Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-17

We publish below speech delivered in May last by
barD1"r our Minister in England at the annual
Brush aud Foreign School Society london. Mir Barbour
was Introduced TO the meeting by Mr. Wheiorce his
Harbour Tell INTO mistake respecting the number of inhabitants
III connecticut The of 1920 only something
more tnan Two hundred and sixty thousand lie much
TOO large in his estimate of persons who unable
s eor says mat dufnS residence OF thirty years in that
o'ate IN wich he mad fair opportunity of extensive
quah'ance he never met white persons
IN connecticut who could not both read and write MIR Bar
bour too in renarkng that carried on at the
expense of that State had Fund which,
able TO the State The paid there for support Com
mon Hchpis Is nearly double the amount paid in for
support Of the civil government.
1i 'Gnn russell adds the same paper who presided the
reens, IS e noneman who brought before the House of
of the Corporation and Test Acts.[ Bait finer.
:. Al meeting Of the British and Foreign School
society held IN London, in May last, Mr. Barbour
the American Minister, made the following address:
JAMEs BARBOUR, Esq Ambassador from the Uni
ted State OF America Il did expect to be call
ed upon to address this Meeting but the friendly
manner IN which have been alluded to- induces Inc
TO say few words in acknowledging the obligation
Such sentiments coming from such quarter great
~ enhance tile value of the compliment; for the name
oi w Iiberiorce let say, is not confined to his ma
tive land but has gone abroad to every nation OF the
eurth where liberty is known--( cEeers and allow
me to say. my Lord, that consider it the greatest
happiness OF my life to have the pleasure of seeing
nm, who was hailed well among foreigners as his
own Country, as the great apostle of humanity 1t
would not become me, standing in this assembly, to
oncF any Comment upon or cor pariSon of the liberty
"a
rePosng on her future destiny will net allow herself
TO be aciuaed by envy to other nations but looks
with confidence on the kind feeling which she is will
ling to believe you entertain towards her If is noi
my intention to 60 into any detail of the objects of
TINS bleeng, particularly after the eloquent address
you have already heard; but i'll Just ice to the conn
try, 10 which have the honor to belong, / must
state, that there not principle in the VIII lie
sphere ofsocla economy attended to than edu
cation have heard 1t objected to general educa-
tioD, that increased Intelligence tended to make mon
more cunning and more wicked; but here dcnounce
the doctrine as all arrognment ofthe dispensations
OF Providence, who never designed that that which
was he great source Of the happiness of mankind,
should make them deprsved. Hear, hear.l This |
M Lord is not matter Of theory-it is not ques
lion TO be argued q pTiOri the experiment has been
tried aud fact will DO more to illustrate it than
any reasoning which can urge. In the State of
connecticut, out OF population Of 400 900. there
are not 400 who do know bow to read and write
Bot the fact which in connection with that, wish
to propose TO the world Is, that there is not on the
Whoie face OF the civilized globe populations more
truly moral and religious [Cbeers.1 Indeoh we
fuay say OF SC that every man was educated, and
every innn was 7rtuous, and that the excep-
tons to both wer. very Take these two facts
together. and will they not prove that the more
education and intelligence increase amonr the peo
pie, ty more v'ruous they will bccome?-EJucation
~ that Sate does no. depend upon pr vate subscrp-
ton but was carried on at the expense OF the State
itself TlIcar, hear. will not trcspass farther on
the attention ofth5 Meeting, th1n TO observe that the
Increased intelligence of every rank in life will be
tented with results the important to the world
baucahon and the public press destined to achieve
consequences beyond human ken; and if we compare
what has been done in past days, with what are
nov doing we shall be still impressed with this
bchaf, aud be convinced that all the results of the
comparison VIII De- III favor OF education and that il
W. not cease until IT has accomplished its great !
cnn' nave 10 thauk tue meeting for the attention .
with which have been heard and to assure it that |
sincerely wish tn" Society every SUCCESS In what
ever part OF the world may be. IL will always give
me 'icere pleasure tohoa. of It's progress in promo
tLng the great objects IL has in view.
Lord John Russell said-It DOW becomes my duty
to thank you, which shall DO as shortly as l can,