Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-19

se7 ID whfh you purpose to apply Tue
Nancy, is an Object hcre--except in the
cities, there are no poor among us that
would go to a &c school, every neigh
b ,rhood has a school msjntained BY the
in addition to which, one
school in every town or so, receives an
additional stipend from the state, which
'aPpropria,es considerable fnRd to this
objeG-' Can this be said Of our southern
cou9lry,, or "a her wha, cannot be said to
the con- rary2 Must there not be great
wan, of morality and g rod order in every
society which wants the bsn &: Of educa
ton. l, is melancholy fact, that many
naen here become fathers of families, and
grow old in the ignorance OF their youth.
IL battalion of militia were pasaded in
,he southern country, how few would
be frund possessed of the most common
rudimenis of education, and how much
fewercapable ofteaching oilers. Warm.
ly shall we hail the Introduction Of manu-.
failures, if they shall contribute TO the
industry and means ofknowledge, both
so wanting among us, and happy will be
the eE=6is of that system of danEs,ie
policy, which 6 YES dus employment
10 all ages, and prepares by moderate
eSerion of the body, the most useful and
pleasing food for The mind.
MIR Livingston accords with the propri.
etor Of Smiths Island, in The idea Of stock.
ing that valuable property with Merino's,
and declares his previous efieflions on that
subject in the following words -" have
often thought of the advantage that might
be derived from the conversion Of your
Smiih's Island stock inio Merino's. This.
i think, would be advantageous in dou.
bic view, FIRST 10 the improvement OF the
WOOL and next in obtaining race of
sheep, that would retain their wocl, SO
as TO render il unnecessary 10 shear them
more than once e year. The sheariug
twice q year is, presume, fou aded upon
the sleeps falling of in winter by di.
m;nuiion of their pasture, and from that
circumstances losing their wool. For un-
less this is the case, the autumnal shear
ing must bca great injury to the sheep
as Il exposes them almost naked TO the
rain and cold of WIN err, besides that wool,
prematarely shorn, is inferior in the
strength otits staple, to that which has
its full growth.
But as the Merino wool is perennial, (lf
i may. use the expression it would not fall
OIL, upon a change in the diet or habit of
the sheep" The Chancellor concludes this
part of his valued communication, with
the truly noble offer of 10 or IL Ia bred
'merinos from his own stock, for the estab
lishment en- Smith Island, which gencros-
ity will certainly not be accepted, unless
the citizens of Virginia will give TO the
proprietor more ample assurances, for the
promotion of his future views, than he has
received supportiu his past laeors for their
service.
Mr. Livingston closes his long, most in
tcrssting and Instructive communication,
by stating his pleasure, on receiving a
sample ofAArlington cloth, made from cot.
ton, and the shreds of old silk garments,
umbrellas, gloves, Sec.snd part Of piece
intended for Gen. Pinckney of south Car
DINA. He considers the cloth as we'll wo-
ven and Durable, and, the idea of CONVEX
ting articles hitherto esteemed as past ser.
vice, to an. useful purpose, as one likely
to produce much benefit IN Domestic ecen-
omy. {-fA
;s,h January, 1910.