Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-18
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his benz ficen un G, tog-,hec, must apply
directly 10 the Interest aud convenience of
he people; they mus al The same tim-
enable hem Ia discern that interest and
De ssnsihl. OF that convenisuce The pep.
pie must become Infatuated TO enjoy vi.
:ib!e, palpabie. inccntestbie go1d; grsa.
ter good than they could promise them
selves from any change. They mus. have
Information enough 10 perceive it, 10 rea.
son upon it, to know why they enjry it.
whence It floss, how it was attained, how
1t IS to b. preserved and how it may be
lost. The people of these states must BE-
educated for their stallion, as members of
the grcal community. They mnslreceive
republican education be taught the
duIes aud the rights offeemen; ha' is,
OF American freemen; not the freenen
that are so by s'ar,s, by frenzy and in
mobs; who would fill the forum at the
nod OF Ciodius, or the pry,aneum at that
"f CleoD |; nor the fresmen CT enc day in
seven years who would rush together for
sale at the husiings OF Bleniiord, AID ella.
mos and bludgeoh for man whose prin.
ciples and person were 10 than alike un.
known and unregarded.
Each American freeman is an integral
member OF the sovereignty; he is a CO.
estate OF the empire. Carrying on its go.
vcrnment by his delegates. Tae Grst RICH,
he possesses, alter that of Breathing The
vital air, is the right of being Taught the
management of the pswer 70 which he
IS born. 1t is a serious duty Of the socie-
y towards Inn, an unques:ionable right
Ut the individual from the sociely.
In monarchy the education Of the
prince IS justly deemed concern of the
! oa.ion. Ii Is done al their expense aud
why Is it so? it is because they are deep.
~ interested ia his being well educated
,hat he may be able 20 administer The e,.
sernm:at we'll, to conduct the concerns
OF the oslion wisely, an their cwa con
! 'ttuuona. principles. My friends, is i
not even more important that our primo s,
OUT millions of princes, should be edica
ed Tor Their siasion, tnau the single
prince "i inonalchy! Ii single prince
sors wrong, obs,ir.a ely aud n.curablg
wong, he may be SC. aside for another,
'hhous over urninS the state. Ru, IF our
'2vere:Sas IN chair muI,i I'd 20 Us rxercis.
Vi power should become obstinate and IN.
cuFapie IN wrong you caan3t sci them a.
sias' But they Will set you aside; they
siil sci them elves aside tney VIII crush
he sla;e sud convulse The Oa.ioo. The
'eSu't Is military despoIism, Gismember.
m@nt OF the great republic, ard, afer
Suihcisnt course OF devastation by c,piI
wars, me sc Ilemen, cl few fer.cious
rnonarchies, prepared 10 act over again
he same degrading scsncs f mulusi en-.
ctoachinsn, and viodlclne war which dis
grace modern Europe and from which
many writer's have told US, that mankiaj
are never 10 b. free.
| Cur hsbis oil thinking ard even of rea
! ioninS, II must be conie ssed, are st;li bor
FCwed from teudai principles aud mouar
chicai establishments. A,anatioo weare
hp' up % Que clrCUms,ances. Our prin.
Cipies Ia the abs ract, as wrought mo our
STATE ana tsderal constitutions, are in cen.
Graz worthy OF ME highest prnse they do
nonor TO the hum4n In,eleet. But the
| principal toae and tension of our minds
do not well correspond with lhuse pfinci
pies. we are like a person conyersiof, in
ioreign Language, whose idlom 10 no,
yer lam liar TO HIN. He thinks in his
own naive language and is obliged to
translate as he talks; which gives a yt,fI,
ness 10 his discourse and bstfays a CERTAIN
embarrassment winch nothing can renoys
Ou' frequent exercise and long practice
we arc accustomed TO speak and reason
Iela.iVe to the peoples education precise.
~ Ike The arristocraticaI subjects of Euro
peSn monarchy. Some say the people bav,
mo need Of instruction; they aIread, knoy
=. 100 much; they cannO, all be leeislator
e asa judges and generals; the great mas
y must work Tor living, and they need n,
y 1'her knowledge than what is sufficien
), tor that Purp nse. Oilers will tell Won
:, $ very well for The people to get as mucl
4 educallon as they can; bu is is their oyr
concern, The state has nothing to do wild
IL; every parent, out Of regard to his of
spring will give them what he can, AM
nat will be enough.
VIII not say how far this manner Q
c feat'ng the subject is proper even in Ia
a FoPs' whence we borrowed it. But Iv,
N say that nothing is more pTeposterous
p America IL is direc ly contrary to III
!. vital principles of our con 5,ilu,ions; an
, rs inevitable tendency is to destroy then
=. universal system of education Is 50 IA
p from being mater Of indifference 10 Il,
in pubic, under our SOCIAL Compact, thai