Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-10-18

the other public funds devoted 10 this nur.
pose should defray large share of the ex.
pense ofour common schools, and leave un-
on the recipients OF their benefits little or no
burden but their management. This object
has, to great and perhaps sufficient extent,
been already accomplished by The recent a n.
plica'ion OF the income of the surplus reven.
ne. Under these circumstances, il would
therefore seem the duty Of the Legislature
so iai TO vary The application OF the income
OF this fund, for the time being, as most ef.
fectually 10 carry out the bcneficent views
of its founders. And siuce the specific OBJ.
ject for which the fund was established has
been anticipated probably by MANY wears
could hardly be considered q breach Of The
trust reposcd in us to make the proposed n.
plieation; always providing, however. that
the principal shall in no way be diminished
am led TO these remarks by the consid
eraucn OF the fact that at various times
disposition has bcen manifested TO divert
some oil the sources from which this fund
has been accumulated. and perhaps the
fund ITSELF TO objects foreign TO the interests
OF education and also from the full belief
that IN no other way can our common
schools be advanced and the standard Of in
s,ruction raised so certainly or speedily as
by afiording some public aid to our acade.
mics. The standard OF education has been
greatly advanced within few years, I, is
at this time as high in this State as in ouv
other. Science, which few wears since
was confined 10 the learned professions
may now be met in many Of our most hum.
BILE dwellings, extending its benign influence
to almost every class, and operating with
giant power upon almost every pursuit and
interest in community.
IL IS source Of unfeigned regret that the
bill which passed both Houses OF Congress
providing for the distribution among the sew.
eral States and Territories. OF the proceeds
OF the sales OF the public lands, for the pnr.
poses OF education and internal improvement.
failed 10 receive the appreciation ofihe presi-
dent. And also, that the proposition more
recently made in the House OF Representa-
tives, TO make an increased appropriation OF
these lands, for the purposes OF free schools
academies, and the promotion and diffusion
Of education in all the States and Territories
did not obtain the favorable action Of Con.
gress. The adoption Of either of these
measures would have placed at the disposal
oil the Legislature funds wherewith to have
made efficient provision for the purposes of
education. The consequences would have
been favorable, not only fro n the positive
advantages to be derived from the expendi
lure OF funds IN the manner provided in the
original project, but also from those incide:
cal Dement'S which would alleviate. in some
degree the cis'ressthat our manufacturing
interest must exper.ence when the duties on
imporlatons shall be reduced to a sum bare.
" necessary Tor the economical admlnistra-
Ton OF the government. Had the measure
hfs' alluded 70 been adopted the necessity for
the deposite avtwould no, have existed and
the dlssf'butIapswould doubtless have been
ronisrNetL lndSuecomeihe settled policy Of
thr.g9x9hnent. SO longas the country re-.
manned at peace
Inc amount hich the State OF Vermont
would have recsived, onethe principles Of
the bill. ~ bye years to which its operation
was limItedswould have been not far from
Si,2o0.0oo or about 100000 annually; a
sum sufficient to have enabled the State to
provide literally for purposes OF education.
and perhaps have Warranted the commence
inent oil some system OF in,erna. improve
'heh'
ny the original acts OF session. the United
States were made trustees OF such portions
ofthe public domain as were coded by the
the old states claiming them, TO dispose Of
tor the common benefit A distinction be-
tween this portion OF public lands and the
territories OF LOUISIANA a. the tIOrldls ac0uiF.