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SAMUEL 8 TILE 18, !£.,
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AMERICAN CITIZEN.
(Educational.
(Flom th« Pennsylvania School JournaJ.)
Soldisrs' Orphan School.
( Concluded.)
1. Two infirmary rooms shall be stt
jxpart in each school, one for the boys and
the other for the girls; and eich shall
I be provided wilh the furniture and ap
! pliances necessary.
2. A Nurse shall be employed to take
charge of all new pupils and keep them
apart from the others, till examined by
the Physician and pronounced free from
all cutaneous and other contagious dis
cases; and also to have the c?re of all
sick pupils
3. It shall be her duty to attend upon
all diseased pupils, and administer to
theni such medicines and remedies as
shall b3 prescribed by the Physician ; and
also to see tl.at their rooms arc kept well
ventilated and ciuan and their garments
often changed ; and that the inmates
have such food as their pases may re
quire.
4. No pupil, either newly arrived or
previously in the school, shall be dis
charged from tho infirmary till so direct
ed by the Physician.
Religious liihlruction an(|
Worship.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
I. It is the right of these orphans as
it is of every child, separated from home
training, to reecive.jjaud it is the duty of
Ihe teacher to impart, regular instruction
in the principles of Religion, as an in*
dispensable element in a proper Educa
tion. And, in this State in which Chris*
riariitv is a part of the law of the land, —
the laws themselves being based upon
and coiifoimcd to its principles,— the
Christian religion is to bo made a part of
the courso of instrqetion.
]>y this it is not. meant merely that
these children are to by taught those
great principles of morality which are
found to conform to the Christion -sys*
tcm ; but that tho Christian system it*
.self, as found in tho Scriptures, is to oe
taught, accompanied with a knowledge of
ihe origin of that system and duo rever
ence for its Divine Author.
11. As there is no religious belief or
ob crvance without preference for some
one or o'her of tho creeds and forms cf
worship prevailing amongst the various
Christians sects,—that creed is to be
taught and that form of worship prefer
red for each of these orphans, as far as
practicable, which the lather himself
would have designated were he alive, or
which the mother iu his stead shall indi
cate-
This principle cannot. from the nature
of the case, be fully] observed juj every
iustauce. For, though the schools have
been placed in charge of religious men
and care has been taken to have all the
prominent sects represented 111 the corps
of Principals, as the institutions
are so scattered over the whol<! State that
in most cases it would remove the child
too far from th* mother to send it to a
school of its own denomination,—rSecta
rian loligiom training must therefore bo
mainly provided tor otherwise ; There
fore—
lit. The assistance of the Christian
clergy, resident in the vicinity, is relied
on, iu (his part of the training of the
children of their respective
tions, in the schools.
To effect this object, a Jist of the or
phans wlijue parents were of his church,
is sent to each clergyman, with a request
that, subject to the rules of the school,
he will supervise aoj guide their relig
ious traioing, and, as far as convenient,
have them attend public worship at his
church. Hut, as there are several schools
having no churches or °f some of
the denominations near them, this ren
ders it unavoidable, that—
IV. Ia all cases in which there is
neither clergyman nor church of the par
ent's denomination ntar the school, the
orphan thus circumstanced shall, for the
time, attend the church of the Principal,
and be instructed in matters
with the body of tho schooldue res
pect being alwnys had to the known re
ligious preference of t£ie deceased father
and bo attempts made to proselyte his
child.
No other .expedient than thi.« is gener
ally practicable in such cases. It is true
(here may be, in the variety of teachers
io a school, some one agreeing with pu
pils thug removed from church privilege!
of thair own denomination. These, of
course, amy nod ought to take charge of
such pupils, as catechumens of their own
church ; but in the absence of such in
struction, this class of p.upil£ arc to ac
company the Principal.
HULKS KKj.IGIuUS AND IN
STRUCriON.
1* Tii-ere s&iull morning anh eve*
" Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end, dare to dp our duty as we understand it"-A. Lnraow.
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1867.
ning worship and grace before meat dais
ly, at the times specified ; the worship tq
be in the study-hall and conducted by
the Principal, or such of the teachers as
he shall designate, and to consist at tho
least, of the reading of a portion of script
turc, singing and prayer.
2. All the pupils of tho same denom
ination shall morning, af
ternoon or evening worship as the Prin
cipal shall direct, iu the church to which
their parents belong, if there be one
within convenient distance; Providrd,
that the minister or others furnish theui
wilh seats and have an oversight of thom
■while in attendance. But no pupils of
these schools are to attend night meetings
in any chuich,
3. Each clergyman resident in the vi
cinity of such school shall have the priv
ilege of visiting and instructing the chil
dren of his own denomination therein, as
often and at such hours, either on the
Sabbath ir a week day, as shall not ma
terially interfere with their studies and
other pursuits and as shall be agreed to
by the Principal: Provided, that if there
be two churches of the same denomina
tion, tl c orphans of that deijomieation
shall attend and be instructed by the
minister of the nearest, it there bj any
question.
4. That there shall be a Sunday-School
organized in each school; the teacljcrs of
which Sunday-School shall be the teach
crs ol the orphan school and such others
from amongst tho resident citizens as
shall be willing and qualified to assist,
with the consent of the Principal. And
that in the formation of tho classes, if
there bo teachers of different denomina
tions, they shall be putin charge of class
es of their own denominations respect
ively.
5. That the habit of reading the Scrip
tures be encouraged, not oaly by (he ex
ample of the teachers but by affording
>uch historical, geographical and other
aids, and by such explanations of the
customs aud practices alluded to in many
oi its parts, as shall render its stud) in*
tcre:?ting nnd the knowledge of ir more
complete.
G. That the practice of individual
prayer by the puoils on retiring to bed at
night anu arising in the morning is to be
encouraged, without being forced.
7. That all tho pupils be taught to
sing psalms and hymns, and encouraged
to join in this delightful portion of pub
lie worship on all suitable occasions.
8. That no undue means be resorted to
to get up any rtl.gious excitement in the
schools, or to effect an ill considered pro
fession of conversion :—This momentous
step in the life of each individual being
better left to the times and the influences
of the Divine Spirit, which will not be
withheld from faithful and prayerful in
struction.
SUNDAY OBSERVANCES.
The time of rising, inspection, worship
aq 1 breakfast as upon otiisr days.
Immediately after breakfast, the pupils
shall put on their Sunday dress.
At !• o'clock A. M. tlicy will meet for
exchange of library books; and each
shall be charged with the books issued
and be held responsible for their prcper
carc and returu.
At 10 o'clock the schosl shall be called
lor Sunday School exercises.
When the pupils goto public worship
in the morning, the Sabbath-School will
be held at J.-30 in the afternoon.
Sabbath-School will open with roll-call,
singing,readiagtbcScriptu esand prayer.
Address and general exercises on the
Sabbath shall be before the whole school'
For class instruction, the school shall
be divided in four, or more divisions.
The duration of the exorcises should
not be less than one and a half hours ;
and three quarters of an hour should be
spent in class instruction.
Every child who can read with suffi*
cient readiness should be supplied with a
copy of the Scriptures and receive class
instruction. All who catfnot read with
readiness are to receive oral instiuciion
n Biblical truths and have exercises in
singing, 4c.
There shall bo a sufficient number of
hymn books for the pupils.
Ihe school shall be well supplied with
maps, charts, cards and works illustrating
biblical history and important events.
The class instruction should b-i topical
and tbo same in all the classes ; and it
should also bo the subject for review and
comment during tho Sabbath evening ex
ercises.
CORRKSFONDENCK WITH 112f OME.
The manifest design ot tho Stato, io
the establishment of these schools is not
to destroy ihe home feeling, but 19 act as
a father to the fatherless. Corrcft«ond»
ence with the mother and other relatives
is therefore a right of each of ihes« or
phans; and it is to bo as frequent as may
be coa9i&gM*t with other duties and not to
be in any way restrained except for abuse,
Therefore.
Kach pupil is to be permitted to writo
home at least once a month, it sj desired
by him or herself. Neither the letters
sent nor received are to be subject to ex
amination by the Prin;ipal or any other
authority in the school, except after as
certaicei violation of truth by the pupil,
in former letters sent, or disturbing sen
timents in letters received.
In su h cases, but no other, the right
of unreUrieted correspondence shall be
forfeited and that of examining letters
exercised j but all such cases shall bo
reported to tho State Superintendent, or
one of his officers, at the next visit.
VISITS OP MOTIIERS.
Frequent visits of pareuts to their
chiUren while at boarding school, are not
desirable, in any case. These schools are
no exemption from the disturbing prac
tice. Therefore,
1. Mothers are not to visit the schools
oftener than once in each quarter of a
year, and not to prolong their visits be
yond one day; except in cases of sick
ness.Jwhsn the visits may be of such fre
quency and duratiou as shall be necessary.
2. A Mothers' Room shall be provided
in each school, and comfortably furnished
with two beds, &c.
3. Mothers shall eat at the table with
tho pupils, and shall not be charged any
thing for their accommodations, unless
tfyeir stay le prolonged without such rea
son as that of sickness, &e.
VACATIONS.
There shall be ana vacation annually
in all the schools of thisgrnle, from the
last Friday in July till the end of five
weeks from the following Tuesday. I)ur»
ing this time all studios and labor shall
cease in the schools, except the work
noces';:iry to carry on the domestic opera
tions.
Daring, but not to ex.;ecd this period,
1 saves af absence to visit relatives may
b) granted b\ the Principal, to such pu
pils as shall have deserved it, and have a
comfortable and proper home* to visit.
The other minute details in these
schools canoot be hero specified. They
arc 101l to tho experienco and judgment
of the several Principal* and their assis
tants and may be modified as circumstan
ces shall require. But the main features
of tho sy stem as herein sot forth, will be
insisted on, and any departure, reported
either by the Examiner or the Inspector
of the schools, will, if not at once cor
rected, bo hold as a sufficient ground for
closing the institution in which such vi«
olations of rule m;»y occur.
THOMAS H. BURROWES,
Supt. Sohliert' Orphant.
LANCASTER, Oct. 18,1860.
Little by Little,
It is tbo uiotto of the dew, the lesson
ol the light—and in thp piapifold qnick
cnings of the spring, and the glorious uu
foldings of the summer, you cannot
watch the steps of progress—it is "here
a lit tic and there a little." Thus wc in
fluenco other? and are influenced by them.
So the son Dccomss liko his father, and
the school boy like his classmate, and tlo
daughter like her mother. Seek for
some great thing to do —and where you
will discover t? Set to work at a great
reading, a great visiting, a great writing
—and what have you'achieved ? Yet try
silent and steady working, and then how
vast the achievement 1
When the good Samaritan gave his
loving help to tho man who had fallen
among the thieves, he evidently o 1 eyd
only the law qf his nature, and did that
which he was accustomed to do. It was
a little act, an unobtrusive deed, done in
a quiet way; consequently the record ol
his deed, has moulded the lives of many
more. Just a word here and a word
there, a visit here and a visit there, a lit
tie kinti deed here and another there, and
you are a missionary of Christ, a friend
of the sorrowful, a helper of the needy.
Alas 1 how we all seek for some great
thing to do, forgetful of the fact that an
earnest and holy life acts like rjaiet sun
light and gentle air, and that in living
near to God ourselves, everything in our
life Ims Lcen a telling quantity, though
we in:iy not see it to bo so. No Chris
tian man would be, or could be, what he
is, without those liulonioditation*,prayers,
submissions, and selt-tonquests which
have been all blended together in the
formation .of his Christian life.— The
Quiver.
——
TAKE IlEfcr.—ol all vice* £ako heed
to drunkenness. Other vices arc tut
fruits of disordered afiections ; this dis
orders. nay, reaouu. Other vi
ces impair the soul; this demolishes her
! two chief faculties, the understanding
! and the will. O'bcr vices make their
j own way, this makes way for all vices.—
He that ie a drunkard is qualified for vice.
THE CAPITAL.
Special Dispatch to tba Pittsburgh Commercirtl.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1867.
In tlit SeuaU today the House amend
ments to the bill 9 for the admission of
Colorado and Nebraska were concurred
in, and the bills now goto the Pre»ident.
The provisions about which there has
been sr much debate are attached to each
bill in the following language .
SEC. S. And be it further enacted,
that this act shall go into effect with the
fundamental and perpetual condition,that
within said State of Nebra?ka there shall
be no abrigment or denial of the exer
cise of the elective franchise, or of any
other right to any person by reason of
race or color, excepting Indians not taxed
and upon the further fundamental* con
dition that the Legislature of said State,
by a solemn act, shall declare the assent
of said State to the said fundamental
conditions and shull transmit to the Pres
ident of the United States an authentic
copy of said act, upon reocipt wheureof
the President, by proclamation, shall
forthwith announce the fact, whereupon
said fundamental condition shall be held
as a part of the organie law of the State,
and thereupon, and without any further
proceeding on the part of Congress, the
admission of said State into the Union
shall be considered as complete; said
State Legislature shall be convened by
the Territorial Governor within thirty
days after the passage of this rot,J'to aot
upon the condition submitted herein."
The vote in the Senate on concurring
in the House Amendment was twenty
eight to fourteen, just enough to pass
it over a veto. The vote by which the
bills passed ths House yesterday, was
103 'o 55, with several absentees in favor
of them. Ten were absent from the
today, of whom six are counted
for the hilhi over a veto.
The House today took up Thad. Ste»
ven's enabling bill, and will eonsidor it
from day today until disposed of. The
bill in effect provides fur the calling of
State convention* in tho ten insurgent
States, to which delegates are to bo elcc
tod, to form a new State government on
the basis of universal suffrage, exeopt to
rebels. Tho new Statu constitutions are
ro declare for general suffrago and bo ac
ceptable to Congress.
Mr. Bighatn of Ohio spoke for an
hour and a half against the bill, and de
nounced it in severe terms. He said it
was a measure of destruction instead of
reconstruction ; of disunion instead of
reunion, and contemplated patching up
restoration in a manner almost fatal to
the Republic. Tho speech attracted
great attention.
Mr. Dawsop of followed
iu a written speech, opposing the bill
a»4 the Constitutional Amendment, and
warmly indorsing the administration.
There arc twenty members on the
Speaker's list, whq desire to speak on
this bill.
General Sickles testified before the
special Committee of the House today
on the mvrdcr of colored soldiers in
South Carolina. 110 added that in one
portion of tho State tho outrages on the
freedmen were very extensivo.
The Committee on Banking of the
House held an important meeting today
ond virtually decided in favor of what
is known as the Randall bill, which sub
stitutes legal t enOer notes for the Nation
al Bank notes, and requires tho banks to
give up their bonds and their notes, and
receive in return therefore greenbacks.
An amendment was adopted to the bill
giving any individual tho right to gath>
er Natioual Bank notes and present them
to the Treasurer fpr ledcmption in green
backs.
It is itated to night that the presi
dent has prepared a veto of the bill pro
viding for universal suffrage in the ter%
ri lories.
The ways and coaimittee will
hold a special meeting to morrow o# the
Gold Bill.' It is very evident that they
will do nothing to wards sudden con
traction.
General Baird commanding at New
Orleans, continued his evidence today
before the Special Committee on the
riots thero. Full copies of the Military
Com mission's report hav;s been prepaied
by Secretary Stanton to lay before this
Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 —The Presi
dent has approved* the bill suspending
payment of money to persons claiming
the labor or service of colored volunteer 8
or drafted ivcn..
At a meeting of the Banking and
Currency Committee today, a> unmista
kable feeliug was developed in favor of
Randall's bill substituting greenbacks for
National Bank issues, and the indica
tions are that the bill will be reported
unfavorably to the house in a fow days.
Nearly all the Spates are represented
at the annual meeting of the American
Iron and Steel Association, in session
here. The members generally report
trade depressed, owing to inability to
compete with foreign manufacturers-
The meeting will probably take some ac
tion in reference to the tariff bill pending
in Congress.
Gen Siekles's testimony before the
Congressional Committee in relation to
affairs in South Caroliua is very strong
He declares that many countiee require
constant military control to secure
to the freedmeu any of their rights.
From the statement made Ly Senator
Cowan today, it appear* that of 157 re
movals in tha I'ost office Department, 120
were for polttical reasons; of 357 nomi«
nations to civil office during the
present session, five have been acted on.
It is understood the plan agreed upon
by the leaders in the impeachment move*
ment is to suspend the President as soon
as articles are preprsd, Mr. Wade step
ping into his (the Presideut'i) position.
It is then proposed to prolong the trial
until Mr. Johnson'n term oi offico shall
have expired, and in the meanwhile the
South is to be reconstructed again.
The Commissioner of Internal Her
enue has issued a circular to collectors,
that all spirits for which bonds for tran
sportation have been given are to be
seised if found elsewhere than in transit
to the warehouse for which a permit is
issued, unless it is clear the transporta
tion commenced before the 20th inet.—
Only those spirits which have been reg
ularly withdrawn from warehouse upon
payment of tax can be regarded as legi
timate objects of traffic. lionds must
not be cancelled except on proof of re
ceipt into warehouse, or proof of some
special ciicuinstancas which have ren
dered literal compliance with the condi
tion of the bond impossible.
WASHINGTON, Jar. 23, 1667.
A number of important bills were in
troduced and referred in tho Senate to
day, aaiong them ouc by Mr. llamsey to
restrict the fraulcing privilege to the au*
tographs of those entitled to if. This
will put a stop to the use of franking
stamps and mechanic franks, under which
nearly all the documents and a groat part
of the letters sent from her* are sent to
their dcstintlujD The bill went fo the
Postoffico Committee.
Mr. Ramsey also introduced a bill
modifying tho tariff of charges for post
al money orders, so as to make it ten
cents for less than ten dollars ; from ten
to thirty dollavs, fifteen cents; above
thirty dyliars, twenty-five cents, increass
ing the compensation for issuing money
orders fiom one-eighth to one-fourth per
cent., and authoiizing the issue of du
plicates in cases of loss. This went to
the Postoffice Committee also.
The Tariff bill camo up at ooe o'clock.
Mr. Sherman made a long and cxhaus.
tive speech on ths subject. He took the
ground that it was idle to talk of free
trade or protection now iliac the demands
of the Government regulated the ques
tion entirely. There were a hundred
and forty million of dollars iti gold per
annum to be raised, and the true object of
the bill was to accomplish th : s object.
Mr. Fesscudcc said it was his experi
ence that it would not.do to let the man
ufacturers make the tariff. He had learn
ed this from interviews with manufact
urers when the bill was in Committee.—
The was debated until six o'olcck.—
Several amendment* were offered, but all
were voted down, and tho disposition
seem? to be to pass the bill as it stands.
Tho House remained in sbssion all
night,and took a recess from eight o'elo -ik
this morning until eleven, with the un
derstanding that the Democrats should
have one hour in which to debate the
bill to prohibit United States courts from
allowing any one to practice before them
eharged with treason, bribery or corrup
tion. The minority, therefore, gained
the point for which they filibustered all
of yesterday and last night. The ar
rangement waa carried out fully. Messrs
Niblick, Fink, Boyer and Rogers con
sumed the hoar in opposing the bill,
whereupon it was passed by yeas fO3 to
nays 42. Messrs. Hall, of Mew Yotk;
Mcßuer, of California; Latham, of West
Virginia, and Phelps, of Maryland, voted
with tho Democrats against the bill.
The night session was marked by ex
ceediog good temper, and passed off with
out extraordinary incident. A great
deal of amusement was created at diff
erent times, by a call of the House, and
the consequent arrest of members for be
ing absent without leave. An early ad
journment, took place to-day.
Tho President has strneu a bill provia
ding that the net proceods of the inter
nal revenue of the Territories of Nebras
ka, W ashington, Colorado, Idaho, Jlon
tana, Arazona and Dakotah, the next
three yearn, be set aside and ippropiiated
NUMBER 8,
for the purpose of erectiLg, under the
direction of the Secretary of the Interi
or, of penitentiary buildings in said sev
eral territor.es, at such places therein te
have been or may be designated by the
Legislatures thereof, and apjnved by
the Secretary of the Interior.
Sir Frederick Bruce, the British Min
ister, was on the floor of the Home to
day, and seemed to take a lively interest
in the proceedings which resulted from a
call of the House, such as arrest, and
fining of members, eto.
The House Judiciary committee hava
not as yet examined one witness in the
impeachment movement, and have donq
nothing in the matter beyond looking into
some documentary evidence on yesterday.
The committee do not feel that they will
have time this session to fully complete
their inquiries. They deny the report
that General Grant has been summoned
before them.
Tho Special Commit!## on the New
Orleans riota have already taken evidence
which will fill several hundred printed
pages, and they are still oxamining wit
nesses. It will be some time before they
are enabled to make any report to the
House. General Banks testified to-day
that he never wrote a letter favoring a
meeting of the Louisiana Convention.
The internal taxation will not be re
duced to the extent that was contempla
ted in the opening of Congress, for two
reason : First, the internal revenue re"*
ceipts have materially fallen off. and are
likely to oontinue at a reduced rate, and
•econd, the Ways and Means Committee
do not favor redncirg thj taxes, whilj
the Senate, in some manufactures, seemi
willing to lower the tariff.
An insignificant paper, whioh is rarely
seen here, is credited by the telegraph
of being the President's orgatf|*and of
representing him as being in favor of at}
armed resistance to Congress. The Pres.
•dent declared to a Congressman to-day
that he never saw the article until it ep«
pearcd as telegraphod to a New York pa
per, that he did not inspire it, and does
not indorse it, aud further that he has
been much annoyed at newspaper articles
from that source being imputed to him.
The President yesterday signed the bill
for the mooting of the Fortieth Congress
on the 4th of March. If provide* that
in addition to the present regular times
of mooting of Congress, there shall be a
meeting of the Fortieth Congres* of the
United States, and of each succeeding
Congresst hereafter, at twelve o'clock me
ridian, on the fourth day of March, the
day ou whioh tho term begins for which
the Congress is elected, except when tho
4th of March occurs on Sunday, then
the meeting shall take place on the samo
hour on the next succeeding day. i Q
person who was a member of tho previous
Congress shall receive any compensotiou
as mileage forgoing to or returning from
the additional session provided for by the.
112 iregoing section.
Tho President has also signed the Joint
Kcsolution appropriating fifteen thousand
dollars for expenses of (no Joint Com
mittee on retrenchment. Tho Commit
tee has not thus far succeeded in gaining
that amount in the annual expenses of
(.he Government.
A very large lobby is at present assem
bled in this city to defeat the confirma
tion by the Senate of gentlemen who have
been appointed to different prominent of
fices. Their influence is not needed in
most cases.
Tho Senate Judiciary Committee. t<).
day, agreed to report a constitutional
Amendment prohibiting the election of
any person to the Presidential office for
more than one term.
The employees in the various Depart
ments of the Government who have been
permanently injured and disabled by
wound* in the set vice, during there! 9%
lion, will shoitly petition Cor to fix,
by law, the tenure of office held by them,
to continue during good behavior. A
meeting 'will be held in a few days, and
the petitions presented to Congrec*.
General Grant's second reception took
11 oe to-pight. Although invitations were
issued, there was an immense attend
ance of the fashionable acd civil and
military and naval portion of Washing
too society. General Grant received his
guests in his fall dress uniform and rank
of General.
Chief Justin Chase also bad a so! eat
reception to-night, which was largely and
fashionably attended.
A careful canvas of the House has beeij
made and but a very small majority has
been developed in favor of Thad. Stevens'
bill to abolish the present State govern
ments of the South. There is nothing
like i two-thirds vote to pass it over a
veto. A number of the leading radical*
will vote against the bill.
Major General George R. Thoaa* a*d
% portion of hi* staff arrived to-night.