Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-10

public concern, any communications may admit into
columns the qualification of the personal feelings OF
any party the last object we have view We have here
toe protested against the perveon of the press purposes
Of this kind and intention to perseyere in course IN
which, we have sufficient charity believe that the public
feeling will sustain The communications which appear
ed the Journal Of the Bird inst inserted not for the
purpose of assang any individual. but, exclusively,
of the information they afforded, in relation to
Importance, pending in the legislature name
w. the bill for the establishment of free schools; and from
desire mpar this information reader the tendency
Of passages, which might have been advantageouy
omitted, overlooked
If the information communicated bya correspondent in this
days paper be correct and find cooboraed by nfor-
nation from other sources, the friends of the school bill in
the legislature WILL course have the necessity post
poning season, the contamination of their labors 1t
the saying of French philosopher that his hands
filled with truths, he would open but finger time
and the philosophy of the idea applies the inception of eve
ry useful and valuable undertaking upon which the public
mind is not fully informed and prepared If any considerable
portion of our fellow citizens be, are led to believe OPP
posed the establishment of free schools upon the plan pro-
posed by the present bill due to them well to the per-
manence and utility the system ITSELF that time should be
allowed to consider their objections and either to remove
obvate them Scarcely any measure however pure its
ves and valuable 10 its ends be forced into existence
community, upon which it sintended to operate and this
measure above all Others must have the hearty cooperation
of the people, because it is one which home to the
business and bosom Of every individual in society Believing
as do, that the establishment of udcou system Of free
education in this State, would furnish the solid basis of
its future prosperity and Advancement and anticipating, that
the period not distant when this will become the
opinion of the people of Delaware would exceedingly
greet that this hope shorGe bighted by hasty attempt to
carry into present effect in the face Of the opposition which
told prevails against it, in some parts of the State The
most udcous course, at present. will probably be- to pass
much of the BILL authorizes the Levy Court in the respec
tive Countless proceed in the formation Of school districts,
and in the while publish the bill for the information
of the people This will probably induce discussion in the
public prints and in individual circles, which the merits of
the whole subject will be developed and it, when the peo
Pile come to act undersandngy and deliberately upon the
question: they shall decide that free schools are evil
and that system, by which the stores of the wealthy
to be drawn upon moderate contribution the purpose of
extending the light of knowledge to the people LARGE sun
worthy ofheir support all that remains is submit to the
decision-however, it may be regretted
In the Senate on Wednesday, Mr. MLane presented me.
mortal from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
praying Congress authorize further subscription the stock
of the Company the part of the government and the
next day, in the house, Mr. Mercer from the committee
roads and canals, reported bill auhoisng such subscription
which read twice and committed the committee of the
whole on the State of the Union
The Delaome Coal Company company with this IT,
e has been incorporated by the Legislature of this State,
during the present session The object of the company
stated in the act of incorporation is furnish cheap supply
OF mineral coal the manufacturers and people of this State
to be derived from the immense of this valuable mate
rial which abound in the neghborng State of Pennsylvania
Although the beds OF coal in that State extending from the
Susquehanna and Schuy the head of the Della
ware, probably the richest and abundant the world
the labor and expense of working them necessarily require
t. much capital, more than individuals competent willing
invest in such undertakings Hence thas been the prac
tce of other States to grant acts of incorporation for the
ton of capital be employed for this special purpose and
the good effects of this policy in the rapid increase
the quantity of coal annually brought to market The in
creasng importance of this article of fuel the comfort
families and the interests Of manufactures, ought ente
cry effort which made to increase the supply and render
cheap to best wishes for its For this reason
graed the establishment of this Company in State
70 understand that the expectation is, if the Company
should be in full operation by that time, that coal of the be
quality will be delivered next winter, at price not
ceedng per ton and probably less 1t is needless
large upon the benefit which this reduction in the price of
of such general consumption will confer upon the
n muniy Our readers will observe, by advertisement il
the Journal to day. that books about be opened for
" ceivng subscription to the stock of the Company
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IN
" Mr. Hamilton, from the Committee Retrenchment,
Thursday reported bill reduce the interest the per
stock of the United Sates and provide for the redemption
thereof bill for the reduction of the of the pub
debt it will be ecoected, brought before Congress-
years ago. upon the recommendation Rush, the Secrea
y fhe Treasury 1t very plain, that if the ret'enchme,
had taken place them it would have been necessary
and may we'll be asked why did it not take effect then
Mr.. Hamilton, from the same committee, Saturday, re
ported bill to abolish the offices of second Comptroller
one ofthe Auditors
On Thursday, Mr. Ingersoll, from the Committee On h
at District of Columbia, reported bill to suppress lotteries