The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-27

primary schools number OF FREQ schools for the poor
deaf and dumb asylum, and blind asylum. / give
these particulars from memory, and am sure tina,
have omitted something. The annual expense ofthis
extended system Of education amounts to little more
than 100000 francs. The educational systems of
France and Russia might also furnish useful sub
ecl of study rulers outstanding the fact Of
being the "most intelligent people in the world,
as we are kindly informed on the Fourth of July.
The rail road system has received impulse
on the Continent of Europe within short time
past, that would do discredm to own
country. The great continental powers have
been at last walked up by the example Of America,
England and Belgium, and they are embarkng in
the enterprise with liberality and determination
that forete great results France has in opera
ton, in the of construction, railroad from
Paris to Versailles and ST. German, another to
Rouen third to Orleans fourth from Strasburg to
Basic, in Switzerland. 1t is said with much conf
dcnce that the cabinet will shortly present plans for
line from Paris TO the Belgian frontier, which will
have branch to some point on the British channel
second line will extend from Paris TO Dion and the
Saone, and third from Marseilles to the Rhone and
Avgnon which will put Marseilles into direct steam
communication with Paris. After the completion Of
these first and most important lines there is to be one
from Strasburg to Paris, either directly, or as
branch from the Dion road another will continue
the DIXON road to Lyons a third will connect Paris
with the Atlantic in the direction of Nantes, and so
forth. Once begun no doubt the plan will be prose-
cuted with yigor, for the French government seems
not to sickle much about tho / think the en-
terprise is to be conducted on sort of joint stock
/ h.I md yhi
these roads to pass, afford striking example of
beralty in their appropriations in aid of the works
They offer to abandon the land grais and vote large
offers Of funds, besides pledgng certain amount of
shares to be taken, the whole amounting sometimes
for single department. to several millions Of francs.
In Prussia besides the road from Cologne to Aixa-
Chapele, there is nearly or quite completed from
Berlin to Dresden, in Saxony and another fixed on,
from Berlin to Frankfort the Maine. ! am
tain that there Others but do not know the par
tculars Of them Austria, too has recently adopted
extensive scheme of railroads TO be constructed
at the expense of the government They are to d.
verge radii from Vienna and of them is to con-
meet it with Dresden, second with some point in the
Bavarian territory, third with Lombardy, and be-
live fourth with Hungary.
do not pretend to give you the details of all that
is doing shortly to be done the continent in the
matter Of rail roads but merely give you idea
of the spirit and energy with which the subject has
been taken up. To the continental powers, all
roads are not less important in military than in
commercial point of view. When Paris shall have
been connected with Strasburg by continuous rail-
road the government will be able hear of the ap
proach of an army on the Rhinsh frontier, by means
of the telegraph, and send opposing force to meet
it, in forty-eght hours. The example of the United
States has not been without its force in bringing
about the adoption OF these great schemes Nj. Che
Waller, professor Of political economy in the College
of France, who has already published book Of ira
wells in the United States has also published detail
ed account of our public improvements which has at
tracted no nconsderabe attention. Nj. c. is one of
the editors of the Journal des Debats, and in re-
cent article the Presidents message, he went into
an argument, which proved great practical ac-
quantance with the statistics of our population and
internal mproy emens, to uphold the Presidents
views in relation to the sovency Of the States. He
abandons Mississippi as hopeless case, but he has no
fears for even Indiana and Illinois, although their
bonds are somewhere about 80 in the market. He
expresses full confidence that the increase of popula
ton and the abundant revenue which will accrue
from their works, will set every thing right before
many years. God grant that he may not be disap-
pointed in his anticipations by the way, in speak
ing of the Mississippi affair, you give me slight twist
about the recent democratic victory IL that State,
you thought that because do not call my sefa Wing,
must necessarily uphold the sayings and doings of
every body that pretends to be Democrat Not at
all whether the ruling party be Democrat or Wing,
think, all honest people must think, that the re-
fusal of Mississippi to pay her bonds, will be nothing
less than picking the pockets Of her credi-
tors. And in relation to my political doctrines in
tors. LIS, j., Jr.
Go be continued)