Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-19


avsrsi times. aud asalIy sg',ed the following
~ which l. .. Secretary directed to request you
70 ysbsh IN your frspreiyc psPers, W the lIrtaid
stsassman Tsleg-aph aud Chronicle, together with the
rGn~. Of The committee Your compliance with TO-.
vSes,a will o5Ggr yout ga seriers 10 hs town and
- probably - efsence 60 the .gsr,s,s Il education
p~b,e ! u +.
~ .t,'iord, ftb T. ls31
y, cor,rinf, eFpoiai,d sy fss Torn IF Piao,d, in
7orH Mating asstmnsd, 70 inquire INTO he t,.i
~ EgHaIiiisg, E,tsdiag and inprorieg the state Of
ESaeaiioH beg lear, 10 pt,ssai, The resat u tir
dsib CARTONS TIE foiiorir-
E REPORT.
Your Committee deem 1t unnecessary 10 oF,r ary
eun1en, to prove the inr1icency and ingenuity og the
<ptsscn. system Of public Education It's nadcquacy
ee, the demands fthc ptescn, ghtersd period and
- unequal Of distributing the funds for lis
e1ppor, are, We believe, universally acknowledged.
Dei difference of opinion exists the
which the public supervision of education should be
epsred perhspsa few plain and candid observations
Sis subject msy misapprehe nsions pre-
fbfee. which might otherwise be obstruction in the
Nay of reform.
Your Committee th-a would premise that they con.
er il not only the right but the duty and tcres Of
tTy free community TO provide such education for
Ar shoie p,ople, shall &, them or the correct and
fu' performance both Of their public and private du.
That this may be distinctly seen, they proceed to
Dw, that the right and duty is one Of paramount, ma
be, viz that Of s-lfprosorad0n while the economy
the gill demonstrate that the pecuaiayg IN.
est both Of the public h,d Of individuals will be best
ii mo,ed by liberal sys;em of public instruction.
30 is well known every reader OF history that the
\ pertinent which the United States are now trying
6hether be possible permanently to sustain perfect
free system Of government, is not the first attempt
The kind. Greece, Rome, Holland, France, Switzer.
3D. England the small Italian States and the free cit
of Germany, have successfully formed, and endeay-
sd TO sustain, government based the perfect tree
n pm aud equality of their citizens. And where are all
)hese democraccs now All have persisted, and given
way to governments, which, instead Of being caculut
Eed 10 promote the interests of the people, have been
*arlfully contriyed 10 the multitude 10 toll and
3eSca for the qualification Of toe pampered few Kings
I'D mobiles have the entire sway, where the whole
eoplc were free are. And what the
use Of this fatal catastrophe How come the people
pain TO bow their necks 10 the yoke after having
cured their freedom? The story is soon ,od. Tho
bong enough to conquer their liberty, they lacked in
U1gence 10 preserve it. Mised by ambitious dema-
~ ses they INDUCED in measures of INSTRUMENTATION
- violence Instead of submitting to the mild sway
~ laws OF their framing, the concentrated will Of
~ whele people they accustomed themselves TO take
~ law into their hands, whenever they
etsd by their prjudices their possions till at 9Th
~ general insecurity of life aud property rendered the
10y name of liberty an nbominatlon, and all parties
rs glad to exchange freedom and insecurity, for des.
elsm and safety Liberty, anarchy, despotism Such
= been the unborn Of every attempt TO esiab-
freedom and equality in the old world; and are
let US ask, we, who ENJOY the periec, state
al q We no
nger Of falling into this downward course Are there
< - symptoms among Of the dreadful excuses that
a nse uniformly led TO despotism elsewhere; Look at
81 devssistions Of the mobs ia Baltimore Philadep hia
llow ork, Boston Providence, Utica, Nicksburg and
Mon Look at the Southwest generally, where the
1osie knife and the pistol drench the with blood
~ hoon-day, and say whether our institutions real
bin danger; whether every friend TO liberty should
pot consider himself bound look in time for the
oonse and of such enormilies. There are there
80 be but two methods Of putting end to those
gvor ing evils the government must either be strength
euod by military power lor IN other words, mus
ya0 the way for despo,ism) or public sentiment mus
- purified aud ens htsned by such a system Of sduca
- for the Nhs's people will enable them clear
Die true Interests Of the republic to judge correctly
- public men and public measures add thus, by rem
t1sng them proof sgains, the Of ambitious dema
esgDes, free country from the destructive evils o
pnry violence. Can any Amerosn citizen hesitate 70
oomsni IA his choice of such alternatives
n would appear thea II there be any force ia Wha
has heen offered, that free have specie
~ dsng"r 10 provide for internal and ex,ernsi foes
Whseh Of these is the more dangerous; whether for
tgn conquest internal dssenton is more 10 be feared
hs question hardly admitting Of doubtful decision
A. yet bow do legislators ao;' While Million
9snuuAlly lavished on the army and nsyy how gfndg
III, hoN pArsimonious,y funds doied our i1t th
eitsr Pof,sui object Of enlish,enug The community
Dol we h''s s-red that the peculiarly taisrssi, boil
- the State snd q indrduals would br beet promote,
- liberal sIPvnaiture public education. The suu
eeqsnded IN foTdesuous aAd ships Of war maze. n
pstssn su, ia SAFETY from foreign enemies D. every
~ fespee, its dead iossi Wafss fof discharge,
ee1tsr aud Ea.ios make the most vaasble cii
49, Bat money properly Vesied "a education not on
pd-e's 'ts FotPsss Of insurng sosly free State
esfe highly pfoauei.ve IN many other respects "sow
Nh. sAJf an eminent wrlef, "dees act slNav
- golden harvest bat kA0soisdgt and r,rtss
49, early implsu;rd N the human breast seldom IA