Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-21

4" ~e He""ra9e. ne Gcasrsi Assembly II TIE CO...
ia7rUeai'S II Iirci-a.
lac mcWpnal of the und-r.isacl. c,,.zcr, Of
"",'hg "'i o.'o eoa1iy. respectfully sVpo, ssni,;
'hAi 'htro is' ~ Ihs commonwealth. 10, per,..c,t
i'N eth'i'ni SNslem Of common .chuol,, ~h,tb IA.
ncen VuIJ IS the s1peneucc og MANI al an, -,
aa''f' NJ aEu by That Oi some u the laN~t culivhtsr.
ei couslnes Of Europe. TO be the .-.l, su,,,.6J
'n'1e ct securing PRIMARY Instruction To The general
'h''s OF me young and rising generation. 'rha; thou.
sanas IN 'his "d''ciont' coufuon ~ ealhl ure yearly en-.
ierng upon al The duties aud resp,n.,h,li,,e- =, ne.
10 whom The avenues 10 even the ruJimsp,s of al,
S'Heation. intellectual or no al. have hocn clu-sJ.
a'u '''a' WIS hunoer, Il - fshcyej. ~ increasing yer.
y "i"i""r population, aud that u Will con,inne 20
increase until sorpe p,an shall have been u,io,,.d ~
N"u' hohlrahle body, which Ahall coni-,uplate. an i.
"psrni'"n. the more ~etIsciual snicnc IT tho mean, nav,
a""'ued bS the Literary fund and that derived from
'"S 'h.zehs. By tho present system. the large unJ
'a'ianie Iuini now at the dis,o-al of the Legislature,
Noa'u seem 10 DC directed 10 the aid Of the two OF.
"e'hes "t oar populaton--ihc ,refltly and IA. i,l,.
gsiu-is the wealthy. IN ESTABLISHING anl snnno,;u,
'h''ersi1'ss mud colleges. The advantages of which
'c utmost exclusively enjoyed by heir -1s-lo the
"aigen'' IN distributing n part oil The fund 10 tho s.y.
e'"''i's"h he applied alone 81 me ad 81 tho nc.
pnHh and The destitute; vh,lc the Iu,s rnediaio snd
- urine larger portion at our community derive no
u,reei benefit from this fund. IN uLirh every .rinrl
p"e oi justice would give iheu an equal usr,.c.pa.
iion. ~
ioV' tnenoFiaiIsis arc aware ufiho erisssncs Of
70" permitting tho several counties 10 f,ua school
and IN disirbuto TO them their respective ,
quotas Of the Literary fund 10 aul in tho eSur.t;o, az
- mo poor Children. but the great deside Era pasu in The 1
"a" ~hhtins-ihs responsible agent to carry into
oPe'hh"n us PROVISIONS. and u -, therefore n doad
lc"era on your statute box. The people. at this
~oihtn"nw ealih are not wanting IN the .pasit of lile-
."''f ahi Patriotism, which would eheerfully iumAh
h''"'s 10 ensure The prOpcr framing and education NJ
'''ry eh'ld within lis limi,s-bat the .aw. psescri.
and enforcing the rule and the mode ~ ,cuoo.
Hence the bounty Of the state 4. IN , rr.,,
waSied-ihc number of schools AMI Of com.
's'eAi teachers not increasing. and the whole uause
,! l"puiar education ai leasi stationary.
your memorialiss would suygo1. o. tho most ess.
ain mode al accom- fishing ihe great object IN view.
"o passage oiH lav which would auiIsrizo md re-
luirr The d'Nision ofiho several counties inIs d.,,uc,-
H'h'alning n number of shildrsn sufficient for ono
'h"''' anu Tho raising by tar on tho as-ssSihle p,np-
.ry'a sum which shall he doomed s4nlcieni. ~
e"e' VII" me quota OF the Literary fund, CIR tho
'FPor' u aIi me schools IN the coaniy,-and that tho
Necuh u OF the law shOId be assigned N -lne on.
r moro supsrinicndanis in each cr,nty o., ds,,,,
u the safe, who should 10 made responsible a. m.
i'ihi"I discharge ofihess important duu..-nnd ,h-v
'""ii skoFhpress their firm conviction that tho tas
nSs OF such n law would ba hailed with low bv the
reai mass ofthe people and ihst they would lend
- Provisions.
To the early establishment OF such n -v.;eu of No.
nary schools rs shall bring the most ample mean. ,r
TO every "L0g C4bia' within Tho stale. vout
look os The only guaranty Cor The pr.
'e'.ty and happiness of the people-Ihe srelop.nest
'he gtsat natural issourccs OF our vast ierriory-
ne s'eauy advancement of the state ia wealth, pops.
a'ion and political importance; aud they ,her,s,,.
tor the early aud decisive action Of yoar hpro,.
'ain body up n thi. vitality important Euls.ei,nI No.
duty bound will ever pray.