The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-06

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sLrciNIsm, TO TIE LEGISLATURES OF
VIRGINIA..
Your petitioners approach the le,i1 ,,,r.
with hopes ut awakeningi its attention, becau(;
one iuhains, x the otheriwectens human life
and becauie one is the tu.ciar iniereit of tn,
Rate, and the otberits political foul.
a hnye fact will denonfrate their intimate
connexion, and clofe affinity. By the ofiicia
returns of the exports of the two countries
thoic OF the United States appear TO have ex.
ceeded thote of Great Britain in the year 1908,
IN relation to the numbers of people even al.
ITO Britain 4 transportation due to her
foreign podei'ions, and combining the United
States to native commodities. Its republican,
i'm, which, within twenty years, has enabled
us to overtaae fart Of centuries, in the arts of
indutry.
BY faving her, agriculture will iourn She
was never flved by Fictitious wealth or exciu-
five knowledge by the quackery of oracle, or
the patriotiim of privilege.
Some diftufon or knowledge, is admitted to
be neceilary for her exitence; and in Virginia,
the government ditfues none
Hence, about five hundred of our children,
at an expence of four hundred dollars each, are
"'''Hfiy tent 20 othe, countries, to find, what
they cannot find at home and many return,
rraoght with the moi per,icious preiudices.
AIS annual dram OF cab Is equal to a CAPT
Il! CT four millions. Yet half a million would
fa7elt. BY laying out that fun in an univerf.
~, the whole eXpehce would be reimburfad 70
the rate, IN iomewiiat above two wears, If ex.
t'ai'cous educatlons thoula not iricreafc; bu:
dis thete oa"y accumulate. the annual lofts will
F,eentiy amount TO the whole FUN fulicient to
eisabiiih an unworthy. BY inveltiur half = mil.
hon once, in providing for the education of our
Children at home, we ihall therefore fave AN
hccu'nnlatlnG capital of half nGon annually.
io inV'Eorate agriculture and induftry 81 :
III init,tutions for education, patronized by
governments, are errors, why are our children
forced abroad TO fuch Is it not better Ia =
rect them at home, and inftill into our children
our own principles, than to fend them abroad,
to bring back tuch as other governments NAV
in0ill Z nay
Your petitioners, plcaftd with the theory of
equal'Zing knowledge by the education If 4
whole nation. have delayed to remind the le-
siilature fthe iuhjett, from hope of feeling
thus theory caried into practice. But it has
not been effected in the United States, or in any
Other part Of the world.
AnimPra4tcable deiign, can no longer he \
good reaion for defeating what is practicable.
at lea!t, refufaI 10 place good education
within the reach of comfortable portion of
me people, for the purpoie of giving bad ore
To all, would be unjua, unlefs that purpoic
was fulfilled. win the iegifllture do nothing
iF repuo'icaniim, under pretenCe of doing {.
very thing
Ilhs fame theory inculcates a community OF
knowledge, and community of property. Is
one part ofit attainable without the other
Can we equal'ze knowledge without equalizing
WeaitH Moral machines are like phyGcaI
a wheel may work well in one, which would
matter adosher. II balancing knowledge by
fharinS it equally, ihould not be a project ex
actiy as speculative AS an Agrarian law, it could
YET h- eaily proved, that an Agrarian law, &
an equal divifion of Knowledge, are mora
Wneeis contributed upon principles 70 limiIar,
tnat neither could work we'll without the O.
ther; nor in union with the Inequalities o.
knowledge or wealth, produced by fair com
inerce or honef indufry.
Not theoretical, but An attainahle di(uCor
and balance of knowledge and wealth, fhoul,
GUIDE patriots. The wealth out of the hand
az government, is the balance againft the
wealth. within them. Such aifo is the attaina
bic balance or knowledge; and it becomes nor,
heceldTy, rs governments are enriched b,
charter patronage. Net bad, but the bea e
Quotations, can create balance on the fid,
ofthe people, aeiiDlt the talents collected n,S
governments, and rich corporations Such on
ny are iafe centineo TO watch power and
ilrm nations. Tary ought to be too wife +,
te deceived, andt numerous to- be corrupt
ed. By an iutercourle with men thus eduea
red, the people will acquire more ,rifdom, thar
from any iyitem for bctowing arrow c,,,tca
tons becaufe a cheap unworthy, by pourins
lnto tnciety far greater body OF learned men
fIrnihcs band Of patriots, who NUT teach I'll,
ignorant to defend THEN rights, for the fax,
, OF oUierving their own. Neither this, nor
balance of Knowledge in relation to otb-
Rates, 70 important TO Virginia, is attanahie
by making learned ncu rare, Oh teaching ali thu
people to read and write.
Our prefent policy fpIits real eaa,eq by law
OF inheritance accumulates Fictitious wealth
by charters and makes the beit education
deHr and rare, by a necciii.y for letkng then
abroad. ThuS. in iiiort time, a moaopol,
Ot wealth and Knowledge, will be oppofcd t,
Il !ca,ttred, unchartervd, needy and ig1oran
landed iDtercit. On the contrary, the beft c
ducations ought 70 he cheapened for agrcul
tIre, a. the laws b. dividing inheritances, d
pnh'lh its ability TO buy them to fuftdn he
az mt charter accumliations of privilege an
~eIith, and 10 prtftrve the mott faithful all
or republican government. BY making a RICH
f. Seep gun, dear in England, the rich be
cane Gole proprietors of the game. So the
will monopolize good educations here from tn
fame cauge.
The dereiielion of education by the leeina
ttre, will expoie it to the occupancy of fom
adyen;urcr. VIII it be feized by monte
Sri!tGcrdCY, from its colllinefs . or nv an ar