Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-12
Namely that the en-

sometimes added. Namely that the en-
ire town declines to act 10 that capacity
so Gar as a legislative representative is
concerned. What person Of moral Ieel-
ing reprOaches town for this course F?
None. Il is rather accepted as a sym2-
tom of more profound thought. and a
deeper insight into the moral ordering Of
human Affairs. In such towns the him.
deralive conservation Of lawyers, doctors
and bankers is on the decline. and the
progressive conservation OF industrious
moral thought is on the ascendant. Such |
men have adopted already some steps
towards voluntary government. and
! they have only to proceed onward and at
iAin the whole. They are beginning to
be liberated ftom the fdrcical incumbus of
the legal. medical and pecuniary night
mare.
Now ofall those other things which
the town does, of which could we not be
discharged as safely as from the legislat-
ivel 1.-THE schools" perhaps it will be
said, must be cared for. Education is
an object worth any price, and though
our political fcnctions involve many fol-
lies or errors, yet this item alone counter
balances them ALL" Such is the Ian-
guage: such The feeling Of many. But
how fallacious is it TO suppose that any
political machinery, any ferocious govern
ment need be set in motion for this noble
purpose. Let the fact be known 10 every
sincere mind that the mixture ofeducalion
with politics is only contriyance to gid
theiron chains by which men. are so dys-
potically bound. In some of the most ed
ucated countries on the earth, Scotland
and England for instance, the government
has seldom interfered in any way; and
then its help has generally been that of
the bear In the boat, which wrecked the
passengers. The true school is doubt
less the parental home. The parents
who produced, should educate the child.
rem. All that is now accomplished BY a
forced taxation to secure that information
10 the children which they are denied al
home, could as we'll be done by volun,
tary union amongst the interested parties,
unta;nted by that demoralizing force
which compels parent 10 contribute who
Is able and willing. and does devote him.
self daily TO the education of his offspring.
This impertinent assumption Of men in
town-meeling assembled is most gross.
What pure mind could ever conceive Of
so immoral an act, so dark and foul a
piece Of education. as sending a man 10
jail in order TO raise funds for the moral
education of children. The plan is as
absurd as it is vile.
Pbe only argument in behalf Of nation
al educntion is, that ignorant parent.
would, and 10, neglect their duty to lhei
schiIdren so the stale must step in. d.
not >>.|hy the Stale has rot the sam,
|6. ND much better arguments. for in
|eriefing injndividual affairs al an Garlic
stagelent either forbidding such unqual
ihe1 peIsons from marrying. or passin,
- them through needful previous training
There would be more propriely. kindaes
and consistency in such course. II ed
ucaion be enforced as preventive Of evi
/. let It become thorough, let it begin at h
beginning. But even now an ill-dispos
ed parent is not forced to send his chill,
rem TO school; he is only forced to pa,
So that this important part of the work
left 10 the moral influence of the neigh
bors; and why could not the contrib
tions be left to the same influence TT
existence OF the town school deternain
the fact that majority amongst The neig
bors are az re of the importance of ed
caiioo. and therefore they need not coer
themselves; and if they have neglige
fellow townsmen. should they not rath
set about awakening ,hen2 Never W
there greater absurdty than TO prete
10 entranchIze The human mind from
norance and. base passions by for,
Love alone can aid in this, work. a
therefore TIE sooner the town ceases
force any one against his conscience
spontaneous will 10 really commence
business they am at ~
Such perceptions naturally excite
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