Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-12-06

young men can be well prepared 10 enter the
higher Glasses. The consequence Is, that
many are vet sent abroad to inferior institn-
tions. and return home with educatlons less
complete and without the advantage of that
intimate association with the youth of every
section of the State, which can only be form
ed here, and which is of such lasting advan-
tage to themselves, and to the country. re-
commend to your serious consideration, the
proprie,y of establishing at some healthy and
central spot in the same manner as the COL
lege. The sparseness of our population, and
the want of concentrated wealth in The coun-
Try, will postpone for an indefinite period,
such establishments by the people themselves.
And in such n matter, the loss of time is abso
lutely fatal. If the means of the State will
not permit such an expenditure. in addition 10
TO that already incurred for purposes of edu-
cation, submit to you the expediency OF d.
verting the present Free School Fund 10 that
object. The Free School System has failed.
This fact has been announced by several oil
nv predecessors and there is scarcely OH III
telIigenl person in the State, who doubts that
its benefits are perfectly Insignificant, IN COM
narisou with the expenditure. Its lnilure IS
owing to the fact that il does not suit our peo-
nle or our government, and it can nevel be
Iemedied. The paurers, for whose children
it's intended but slightly appreciate the ad-
van,ages of education; their pride revo'ts at
the idea of sending their children to school as
..poor Scholars" and besides they need them
al home, 10 work. These sentiments and
wants can in the main only be c0nteryaiied
by force. In other contrI"s were similar sys'
tens exist, forae is literally applied. II Is
contrary 10 the principles of our institutions 10
apply il here, and the Free School System Is
failure.
The sum which is annually appropria.
ted for the support Of Free Schools, II
equally divided for one year among the
twenty-eishr Districts ofthr Stale, giving
two portions to Charleston District, will
be sufficient 10 build in each a good Aca-
DENY. If thereafter, one thousand dol
lars year was appropriated TO each .Aca-
DENY, teacher of the highest quaIifica-
tions might be secured for every one, and
a saving of about eight thousand dollars
per annum effected by The Stale u, III
addition 10 this salary. tho profits oil his
School were also given TO the reacher.
the rates of tuition could be reduced, to the
advantage of the lax payers. and ne might
be required to instruct. free OF charge. such
poor scholars as should be senl TO him.
The details of such system cannot be
dwell on here. The immense advan'a
aes Of il over the present one. are obvi-
Gus, at glance. The opportunity OF
giving thorough academical education
to his children, would be placed in 'he
hands o every parent of ordinary means,
while such OF The poor as really desired
TO educate theirs. might still have II IN
their power. The schools would be vast
ly improved, under The superlntendence
Of those who had passed through these
Academies, while the standard Of educa-
lion would be immensely elevated through
out the State, aud the College received
new impulse in the dlspensation of lis iu-
calculable blessings. It's Proiessorships
could always be readily and ably suppl
ed from among the accomplished teachers
the Academies would develope, and its
graduates ofhigh altaiuments, but slender
means, would in 'urn find useful and pro
ftahe employment in taking charge If
the Academies, instead of crnwding, as
they nov usually do, the "ther professions.
In short, under such system, j would
Dcsrurrury PussIuIe ior any you"s Ihan
10 grow up in our Stale in ignorance and
idleness, or fail in obtaining respectable
settlement al home, If he possessed ener-
ey and worth. Shou d it not meel your
appreciation, and The Free School System,
be continued. renew the recommenda-
ton of my Immediate predecessor, Tor the
appointment Of a Superintendent ofthese
School.
In obedience to another of your Resn-
lulions of the last Session, have made
very particular inquiries into the condi-
lion of .he Indians. visited their neigh
borhood myself, during the summer, and
conversed with most Of their head men
There is quite misapprehension as TO
the dimiuution of their number, since the
last treaty. II arose probably from the
circumstance, thai a considerable portion
of them have removed to North Carolina,
and taken up their residence for the pre-
sent, among the Cherokees Of that State.
II would undoubtedly be better for them,
if all could go there. and become absorbed
in that well.regulated and flourishing rem
uant Of the Cherokee tribe. But to This
the authorities of North-C Carolina object
and it would be mauifestly improper for
us to send them into sister State against
her wishes. Unless they could be pravall-
ed on to allow themselves To he removed
beyond.lhe Mississippi, TO lands 10 be pro-
cured for them by the State, know of no
better arrangement for the present. than to
continue the experiment now going on
A Farm has been purchased for them. on
which nearly all now in the Slate have
settled. Your annual appropriation sup
piled all their necessary wants, and what
ever they make by their own labor, is clear
gain 10 them. transmit herewith TWO
Memorials which have been furnished al
my request, giving an interesting history
of this Tribe, from its emigra ion from
Canada in 1860, to the present day, aud
,Ieo do,,;Iinu The manner in which the