Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-11

Mcssrs. Edi,on;I read article the whig Of Mon.
day, proposing anew System of Education in Virginia. by
MIR. q A. Jewc,t teseher in Richmond. The plan Is
certainly very beautiful theory containing some .pho
sophical and valuable conceptions" but Seems to
me, that neither II other plan succeed In
Virginia, unit We shall hrst have gone the Of the
evil under which suffer- aud there applied the proper
remedy. What IL the the evil complain o.
and how can Il be eiecuay rcmovedi questions which
true lover of Vign's who values her and
happiness than h,s dolas and cent?. ough,
seriously and calmly To investigate. Why is il difficult
To obtain well qualified and efficient teachers throughout
the connuyf Because the population Is sparse a.
ford such teachers adequate compensation for their
services This is the almost every county o the
State. The existence Of that scourgc OF guilty world
Sisrsry the ruc the real the uBdenabe source whence
springs all tho ignorance aud much Of the vice and mmo
rslity which now unhsppiy sfct the State. You may
sketch out the most admirable plan for educating the
Children ever devised by the wit OF but
reduce to practice with the least prospect Of success
long ~ cultivate lands with slaves aud bring them
up to trades, (which ought be confined exclusively
white eresJ thus compelling people To the
State and seek employment elsewhere remain here and
endure the alternative, 80 moryug and rrpugnant 20 the
feelings OF frremeo, OF being compelled labor side by
side, with the slave, and TO have their services estimated
by those OF the save Thousand. OF our young schan
les Carpenters, Blacksmith Breksyerr &C. .the bone
and s'new" OF the land from this esass aIsss annually
leave Virginia and 60 of the free States OF the
West Go to any county in the State particularly in
Eastern Virginia. and will find nearly all tho land,
wrr,h euvang IN Possession Of the 'save holding aris
,octaey," and almost every has his Carpenter.
Blacksmith, &c, from among his own negroes. The
poor boys, II they brought up hard working
anu respectable calling, must leave the State find
ployment they afford stay here aud work as
cheap a. the slave who fares in tho
- compelled 10 toll Ia the arduous and
ner, under penalty Of the LASH be inf cted die
creton OF hs master. Thousands ut poor families leave
Virginia every year. principally from which
have mentioned and thoe who stay behind. scat
tered and separated, that impossibiy to
reach them by any system vi Education, that can be
adopted, however wise and liberal in its features We
have seen accounts Vt great many public meeting.
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on the subject ~! Educsuon. Many fourishnr and
high sounding Resolutions adopted at these meet
ings' and an Education Convention has either rea-
dy assembled or IL 10 assemble in u day or two 10
take into consideration the 1T gno anco
disclosed BY the Of 40, aud the means OF d.
mnIshing it, Numbecss plans for doing ibis have been
suggested. The Wing, the Times * Compiler the En-
quirer, and the News Star, have made strong and .-
quent appeals To the pecpe-cang them instruct
their Representatives. TO act vigorously and promptly this
SUBJECT al the present session Uf the Legislature. But
mark Messrs Editors, the prediction All these meetings
and Resolutions, aud Essays, will end in smoke Moth
ing will be done promote the of Education be-
cause nothing can be syailaby done, until people see
adaptation manifested get rad OF the Slaves which have
the effect hke deadly pestence VI driving the people
a. Tar OIL as they can possibly get.
The excitement which now ptevals will in Hul.
WINE, enurey subside and you will ihings move on
Just as they have done, until the census when We shu
sgain begin to str. and hutsr for awhile.
But only awaken feeling the subject OF Slavery
wheh existed IN 1882. and which would have been pro-
due's "i So much good but for tho impairment nterer
Aooilonlss ana Will labor.
ing classes some ground hope this teady poison
and drawback TO their Prosperity, will of these tunes
be removed and they will gladly stay IN thei.
n1uNe safe and endure awhile tho owls incident TO
bet situation. In tie hope h h- day of their devranco
will soon be at hand. Those whose heats are no. ok
ened when they look into the carpenters shops the block
snilhs shops, and tbs shops almost sl the LiieIent
uass Ia Richmond and see them wded with negro sp
Ptentices and wokmen and are ready TO qnit in
disgust State whica thus Expresses and degrades the
Will DC induced TO stay agle longer and with Others
VINO arc Trying - elevate the character Virginia aud 10
give her that high rank which she occupied
the other States OF the COnfedeacy Let then Messs
Editors, turn our aen lou this important poni--ih
Abolition OF Slavery in Virginia Let the spo echcs NJ
Dowei Summer and others, delivered in 81 whckea
pose in such mastery style the evils and the horrors o
avery, showing to demonstration, the bghIing AMI WI
therng Lhience II has had. morally and politically on the
whole State, be repubshed and placed IN the ha d. Of
every man m the State Let editors and our public
men approach the question in bold and fearless manner
determined to advocate the Of truth, no matter at
what expense TO their purses or their popularity Let
preachers, who commissioned cEy aloud and spare
no exert their talents aud their influence bring about
the destruction 81 an evil which has had and always
continue 10 have mot pernicous influence upon Re-
gion and Morality la short, let OF all calings and ALL
professions unie their efforts, and OF
nestle Abolition, determined 10 fight with energy resou
non snd hope. until this evil ihan pesnence
famine. Is rooted "r' end de-',,y-A f--~--.
a CITIZEN.