The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-08

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Ion the inti:.e,cnce of seco,7.s, -, 3'4s--.,e g.,
hot expect that the State GpvtIyu.cnts n,
on ve'e tGrSe seate, adoiS the means al
ciffhs!rG AXIS and krowie &c amShgse
the nalrn but surely iDe assistance - 10
be Xiected IN establishing schools FOR the
benefit oi thc people. The want OF means
rs noinsoperable objection the people are
r Oh enough to contribute their mite Ia the
purpose. We readily yield 70 the I.egisla-
tu.c ot Virginia all the praise which IL de-
serveS---we sdmire the liberaity, the wis
dom, and the public spirit (where the Jrca-
snry isnot concerned) which generally dis
tlnSuish their proceed:nsS--bu We blush at
their cxertiors. 10 be saving of the pubic
purse, is very often virtue but III some
cases, forsimory kills the very roots of pat
rictism and public utility.
TO TirE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER
1t IS 70 Education, that is solely to be at
tributetl the difference that exists between
man in savage & civilised state and tina,
portion, of civ,lised society, which fortune
or accident has preciuded from the benefits
ct Literature, from that interchange of de as
that suOslsts between Them and persons of
Education, often acquires useful Principles
ano Opinions Yet, the laborious Glass of
every society, labor under many disativanta
grs. through the want o. that small portion
of instruction which would enable them t,
combine the various details that are essenti-
alto the successful prosecution of the Agri
cultural or Mechanic Arts.
Few Governments are sufficiently atten-
tive to their own interest in this respect A
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that useful and necessary class of men to a
meiiorate as well as facilitate their produc
tio:is. Besides, from that illumination which
partial Education shbuid shed upon the
mind, would not genius in many cases per-
ceive the Nigor OF it's wing and emerge from
the darkness which surrounds it Our Con-
stitution of Government imposes further OBJ
legation in this respect :: ours is a Govern-
ment of public opinion and that this opini.-
on may be correct, it is es, entail that 1t b,
enlightened. he illiterage are the subjects
upon whom the factious and disaftected i'm,
ne easiest means to operate because, such
ave the tewest means OF detecting their il
lusions. To prevent such evils, and to ben
eht the community at larte, would propose
4 SOCIETY, of whicha btanch should be es-
tablished in each County in the State, under
the direction of such Officers, as a majority
OF the members shall determine that euert.
person on admission into the society shall
subscribe, and pay six pence or nine pence
per week. during the time they remain mem
Ders that at least twelveweeks subscription
De paid IN ADVANCE on their admittance, t;
treasurer who will be appointed in each
County and that the 81 S quvnt dues, u,
paid to the same Ofiia l., either MONTH,
or quarterly; That the monies so received
be appropriated to opening free schools, at
convenient distances, apt in efficient num-
'ers to accord with the AMOUNT subscribed
by the members of each branch that suit
able Instructor be provided for each School
with such salary as maybe determined, Oh,
whose duty it shah he I'd teach the Orphan
& children of the indgert, Reading, wiring
and Arithmetic and dat after the lapse
OF ten years, should the finds IF the Society
then admit oft, the Orphans of Subscribe r
("ho has during that thme regularly paid
his or her dues and whoihas been unfortu
nately reduced in his or lcr circumstances, }
shall be Clothed, as weilas Educated at the
expence of the Society.
Farmers Bank" lie Ledger of the
4th. says that upwards of $500 shares are
TAKEN !; q 1t has not " asngie doubt that in
TWO days the subscription here (Norfolk,)
zviU be filed"
Loan to The United States.-The Sub
scription-books were opened on Friday last.
III Ten places, and kept o,en fzvo days. We
nave heard only from q these, and are in
truth very lily satisfied with the result
L ne public prints tell u.s. that in Pniladel-
phia, Sl.57O,8OO, were Subscribed; in Balti
more. upwards of SEQ, &C.," sag $3.50, GG0;
IN the District of Columbia, between and
100000, say S55o,0Oo; ~ This city, $4,000
making an estimated sum of SIS ,054 500
we nave as yet no accounts from Ports
monf:. ~. HI Boston -iFruvici *. j -
Hartford (Con) N. YORK, and Charleston
but we donot yet despair of the whole loa
OF eleven millions filling. The secretary
OF the Treasury will direct the books again
10 De opened, & there is one circumstance
which still cheers our spirits. The Bank f
va. nave not yet put down d Cent-I)ut they
have written to Thu Secretary. las we I'M
derstand,) that they7cH subscribe between
''hd oVO,OOO dolls. III fhe eUrnk OF the stocks
hot ming elsewhere The motives which
nave lea them to this course we shall not
expfaIn, but they t'ill no doubt have an
erect on the other ba1kS--and ,when there
Tore these Stall have feached theiTnia DiDfHn
OF Contribution, as the Bank of Virginia will
do, We hue the best reasons to expect that
the, deficit, will be made up and the loan
will be completely flled.---At all events.
we shall never " despair of the Common
wealth" The resoxrctS of the country ought
to be called out to support its rights and il
per cent. should evehtuslly fail in raiSiag
FHe Tcitd, Congress mast raise the premium
TO or even8 per Cent.--I3. cry article
has been used by the Federal prints TO defea
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