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Union School

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
May
Year
1848
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The Union School in our village, is every day increasing in interest and standing. Itopened on the second term, the firstday of May, and now numbers 184 scholari. The continued increase evincos its popularity. There are now, four Teachers employed of unquestionable ability. T. R. Harrison and lady so deservedly popular as Teachers the last term are still retained as suprintendents. The evidence of the rapid progress of the pupils as exhibited at the examination, at close of last term, was satisfactory, and highly gratifying, to all prese nt. The harmony that prevails in school, gives stronL evidence of the advantages, and benefits, of that system adopted by the instructors, " that kindness is power." We would invite the patrons, and others, to visit the school and satisfy themselves of the utility and benefits resulting from this system. ' By tbis method alone, equal priviliges are secured to the rich and the poor, in their advantages of Education. O We reccommend to all our readers, of every age and eex, a careful perusal of the recent debates in Congress, upon the great lubject of Liberty of speech, and of the press - human rights, etc. All thinking intelligent beings, have their influence, in greater or less degree. Thatthe ladies are equally interrested in our countri's good, and hold a vast deal of influence, all will admit. Though we confess we hould not wish to see our fair friends at the ballot box, (a measure which we sea has been recently advocated by gome)we believe the influenco they now possess, (were it efficiently exerted) to be, not only more becoming', but far more potent in its effects upon community. We again invite them to read.and inform themselves, not only for their own particular and individual benefit and enjoyment, but that they may be better qualfid,to exert the right kind of influeiice over the youth of our land, as mothers, sisters, or in what ever relations they may hod to them - for upon these, may yet devolve the very heat, and burden of this "battle" - Thongh we hope for a speedy termination of it, securing to the rising generation, the enjoyment of our superior Institutions, untrameled, and unpolluted, by this"foul plaguespot" Slavery. X3F Th following unmistakable preamble and resolutions were passed at the last session of the Delaware Legislatura wtiich embody the sentiments of a large majority of the citizens of this state who see too clearly the wrongs and evils of slavery to its desire extensión and propogation. We cnpy form the Blue Hen's Chickens, Wilmington, Delaware, " Whereas a crisis has arrived in the public affuirs of this nation, which requires the full and free erpression of the people ttirough their legal representatives; and whereas the Uuited States is at war with a Bister Republic, occasioned by the annexation of Texas, wilh a view to the addition of slave territory to our country, and the extensión of the slave power in our Union; and whereas, in the opinión of this General Asscmbly, such acquisiüons are hostile lo the spirit of our free institutions, and contrary to 6ound morahty : Therefore, be ït Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the Si.ate of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That our Senators and Representativo in Congress are hereby requested to vote against the annexation of any new territory which shall not thereafter beforever freefrom slavery. " Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be Iransmitted to our Senators and Repreaentativcs in Congress. tp Poverty may lay its chilly Viand upon us and freeze up the brightest fountain of our hopes - (Hsappointrnent, may meel us at every step - affliction may strike down those who ara dearestto us - the foul breaih may attempt to sully our fair name, and tarnish our reputation- still let us be true to ourselves. Mytirious. - Five d'-ad bodies have been picked up in Boston and vicimy withia a vvoek, viz: - Mrs. Bullard, Joahun Marshal, a man unknown, (near the Lovvell ftailroad) James Murray, Mar the Srato Prison, and Adnms the volunteer, in Chnrlestown. In no case hns the certain cause of death baen ascertained. In addition, the bodies of several iofants havo either been buried i eusly or found floating in tb wfr.