Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-17

School Sysicn, ia virginai d. the Primary Schools in
Virginia receive tina, Intelligent supervision legislative aid
snd fostering care, which their vital importance demandf
These inquiries will be hest answered, in the eloquent
aud Truly ePprOpria,c language Of Gov MeDowcls ast
Message to the Virginia Legislature.
The Governor says;
"rhe admitted importance Of providing by law Tor well
supported. well regulated ard adapted OF
education Will justify IL IL hoped FOR the third
time that subject should rejoice be spared the
o this duty but neither other Executive
be- as long the legislative and statistical history OF this
subject remsins as IL is; long provisions tor
painfully inadequate wants. aud painfully
uasied, too, with the manner in which, generation after
generation, To- than fifty years public have
made ., eis and popuisr theme for eulogy and pair
otto aspiration IL % humatng tl,e this 10 loos upon the
history now aud to that whilst laws have been
muaied upon lava advance it. little comparatively
has been actually done-so he indeed that not only i-
| there one in every twelve Ut grown up aud gov
| cinIg population who can neither read nor write,
but at this very moment there are growing up IN the
for the past year, SOLITARY hour OF instruction has
been afforded at school in the State AT this day.
when the human mind perhaps, thoroughly and
profoundly reused than j, has been bciorewhcn it
isevcry where reducing by invncibo power the
lions OF governments aud the standard Of its
enlightened anu intrepid Judgment and is making know
ledge. like bread. necessary of life; this day. and
men o ALL such fact Ills is dshonOsing and rcproaeh
especially county where the will OF all the govern
lu, Indeed, 1t be appalling. call upon you there
fore, who have tho control Of this your
hands, eea,c upon IT, that this fact shall continue
lnngor-ha the evil OF and the stain Of IL. shall
he boued oacc. and if It be possible. forever
II is the shame Of Greet Britain, that the mds, OF
power. and that civilization which she extending far
and widr mankind, eenth part OF her cnre number
is pauper population II would be deeper shsms for
whose freedom much greater than hers and whose pros
pey drives raupers away, that almost equal proper.
tion OF number should be found, whom the
very alphabet OF their mother tongue had been
taught.
But this shall suffer- bitterly and long, IL nothing
energetic done it. Let the subject them
ken your councils Of the wohies amongst all the
worthy ;hai could engage item and be your honor
generous effort with each other build up sys-
ri schools oiieh shall Re rUdi,gens
ofearnRs to erey eAh the State, aud thus associate
the sovereignty OF the State itself carly and perpetual
union with each other Having submitted the general ba
SIS 1f plan upon this subject the last Legislature which
have To- hsarpovc OF, respectfully sub
INIT itaiew for y,nr delibcraiinn.'
This wise aud patriotic appeal Of worthy Governor
will be duly appreciated by every friend popular EIuca
Virginia. Aud it ia arienty hoped. will not We, be
lost upon representatives. the meeting of the
Legislature. J.w.M.