The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-01-13


approved authors, exercises in criticism comprz
ing critical analyses of the language, Grammar
and style of the best authors, the French Ian
guage, Defamation, ancient and modern Histo-
nv, Logc, forensic discussions, Natural Phioso-
ply, including Astronomy, moral and political
Philosophy, Algebra, Geometry, I'rigonomety
and its application to Mcnsuraiton Of heights
and distances, Navigation, Surveying, ,Iensura-
ton of supcrfces and solids, and where three
years are profitably employed before the pupil
enters the ship, the workshop or the counting
house. The females in separate schools from
lie age o. seven, receive good English edu-
cation.
The following paragraphs are extracted
from Gov. Holiness Message to the Legs-
lature OF North Carolina. at the opening Of
the present SESSION.
alt NAV not be amiss Gentlemen, to say
somewhat on the subject OF literature. 1t
is unquestonably of vital Importance to the
rcspcctabity Of the State, lis well as indi-
vilual prosperity and happiness. But |
have harpeG on it so often, (and as often,
presume, have my predecessors that now
touch the chord with almost hopeless cNpec-
tatons and frigid indifferencc.-but whilst
see our sister states Boosting ofmilioHs appro-
priatcd to the find; and that well organized
little Republic, Connecticut, proudly dcclar
ing that her every son and daughter can read
and write--by the contrast our policy forms
with tn .ir regulations am irreSistably con-
strained TO invite your attention to the i'm
p~ovemcnt Of the minds Of the rising genera
ticn of North Carolina.
"Our Fiscal Department is in iiourishiny
stuation--our treasury abounds III gold and
silver, or its adequate value, collected from
the people, and not one cent appropriated to
| the Improvement OF the mind OF their child
rcn. Imean those who have not the means
to afford their sons and daughters liberal ed
| locations"
! BY tho above extracts we see that North ca
rona experiences the same lamcntablc evil, tho
not perhaps TO the extent, that We do. In adtli-
ten to the above, we add few extracts from the
late Message Of Governor Clinton, of New York,
to the Legislature, upon this subject, that the
reader may tness the contrast.
"a republican government is certainly most
congcnial with the nature, most propitous
to the welfare, and most conductive to the
dignity of onr species. Man becomes degra-
ded in proportion as he loses the right OF self
government. Every effort ought therefore
to be made to fortify our free institutions;
and the great bulwark Of security is to be
found in educaton--the culture OF the heart
and the head--the diffusion OF knowledge,
picty and morality. A virtuous and cnlight-
cned man can never submit to degradation;
and virtuous and enlighUcd people will never
breathe i'll the atmosphere OF slavery. Up
: on education we must therefore rely TOR the
purity, preservation. and tho perpctuatlon,
of republican government. In TINS sacred
cause we cannot exercise too much iberality
1t is identified with our best interests in this
world and with our best destnlcs III the world
: to come. Much indeed has been done and we
have only to cast our eyes over the state
and rejoice in the harvest which it has alrea-
dy Welded. But much more remains and
ought to be donc-And the following state
mcnt is exhibited with a view to animate you
: to greater eXertions.
. The number ofchildrcn taught in our com
8 mon schools during the last year exceed!
4o0, 600, and is probably more than one fourth
of our whole population. Ten Thousand three
hundred and eighty -thrce have been instruct
ed in tie free and charity schools in the city
| of New FORK; a number by no means pro
portioned to the wants Of its population
The students in the Incorporated academies
amount to about 1858, in the colleges to 75j
: The fund for the common schools may be
s stated at upwards of 81 80, 600; and its an
f nual income at 500, 00c; to which may be ad
ted the interest on the future sales of land ant
. on the disposal of cscheated property, thu
/, proceeds Of Which latter item may be added
to the capital.