Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-04-14
For The DpleWare Journal,
FREE SCHOOLS,
TO the Editors.

GENTLEMEN I'll noticed in the Journal of April 7, tho
remarks OF Spectator upon the examination ofthe in
tant school in Wilmington The facts which he staedy
and the observations Of President Wayand, which he
Quotes deserve great consideration Is it true, that BY
ladoptng mode OF instruction suited to the minds of chill
dren, you can communicate to children OF four or live
years of age knowledge, than acquired in the
common mode by children Of eight years of age !,
If several years will. in effect be added to the most
interesting and important period of life the period of
youth in which the child forms the habits and acquires
the qualifications, which determine his character in
consequence of which he either becomes useful and res
pectabe and contributes to the prosperity Of the
lty passes along doing no good perhaps much evil, |
ground to doubt the truth of these remarks, and
presume that they just. For it is unquestonables
that the manner in which children have been taught, has
had the tendency and the effect TO weary them to
der learning irksome and frequently as consequence,
to drive them into habits Of tsobedence, idesness aud
vice. Ii their minds in their tender years be enga
ged with the OF instruction, make it amusing,
an evil most extensive and pc ncions will be avoided.
But how reduce these improvements 10 pra.tcet
Wio for the inst nction Of children We the
alarming amount and dreadful ruin of vice and depravity
around us dut ss!o thinks ga remeyP Or IT rencdyis
thought of, what it Do easy to reform those
whose habits fixed We see the effect and fear 1t
we 10 think Of the cause. Can it be expected, that
child brought up i'll the full view Of vice, with itabls
pains taken cultivate his md heart, will not be wick.
ed What dreadful havoc made of all that might be good
and useful, by abandoning children to the consequences
Of neglected education' The principle on which the
moral character depends, is liked early and it operates
like destiny.
well lie may tor he does nothing The man, who has adj.
died dollar after dollar his hoard, talks Of the unproduc
tveness of lands, the difficulties with tenants of the
danger Of securities of the uncertainty, dearness and
peril ofstocks, of the depreciation and unsettled state Of
properly; and what is done to arrest these evils ITO
stop this progress, to iun People will consent to
means to instruct children. Instruct CHI dsa What has
this to do with these evils will this question,
by asking another. How much all these evils grow cut
Of the character of our population How many men Of
property live merely for themselves, contributing nothing
to the general prosperity
Children be instructed without schools they can
no be zvpH instructed p4a good schools. child had BET
be taught ALL than taught vice. Good schools can.
be had without and This care VIII not
oe bestowed and this Expense will not be rased until the
community this subject into their hanls and make
part Of their If you wish to drain body Of
Marsh yn tax the holders fyou wish to make or repair
road YOU tax the people. You could have no Marshes
framed you could have no passable roads, without taxes
Nor can you have good schools without taxes 10 drain
Marshes to repair roads people consent cbe heavy taxed.
But give all The children in our community the adj
antages OF Schools and thus raise up Intelligent and en-
t-rprsng population without which all must go, Gas all is
rongo 10 ruin people will nos consent to tax of the
smallest tribe.
The people ought to consider this subject, A,