Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-02-11
FOa THE VIRoIHiA TaEE PnEs1.
EnouaaEs on apuoAE1on.


TROUaETs on sDUOAZ5OW.
whsn We consider The preseai period Of oar
sSisisnes a. Republic, it mast be evident 70
every TsAeeiiRg observer that Il l. one of deep
and nonsatOus interest since the Isrmina.iOn
Of that RsvOlutioo, which bequesIhsd an inheri-
tAnes he rieheu the word has ever sssn, other
revolutions have been gpihs On anOng us--
Ahd though thsy have not bePn On 90 gFand a
scale, yet ,heJ have bern % such nature e 70
attract The sdmiration Of mankind. We have
healed tha wounds indicted OF us b. eur great
Ancestor, and have eoalin0ed 20 grew uutil Ue
have almost reached the full stature OF national
greatness Our Territory has been greatly en-
laEged-our Commences has seaehed the farlhesl
sea-and our POpulsIoa has increased fouF-fola
The new and inexhAustibls sources Of wealth
hat have besn opened, are presenting TO an tn
sslliEent people ample scope for sueeessful sn-
ierPriss. Bot WiIhAi, ihe horizoa o. our glory
y sfequenily daFkensd ~ clouds hat forebOds
danger 70 car liberties Two great enemies 70
Republics have broken ever our ranpaEls-party
s2iit ana licentiOssbess.
Thsss are sdvuneiog rapidly, nhd 1hlsss some
ahlidots b prescribed, viii eventually svallov
found, Ne IhiAk, in he sstablishmsat o. wiss
Sysis@ Of eauoaiioa-ih teaching 81 70 know
and 70 aPPFsriats thsir rights.
Ths mOsi obEioOs sud beauliful feature IN ous
sysisn q ooVsrnnsai, Il. hat he sovrFsiEasy
is inUustsd 10 lhs People. They ara he naia
pillars % OuFSyssen--Ihe Woli-spring Of al Law.
Asd a. he clear and heAlthfal stream dspsAds
On he parity o. Ihs fOassaia, % nasi he via-
dom % oar Lava dspend upos he degree Of in
islligehes among ne People, Not enly win he
laws Be effected b he eEIsAl q liberal knov-
ledge, bni lhs lies Of ths Uaioa vill BE- ssFenglh-
shed and mere o. Ihe spirit Of oas foEsfsfhers Be
fosIersd amoug rs.
With lhsls views, sYsten q "FEre sebOols''
has eesn iniIoduesA IN many PaTls Of thscOuniEy
Tor the education Of The poor. And - Ne shall
aiisnpi 70 shsV that he Sdneaiiop % he PssPls
aay Be beat secured 81 he iiheTal snd0vmsni
o. collesss sHd UnivsrsiIiss, q will Be psopes %
sSa@ihR ike eHis,ing sysIem o. sdusaiisa. and
sadosV0uF 70 poias eus seEae Of ils dsfssta
The LesislaiaFs % Ihose States ihst havs sei-
81 e. his Sahisel. uPPFopriates 70 ne purposes
Of sdueauon q Free GchOol PanA. This e dis.
ribp'ed g seine, aecordiag 70 POPalaiiopi 10
oiheFs diasTsbly. Wiih lhs s4csptOa 81 q pre-
vision Of comRiasioaeEs % dispose Of he appro-
PriaiioB. DE inlnsRss % ths Legislature eziehds
linls further. Yhai obissliOas may nsi -
eFged againli sBeh 90 iaPerfeei sytisml Whai
PIOvisioa does q make fog conpstsnt Teaehaga,
open whom hoihins shast o. Ire Development o.
he hunan miad, Whsa IN lee most critical utals,
dspFndsl Whss pgogision doos 4 mske fsz
seilabie eoufsp % lnstFuelion, spec phieh he
fniuge character 81 he taught unst 20 nuch
rsssl WhAt impofihRs c0nhldsFaiions 10 any
system 81 sduestish, sad ret h0v lilrls stisadss
% n ihisi his win gFeai Feiueiahse has We
have y SPEAK deraEafoEy q The ehafasiss q any
class e SsF siliEsDs. aui vs ere fsssss q say
:hps 81 ths great maiogity 81 Ffes gehoai Taaeh-
ere. u vouA be di@oat % point out amgls
tha aumsroas siaiipas sf sssiai llo. sna les
c0EPsIsagsy flied has ihat sfihs sehsol Tsael,-
81. ladsea. lhia eGss aPpsafs e havs los ~
dgniiy sd boEog it 50 iusHY asrilst end wifh-
sui whioh, sohoolsaEs nsre namea. Hencs, sn
iaisllseas mas uiH seek aay oshsF aFosaasa
soanef thaa lhal ~ TsashsF, allheuEhis b mach
isss Proaiabls. Sc win zoe eanAasesad b 81
siyis1 ila peer Esd iasigni1aani Bs3aaosua 81
~ yiiisgs, vhsa ~ Sss,s ihsi BIZ nsrii saullss
Ne, 70 . fask sith ~ uosi selpsetabis Viliaeag
Ne Il voui1 - fseeiHss 90 - aspigiss siaa.
AaotAsS, sd sHfl nofs deplurssis aeasas
qssaes fIoa lae siizas sssia,aaisa ~ Feastsfs (,
~ di1sipeiioa eflsa fsues eyes se1ong sush 81
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d il1 Ilaatt ena1se ~ tariruciisa hsss rsst.
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frisaf 81 rrpar 81 suat ner II rssre ~
las pssgsf taeasrga 1f O. aaiir 81 ecus e.rs
raaa Ca tssg slattt ciii1sa e. s1rloiss s4-s
his fighi 81 suarsts. Hiih dlscisiioh, nsds1rssss
ed nbgdigl Haa. rfaelu.ss 81 etc sossfu-
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