The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

not permit tuem 10 escape eaten by the
gnawing worms which their own wounds
bad engendercd with no bed but the
earth; no covering but the clouded sky.
these men, these heroes, born in the im.
age Of God, thus crouching and writhing
ia their terrible torture and calculating
barbarity, stand forth in history a. a
monument Of the surprising horrors of
Andcrsonville as it shall be seen and
read in all future time, realizing in the
studied tormcnts OF their prison-house
the idea OF Dante's Inferno aud Millions
hell
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When the bill making an appropriation
for the Centennial was before the Ohio
Senate last week, l. +. came to the front
thus:
Mr.. Monahan. Of Jackson, thought.
after due deliberation, that tho appropri-
alton asked for was by no means too
large. Such an appropriation as this i
only asked for once in a hundred years
and no one in the Senate will ever be
called upon to vote for such a measure
again.
Mr.. NJ. made some excellent remarks
in tho first part Of his speech but degen-
Grated aiterward into partisanship. aud
said it was charged last fall upon the
Democratic party OF Ohio that they were
opposed TO the common school system.
and now, that they have the opportunity.
he hoped the Democratic Senators would
show by unanimous vote in favor Of
the $1,000 for school exhibition, that the
assertion OF Democratic hostility 10 the
schools, made for political purposes was.
false.
Mr. Burns-If the gentleman will a.
low me, IL was not asserted last fall that
the Democratic party was hostile to the
schools, but that n priesthood, prOlessed-
ly hostile TO public education. had prom
ised the solid vote Of their followers to
the Democratic party. The people took
alarm at this, because they feared this
priesthood might, through these votes,
control the party.
Mr.. Monahan would accept this cx-
/ PLANTATION, although he thought the as
sertions made last fall were often broader
than was intimated by the gentleman
from Richland (Mr. Burns)
As /. I. hss been quite prominent in
the school, and school book business
here, we will publish his views on
schools, which he got us to publish in
September last:
i ] notice in the last Standard. an cdito-
rial concerning n street conversation ia
which the editor seems to think M
Levi DUNCAN Was engaged I presume
the editor is mistaken.
/ / infer from the editorial that am the
person who made the assertion that the
Catholics were not opposed 10 the free
institutions Of the country, to the Free
Schools; but that they (the Catholics
I =.
the Free School System was conducted.
! maintain that my assertion was true
If / understand what the free institu.
tions Of our country are, think slIall
be able TO make my proposition plain
The free institutions OF our country. are.
first, the right Of franchise, the freedom
OF speech and the press, and the right OF
every individual to worship God as his
conscience may dictate the right OF 81.
curity from unreasonable searches aud
seizures, a speedy trial by jury. the pro.
lection from deprivation OF lite. liberty
and property. These rights constitute
the free institutions OF our country.
Those rights are the sources from which
all our happiness and blessings come.
Are the Catholics Of this country Oh.
posed to them2 Do they seek to destroy
l them Let the answer come from the
successful Generals Of the late war. Mead.
/ Sheridan, Sherman and Rosccrans.
! Or ifyou will not listen TO the answers
/ OF the living. raise the curtain from the
dead, and let The voices Of the unnum.
I bered Catholic patriots, who with mis-.
taken zeal, gave their lives in the late
war as they supposed for these inatitu.
tions. protest against the foul ISLANDERS
that Catholics are opposed 10 the free
| institutions OF our country. But are
I they opposed TO Free Schools. aud do the
quotations by the Standard from the
Catholic Telegraph. warrant any such
conclusions2 We think not The Trle-
graph admits the right Of the State 10
/ tax, and further declares that the Catho.
lies are willing to give equally with their
\ fellow citizens for the benefit OF Free
| Schools; but objects TO the appropriations
/ Of the funds. upon the grounds that the
/ Catholic believes where the mind Of his
child receives human knowledge spir-
| itual instruction should also be given.
| This is not opposing Common schools
/ IL is asking as a matter Of justice. that
| the School Funds arising from the tax
| imposed upon Catholics should be differ
emily applied, in short that their faith or
religion will not permit them 90 enjoy
| the benefits Of the Free Schools. under
the present system and that IL is unjust
| to tax them TO support a system where
they cannot enjoy the benefits arising
| from the tax thus imposed upon them
In this article / do not propose to con
denim or justify the present School Sys.
TEN. ! only wish to show that Catholics
are not opposed 10 Common School odu.
cation, but as a matter Of faith aud re-
ligion, only wish to educate their chi!.
dren as their conscience may dictate.
Heretofore / have been an advocate of
the Free School system, but have always
been willing to apply the public moneys
70 the benefit Of all persons concerned
but If our Public Schools are TO be run ia
the interests Of the Radical party, and
Negroes allowed 10 attend these Schools
on an equality with white children. then
! am opposed TO the Free School System
aud will consider il a glorious day when
under the blows Of justice and Morality
the system thus perverted shall be shiv.
cred to pieces
And now, Mr. Editor Of the Standard,
allow me to ask you fair question. Are
you aud your party in favor Of allowing
the Offspring OF the Americans Of African
descent, the right Of attending our Free
Schools with the white children IL not
are you in favor Of appropriating their
share Of the public money for their bcne-
htf am. u you are, why DO you thus
discriminate in favor OF bcneiiting the
child OF the negro, while you object TO
giving the benefit to thr child Of the
Catholic2 J. y. NJ.