Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-09-28
Prom ~, Modified msrrsry.
STATE SCHOOL FUND.
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Il r. oat las, We proposed 10 CONSIDER and era m
A. Dc communie1 cations Of some writers IA the 1
e. adverse 10 the sboli,ion Of the fund" Th.se 1
sffs iboagh they do not say 4, are IN faci from
\ stound hey take, IN favor Of imposing a direct
4, % the people 10 swell this fund And here
ash no misrepresentation or mistake, we say
rect tar, for the government has always been 1
u p21rod by d,reri tar, aud Il the "frsgmeais OF
D. old VI State Bank. the tar on banks and the
oncy rsisej Tor licences TO PcdiaTs, bad flowed
Il M. STATE Treasury, instead Of being diverted
4 ,h,s visionary fund, il wound have prevented the
n nr Of precisely that sum by direct tax, and such
4 ai have becn the case from the commence.
4 ,ri of TIE fund Wosay, tha, the friends Of tins
\ d are IN favor Of imposing, aud continuing
n "a the frccmen Of Vermont a direct tax. ~ /
y "a they would collect 500 90 for every, sq3
n is 20 br DC lncied the expense Of managing
s., be- loses by bad secuTiiies aud interest when
81 tr cent cannot be realised they are also in
IA W. y iasing by drcc, tax the sum ofsI62 02G.
n Do ply the deb, due the fund. By the State thus
II king 5000 500 "a in the mere expense Of col
n cling and when this is done. they wish sill 10
a, a,iuue this system Of taxation 50 or 50 years
4 -tr that thus they may fas,eu upon our decrn.
49,. debi duc the State or fund Of 81 OOn 600
A a, ,hence for~ard as long as the fund shall LIST,
! hoos may lesurpored ty tn, roor wbie the rich
ron II schools ten months in the year
The fricnis Of the fund are willing to chain
own our decenIan,s to tina, ineyi,blc pcnury and
"a penIincc, which the fund # accumulated will
4, .c,ssarIy induce they are willing to subject
d em 20 the grinding operation Of State Executions
Id srcnch from them their last cent TO pay rents
D. interest wiling 10 Ieopardlze our free ins;itu.
ID o1s 10 Try the experiments Of this fund willing
Ia put The fund ufoat on the curren, Of time in the
| san hope, that may reach noralIon, which
Ii u need !, more than the present; with no reas.
III bic prospect. tina, will ever attain the object
n a'em plated ia tho act aud with the experience
u ah convcrsan' with ne subject that such fund
Il objected would be neither necessary or desira.
III bu, would prove adverse TO the best interest Of
|e cation The friends ofthis fund are willing to
Iht fhr people for so more wears to come to accu-
ulae The fund in desphc of all such and other
faye considerations, which nigh, be fairly urged
4 ias it And here let j, be asked. who are
! r. friends ofthe people2 Those who would so
ely tax the men Of the present times. those who
borne The burden and heat of the day, in clear.
b. tho vii e ness, founding all the institutions Of
ev bu ding the State house, and all other pub
n bIiings, down 10 the hunbltst school house in
D. State, besides educating themselves We
doud hardly think thu y conld belong to any reas
- bic briags Of the presen, day they cannot be
n to be born 50 years hence, for many very OBJ
ems reasons, one of which is that they would be
STAINED to ask i, at our hands If then these
sraers are not men Of generation TO be born so
3ars hence and do not belong to any reasonable
|Ggs OF the present day. again we ask who are
(yl That is more than we can tell but one is
parent if they were not ashamed OF their argu
MS, they would become responsible for them
giving their names. We say the question TO be
lid involves - 100000 in the fund and the
SION Of saving that sum, and Si0O 600 in its
b leclion and management And need man an
nest man mean be ashamed to add his name
any communication, which he might offer to the
h he on subject OF such pecnniary importance
u the pecuniary consideration is perhaps one OF
10 las importance involved in the question -
long as It lasts it will be 'empat onso pecula.
" TO fraud, and TO political dishonesty 1t will
i % roc, Just so much accumulated in it, from
N cause Of education for more, than so years to
80 oni much longer period, il the debt due
VI fond IS no, paid There is no reason, then,
or ag,lns, the fund such he is willing pub
ky to vind,cate and maintain But we have
N s,d ~ vain for any auemp, to answer the reas-
~ which we have urged why this fund was un
r., lmprovd,nt. inexpcdcm and ough, to be-
shrd We hear much about frapd, and false
H. and whiggery aud COON, and aristoc rats
u poor mems fund and extravag aBce. and State
&c &c. But no man in favor Of conunu.
"A the fund has the candor TO come out and ad.
d what canno, be denicd. viz that the State
Xet Is 10 be attributed TO the foolish attempt to
y ocl this fund And such is the fact, and were
nd turned into the State Treasury, where
eoOes. by every consideration Of financial pol
q the State Treasury would no, owe dollar
eyoni its power to liquidale a, sight But we
advert 10 some ofthe writers ia the Age ad
~ to the aboln ion Of the fund
10 the No. Of the Age for August 18th a wri-
over" for sIgnaiure, has spun aImos, two
g lHns OF remarks, about things IN general. with
~ apemrtlng 10 answer our reasons for abolish.
fund Nor ave We vet discovered the frs,
i'r, who has attempted ii This is virtually
omission by those writers that the ground
" taken is improbable This writer has Civ
homdy on political institutions powers o.
r'rnm'nl derived from the people people capa.
Of = II gorernm'nt; the majorites mus, rule !;
--i''nee a,eassary common schools good
ns, snd hnsfy come 90 conclusion, tina, the
p will he abolished unless there is a change Of
sns Not one word on che merits Of the ques
~ mo pubic good may imperyiously demand
~ 'F!nion and yet this writer IA satisfied to 81 :,
aoanon caunO, be arrested but by a change Of
- In the same paper is an eitrac, from the
Alhans Republican, which says, "The public
ney, now drawn by every school District in
State Is the main dependence Of our common
rols D" and goes on Go comment on the enorni
d dlverlng this fund ffom 60 nmon schools