Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-19


e'cry thuih i'ns ginrs ihc gates Of poll
neal g'of, 10 lic thrown npen 10 him. :,
long as this Is The CASE, il viii require al
p. HE .iair aaaeof go,erDmeiI. and all ia,
s'iDi tl, 81 pal lie upi,iio. 10 make III,
''iijnhsh q! l..chsss desirable 10 u.cn O
iai~eis.
i'r,e, then, il The answer Il, Smiths ~
.re:k IN ihe rduca!iun a.! Ne, Greeks
N.;,ie:ls. tii.i.t oi teacher lcDitrrrs! H.,
most s,.siu,iiuS ,iisiiucliu,i. Nhcir il ~,
c,cn aii Ui.ev;oi ambition 20 ner al ii,,
T.. bnp>i gents, where Socrates aini piato
/ and Aristotle we're schocimaster<. i; va,
10. necessary for governn. en, 10 inter
pose, 10 seCt.ie The best abil.ii.s for Tie
, instructions %. Youth. Eat one pan al
iac education oi the Greeks u.>l io
; Toe >iaic--i, Mas The military /; aud never
we're there better soldiers ar patriots than
thehis'ncirs, Arls,iics, Lrnnd;iS, Mill
adcs and Epani ondas. Che example
o' The Greeks, tiirn. furnishes 40 ohiec-
ton 10 public schools. Ali i; /. Il mel
anciioiy thing In see any enc 81 i.;i. time
al DAY, recurring 10 The earl, ages. foi
obltct;ouS 10 tileNery ~ stems which have
enabled modern times la surI,a$s ire an
cienis III every pnrpose 81 RATIONAL cduua-
iiOn.
Lei poslcri;y take notice, then, and NO
sophistry ra'i mi>l. al lis Justice iiiaiihc
'oie OF ii'r legislature, iiagainSi The rawse
oi science, OF morality al Utterly al sound
poiirI, au!t al co,nmon seusc, l. 10, m
rt'ai.is Ia tlr age or Ia The prnpIr but
personally 10 those WHO are about Ia pro.
hounce II. We know ,iai unr state ca
pefds mure lhan 200. coo dnllafs ;,n:uolly
al i"'eigm universities, and an university
AZ bone Will save il. We inou thai The
education OF oar oath has bacn disgrace
l,'iiy neglected that tie dplsirr:ou. cr
i"'iS oi Ills ialri poli;y have ,nrvaded
every i.nlr al tie commonwealth tbat.
lie srenirS, ntn-iiic lights of the world
have been khdied al public sr,.,i,srirs
That lie! were Tie SvhuuiS which formed
oilr hef"e$, la'iIoiS aud statrshieu: were
recommended by The dying breath o!
Nds:'iisioi', ana are ncw enforced upon
as, hoi ou!S tA '!ic example. bat by the
zen, INC enthusiasm, the e!ouuenCe and
'!it a!H'''i OF Jc0cTS0R, supported by the
aDlSSt oouY OF commissioners ul;o. for
'hVlr iinthbtr, we're ever cOnveEcd.-If.
under all these considerations. Tie lgyjs-
taiure Of this ancient dominion SHALL
i,on local -je;ilousics lrom tb, in,aoinn
rS couaici Of interests which are inspra
rab!f The same: from blindness of heart
or any oilieT cause. Gail 10 fuInI public
expectation, iilcir nam - will stand unnn
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, aud posteri,y wilIiutipe
o. lheir reasons from their acts. Their
v"ir. sho~ld II be against l,rcumiversiiv.
Mi ~ ne me most anequivoca! proof al HE
'a'iacy az Heir rea 'ou.ng-ii " III reiiilc al
'iieir arguments. ]. will demonstrate.
not that an university is unneces>a
HAT II has been TOO long wanting. Sucb
a vote would be HE kncll of our depar,inu
glory. Adicu, then, To Washington, JET
ierson, MadiSon. Henry, l.er-Farewei!
10 eloqueiIcc, politics and military glory
all The splendid distinctions Of man.
kmd-ille reverence oi wisdom, iIir pre-
negatives OF genius, will he cast down,
a"d We shall be conionn;rd, buried and
forgotten IN The same mass of ignorance.
wee and delnslon-Bui the Legislature of
virginia can never So far forfeit lis claie,
10 The respect ofits conn,ry-Fiie cradl,
OF Aaierlcan liberiy-ihc Safeguard of
pubic lreedom-iong The theatre OF pro-
found political wiS,iom and ability,
VIII MAINTAIN It's character by answering
nay, by surprising expectation. The
iiShl OF the revolution was but The Aura
"a winch announced The day that is now
preaR.ns upon rs, and The nation expects
d new era III The annals of our country.
i"ng and bright course iolle Sun liza,
IS r'sihg-"iii be The prayer ofcverv
NIRGINIAN.