Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-27
To the Editors Of the Dclacars Journal.

Gentlemen
TIN. B,l, "providng for the establishment of Free
schons" has At length become law in the House OF Re.
present atves there but one dissenting VOICE and inc
Senate were NOUS III It's favour !,
II will be perceived by those who have examined Tue
Hill 40 +, was first reported the House, that the present
varies in some features from the original draft me
schools must be put into operato-and the wh"e
system kept ahoat by subscription The Blli original
proposed 10 confer the people, the power to support e
Schools IN the several districts by an assessment upon her
Gown propery- that abuses could have resulted from
this confidence in the virtue and integrity OF Inc Pe'pe'
is apparent, when reflect that those who we're to I'M
nose ,e tax, also liable to its operations-'ha' Inc
rental (and the n,insic) value OF the land ony was 70
have been their assessments OF DINER ra 6
the Co,nmssi ud not have varied from the Couhy
assessment.-ant that greater sum IMAM was iheui cry
required for the support of the schools, Woia not "ase
been raised, without subJecting the COMMUNIST ',1
charge OF fraud, which would nave Sna'eu '"e'
must be apparent to every one that the present bill IS
defective and will be in great degree imperative as
the sum wanted each district must be raised ny 'oni
tary contributions tile burden will fall heavily ao ue lua'
" upon the generous and spirited portion OF ne czehs
whilst the selfish and penuri"s, VIII resist .he can, ~
humanity, and living ike drones upon society," WI permit
their tender offspring 10 grow up III ignorance ana VICE
But is my design 10 enter INTO ade ehce OF t
Bill as it frs, snod-e,ey rejecting, dsmtereseu ana
|beney man will approve the idea, that " as education
and morals public property, the expense o ''is
our youth and Republican principles, should Dc
lbore equally by all the citizens"
| When the Bill first introduced INTO the aouSe VI
Representatives appeared unite the hearty concurrence
of every member but out of doors there were some IN
whose breasts green eyed monster held nhspuea
swuy-whose bosons ranked with envy and wounded
bride Some with whom avarce was the prevailing passion
eard already by anticipation, the unwelcome aemane o.
small p,,ance for the relief Of the suffering cause OF ec
ence and Humanity Some would in ranting unmean'ng
manner declare that less than or distrcs "ou'o DC
coated upon their panao"s and that they must necessa
ry support that number of Schools! when IN TRUTH the on
llv tenants of those plantations owls and bears ,
The enemies of the Bill became camourous, and ihas
succeeded in raising party the House against t-tlongh
it must no, be forgotten, that its friends were, at all times
the mos, numerous and could have pushed through the
Legislature had been deemed ADVISABLE 10 DO so ou
perhaps the plan which they adopted was the peso yeo
Ia part of The Bill order that they mgnt unite an unan
nous support of its general principal. The hand OF ,ne
must perfect the system of educaton-whch, happy 'o'
the people, has been thus ausplcousy begun.
1t is not true, however, that the people were opposed
the principle of voluntary taxation, that san ares
Adams men and jackson men-in sussex-unted IN reP'"
lbatnp the Bill" 1t confidently believed and every
days experience strengthens the onion-tat resec'a
ible majority of their constituents would have supported
their Representativesift the BIZ had been passed III H.
original shape ,..., ,,o;r,t;o,
THAT the system begun will be Completed tna' us
Its mild and wholesome influence, the people VIII ""'c