70 pay about rlO per month, and AZ that sum ind II
trrlnrly difficult If not impossible, 10 make satisfactory
enonts Tor Their helpless ons2ring he execution
of the law has also virtually broken mp one ~ the best
Nhsandng che removal or 50 many chlldrcn-two do
partment-, primary aud grammar In the primary de
department 405 chIrrn-l4l4 in all-Yere instructed
| rom October, 1874 to October, l913
Financially tine operation OG this law Ia rs Objectionable
eity Of the cldren in the Randals Island Nsery has
! A than SD3 In tnc inSfltu
lions whittier they have been sent the cost per capita
miI not be less than ri 10 year Tue oil policy OF o-
nan>m will be- repeated largo scale-the policy VI
char n city with double, and more thaa double tho
cost Of mainainng institutions oY children, aud Of
ippropr iug tie surplus 0f income cApond tuIe 10
tc accumulation ~ real estate IN tie shape Oi lands and
! buildings. Roman Catholicism, might be expected,
rriycs the uiicipal benefit OF the law. whether tho
benefit be that or lecuiaTy COMPENSATION orSpOtunly
to educate the peculiar class of children affected by IT'S
The objections TO THIS law numerous TO become
wear some detail II operates effectively against
compulsory education by sending every ruan to exist
ng Institutions, governed controlled by Officers or
persons me same iel7ous fith as thc teh's ol su,
child, as practicable" aud SO ont O the reach OF
the Board OF Education Where there Is no Institution
under tie control OF AethodlsIs bapus.S, w I.,spSc
laus, thcn the children OF such parents IS Oolohs 10
those cOmnunons may be SEM To i.onanSt' because
~ imlrl, c.blU entertain them IN Protestant cs in
l-hmcut-.t privilege of wbloh k0ndst ON. llis VIII
auicaly wall themselves, inasnlucn the $llO pr
annuD, more Oi l'Ss, 10 Dc pld lOf tieS c 20 COM
uttcd, viii ougmen the revenues 0i tLe Zap 'hufeh
Not until uneGGyOcl constitutional prov i-ions and
concordaIt legislative enactIehs piohht any prefer
cncc ol one ecclesiastical body over anOihnr, VIII the
iltog ,thcr cease To obtain the necessary gia.on It
IL absolutely nccIfu that suppe. myerteDraic politicians
HhO sacrifice llc interests oi the eonty Ia ths
icuauds of personal ag-rindzement and political am
biiOn by hr yCnl trucking 10 Natcinlsl, shonld 10
made such fcacvry to free lns. iutiuns ani
to equal ~ hts VIII mVsl assuIedy DC punished W deieat
at the polls.
ne aiaoiic Rerie,c says: Our country contains
are uumUer Of Catholics. They Increase year by year,
ana il seems TO mercya question OF tine, and that
& aoe al l rrlit,oT faiths We make this iss rtion,
in.t al any nomcut the Catholics Oh the United states
tt they cannot, do they dcslIe To form distinct
otic. party, bt they can make any such party tri-
Mai mean sd il boasts as In il they be no, threats to
defeat an, candidate or auy patty at te polls who VIII
NOT 10. 20 tGOc doHntuOnt Let the American Is,o-
lie tnurou understand lie situation, anu TIE pOpuar
ulsmg thence ensuing vii. effectively NiGucae repnD-
ne Il pt ucples without Tie lcast inability to just cfEe3
OF ucrseruius IL man CanOic.sn. VI simply ivpe, not
20 ali. We only preserve Ous own nights without att.eA
ing those Oi others
Dr. Wheatleys expressions the parochiai school
question were also very decided. lie SAID
The proposition OF the Catholics was conditioned on
t rrt utlou b. them of the tile To te schCo buildings
am a,.n,incut of the teachers they shouid recom
ma ma ON tc concession " privilege or rsnt 10 use tho
,,l.oi buildings Tor purposes OF religious tuiuon be-
, or ftcr OF before aud aItcr school hours, and On
the payment tic rent of TIE Duldugs, the salaries oi
iu ieac and al OF tie schools out or the
nublc money raised by alton Tor the common good
ot TIC whole people" IhaL they are capape oi usihS
almost any 10 conpass their desired OOlect, We
are Compelled 10 believe by the history of their antaSo-
m,n to the uuble schools IN tAis city NaLednism
boasts that 1t Is unchanSedDc-lhat hSN,i Vses elsns
o. lis goal IL viii Dde lts e and watch Tor ils oIor-
Tine snake u not killed, Dul 'niS hhinDcd ny
popular dsapprnballon Warmed INTO hio Ds the lolll
cal -! OF its wOlSiers, IL VIII AGAIN "tihps
10 slcn 10 fdngs upon the public school sysI "ui 70
pol>on ud destroy lis very being. It's slt ana alGdS
.v t.o,. o. deadly aud mpiAsaDlc enns. IL /, ltatts
ana VIII sstanSH WIN No'Aho H""N VI
lute sup emacy. - .. -.
sortllu influence, the influence OF an autocrat who
claims iulalnbllty and absolute supremacy NereNSiJ
iuelt>t tIat humanity hOlds deai ..S -, - :.
pre,, a,OcIat MnO converts simple Ahti an ~ H'hs
mo r,d-pggcd Prince Cardinals OF .hc iiv9 h"H"u
Chureh and whose myrmid0ns by thelr oah ot o1to arc
tle uritsty order hU ministers AZ us ils c In
iunrnr, thlt brought France 10 the Dilhn OF rum ana
ed the assassination OI United Germany l0r.
r, iuuaruce that invariably DvtA tne bhSht ana
curse Of every nation submitting 10 ~ uodu! iseI
tions-that foreign Influence 10 cons.ny seams 10 iuiu
our nntc schools, tO tanpef with domestic iactlOns
dc, aun George Washington agdinl 10 pitccc TIE arts
vt 81 .cton, nsiead pub.c opinion 10 influence or
awe public councils ahd 70 tsaplsi lsSci. s.s tLe
afm.uut authority IN tins ialr land amid the RUNS OF
freedom We nave no icags Gi Ito sue
ce Dut are well tutOred by the history of It's d0nss
in auds b. different To It's neIlrlOuS uacnint
neut the Constitution introduced into the House Ot
Il, pres tatiNeS Mr.. Blame, and pray of tho ddop-
tiou that, better IN lieu thereof lSenlucant
nods and oiles Of "lhatsu!J =,
he persist Efforts OF the priests have greatly ne.
peted schools tuow not more than hall fil To MI
iLe sectrlan onces erected IN close proximity 10 tbeIn
Nlfy and uuscrupuous as IL lie Intelligent aud deter
mined, Roman Catholicism should be deprived Oi every
fair pIeteAt for warfare on the puDNc schools, ana
with All other ccclesiastca "lsns should De enecNcy
dcharred by constitutional law and by Legislative enact
mont from battcning on the treasury either oi ,ys
county. or municipality. To compel ushorkcmeN u
snn. nay bs almost inpFactlcabe Dnt III s piactcdpie
70 pu tne ring round The neck OF the cOrnofsnt ana
tins 10 prevent further spolauons lCrles OF Sood'
goOdVl a.. .,.. .,a.L,,, ,v. aavoca,s m
r,thoic crusade Ii Ia reported that many ihht-
eptIaI tatholcs-nore patriotic than papalstic- n
favor of such amendment to the Naonai anu se