The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-25

Ftom he Iviinisgss. C&rosicis.

In the year 1883. ihs Legialssuys of ,hs
Ssais Of Ohio. sc,usisd BY u,osi lsvdebls
sp.r't In The cause Of Coma,so Schools aed
Educslioa ssoess!iy. sppoiussd . euusis.
msn. Professor Z. E. esovs.} 70 proceed 70
Europe 10 collsc. Information. and a,sks ex.
sm,astlons Ioso the d,iIiseni essshlishneuts
for educational purposes, there exisling.-
The object sss probatAy ,xoiald; 10 sscSr.
tain tho bet existing systems Of populas IN.
ssfuci,ou. and iosee chat pfpsrsss had heeu
made m tho older eouuis,ss Of Eusops IA The
diffusion d coo,non schs0l koowlcdse.--
Professor Stove returned so,.,s moa,hs ago,
and hiss undo report Of the result Of bis
lnbouss and Obseryafio6s. This scp,vi has
fallen under cur notice, and VIC have read il
with surprise aud moHiiicaiien. Surpsiss.
that 70 much has been done in The cause d
education, 10 those States Of Europe, Which
ws srs accustomed to think. have 90, yet
passed teyond the twi!igh. Of semi barbar.
,sD, and mo'ii6cs,ioo that We, the proud and
Boosting Americans, have done % little
Yes, ht,lc, compared wen ~l,h The military
dsspos.sm Of Prussia --os the naughty auto.
ctscy Of Ru~,s. As Mr.. stowe spily 70.
marks. Monsrch,es have ac,ually stolen =
march upon rpub!'cs, IN tho promotion OF
popular Intelligence"
| IN the course of his tour, Mr.. Stowe visi.
ted England. Scotland, France, Pruss,., and
tho Suites Of Germany, including The most
celebrated Un,vers,iies. and sas every
where received with the greatest kindness.
and every facility offered Tor the ,ur,acramce
oG his enquiries. Prussia. under the al.
sPices Of It, sagacious sovereign, has with
in the pas. forty years, done moro ior tho
spread ofkno~lcdsc among It's subjects, than
probably, sny government III the world
" hen Frederick William, III. Ascendsd
the throne OF Prussia. in 1897. he found tho
condition Of tho kingdom truly dePlorable.
ile Immediately began to introduce Improve.
meats, and particularly in the wy d edu.
cation. Religious ,o!ero,,on ~ss freely
granted, the administration Of justice ..
formed, and the mobiles curiailed Of privi.
Icses which had ,euded to keep tic people
oppressed and ignorant. The peasantry
, ~cre raised to the rank Of free. holders, by
having . certain portion Of the soss, hereto.
( foro cultivated by them - fic's, granted 10
them in Zee Anple. To carry the plan Of
reform int full effect. schools Of every kind
were then gradually established, embracing
the mess remote md spatsey populated
parts Of the kingdom, as well a. the c,ties,
and villages. The sysicm il nos in com.
plcte operation, and Mr.. Stowe lsUds i. a. Of
tho most perfect description. The impress
Of n master hund. Is visible throughou. ito
various qualifications. aud in its n,nusest &C.
tails. The children 81 oil glasses, and those
10 tho most destitute condition. can profit by
the benefccncc o! th" government. The
plan Of instruction pursued, - admirably cal.
cutatcd 10 develop The mental end moral
powers Of the scholars, aud above all, 10 10.
sill into their minds, an enthusiastic love
Tor their own country and i's institutions.
The Bible is Gsrd 10 % ercs, an extent n
the schools, and il ~ highly valued m =
school book that when Mr.. Stove asked tho
teachers. whether The use Of the Bible 10
schnol. did no. sometimes tend to ihs injury
at the scholars mind, BY ,mporiing TO It
s,ctarlan bias, they spuIned the idea with
contempt. and commended that no bcok ~as
~ wr!l fitted " strengthen the Intellectual
tacu'tics.
The King ii Bavaria TOO, inspired BY the
example Of Prussia, has sought TO umel'oe.
ale the cond,,lm u bis subjects, BY giving
! them constitutional representative form Of
government, ard by tho encouragement OF
summaries OF learning and Universities,
which already rivals tina. Of Re,lin. Sever.
al Of the smaller prInc,pasn'rs Of Germany
are also represented ~ beng TO wise bchsod
these t~o kingdoms, in their liberal provi-
sen for popular rducailen.
NJ. Stowe mex, dcte,ls the governmental
efforts In iha. mss' poverty! OF aesroiian."
Russn. 10 establish . system Of edUcs,Ion
for the subjects o. that vsst empire. Tho
plan adopted 10 very similar To that Of Psus.
sin, with such changes and notifications a.
are suited 10 the condition Of Russia, in ito
more extended, and less poruious territory.
A. the centre al the system. iherc n es'sb.
,,shcd al 81. Petersburg mcdel school,
where teachers are educated. fos al parts Of
tho empire. The whole empire 10 divided
,nio provinces, each If which hiss 10 Csi.
vc,s,iy; Tho prov 'nces into dtssr,cts, with
academies Tor CLASSICAL learning, end sAese
again into school distsicis, with their lie.
mcn,ary schools. Tho ecncni supervision
Of this machinery. 10 lodged in iAs handa u
govcrnmsa, officer called the M,ninss Of
Pet,,,c Instruction, ~ho in sddilioa 10 bis
other duties, pudlAhcs pss,cd.eal 1ouua',
in sh,ch all matters and facts violating 10
instruction end edueaiioo. are bssssh' To.
geshsr, cod theoce dispers<d ,hroog hov' Tho
shole empire. The dirrc,srs and ssa,ni.
uers of the common schoo,., ~ Obliged 10
undergo rigid srsu,;ey, - TO 'hs,r inssl'
lec,ual end Mersl Gtoess, before tbsy cen