Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-12

habit of6xing the attention upon one point,
and the great size of the room, prevent the
noise from producing confusion. The child
who commits IA fault, loses his rank and he
who reproves him. or Is found near linn, is PIT
in his place.
To these general dispositions are jeined many
particular processes OF instruction, such as wri-
ting upon sand, or on slate, which diminish
the eNpence, and abridye the labour. Eat
whatever perfection this system possesses in
regard 10 instruction, il has still greater merits
ia the moral effect II produces upon the cha
racter OF children-it gives to them at an early
ace, proper ideas of their true dignity, and a
fear ot blame, and moves from them both the
inclination, and the opportunity, 10 do wrong.
Each ciliid is near his monitor, or, what is stil
better, X himself a monitor, which the troop
of pupils around does not suffer him to forget.
discipline becomes less pa. fial by the rank OF
tie IL. ividual who exercises il. Science less
ausicre by the mode III which il is commnnica-
ted.
The police exercised by the children among
themselves, is neither that OF iutormers nor ~
rants, one against another-tar from il. No
where does so much union eAst-mas,ers and
pupils are blended before their eyes, without
passion or resentment. Presently, ont of The
class, they seem To recall nothing more than
tine respective situations which they occupy.
They have 10 need Of denouucing each o.
Their, MOI to shake OH authority, or to do inju-
~, because they overlook, govern, and Judge
themselves.
M DE La Borde. who has witnessed in Eng
land the progress and effects Of the Lancashire
an method, has made observations which leave
us nodoubt OF Its advantages. "Scarcelya child,
(says he,) among almost one hundred than
sand, whohave receiv ed ii graiuitous education
in the schools of Bel. and Lancaster, has been
rcprimauded for a heavy offence, or has been
brought before a magistrate, as once was con-
tinuaiIy the case. On the contrary these chill
dren are more gentle, than others, more sober,
more trank, more Discreet, and less cruel, in
their sports. he states, that in the county of
Westnorcland, where the poor, by particular
subscriptions, have for long time received
careful education, there has not been Tor thirty
six years, single execution. And at one of
the GSsizes ia this county, II was found, that
not single individual had been imprisoned for
a whole year-this WAS Ia 1895. Duta stiiiipore
striking and conclusive example is seen in
Scotland, for ii century back, aud in it's present
state. There were in Scotland, according TO
an ancient author of THAI country, two hundred
thousand people begging from door to door, and
among those. nearly one hafwithout law, NOR
ais or religion often guilty Of rohhery aud
murder, men and women always drunk, swear
ing, bias ph1m!ng, and QuarrethUg. And what
was the coarss pursued 10y governments 10 re-
claim these barbarians: Did they occupy them
selves in Furnishing sle deiinquentS, or finding
employ for the poor Not they thought, and
with reason, that these measures were feeble
paliiaives-thcy attacked the evil az the root
they changed the mode Of education, and by an
dNA VI titt cCDlltSil DsilidlleUt, ammo Etg5,
schools were established i'm every parish, aad
funds created for the support oftEe Instructors.
The author Hh0 gives All account OF these mea-
sures, could not judge OF the effect produced
by them, but IN our time we know that in
Scotland, without exception fewer crimes are
committed than in amy country Of Europe, by
reason OF the character OF its population; ard
the disproportion between it aud England, or
Ireland, is extraordinary. The proportion of
men arrested for the commission of crimes
is m Scotland np.a n fxre tttp,a,pI ;,,y ,s
land one ia fifteen hundred, and in the county
of MiddleseX one in nine hundred.
Adopting the language of one Of the most
distinguished advocates ofthe new method
Ignorance is the most fruitful source of the O.
wills which destroy the peace of society; il
gives birth 10 every vice, and nutriment TO all
species of corruption; il is. that which gives
strength TO faction, fanatlcism, ana tyranny,
and opposes every obstacle TO the beneficial
designs of enlightened princes, of which the
history of pas, ages, and even ofour own, otier
sufficient examples. Neither public nor pr-
waite morality can exist, in body of men,
where tiic light of reason aud truth is eNtin-
gulshed by the dark miSts of ignorance; even
religion Itself, instituted 10 asSuage cur passi-
Ons, and procure for mankind the benefits and
sweet enjoyment of vTtne, becomes useless
or leads 10 conduct altogether opposed TO the
sublime object for which il was instituted
The national schools estab!ishediu this king
dom, Will produce the same happy results in
our manners, which lIave been produced in diff
fereni countries OF Europe, and we are firm in
the belief, chat the progress of instruction and
morality will, without difficulty, extend among
people naturally good and liberal, and having
d great aptitude for the cultivation OF The arts
and sciences. Mendicants, drunkar,ls, robbers
and murderersare not common in Hayti, we
can travel day and night in the country unarm-
ed, with the greatest security. We have then
every reason to hope, that the introduction of
these lights win develope the intellectual IA
cultleS OF the i1aytidnS, and render them as they
even now are) a people just, loyal, and euii: hi
ened, worthy 70 enjoy that liberty and irdepcn
dence WHICH they have acquired at the price
of their blood
Thanks TO the paternal care and solicitnde OF
his majesty toTliis people, we have already four
national schools established in the towns of
Cape Henry, Sans S0nci, Port de Paix. and
GonaiveS. That in the capital, the longest Is
taOlished, which has been in operation abOni
ten months, has already a certain number If
chOlarS arrived ut the 9TH on Sth class which
is the highest degree of the elementary ia
structiom. II other schools are established
on the same footing, aud the scholars make
the same progress with those OF the capital
we may justly presume from such nursery
of Young men, we eau, IN few years, select
numbers qualified 10 fill places in tile uati0-
nal college, OF TO pursue the higher branches
OF science.
BALTIMORE, Sept 6.
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