, 1880-06-08

lielr eohlEact ruhs ohly lor oha "a5 Anu
'"Ilcil t1o summons came :" Ioln tle H'ha'
l.e1ao!e caravan "h'cn pfocee"eo out VI 1ho
GSpos,.'o' tti'a'ng. TUG man on s''o .op seat
mentally Fote't aye lor 'asee "elesa.1oh anu
went home ai'd spent tho hlen1' probably llKo
.nous"1'as u! otheis, aace''".ic"'ly c"'!hls VI.
.l'e ial'ies ot ttle states a'a ier''lo'ioS anu
1oo'ahs UP scores IN afea'h''no'
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Ao" TILE G0VERHMENI MAX AID FoF-
uLAh EpuoAtloH'
IN tl'e hep,p'lcan p'a'tor.a "hlen I'as oeeh
"u"psea w u'e o'i'easo eonfen1lo" NV u!o
two loilo"ing 1eso'uuoas fcl"snas " pubic
eauea'oh'
no @ mSFx * OF M norai stntae hit " Es = H.
duly of tho National uovcrntnont to aid that
wek ne 70 ne 0xent q m + h.9t H. n1ry
gatc Of tic intclEcnco IL tho soveral states,
w tnc acs.ly nf Tug Nnt,on @ ta, st 20 salae, ,S,
a1cr,,gc genius Ut nif
y IhG Conssit1tlan Wlsey r. toeo'as ,G9nSfoss to
rcijxIo' but L IN i'{ie Il, i,ope Tilt tic Nation
can be protected nEninRt the Ln.iioneo Of seotn"
inution. WI thnroft3r" recon1mend thu tho
Constitution be 80 amended rs to lay tho satno
XIII 10 f"r ta inv n,,,,ronE;Stinn ~ njn fmms
to tho support Ut seotar1nn schools.
Taken together these two resolutions !ndi-
cate purpose that tho National Government
shall undertake practical system for hiding
the public schools, which hayo heretofore
bcen sustained exclusively by State and local
effort. The constitutional amendment de-
mallded by the seconti 0f the foregoing reso-
lutions Is m essential condition precedent to
| any such project. The General Government
cannot consistently contribute ono dollar TO
the aid Of pabIic-selloo1 systein under tho
| control of tito State Governments except
upon MI absolute assurance that 10 portion
thereof shnll be used for scctarlan purposes.
The language Ut tue first OF the Rb0Vo rcs0-
lutions recltcs tflat "lt ls tic duty Of the M
tionai Government 10 MD that work {viz.:
popular educat1on] 10 the ertent Of It's co7sstl-
tutionut abtiftv.a Congress has already up
propr1ated lands forA educational purposes. II
| such appropriation lie constitutional, 1t must
likewise be in tho power Of Congress
10 appropriate money or taxes. IN this
Wow Of tho case it becomes question Of OK
pcdiency. There Is no longer my doubt
that education Is a valuable auxiliary to good
citizenship. 1t is equally certain that the
| Southern States arc suffering from lafnont-
able deficiency in common-school facilities.
Tho material prosperity Of the Nation would
! bo im1neas,lrabiy Increased If the public
school system in every section Of the country
were rs broasl md comprehensive as it IL, for
| instance, III tho State Of Illinois.
How can the benefits OF popular education
be equally distributed ut proper and cauit-
ablo adjustment Of the cost? Manifcstly
through the agency Of the National Governs
| ment
The TR1puyE's plan for attaining this now
blessing OF popular government was pro-
posctl soma months Since md tho reytyel
| thereof now would sco1, to bo timely. It Is
to draw upon the consumers of liquors for
TIC chief maintenance of FREQ schools. Tho
INK on snlrlts Welded 10 tho Government
! $50 40 sto In 1878: the revenue frpm bcer ard
nle during the SAINT year was soo3705a. In
ro,,nd numbers. whisky md heer yiol,i now
TN annual revenue Of sG0, ,o00, 900, and tho
amount will grow In pace with tho future
| prpwth of nou1lnt1nn.