Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-27
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(F'Om the .4bingdOn Pc"yfs's Friend, Sept ID

MOS ScH"Ls they are SAID 10 DC 'he feW"eS Cor9h
for ninecn nr'nekS IF Msp"puiG'ion h're gel oil Their
insn octon; and If lay 4 broad ftunda"n for the
y"uog Of The S'ate, II will by exciting spirit q" Edu-
cation, do more 10 ennow Academies and Colleges, anu
10 patronage private Institutions. than any legislative
fund or private subscfipnn We congratulate Inc com.
| muntY. Congratulate the Commonwealth nf virgil
MA that he People and the Press are beginning TO
wake up upon the subject; and claim for our county
come honor for having hslppd to srt the ball IN mo.
lion We have said tina, want = good, (and that
word inchdrs triiing rrquisiles:) good pracu.
!! cal Public School. within two and half mites OF
every youth in Virginia. Eighteen months since,
there called, Mt the Courthouse of nnr cnunty,a
meeting upon The suhjrcl 0f System Is Public Educs
tim for thu Srae Al ,hsi meeting sundry resolutions
were passed. which here repub'ish, contributing
quota 10 The redeenlng spirit which We hope Is wax
ina it's siumbrrs iuuch with It's passing wing our
! Sac into enterprise and duty Our respected Towns
man. Governor C4mpbr|l has twice s,rPnuously urged
in his annual message legislative action upon the sub
! rc Al last winters session Committee OF The AS.
srmby. &" hic Elk Governor r. rr was Chairman, had
the subject under cuusidera and have reason TO
know rha, the members generally agreed in the necss.
siiy nf some Kings being dnnr. redeem our Common
wealth and give y"ung citizens sIan;lng on the
same vantage ground by the youth OF our SIS
Ter States; tur alter the Senatorial Election like the
| apple Of discard, came into The Public Councils, all
acnn lnr the c'inn'un good was slfnded II
is proper however. say. HAT Judge May of Peters
burg, did introduce resolution, extended by The mem
her ir. Rchm"nd. which passed, believe, by 81
lent VOTE au'hnrzng and requiring the President and
Board of Directors of the Literary FUND.-, make
tracts wih c"mpfirnt person "r persons, for the
compilation sr-cmn Of series If Common School
! Text Books i"r Virginia This measure reaches one
Of hs most important points aimed al III uniform sys
TEN "f public instruction. and W., the people Will he
thankful ter Tins Could lhls only be Effected, Fr
g,nIa would proudly ASIDE The chsree of suplnaness
and spprnve her claim al tu contribution To the dps
ni country: no lavish expenditure of funds
prospective appr ra'l"n iransct nd IN uness and
fcrrncy rhp acii"n that is invited from The above
named honorable Board, by The act "i April G'h lsi9
JASuARi 22d Ic3S
a, Meeting If The czens oi v a-hng,"n county,
Va held this day, in the Courthouse at Abingdon pur-
pubic notice Ia take into cnnsd' ration Tie ne
crssIy Of a Uniform System Of Public Instruction
rhr"ugh"n' The STATE:
On urnlnn"fJ J. W. &. Watson, Esq Andrew Russell,
pointed Secretary.
R,soirsd, That the Chair appoint Committee TO pre-.
pare and submit resolutions for the action Of the Meet
ing
The Chair then appointed the follnwing persons:
P'"Ess"r T X Jprcks, Col john Preston CT" Daniel
NJ RaiI-y. Tobias Smlrh, Esq. Col WA. Bysrs, John
" &. Watson, Esq. aud DR.. James Paxton, who
having relr for short Time. reported The lnnwne:
Rrsmrtd. Tint ability To acquire information -lnior.
nation I'srlF-and the power "i using knowledge, TO-
p-ihpr with morality and religion. make tie man. con
s,ne The principles Of al superiority in individual res
probability and happiness and are The only sources OF
the property and Influence al State or nation.
Rtsor,d. That the only certain, well as tho prompt
est and reapss, method OF obtaining these requisites ia
Stale shall attend
Ard whereas the attendance on instruction in this
State has been estimated tofYrnd 10 far too small P"r-
nn ol The scho"ahe population; and IN The present
Public Schools with faithful teachers, The years oi
attendance are doube whal they need b. the proper
practical instruction is mol eiven;-tIe expense by IN
dvdualand nIilr end HE results frequently worth
less While iha other hhnG. according 10 Common
ren n the instructors often c"mprtehl-nnd "ihIn
our hnrdrrs ignorance, want ." enterprise, innUuiI'y
pnvery and crime do too mnch abound
Re>nirH That the 0niy 1cmGdy for these defects. ard
he amin fuifmcnt of nur duty ourselves To cb
tren ard ~ the principles Of rerdnm and self gnve7t
urnt IN be found IN the o!9anizaiion n SySemseg
Public instruction throughout this Snte-based upon fhe
wants 81 The prnppstrry practical IN It's tendency and
nujnrm in is optrafon embracing he good experience
nf States which, 10 our shame have ptececed US III
th,s-shorenng the period 9 pupiinge-rtdncing he f1~
penses o bokS aud calculated I" ensure US c. mmunt
" uf enlightened clz'ns who VIII dfVeope private
and State resnurcps-provp the economy Of knowledge
and oralily-c compel thrift 10 themselves, know lhtr
rights, aud make US prosperous and happy nnd Tree
people G
RrsoIred That the Government being Instituted for :.
The public good these vial advantages demanduhle
ns of t,rhi-we do therefore rPspfc iDy ask the early
aclnn of honorable L.gi.lafure on this subjective
curdiaIIy think the Executive Tor his rrcommendau
or the SAME confidently look to our respected dele
gate for his support OF i've trust that every part
nI our State will make itself heard upon It-nnd we
coureonsy request The guardians ut the press IN Virgil
MIA L, publish these resolutions and to raise their voice
in their behalf
R,soIr,d That We do hereby respectfully suggest 10
III. people Of each and every county in this Common
wealth that they d. Immediately call meetings on this
important subject If system of pubic instruction, md
express their opinions rrupon 10 our honorable Legs
lururp
R.soiu,d Tina, cnpy Of these resolutions he forward
ed hv The Secretary Of This Meeting 10 the Governor OF
his Common wealth and 10 he delegate from Washing
ION county, with The request 10 The latter That he bfihg
them bpi.re The Honorable Legislature and use his en-
,,b,e in f,yOF therefor.
The above resolutions were adopted un"nimo"sy, and
ANDREW RUSSELL Chairman.
JAcoD LYscu, Sccrt"ry
Amer eighteen months snpnsness on The part Of the
PrnLs and Ut the Press o Virginia, with pleasure we
add The following notice and Resolutions, from fc~ha
tan:
Ala numerous meeting II The people of Pnwhatan, at
the Courthouse on ihr 9Th Of August, 1889, TO consi
der the necessity of some system al public Schools I'D
the State ur Virginia. Tho'nas Miller, Esq was called
to tn. Chair aud Robert X Dabney appointed Secre-
tarv
The Rev BEN amin NJ Smith. who was born and
raised in this county, addressed The meeng in most
luminous speech the subject Of Educa,ion, and the
diffusion Of knowledge among The rising the generation,
and conc udrd by fering The following Preamble and
Rcsolunns which being reported from The Chair, and
thu %, sons severally put thereon were unanimously
adopted: -
Whereas i, is generally admitted that the diffusion Of
the blessings education is OF the most vital importance
to the we'll being 81 our community ana Inc saoiy OF
our northumberland whereas, ii is incumbent on The
Legislature of every Sise provide TO The extent OF
is means for The instruction OF all the children in the
Safe in The elements of Observation-Disclosures
Resulted lst That esleen, il The duty OF our Le
o;ssiure 10 provide possible, efficient
system Of popular instruction. at' pied TO The peculiar
wants and condition al Virginia
2nd lille we leave IN The wisdom Of the Legislature
III. detail Of such 81 STEM respectfully commend
10 their attention, the importance Of providing means
for The education Of teachers either by erecting insiu
nns for the purpose or by incorporating snnr provision
10 ,l,a, effect The plans of Endorsements OF The existing
University. CnlIegrs and Academies.
3rd That the proceedings Of this meeting De signed
by the Chsrnsn and Secretary and published ~ the
Richmond, Petersburg NIi"h ana Lync"npre papers
k DABxEY, Secretary D.,.,: