Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-12-14


upon h~rsef should secure that authority 10 her corp
ate partners, aud thereby place the positive control
the company in their hands, as if banks colleges and Ct
corporations competent and more suital
managers OF its trust than herself.
But whilst there is sufficient reason for maxi
the State less power than her corporate colleague
when she is than double in interest there
iccnt against making her the unchecked and abs
lutte power OF the concern Hence, would suggest th
the of the State, be it what il may shall be divid
cd equally amongst her three proxies, and that thes
proxies themselves be taken from, different parts Of
State With the check of this divided VOTE SECTIONAL
distributed aud condcd to persons of intelligence
probty il may be safely expected that the power Of tn
State will always be felt in wise just and conciliaor
counscls and not m selfish, arbitrary and abusive acts
In addition TO all other for the aid recon
mcndcd, the Legislature will not fail TO perceive
and persuasive in the suspicious introduction 81
steam as am agent in the navigation of the canal and
the work which this circumstances is likely to have
The difficulties attending the application Of this agent
found insoperablc But the experiment which is now
IN progress amongst although conducted under all
the disadvantages Of first trial. and under the still
greater disady Of serious Mistakes the
pacy Of the canal has nevertheless been highly salts
factory, in many respects, and may be considered
pretty fairly proving rot only that boats be moved
j upon canal by steam, at equal speed with other
boats and without injury TO the banks but at greater
speed, with the less resistance from the water, and
without injury. Indeed, the great des:derafn in the
case Of canal navigation by that OF applying it in
such manner TO propel boat rapidly without en-
gountering resistance aud producing injury proror-
toned to the speed, may be considered happily at
,ancaf And with this vital point fairly the side Of
the experiment there other mechanical difficulty to
contend with which is not wholly subordinate. and
which experience aud trial be safely relied on NJ
sufficient TO ovcrconef fully successful il promises
to be- be used with equal convenience for canal
lock and dam nayca,ion and ,hereby allow ;he most
perfect freedom TO be exercised prosecuting the
mandcr OF this Improvement by the other Of these
that TO any extent just the nature of the route
considerations of and may suggest
Whatever the final availability Of this experiment may
Dc II is at least OF decided and deserved cxpccta
on and has come forth in Of great cnlbarrass
msnt to present new means and TO inspire with
hopes OF cNtrcation and relief
IL, by its means or by any other means at
mand finish to the Ohio the line that is bcgun
can finish To the Southwest the branch that should
long since have been executed there, and can add 10
these the works which North western people re-
and benefit which the contingencies of the future only
can successfully exhibit. 1t may he true, that every
wealth into the metropolis of another State but this
neither TO he helped regretted for, only do
own citizens profit by the connexon, but We Com
monwcalth, have ultimate national interest in ati.
more only less than that which we have in Richmond
and Norfolk IL our interest to have stationed the
head of the Chesapeake, strong, every vi:
siss,nde friendly power bound to by position, by
feelings and by all the ties of business relationships
With power there so allied by sympathy and
interest, and with commercial highway resting
end upon Hampton Roads, and reaching with the other
through its divided branches to the waters of the Gulf
1T amongst improbable things that the command of the
Chesapcakc-the maritime key of the Commonwealth,
hands.
Having brought the notice of the last Legislature
the subject OF general education and Of free schools aud
recommended to consideration it did receive
should nc faithless to OF ccarcst and hon.
orabic duties il did not present il again, aud again in
woke for IT the the thought and the legislation
which it is entitled Weighy as this subject confessed
~ is, and connected, feels il be, and
knows TO be, with the safe, just and enlightened ac
tion of popular and with all the pursuits of
rational and civilized man. and consecraed has
long been by nvioiatc provision of one of pcrn
ncnt laws it is nevertheless sady neglected in pub
Inc counscs and year after year is thrust aside as il il
had admitted place amongs, real and practical
things 1t would seem as if the very provision which
was made for its support ago, BY doing something
had thereby intercepted the larger and benccen
provision which is necessary 10 support and to noursh
had done the higher and bolder duty of doing more
and more until nothing should remain TO be DONE
long been prctcrmitte Legislatures have
handed down the existing plan and provision of the law
under painful and accommodating proofs Of their runous
suiiiciency When it considered, that this plan Of
common education has been nearly thirty years in ex
stenccthat It's whole machinery has become perfectly
familiar those who administer it, and whose duties Of
administration enforced by penates-tha its minor
detects have been corrected percevedtha material
every efficiency of which it capable has been given
to ii by its controlling head whose system, viglence
and fidelity, which make him an honor 10 the Govern
mcnt have been so long and aboriously devoted TO
the perfection of this scheme this is considered
and is considered also that there is one in every
twelve OF our grownup white population who neith
cr read nor write; that of fifty thousand poor
children for whom this scheme is designed only TWEEN
y-eight thousand have been taught any thing all.
and that these have been taught average period Of
but sixty days during the when these things
are consdercd will il be said that the result satisac-
tory :: That II demonstrates n condition in this branch
OF public interest and in the appropriated
ought TO he contcntcd II days tuition half
OF the ''mdignen children of the State is the grand
result winch our present system able to accomplish;
after so many OF pcrscvcrng efforts enlarge and
perfect its capacities it is little than costly and
delusvc nudity which ought be abolished another
and better on established in it's place. Surprising il
entirely Improbable that the Legislatures parta,ng in
all respects in the hopes and interests Of the public will
regard II as duty TO continue system which operates
in such manifest subvcrsion of BOTH they earnestly
invoked TO enter at once upon the work of preparing
better, and of preparing with the ultimate compre
hcnsivc purpose OF extending the rudments of cheap
not free education to every child IN the State Will
the hop" OF aiding them this object respectfully
submit 10 their consideration whether il is possible
to obtain II by upon the basis of
our JOINT stock interpretations? The principle of these
interpretations has already been adopted cxtcntt
IN the establishment of district schools there is
no reason whatsoever either speculative prac-
teal, why il may not be just well applied the sup
port OF schools generally to the support Of any other
purpose OF public conccrn.-No other purpose brings
public and private interests absolute union
with eac other thar that of primary eucatior, could
better justify, that ground unon of their mcars for
ITS support In all ordinary Joint stock essocu.
tons individuals the partners OF the State; 10
them the larger course the courolIipo
power assigned liz this case, is suggested that
counties should take the place of indy iuas, the
VIII OF these countless all of the points the
partnership relation should be declared by the ersons
residing IN them who are taxpayer to the Of
the State Let These persons determine by general yoc
whether they viii agree to joint stock operation
win the State ioT such purpose and after agreeing.
let II be their right prolorg discontinue the ar:
rangeiucrt at their pleasure Let the State its part
and in the first place, determine upon the whch il
is wiling upon this pan appropriate Annually for
hs other which is Wi Hing give; and allot
te whole TO the countless respectively, according to
their white popnation when this is done, let the
~ OF the State decide, author.
ty OF law Tor that purposes whether they will tc with
the State upon tn and for the objects propo.ed.
ana VIII agree TO raiss by separate tax upon them
t al.