Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-07-27

ba, brtn tho Qros, reliance Of the govcrnmcn, =
Il has always been true, that any expense incurred
beyond the necessary expense Of government, was
20 be ma BY q direct tax In such a state OF things
1 is utterly amazing, that the project OF aeeumu'
laiing, a fund agrecably 10 provisions OF the act
Of iS25 should have been entertained by the Leg
stature. The whole process Of accrmulaiing
tins fund is receivable into a SIMPLE operation -
II is to every practicable intent and purpose,
nothing more no less than taking money from
The pockets Of a poor tax paying community 10
accumulate il in the hand Of the commissioner Of
the school fund, in the vain hope, that something
will be gained in principle or interest or both, Ill
%lIma,ely 10 10 applied TO purposes Of education -
But who can fail to see, that every dollar thus &C
eumuIa,ed has cost a dollar also that every cen,
Of intercs, gained TO the fund has cost the contri-
butter precisely the amount, bcsid,s snbjecting
him TO all the losses, expenses and risks TO which
the fund is exposed. The money accumulated in
this fund is in a false position. The process IS
Ike transplaniing a vegetable from It's natural
soil and climate 10 a position unnatural and un'
suited 10 It's conditions. Can the money, when
collected in masses, subject to the control OF the
commissioners, be as safe from speculation from
robbery & from suddenly being d~issipa,ed by being
invested ia bad stock, or from other accidents, as
/, would be IN the hand Of those, whose labor first
accumulatedi1 Would no, the money accumu-
late as fast, n divided among the freemcn Of Yer.
mont, as i, would in the hands Of the commission
err And woald il not be less subject to accident
No one can doubt it.
But such a fund as we have contemplated would
have a disastrous efec, on any free government
The condition, opinions and sentiments Of the peo-
pie must always give shade'and color to the acts OF
the Legislature. A debt OF 81, 00O, 900, due from
the people to the government, would be such a
countcrpoisc, as would cause the government, TO
veer from its legitimate CONSIDERATIONS for re-
lief laws, for aba,ements OF rents or interests, for
delays and suspensions, for the abolition of the
fund and other matters growing out Of the fund
might be expected TO occupy no small portion OF
the lime of the Legislature. The same interests
whrh would influence the Legislature, would
agiate the freemen before election, and a fund
designated for good purpose, would e%ventuate in
one Of strife and con,ention. The proposed OBJ
ject in all this, is to raise money to support schools
After the fund has been accumulated the same
object remains to be done yearly in a very com
pie, manner which is now done in an easy and
simple manner every year. Now the money is
collected in the lame Of a school tax, and as fast
as the money is wanted, is all applied, and nc
mass IS left TO be managed or squandered. After
he fund is accumulated, the money is to be year
ly collected, but in a most Objectionable and op'
p~ressive form. Now the rich are called on to
contribute their abundance to educate the poor
after the accumulation OF the fund the poor mort
gagor, the man whose necessities have driven him
to hire money of the school fund, will be compel
led by the force of a state execution to disgorge
his last cent to aid in educating the children Of
the rich, of those whose abundance saved them
the necessity Of borrowing OF that fund. Such
will be the general outlines of that process, which
under the proposed fund, is to be The reliance Of
future generations for the supper, Of schools
Who viii aid to bring upon ~posterity such a
systcm5 surely no friend Of the reoplc.
AUDITOR.