The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-21

parents punish their own chA dreE
- .s.;sSesess. iiaAi.l,issss;
10 the peopse5 some eourfS 0easa on IN
justice rather than justice to the Peo
pie, some legislatures make bad Lass
but mus, We rush to the opposite ex
,reme and prohibit parental auihori'y,
aud abolish legal tribunal and gen
eral assemblies ? One cone n-ion Is A.
just as ,he v,her Ia a certain sense
the public school teacher i, peace
officer. he mus arrest pr,secaie
defend nnd give judcmeut YES. be
must do ali these bus II We add one
more oficial duty VIZ: ITO punish
some OF our modern humanirarians are
aghast They rel u, beautiful stories
of the Innocence Of youth he simple
ity Of childhood aud the artlessness OF
children All this sounds we'll in Is
says and lectures, bu, does no succee j
so well in practice Who ever heard
Of aw without penalty attaehsi 2
ExsuIiu- the ,t,'ure- % suy State sou
wish Allow me. 20 2 ite from di-
'inguishrd educeior Il, j. then but
the utterance OF an irreiragable pOiiii"
cal truth to declare, as do declare,
thar al secular human governments
depend. 30 he last resort. upon bayo
net. aud boub -hell--tha, Is, upon
force Can,pnI-ion, 'he power of en-
forcing .brdirnce l. tbe bed rock 90
which every organized human govern
meut, Of whatsoever kiud, rests down,
aud on which it must abide, and will
abide, TIL the Golden Age OF the race,
ct which poe's sing. and for which
Christian, pray shall be ushered in.
tu The rear ct every mandate of auto
erat or de-Po' o' every -'atale enact
ed by Parliameot Congress or Gen
eraI Assembly - decree pro-
,aa.ss,,.,-s .,--,,- - j''-''e'-.. '..,. 4.
the ub are drteu so IN silent
Saiting serried r.uN~ fhr s.im legions
OF force Their symbols of Office are
sabres aud Ga'liug guns, their argu-
meuts arc grape shot aud steel Their
work begins when that Of legislatures
and courts cease TO be effective. |
speak fguraiiveiy, apr he figure ex-
pr, -se- ,ru b polpa bic ualse'saI aud
uoque>'ionable, be ruth 'ta' phy-ical
force. the power of compu'ainn, sup
plemenis. underlie-, nnd environs. OF
absolute necessity All organlz-d secu
lar human government si utt'onab
state. aud muucipai 'r4t-s-iouS, aud
ali judicial decrees-rhe truth, that
without this iBves,it1re Of force, aud
the right to invoke its presence aud
aid, when emergencies demand, every
form OF government among men would
be liable to 90 to piec, ~ith the tirst
ius surrectiouary outbreak or con. ulSIon.
OF all optimi-uc poI'ica' chimcraN'
the wilde- aud mo-, laiisciou~ Is the
uo,iun lha ,hr fut~ oi mundane
States aud oai,cu- eau he conducted ou
strictly Sunday -ehooi principles
But there are menus by which We
car mea~urabiy. If 40, entirely, discard
force IRON the school room Do you
ask how Public opinion must take
hold Of the sabject We must arouse
tine Whole people 90 ,hiuk, aud spea x
and act in This matter let every
teacher keep a fair aud houest record
of his pnpils standing in his ciasses
aud his department in school. Let a
report of this 20 to his parents OF
guardian every month, either by mean:
of card or by publiealion Let these
become so general thar parr6,s vii
expec, them, yes demand them Of the
teachers Let public opinioa frowr
on wrong doing at school a. we'll a
elsewhere Let il be as di,graeefu
to be arrested, tried and eondcred by
the teacher as it i TO be CONVICTED by
the civil officer OF the laud. Lei II b,
considered a disgraceluI Tor pupi
to ab-en, himself or herself from -choo
purposeiy 90 avoid monthly sxamina
ton, as it is 10 flee from the civil Off
cers | ,ay let public ppinbn DO it
work here as il does in the enforce
ment OF law, aud we shall soouk We yer,
little use for The rod in tie schoo
room But until the teachetis aide,
by parents, guardiruS, aud L genera
public, we cannot hope Go sbl-h cor
poral punishment