Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-22

a tyrannieal country. hose orp,s.
sions snd whose cruel Is We i,,.
san forget.
Our attention then has been pa;
tieularIy directed towards public H.
s'ructioss, as the most efitc;us,
means performing and oiisass ,io
manners Of a people, and acquiring
20 il q national character: we have
thought proper 10 sppoiot Joatd e:
public instruction, TO found a no,aI
College. and to direct The establish.
ment Of National Schools. in every
town and village Of the Kingdom.
The latter will csmmenre by disc.
minating the primary rudlccUls 4
nowledge, and experience sali-r.e-
torily evinees, after &c success nj
those National Schools already 10
operation 10 the capital, and The pc.
Igress We have observed in The ,oung
pupils, that our just hopes are Le
coming realized.
: Impressed with these ideas. We
have been DESTROYS off.vouriHg those
professors and artist, who visit US
for the purpose Of d'votins them
selves TO the instruction Of youlb.--
II is essential TO the public welfare,
that a regular syste cf Da,iGa2l
education should be organized; as
There are laws for mao ood..o .heuid
there be for youth; il is from tic
first momeRt Of existence that Ne
ought to learn how 10 meii, thst
ext tence, and from that moment
the exercise Of our duties sEou.a
commence. Il is not enough there.
fore to tell mankind TO be ,ir'uoa.;
We must teach them moreover, Low
10 become so. and to render iher!
good citizens, instruction mus. be
began in infancy. From our s'ionai
est blishment will p Oeeed you1s
men qualified by their sttainmrn.
anil skill TO assert u.'ir claims 20
merit. too long despis-d by our enc.
m,es; from the light of knowledge
will be disseminated over The mass
OF tie population. aud fresh inrea.
tives will arise in every breast to ap-
preciate their duties abd to love their
count y; the moral ;iriues that dis.
|tinguished civilized msn, will take
the place of ignorance, and that de-
gravity Of manuers, which is ihr ua-
happy consequence Of a barbarous
slavery!
Haytians! The eyes Of ihe world
| are upon US; our friends and cur ices
observe US; we have to jastif, theas.
lser;ions OF the one, 10 combat apd
Idispei the caIumnies OF the qthrr
and finally We have 30 overcome the
adiors prejudiees that hive existed
for sges against US 1t is timr'hst
the cause Of truth should triumph
over that IF fa!sily a d error; il is
time that we should demonstrate
to the work.. that our fscuities only
need cultivation, aud thatreason.ais'
dom and prudence ore eur guides.
Haytians! Remember OF tbs memorable
dsv the period wh.n We co!nba'cf "ur
|appre>sors wandering in the w"ads. :
prev To all prira,iOnS. Each risa!ied 'ha
.,ther in ardour 10 overcome those ~
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hapn. con
cert of va'our. of enrrsy and unaniHltl,
In,esided nevertheless. III all our eiinris;
Iuow. that we have crowned the grPet
work Of our lndepcnllcncs, ,et Us e'loy
The preciogs blessing with the happiness
hat results f,om 't: aay the ties 0i un'oh
and fraternity more ci'se!y ally u, an
We shall. present to the world a spectacle
f gene; Gus lilIei;v: 81 da'iou finn n
he defence OF lis 'ish.s. its liberty and
,.dspendeEc-!
Gwen in our ROYAL PALACE ut Sans SHuci'
'bc list of JAZZ, 1917. Ammo l4'h 81 the
Independence, AID Of Unr ,teign the
sixth. fENki.
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