The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-12-13

F., he,her a better system, ss 10 ns Een-
mi Csa,Srrs, could be adopted; OF one
hat would give more universal 'Ai,'fac-
ION to the people. Time and. expert
ahce will suggest the detects 10 'he pro-
ssnt schoolIaw; and riIet Will, 90 doubt.
Ia gradually removed by Legislative ac-
,;on. until il is rendered. as perfect, Aod
As ss,isfa Glory to The public az any sy+"
tenn which could be devised. Any great
and radical change, unless for very oh
v,ons and &elghly reaeons, is To- DO DO
n,.cotsd: new experiments should be g.
=, ;des. and our legislation ON THE sve-
;ec1 .hcutd assume stable character.
~. ,,w Of lasl session, by removing iha
:,s, c,uses Of complaints, has had The
efTec, Of reconcIlhg, IN great degree,
n,r German population TO Ihe present
aokoo, law. have not heard OF any
comnIaiuts from :his valuable and pa
,,;o,,c norton of our Acknowledgements
,hsy have been permitted TO- an equa'
I-parlicipation with other citizens IN ''S
benefits ortbo sys'em.
Iwou!d respectfully call your sstsn'
1tiou to the very able and satisfactory re'
lbor,. of The superintendent ol comolo"
4 4 schools. nude at the last session OF Inc
3lepiela on the suhjec! ofechool aa1e
lind, the proceeds Of school ianos. IL
/ will he perceWed upon an examination
.otthat report, that several townships III
Il ma state have been deprieEec OF sehooi
4 eation sixteen, and have never received
.anp SECTION in lieu thereof and that they
4 "a entitled, either from the state or
q fseasra, Gov overnment, TO an equivalent
a ifSSaftsthe land of which they have bee"
y 4 ssoriyed. Also, tha.theIe is dehc.en"
n ;n n ctse Of the quarter townships, IN
4 fha IJnited States military school land.
lstSf four hundred and eight acres' ~
lSiSbpd otl apiual Survey, which Congress
as1obld. no doubt, make good upon Ho"
d lber application. There were 'atge
En,fnber Of fractional townships 10 tn'c
I esatS. having no section .slxleen, ana
. ,opptondsd with school land under me
. q oDrieiUSR law. Ia, eighieenhundred and
9 twenty -seven, Congress- passed law
r oivine to each township and fractional
u township, for which no previous PROVE"
g ion had been made, school lands " pros
II portion to the size ofthe township 70 %
8 selected in the respective land districts,
II where the townships unproyided or,'wsre
d situated. The amount of achoot land
5, tdue This state under this act. was about
,e tthuty thousand acres. Wha, a po'Po'-
in t,on t,f this has been selected iam un-
is liable TO state, bu, no selectluns have oee"
,e made. as | am informed, 10 the Chllh-
NJ a}teothe land district, where great NUM-
III lber of these fractional towpships are sit
~ mated. on the ground, that there is no
as suitable land wilhit The dls'tittYeuhJec'
~ 10 te, seIocied. IoaG 81 sssss 1st"rs s''-
OF ,able selsct,ons cannot be made endet
g. The lsw within the land districts, Con-
III, eress should permit the selections 10 BE-
I'D made from olhet, government lauo' 'o'
iur Of the district. This 10 30 obviously lus''
he1 that upon proper applica.ionto 70 Con
IT, prese, | pyes1me they would not nes,'
a. la,e 10 authorize selections 10 be made
from any government lands within Tue
M .,s,s, / would respectfully sesees. th'
IA uolicy Of eubmitting the whole suolec
ou, TO Congtess, at the present session. ant
m asking that body TO pass law, proV'
,y- d;ne for those fractional townsh'?'
Of which have been deprived of school sec
Is ,;on sixtesp, andto au,horizs selection
lb-1 to be made under the act OF Congress
ul-. Of eighteen hundred and twenty-seveu
as rom apv land belonging TO The Gene'
, il al l;oyerntneDi, within the state. In
as univ lands owned by the United State
le- within The Ilin,is of Ohio, that are cor
hay s;de,ed 5of muc value, are the reserv'
rye se,ioas embraced within the I'm'ls Z
me. the Wabash aud Erie. and Miami can
nay yranfs. These lands, il is expected
les will bs brought into market, and ee9 70
m the eneu,ug year; and unless Congre
, 10 can be ,induced TO act immediately o
,a-. The subject, their interference heresi'e
and can be of little use 10 The, state.
jen- Our school fund aud the means
free educ aiicn have been permanently ln.pa
pru> "a d BY that improVident system Of leg
ized lauon Which authorizes under certi
airs, circumslsncps the sale "t our scne ,9
orce laRds. Ii seems TO me our true poll
IuDg e. 10 teiai,, these lands for the benev
ated LEM, and wise purposes tor which 10
the were intended, and to authorize 'h
and sale in no case unless under very pee
the ar circumstances; and when the 'n''
am- "a, ] our scho ol fund would be obvlo'
must ly promoted
'ner- During The pastyear great embarra
stem ent has exisied throughout the cou
,ouih / in moaiedg afalts. and especially
! be the enserIl cities, lu this etate our {
.par, : ne h ssfclt the pressure 10 % cons
lnda. erabIe enten,, and are spll laboring
IT. asl A.. ~ M ,favorabIe influence. III