New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-30

soulless despot. having now achieve
her national unity, is striving to r.
assert her ancient pre-emnence il
art, science and literature; (which hate
Germany" whose old empire it destroye
6y its unceasiDg efforts to realize universe
dominion; and is now wsging q war, with
out truce, with Prussia and her great states
man; which, in Austria. declares laws O
the empire annulled; which, in Bavaria, in
suits the King in his palace, and drsgOon
the Diet in its chambers; and which, b,
eating out the substance Of her nationa
life, has reduced Spain, once the mos
powerful and magnificent of Europea,
kingdoms, to being one Of the most fee bic
1t is this same all-grasping hierarchy, which
having kept the governments of Mexico
Central aud South America in state O
chronic revolution. Is enacting scenes o
medieval bigOtrv on the virgin soil of Cana
da; and. in the United States. with a com
pact and subservient minority, taught t.
move at tap OF drum ecclesiastic, is ad
vancing, as they hope, with sure and stead,
steps, to grasp and WELD the sceptre o
power on this American continent.
Mr.. Gladstone says, ''tbat Rome has sub
stlfuted for the proud boast of senape,
eaden, q policy Of violence and change Of
| faith" As to matters OF faith, Mr.. Glad
| stone Is right-of policy, not. Rome ha.
changed her faith-her policy, never
Since the fifth century, when shs
! first began to assume political "a
pect, her policy in all lands and sub
| sequent centuries. has been one and
| unvarying, senper eadem-the qualification
OF her Unsuitable lust for power-tinanciaI
power, political power. And how have the
Roman hierarchy aimed to extend this
power! Understanding the springs of hui
man action and the forces which move 60
ciety, they have always known that he who
trains the children of a people governs that
people; they have, therefore, ever claimed
to be the sole teachers of men, and in every
country and age have striven 10 draw to
themselves the exclusive instruction of
youth. Necessarily, then, in the United
States the public schools have been their
objective point. They must either control
the schools or break them down. They must
destroy the schools or the schools will
destroy them. Bishop Hughes. some thirty
or forty years ago, began this war on the
schools, and persistently bias it ever since
been waged. The great Archbishop, with
his clear vision, thorough knowledge of
American politics, and comprehensive grasp
OF mind, saw that inside of the school
houses would be the battle ground.
The Roman hierarchy are forced BY an
irresistible logic into antagonism to every
scheme OF education not under their CON
troll. In the presence of education, abso.
lutsly free and universal, they could not
MAINTAIN themselves for 9 single generation.
without ignorance and supersttutiOn, with
which to mould mankind into slaves, that
vast fabric OF stupendous falsehOOd and
crime, with all its towers and turrets and
battlements, gray with the boar of twelve
centuries OF oppression and cemented with
the blood OF martyrs, would tOtter and fall
into endless ruin.
And now. gentlemen, to what practical
point do these remarks tendl Obviously to
this: That this whole subject shall be lifted
up out OF the slough of partisan and secta-
rian influences, and be incorporated into the
of the United States. Nothing
short of this will meet the present and fu-
ture exigencies Of the case. The unwr1tten
law Of q nation is strong. but it becomes
doubly strong when embodied in its written
l am aware that there are
otJectlOns to the interference of the national
government in the local management of
educ ational affairs; but national edncat;on
9 national duty, transcending all other
iutles excepting that of national preser-
5atloD, and the interests of the whole
latlon are too complicated and univer-
ai to be lett exclusively to private effort /!
II the separate action of the several |
states Some have neglected this great and |
acred duty. No State OF this Union stands |
llone; all are connected and interdependent. |
The ignorance, decentralization or anarchy !
# one affects all. Unless there be Al Last |
n approximation to a harmonious unity in |
he entire aggregate of the principles and |
ctions of nation, it has already entered |
pom the period OF its decline and fall. |
While, therefore, it may be wise not TO
How the general government to enter
lrectIy into the execution of plans for edu.
ating the people, yet it should have the
over to aid or compel State to discharge
er duty, when failing to make a provision
II the education of her citizens. We ara
dmitting to full political privileges millions
persons, utterly uninstracted, even in
knowledge. Intelligent citi-
ms, having ample means of observation.
ave expressed the opinion that the freed
en- of some States never will be educated.
nless the national government shall ia,
r1ere. No higher responsibility ever
sted upon nation than that which thu |
merican people assumed, to protect the |
val freedmen in the full enjoyment of all
cir rights as citizens. We emancipated |
lem to save the nation. Shall great and
agnanimous people not discha1 &c obliga-
)ns thus incurred?
The constitution of the United States
larantees to every State republican form
government. Republicanism and educa-
N are convertible, cOrrelative terms: wby
t also guaran tee to every State an unsec 8
ran System of free and universal eouca-
N?
respectfully submit to You. for your q
these two amendments TO rha @
nstitution of the United States:
|. No State shall make any laws respect I q
, an establishment of religion, or prohib- I
1g the tree exercise thereof; and no money {
sed or property acquired by taxation ia
State tor the support of public schools, I
derived from any public fund therefor, T.
III ever be under the control of any re- Z
Ious sect; nor shall any money 80 raised q
property SO acquired ever be given or
ned TO any religious sect or denominia-
1.-The United States shall guarantee to | 81
'ry State in this Union a republican form | il
government" aud an adequate system OF b.
and universal unsectarian education. q
sterious Passengers ON the Hiberpian. 10
i. rumor was current on Saturday that sc
q Carlos, Of SPAN, had arrived in Ralti- W
re on the steamer Hibernian. whish st
ched here from Liverpool, and there ! III
considerable curiosity manifested by m
~ persons as to the whereabouts of tho ! he
Ter of the Carlists. On inquiry yester-
it was learned from officers of the pa
mer, now at Locust Point, that among "a
passengers from Liverpool to Halifax 10,
four persons, who attracted consider an
attention during the voyage. Two lie,
their names as Fox, the others as LIS | pu
nd Shortly after leaving Liverpool | tn
Sleman named Terrell, who, it is said.
Don Carlos well, became very init be
with the party and acted as Interpreter ! SUI
them, they speaking Spanish anu Or
nch. After the party left the Hiber- till
at Halifax. Mr.. Terrell continued On lee