Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-08

SOUTH CAROLINA.

srseosls and munitions OF war. Procured at 81 ex
oense 10 the State, Of not less 'aan nan milton
and requiring an annual appropriation! u '"e"'! '0u'
Thousand dollars for their care and SUPERVISORY Go
veil "a for the indispensable police duties incident 10
military depot iheg necessarily occupy an important
portion of the socl;ude and etent'on oi me ESfcu
i've TO whose coatrol they are almost exclusively sun
;aeted Uuder ,his responsibility, Instituted az in-
ves,iuaton TO ascertain If part OF his annual burden
on the Treasury could be Gaicousiy dispensed WIN
The result OF minute and disPassionate inquiry SOON
a,,isfed me of the .a.lacy OF this exreciaticn. q
,nnous nerlecl o. afas ordnance aad military Stores
to The value Of more than half millon-.he danger
ARISING from the elect injudcious care oi power
10 the amour, OF more han fifty thousand pounds
with the addition Of the eatirc supply OF the city az
lowed by law and required by the regulation OF C"nn
Gil 10 be deposited in nagaznes)- land oiIapdauoh
and decay of valuable and costly buildings, would OF
course ensue and prove in its results the most ohpfo
Gtabe of all systems OF economy and cona not oe re-
parded as policy, which people, v'gi'ans VI '"e'
rgbts and provident OF the puac veal, would approve
The value and utliy Of these institutions, demonstra'
ted as they by tune, by experience ana oy eHer-
gencies that mus, asaln recur, are, however, pn' Sc
condary in their importance, 10 The necessity OF pro-
vidinp adeouata protection for their defence, IN he
midst Of population like ours In either view, not
dolis, could b. sarl; judciousiy dimnsh
sd-not n supe,numera.y d;scharged-no, man, or an
officer who does not occupy an important posi-, ana
uerform an indispensable duty And after an Inves-
ga,inn conducted in all The zeal and spirit Of reform,
| am irrcss,jby led to the conclusion that vase OF
prudent retrenchment is practically Impossible
"Under THIS impression, have contemplated the
cxuedency Of combining the original duties and pnr-
,o.es Of these nstiiu.ions with system OF education
bich IN the attainment of objects of such primary
importance the safety and prosperity OF tue Hla'e'
would amply compensate for the liberal ana mnn'hcen'
expenditures which she he's hitherto incurred IN main
,oinin5 one ONLY | am especially encouraged 10
hone for your co operation promoting this view, from
The favorable manner III which was received by your
predecessors the almost universal appreciation o;
our fellow from the very satisfactory Sue
cess of the short aud limited experiment, which 1t was
within nv official discretion 10 institute.
,Rpouiriny no additional appToprstion-suppiied Us
GU. s-senals are, with officers whose qaehcaohs'
both moral and scientific for instruction or command,
are unsnrpassed equaled sny similar institution
IN tho lng standard ofeducatlon as they
,nay immeasurabg beyond our Tree schools ana me.
rior only TO our collrge-annuay dNusing Ugh; and
intelligence 10 than fifty OF our faithful ct'-ehs-
and ali ,his whou: single de,rnc;ng circumstance,
either in the safety The preservation oil he pupc
arms. or in the amount fidelity OF The services render
ed TO the State cannot conceive any possible objection
10 the change which now proposed 10 ,ntroduce-
The experience o; other States under great dsadVan-
xsyes and al very considerable expense, mas not only
oas.rnd IN the continuance their fostering patronage
of s,a: institutions but 10 the gratifying conviction,
that they a.a amcng The most useful aud instructive oil
their eeminaries oil learning j.
at would he enough Ia determine The advantages OF
clio olsro.ions proposed (and which have been par.
tally commenced contrast the usefulness OF more
Than fifty Of most promising young ctzehs ecu
Gated in the service of the State, with the ennooing
consciousness OF having paid Tor that educa'oh ~
their services going abroad under the rst feelng OF
o,oud and manly Independence, to occupy theiE hsh
places in society: abned with State PATRIOTISM, Us
The nurseiings G her nsti;utos coho'nih@ nc elter
prjze and DECISION Of military character, R.se le ac
onrements of their scholastic opportunities dispensing
and intelligence through all the vocations
of life which they destined t" I'LL! and perhaps most
neefully and appropriately d'iusing them, as the m
aiructorl of succ.e dng generations VIVA t'is we"
Of the effects nnl influence Of these institutions upon
the morals and hsayiness az we'll tie safely oil the
State we have bat II contrast The na!Sc'iinnate en-
ismen OF many Of the mos, pro!;gaie, llcentious ana
abandoned of society-men without LEGAL attachments
the indo!ert, incorporate and dep!a9ed-ou'casts
from society, and sometimes iug;ives from justice,
whose crimes impel this last rcaonrce Tor employment
whose passions prompt 10 the first occasion OF treechey
or characterization and whose CHARACTER however 'en
porary subdasd by the restraints OF discipline, can
never be reclaimed, or iiiie0 Tor lie uues aha opga
lions Of useful ci,izens
PuPLIC INSTRUCTION..
Tho unnroGnGle OF tine annual appropriations
IS ,ba sat- 70 es:abi,h system Of public nstrnc-
tim constitutes another strong Involvement TO pro-
sscu,e an experiment which promises, by MS T"'s' 20
form one exception, ut iras to thc hn'tio eh,e IN"
unmga,ed failure o; all her eiors 10 eonca'e het 'n'
1;gant youth II the success oi these lhsstu"ohs
ahould form The basis of future and important lnpose
.nents which may be iudciousy EXTENDED 10 our Tree
schools ii they should supply better teachers rom
their alumni If they should suggest higher STANDARDS
and better system OF morals and TUITION or ihey ohy
awaken greater ardor in Tie people, and warmer nle
rest in our rules advance the cause oil education
fhev will achieve for the veal and honor OF our
state than all the other lu6ors and appliances oil Gs-
yernment could in any other manner
ain the meantime, Cannot too seriously repeat Inc
iovocson Of uy last annual Message TO remedy some
of the clarnr defects and Improbable resuiis OF our
Free School system. Is there nothing 10 awaken your
attention or 6issatefr Your hopes, ~ the facts aec
,oned he the statistics OF the late Federal census 'nhi
more than twenty thousand o the adult citizens OF nus
State have no. even received the advantages OF an I'M
perfect adccalion Is It nothing, that TINS uheoucaou
portion Of our population exceeds that OF any o'hef
State in the Unou, except one WINE NJ Jus sa'a
time our expenditures have been Proporuonaoy gfed
er, |. nothing, that after an experience OF more ,na
tk;rtv wears and expenditure OF more IMAM mi'oh
and half OH FREE Schools, their dement's shouic nave
been so unprofahly dispensed? that no Ihe
statistics of the Stale exhibits melancholy result
such bic nish on the age which we livc-so b"n'gh'
ed a condition Of So large portion oil our poPaatioI
and 90 dc PRAYED and extensive an mouse oil lie buha
cence and lheraltv of the State. lthsreiose reapeci
fully recraie the ndaon oil The appointment
of supervisinc officer whose wisdom and experience,
er voa-'s exclusive devotion 10 that subject, will
Internationally enable him to present many valuable
spcpe sons Oh which 10 base ludcious ana eihcien e
gsla,ion. ~ ;.
,he successful operation OF uniform and practical sys
,em Of Free Schools has arisen from Inc ihhuehce OF
lma,e md population Oh the health requirements and
onnor,unities of different portions of the State In the
;p,s,;or nd INNER districts, the establishment of apu5
lie school wthin the square ofevery sixty miles would
not only be generally practicable but would perhaps se
eu,ineny eSpedent ard useful: even CARED 10 Tue
.ytent Of substituting an entire system u eoucauoh
:, The expense of tie public treasury. The causes
which would render it inco"vcnien'y !mpfaoneaole
~ Tho seabosrd are too obvious to require enumera
ton But while TIE observation Of Supervising oeef
,non,a snrses The ordinary correction OF many ex
b,sss md defects, his experience may at the
.s,," lire enable him to DEVISE and submit 10 your