Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-27

r'ori'y ol this plan OF public nmnn schools sup
] ported ~ OF. and open TO all. Many who are row
/ able, will not scno their children To school Tax
su,h 10 establish a0d keep IN the Schools and they
WI be 'orced 40 measure to send Their children,
/ 10 obtain The value ot their money
| but the taxation will fall heavily on some. II
viii toll heavily on property in proportion 10 Us
value. Tn Is the true representative Of an indi.
/ vidual interest, and should be taxed accordingly.
Some one objects that tins plan is iu'procticahc.
| reply, Il IS doubtless attended with difficulties
! owing To causes We cannot control. But II con
tends ~ ia difficulties other than thos. Incidental
/ 10 the present or any plan, N population Is too
sparse to sustain school under thu, system II will
\ I've under any other. The great Improvement on
James River h's cost the state millions but there
hundreds who will ne CT derive from il one par.
hcle OF direct benehL So in this case and many
others. rs there are positions IN the state nS
Brooke county, Ch'ries'own, and C:her places in
Nnrtrcrn NIrsurfr which cannot br directly hen, f.
ed Ivy the James River Canal, 50 there will be dis.
trlcls Ivy their location, excluded Zoe time iron,
any direct ycnCk' by the school law. Butnre such
places now M better condition. A nc,hborhood
IN which poverty or sparse p1cu alton fur bits the
cSta % shmgnt ol i district school, fornis any The
IHno too the poor does no good, because no school
can be kept up.
Again, 1t u said, this taxing will operate 10 in.
GREASE 10 ourIcns Ct the people. LctIt bc recoI.
'c'ed that I; Is not addition our state EXPENSE
'u' oise'Sl1n. s,eot unovn, OF mcncy IS now
pui uN me Inhabitants OF his state for education
LET i1.s Ice paid (;hc Srcrtcr part bY AK, and
w'cTc rs TIC ttr-c0c,' lNi.,d, here WI hc an
anne .''rouon otthe CNperScs % many. Some now
pay sfea. deAi-'or'y GO hIty, or p,shnps 4 hun
Grei uo.lNTS- but Il tax Ice iaIu on property, the
people Wi, no. p,y rC,Orgtns L. the uunhsr II CHI
cren, out the value ct aces, and We know ItcSe
o'c 'u"" N an luyCr>r tcuu. ~ 4. much as those
Z ay wGo nov p'y no hing, hy such u proportion
will oc icsSenCt the expenses II Others, THIS ,on,.
eng %! he expense Is one beautiful feature OF the
seNcu-.
out i.dih,,I cAunv, discuss ,E.s 7..rcine fur
i'cr. nl.y advert 'o tEC ioca already mentioned
.aAt ~ this sgaa.ur tN.,s.. aud cuuul.sion ars
les. rrJs, rc7rH.r than rs tnr yXtsrin- p'ln. We
now my tx, Ie rich Tor Doe POOR. Cu.s>s con,
pu SIna he Crsu.,,u g. Iuy p.rr however wei devils
rc ar1 ~unnv Ted. r,ur.ns 1u- '.sicui H., IL wi.
not 90 60 co."Osl psugc, alone. Irroia-c the
i'"' Ole n,n r,r-r1i a"p 'ctanr, and Won remove
me "a,'a "r''- would .r '',tchet 90 rs p1rils,
operation. y general J.N might not az first be a,-
pu ar, al, pr The Ssue-1i y,C sc Q. would obviously
%. G, less Opposition, than . .rt on a pat to- he
oc1es. o.. auo.h"r .ar' Of ths community.
10 NNT' r'- greatly sNNCn recent develop. .
olau's o' 1a,.-c opinion We are In. destined 10 &C..
main much logger 40 or pressut coni.,inn. How.
ever our Legislators may S.-n $ o.. disposed 20 pro-
tract ia.I r""at sessions b." ons discussions @: oU-
..- questions .. '...ta w. arnU.. .ns people ate
man ..r. -.... ST.. .s.t tu- uuuta.gs interests .
D.. popular .m-r,y a..t a-e entitled 10 portion OF
H..ra ..1Hn. Wee ed. -E''un Nnr u' hose wants.
BIZ r-et-.... ...n-, .ntuy.I.y creates d pr.v.
D ru- safely re ..fl 20 G.sr.i Bat SID .lrfrum tUs
re well know, Coat l. Is a went which crippss IT.
aE. The srelier ius r~-i the cess rhc d.spnss. ,
.aa % sees. --H-'. l' QUO % fr'rur.ss ll I'm, rg-
pect are On be supplied, .hs T.r must coon, from
'i'hou'. Toe Legislature. aided and supported NY
lre iHyE ogHr .'ou. TIE greater lH- difficulties .
Sni-g gm1lrrEsS coo. trn.S, Ju- more need tor en-
rgv and perseverance. Nh1',ycr is tone 10
his matter shouts ga we. done. IL Is an interest .
'n'cH takes hold on The 10 urc. Il BE- true, ~ d
nay not oe worNInc i'r our Seu-rl.Iuu. Bur d,
'Uat then ? TIE fDau iIft0ns W rFc living mo