Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-05

men,s from he irea,rry Tor anr ether putEo,e ere
not now to ne expected Al ,h;;t ,cur Committee
can hope 10 see done ., present, TO begin The az.
oumua'ion Of fund which Shall III eniempi, pie d..
ed TO this object They hops 'hal the annual 4d-
ditions 10 be m&de 10 III, !vnd, and he interest
'ie'eon will 10 ilmt ca.y lhe blessing q conn,on
schools iiito The most reaoie pelts ci the coniuon
wealth.
Your committee are no ffiends 10 seivile im,ta
li"h OF Tie hs'itut MS OF DIR s,'ei states but they
see 40 ieasDn Why should tot adopi SD, h u heir
iaws and osages are Ioued 10 work well il ptac
uce ard which We. IL the exefci.e OF our pod meat,
approve Il is no oh tc,lon TO these. ina, hey
not originally commenced hete, II hey are tieht
and proper IN the mse,es By The report o! the
superintendent, Of common schnuls in he state al
New Yok made 70 tbe Legislature in lanuatf is1T,
II appears ha' that state hos school tun amouniins
10 8i.z534y2 his tulo duling hg year 1896
yielded the ret income OF G25 2G7 This anlcGnt
Of nop.y di,iGed amor. he several los nships
upfn the principle thai teth township shau!G COZ
tribute 20 the soppoi u the .chnis ~, equ.i
TO that received from the . hotl IL, d ht, az
E'eas, wa ne ~ Tie town hips. " I,h the
money SO 'ased common ,heols suppottd
Ia The year 53G j. 9.li% ehnoi disticfs lnlo V ms
The hia'e a Nm Y i. dls died; and lie Acreage
time ot iEs' uaion ~ The 'cheuss WAS 3 n6nihs 81
thai yea. 10 hc.e schoris outiug ,nt year 1876,
I'll II weie 'ao W 4oi b0 chiiN,eu. / he whois
number oi cLdrsD ha, s'aie hrlaecn iac wears
d > aaJ - was TIA Ataf 4 ~ IS So /, appea,s.
that the't wece educetsd ~ ,h,, eouin.n sch"ois
"a ihai year puri-4tt Of hl rree,el W lG 2l0
han she ~haie nuu1,. u hf 4 - liz saie, " no
wcrt bctw,ca he ge- d $ IA Is SEARS
his e.Dl, $50, ,oinnIftee htnk is sitnitsule
4 ht Using pes a ion ol greet cum nunny ple
instructed III the iuu'a ems o eaiiln The doors
Of he Common seh,n houses OPEN to all win
oct DISTINCTION. and The cndeo o. The ,ich AID he
poor meet there IN the Eal,it retiun Of common
betei upon TEL rng oil The most ice, equality.
Such sys m IL sbove al! praise. and deserves ifl
ia,ion every whsre.
Your comm,ee are not informed CT all the sour
&c, om which tie govesnn,enl al New YORK have
derived Their common schcCl fund bat The observe,
that in the constitution Of thai ale, al money
thereafter to be ior Lands own, by tie
are appropriated to that fund
This has led your coma ltee 20 reflect upon he
prophecy at raising fund TOR the support oi con,
moo schools by se,,ing apa tor Cast purpose al
moneys hereafter paid no the II asufy ot add,
The amount doe to the state Tor land il spp.asat
has been varicnsIy estimated fIun uns tniwu ni-
lions OF dOllas ouppose j. to te one motto u ana A
hall would amount to Larger SUM that he M "
York fund, which. as we have seeu betorS. has pro
duced such wnndei'ul ,esuhs. II The snohey. Il
is id into the Treasury, shan bs invt> td IN son4
productive stock. and he interest thetton ,nss Il; Z:
before the tend will amount 10 d large sum. i he
pstticnla moie II i,s dslribui n, a,:crp the sr,s-
IA counties ard uwn>h,p., can be ae Ter se'tleG
when the lund shall have inrre ased 10 such sun
as to render the distribution OF It's interest exp;!i
emf.
The question viii naturally pfsssn' itself ule,.i
II the ia OF ht.snces will acnll II he sub.la:
ian OF that pnrinn 81 Our retrnus ttrp, iiota
lands Your committee has been inint m d, lta' u
h. "a
goyetrmeut, the receipts from lelds not much
10 be depended on The amount is exe.edi.g KY
fluctuapg The omount received DUNG The iast
year is pretty large tor sOU'e oil tie ptectditg
years il was smal!.--it would, ,heteiore, hat
this source Of revenue could be taken for 4 b. ul
fund with less inconvenience than e'!her Of the
others. The amount 10 be rec&i.ed during any
year from the interest ol bank stock, tom
lion duties, from tayen Ii enses, &c. can BE- es'l-
mated win tole7ane acc utacy while that to be ie
ceyed for land is wholly uneert,in. Your commit.
tee can see no reasonable doubt, but tha Inde pen
dent oil he moneys due ior lard, The state has ee
means OF dsirayIng he orduary expenses oi gov
|etnment.- And in respect 10 he canals new con
struc,ing the money Tor land. comes in TOO slowly
to asss, much in their constitution. Aud the
friends of the Canal are of opinion Inc Lem
selves will be a source Of resenue, before Any con
siderable part OF the monty doe Tor lands can De
ceived into the treasury
IL may not be here amss 10 observe, tina, the
money doe The state Tor land will probably be
paid tito the Treasury more cheeriuily and prompt
ly, when the payers know that hey Thereby lay
ing up rich iDhc rance for poslrrity, End opening
the gates Of knowledge and seieoce to al! their de-
sceniaB,s in all time TO coine.
The Constiluiiop Of the State, which We have
severaly to support. en- ons upon rs the duty
oil providing ior The general education OF The people
the voice oil our fathers. Iheteiore from the times
that past urges forward to this measure, aud
gives ncalculable !otee to The other many ana
weigh,y considerations which induce its adoption.