Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-02
EDUCATION

An extraordinary spirit appears to have Ia
Ken pc ,cssion at the minds OF COVE rnors sad
ieading nsn II, those s,a,es where the poiitleal
controversy is we'll SCI, oil. IN re peel 10 me ge-
neral Dissemination OF knowledge Earnest ana |
handsome rccoinmeG ia,ions on this subje q have
appeared in excSuive cnrnmunc alions To tlt. lie |
g's's'sr.s of New york. Virginia. SoJ,h Carroll
ma, ken,acks, ch,o. and webeheve other states
In Our last, We. puoi,shsd a Iaiter or lanes
Monroe from Losdon,,o Gov Page, dispia,ing
an anAious solieitace ano truly merItorious zeal
or the Same topic And we may add, that ma.
Wy isspedab able newspapers IN the states mention.
cd, are taxing d-e., interest in il. izbo,in- with
easnestn-ss aud diligence TO iIopreAs = becorin<
sense of it upon me community.
The cause OF this 'audabie spirit is Obvious
every rejecting mind knows that the life and tie
/ soul OF ,epil6.ic is INFORAArIoE: il is abs. a.
luielS he eondirion of is existence W;,bo,,s
ih{'ySiatsou among the mass Of the citizens, We
'niBhs AS well exped reietii.on OF the esea,eat
nirrS's ,ecordsd ia the sacred scriptures. as tb,
pe-.s.c can repei the eUeI oxchruents OF desno
t-ti and ieiain long their freedom. The rlecsipe
J'aTcoisr IS the Immediate instrument 10 ward
or 'Jrarpy--bnt Of what avail is this. unless il
! be exercised with Discrimination and how can
disciin aat.on b. u. ed without know;e DE + b..
ffTs SUFFICIENT TO real public laws and measure !.
ofJ8asfs 10 calculate, OF history 10 eoInsa,. OF
grs9yLpcy aad various sasencss Involved IN f,.li
uh9erstsn1n"S OF the proceedings OF the govern
"e''t vi SltNtehAiSe country! II people dsl;erd
wholly on demscogUes TO direG ,heir votes. ~.
they must without tieir own individual mforma-
oE) tbey night as wei resign their Siion Who'll
" TO denasOsues. anG save themselves the ,,o,,
ole' expense aud time OF a formal exercise OF
their franchise.
General Information among the people forms
the only hope, the solsasy basis OF expeaa,on.
IN retpset 10 hmsyiean fieeioS, In no,biag ~
as MANS ct continuing our freedom, can -, Ice
distinguishes from ,he nations which have zone
before us, both ancient and modern whose The.
tes existed but tos das. and wi,hou, one ex
ception have been whclmed by she oyerbe ay,no,
tSrfent OF domination Our virtue is no. s,ea,e,
"han fher'' our religion IS the same which ma.
ny u Rem enjoyed but in ne . tss and IA ,cbocls
we are already g!oricusy distinS uished by IN
eoursSing tbess, we may become ssill mos. SO.
and by INC extensive diffusion of {go,,lesIy, ~.
may es-ai'e sbe1 laie, and our liberties i,ouri N
10, eyer. on
we are now ~ the course of an exDe,;,,,s,,
wan 4 Tree government: we have no, eNisfed
'ong enough as nation TO determine as.y thing In
relation TO the result The experiment com
npenoed under the happies auspices il has tro
oeeded the short sr-ee it has adj, anced in a man
ner calculated 20 excite sxtsenie solei,ude- Ava,
iu' Doubt Cur liberties nov hang tssr,bine over
the dark nnuied scene Of pp>oachmg years III
remains 90 be de ermired, etaes by obfai,iu and
promoting KNOWLEDGE, the people will pass
from AN honorable jvo5I,ioa 20 pc -narent esfa.
/ 6ffsb,reSf IN freedom ;--or whether, bv ueels9-
1 ing this grasd. this OILY MEAN OF their DO
lricai salvation, they viii sink toto valsalage,
and become another ingioios example on the re-
cords Oh humbisd, ensiavcd man.
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