Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-21
CD aNg1NaCAraD
FOR THE vIRGISlAN.
Essay on the Nature and importance erAur,,n,
turai Education
By pRorrssoR G. u. Annsrpo>a

In ms country. we use the phrase "Aetienlnral
td1ea ION w,h some variety OF meaning Very
frequently we apply II 10 the Whole of thai eJucn.
lion winch the farmer ought To receive nj other
lines, We Use II IN a more restricted sense as in
e'na'he ohs tha education which the farmer should
,eeeNe l"t the especial purpose II preparing HIM
! 'o HIS business as fafmcr auj not that winch II
Is proper he should possess ia common with men
of Ill other professions. The latter is the more mn
rropihte sense OF the phrase aud is doubtless the
sffse IN which the sociey lnlendedi should be un
deslond and for these reasons shall 50 understand
II IN The present essay. In taking such Il course
| world by no mems be understood as attath
ha little value To that general education which the
iamer should possess M eommon with others In
such country as his, where the will Of the people
is The fountain of all power it is of Tie prcatst I'M,
potance that all our citizens should be well inform.
ed res )eeting every subject on which they are call
ed 10 aci aud the extensive aud ihorounh
tins Information IS, the better will il be for them
individually, and ioT our country TOO "the common
mother OF us all" There is no remark more truc
than that made by of the fathers OF our rev uIu-
ton, that The "pernanence OF our nee Institutions
must depend under Heaven, upon the intelligence
and virtue ol our people" But The di,ensslon Of
such TOPIC, however appropriate IL might be on
another occasion, was. suppose, intentionally ex-
eluded when Agricultural Education was proposed
as the subject, and 90 tbs account shall pass 1t hv
BY Agricultural Education. | understand las be.
tofe remaiked) that species of education, which the
farmer should receive 10 prepate hum Tor hls bust-
0ess as iara.eti or. ~ other words, edueaion ~
those dcl ailments OF human knoa ledge which have
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