Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
( From the Lunchbarg R'pubiiedn.j
CnECATlON.


IFrom n. Lpnehharg republican,
EDUCATION
we make no apology TO our readers Tor occuPy1lmp
20 much space with articles, original ana seee'ea.n ce
this subiect 1t is a question of paramount nPfa feel n
one IN which every patriot in the land mrroncude
deem and abiding inerest-and we thereto, engtb
that Il cannot be too often, or at tot. Tho med
,ronobt TO the notice of the public ih,f,ad c,en If
um Of the Press. As suggested treated as matter
another State, the subjee. sh"ulq fancy. "Emnen,ly
of fact, and not as nia"sjys J. G. Baldwin, Esq.,
in reee mt address at "a, an eary dayJ land meal
shall endeavor 10 Us results, it deserves the cons
culahiy !lanraetieai question: intimately, or ra
deraton que 10 associated with, and affecting as II IS
nd dne. diversified interests anu re,a,oas
civiizeae people Of Virginia until they are brought 70
beiorsn it, from the Atlantic to the ONO Our pre-.
act sva,em Of Common Schools 10 inefficient, II not
seless and it ought surely to be an OBJECT near .e
no.,, ne every yrgnian 10 reform il altogether -
With this view the citizens of the Northwest recently
held convention Ciarksburg the excellent ADDRESS
of which in part will be found the first page OF inns
naper The Christiansburg Convention, which our
neigShor of the V,rglnan very approp,'a,e u"u,a ~
az respectable in numbers, and still more so IN
,be character and talents OF many OF MS members also
TOOK the matter in hand and adopted the following re-
solution offered by the eloquent and accomplished NC
Dowell Of Rockbridgc: ., - . ::
their individual character most respectfully and ear
nesy appeal to the Legislature to give lis early alteh
ton to the condition of our common Schools anu 20
adopt such shall IN itsJudgmente DC deemed
necessary to place tcni upon the mosl use'"' 9"u an
cent footing.
We publish from the last Lexington Gazette Inc ioi'
lowing memorial to the Legislature prepared ny 1'm
mit,ee of the late School Convention in Lexington,
embracing the principles agreed upon by SAID Conven
,;nn It's intended for Signatures says the Gazette
hv euch of the citizens of Middle Virginia us are wilt
inc TO sign H. The general views therein expressed
are cordially approved, doubt, by vast minority oi
the intelligent and rejecting people Ut this va Com
monweath: ,
OF the undersigned, Citizens Of The Central part o.
Eirpinia, on the subject Of Common Scsoofs.
'To TINE LEGISLATURE Of NlHGi$iA:
your memorlal,ss represent IL your honorable body
that in their opiunn the present state ct cur Common
Schools and the provision for the education Of poor
children are unsatisfactory, aud require legislative &c
ton render them more efficient Tor the 'eai Pupose
of general edncation.
We have no legal pr vision for the proper location
md construction of schonih"uses-or supplying we'll
qualified teachers, for testing the qualifications Of
such as profess TO teech:-n" superintendent OF
schools NOR general regulations for The proper manage
meut OF them, the proper selection and supply OF
school bonks-a of winch are conditions necessary to
good system of popular education
Great evils result from these defects. Many Of our
youth receive schoolng many more are badly edu-
cate6: the public intelligence and The public morals
suffer great dermeu and every citizen lives less Sc
curey and less p.ospcrousy under our Republican IN
sliiutions. -,
.l,sn is No, only deficient amount, and often negli-
gently and nludciousy administered, but without ii
we'll organized school system, must, though were
doubled uped in amount, stu fiil TO accomplish lis
oycat object We apprehend that much OF tins pre-
cou. fnd has been hitherto wasted in paying for ahor-
tive scraps Of tuition, resulting IN no use'u degree Oh
scholarship And go II must always br, WINE teachers
of any sort are allowed the daily fee OF or cents tor
l.. ,i,o,,t nftn.f ~ {.
aer and the results of their instruction, and we poor
ignorant parents send their children so rregu!ary 10
school the public expense and without benefit 10 the
children themselves. general and well regulated
school system would contribute much towards the re-
moyal OF these defects, BY furnishing better nst!uc
ton, and inducing poor parents I" avail themselves
more generally and regularly Of the benefits Of good
school system
BILE body would after due dclhernton, enact we'll d.
aested and efficient system Of Ccmmon Schools FOL
Ia;s Commonwealth; they desire that the plan should
be comprehensive and complete IN every tEnS neeo
fnl 10 make il operate effsctualy for the diffusion o
knowledge and good morals among the rising genera
tion.
Large funds will be requisite for the support, of such
q system Of schools. For the Accomplishment oil m
end 40 important all best interests the RESOURCES
of the Common wealth ought to be put reGnsition ia
the necessary extent !lesdes the present Literary
Fund and the share Of Virginia IN the proceeds OF the
public lands, fund should be raised by n tax on pro-
40 low that all except paGpers and few others might
he able educate their families wi,hou, calling for spe
cial aid from the public charity
We hold it to be man.ies;ly jus: and proper That The
peope should all contribute according 10 their ability
10 the great obec, of dusng the blessing of Educa
ton through all classes of our citizens, that they may
secure to their country higher degree OF intelligence
and virtue, and to themselves aud their posiery The
only safeguard under Heaven for the perpetuaon ano
beneficial administration Of popular system Of Go
vernment.
With this expression of their sentiments, your me
moralIsts submit the subject 10 The wisdom oil the LIE
pslatu,e trusting that the session OF lS4ls, VIII not oe
suffered to pass away without The adoption oil Prepara
sorry measures a, least for thorough revision and I'M
proyement Of our system of Common Schools
IEron L.s Farmers R-se,sr.l
"DsrUTED QCEsrIoSs ~ AGRICULTURE. a writer
IN the Eighth Number Of the tarnirrs iegser al'ei
commenting with some aspcrity on The confused no
tions which preva, among agrcuturalis's on certain
important, but at the time easily ascerta'ned
trnths proposes five inquiries ard gives under!each
head the beat means of arriving satisfactory concu-
sions respecting them.
OF these will select two, and give to the readers
of the Register what information have collected from
the results OF several years attention 10 those Subjects
though do not know if that information will be OF
servce to the writer Of the article, gathered rs Il
has been, from point very distant from 'he place
where his experiments have been made. bo' II may
avail Others if not him.
The first inquiry propose 10 examine IS the 'n'fo IN
the order in which they made is, at what o's'
lance is best to plant, and by what r'oaes o. cuue