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1873-74.] Document No. 5. 83
uneducated, and without skill in any art or science,
does a great injury to mankind as well as to his own family,
for he defrauds the community of a useful citizen?, and be-queaths
to it a nuisance.'"'
If it is the duty of the parent to educate the child, it is
the right of the child to be educated. Ought the State to
protect this right? By the law of the ancient Romans, the
father had the right to put his child to death. At a subse-quent
period the .Statu protected the life of the child, but
gave the father all the acquisitions of the child during the
life of the father. Our law protects the lii'e of the child, but
gives the child's services to tlu parents till the child is
twenty-one years old. Ought the law also to protect the
moral and intellectual life and growth of the child? It is
not proposed to consider this question upon the idea of the
absorption of the individual into the body politic, and of
his entire subjection to the despotism of the State, but upon
the idea of a republic founded upon the virtue and intelli-gence
of the people.
The rights of children find such "ample protection in
that insuperable degree of affection which Providence has
planted in the breast of every parent," that this State has
not as yet thought proper to protect the right of children to
be educated. Suppose that parents should prevent the edu-cation
of their children after the State had provided the
schools, ought the State to interfere and protect the rights
of the children?
"Our need is universal education. Of the ability of the
voluntary system to secure this, very serious doubts are en-tertained.
Many are beyond the reach of moral suasion.
They do not wish to send their children to school, and will
not unless compelled to. It has been much debated if we
have a right to compel them, and if we have, whether it is
advisable to put this additional power in the hands of the
government, But are not the evils inflicted upon us by
ignorance greater than those which would result.from giving
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| Full Text | 1873-74.] Document No. 5. 83 uneducated, and without skill in any art or science, does a great injury to mankind as well as to his own family, for he defrauds the community of a useful citizen?, and be-queaths to it a nuisance.'"' If it is the duty of the parent to educate the child, it is the right of the child to be educated. Ought the State to protect this right? By the law of the ancient Romans, the father had the right to put his child to death. At a subse-quent period the .Statu protected the life of the child, but gave the father all the acquisitions of the child during the life of the father. Our law protects the lii'e of the child, but gives the child's services to tlu parents till the child is twenty-one years old. Ought the law also to protect the moral and intellectual life and growth of the child? It is not proposed to consider this question upon the idea of the absorption of the individual into the body politic, and of his entire subjection to the despotism of the State, but upon the idea of a republic founded upon the virtue and intelli-gence of the people. The rights of children find such "ample protection in that insuperable degree of affection which Providence has planted in the breast of every parent," that this State has not as yet thought proper to protect the right of children to be educated. Suppose that parents should prevent the edu-cation of their children after the State had provided the schools, ought the State to interfere and protect the rights of the children? "Our need is universal education. Of the ability of the voluntary system to secure this, very serious doubts are en-tertained. Many are beyond the reach of moral suasion. They do not wish to send their children to school, and will not unless compelled to. It has been much debated if we have a right to compel them, and if we have, whether it is advisable to put this additional power in the hands of the government, But are not the evils inflicted upon us by ignorance greater than those which would result.from giving |
