Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-02
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they will give impulse to that spirit in North Carolina
and Virginia. VIII oh il efIecting such wonders in other
parts OF our country They have strangely forgot
the early lessons Of their YOUTH If they do not war
on the Ignorance ofhe land and cherish that greatest VI
systems Of internal improvement which takes under its
charge the heads and hearts Of the pcopcThc claims
of the poor, who stretching firth their handsfv wha.
~ far more valuable than bread, longer be safely
d'srcgarded In Despotsm the youthful heir TO the
throne is carefully educated put under the charge u
the wisost and best men Of the nation, who I'll his
der mind with lessons political WISDOM and instl into
his heart the preccpts Virtue and religion. The chill
iron OF America are its future sovereiYs. It's destiny
VIII %on be In their keepng and yet wo are content 10
place restraint their vices and give no illumination
to their minds The parent who refuses to his child tho
advantages OF education is Justly looked on as munster
folly or wlekedness. and oiicnby the very who
refuse all legislative aid to the of popular educa
ton
1--WE read will! horror Of Tie descent If the .ayare
hordcs OF Golhs and Vandas, on the flir plains Of
France and Italy, overrnin in their wild career all tho
boosted monuments Of Roman civilization, and prosra-
ting IN the dust whatever of law. regiun and learning
there remained ofa past age We. ii is true have nv
such enemies hanging frontiers but lot our p,pula
ton become dense and crowded. 1t must in a short
time, and e, us continue to neglect we have done,
that cheap defence Of nations, Popular Education, and
we slall have bafharians 10 encounter as Ignorant N
a"css and as savage, the great northern hive ever
sent forth, ON an expedition vi rapno and plumber Our
porulous towns will empty the filthy contents of their
streets and cellars ballot boxes The charter
which now secures property from oncroacmcnt, and
our persons from violation, will be invaded and beau-
tul system OF order, Justice and equal rights will fall
INTO num- To escape from which will embrace desyot-
Ism and despair; and thus rival the imbecy of the f,ol
VIII in the confusion Of sinking ship, seized on tho
anchor that he might ride safely to the shore We
should make timely provision against such calam-
y 4 safe and easy mode Of escape lies open before
us Educate the rising generation and all will bc we'll
Here rs case, in which enlightened scflovc pleads
ne canso OF philanthropy Not only charity bu, prcu-
mary interest lmpes To educate the POOR in 70 coa-
vert IDLE consumers into active producers and hsve
not doubt but in the long mn besides adding to tho tax
able wealth Of the State, that il would save the full c~t
IN diminished appropriations under present system Of
poor laws The well educated are rarely poor enough
to solicit the bounty Of the State tho charity Of midi
tiuals Let us then gentlemen here, in the presence
oil our Alma Mater, under thccycs of our old instructors
and in the face of this large and respectable audience re-
solve each within the sphere in which his destiny may
be cast To exert every power of his mind and all the in
incnce OF his station whether public or private, 70 cx.
land TIE blessings Of education every tenant Of every
hamlet within our borders. Then we will bear some
resemblance to the picture which vanity has drnwn
and be. indeed and In TRUTH the most enlightened tho
most powerful, and the bes, governed people on tho faee
Of The GARTH