Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-27
POPULAR EDUCATION

sue daYs az, when We pals,o,
"''''e' uh'ef the slgnainre of..Ptii.e ELr ,,n
p's''e III hoa an T. inca,isa Convention in In.
Iy"ehoors' on The 21h day Of Ju,e nert. % h.
SOU Vi oe'ega'es from the several clunties which
.o's inc Amherst, Bedford and Campbell, Coo,,..i :,
Dis'fie's, 70 accompany it with some rem,rk.
Po'i'c a''eh'"n mure emphalcaly to the s1biec, n
having inadvertently omitted 81 10 j, then We ,t..,
occasion To supply that omssiun.
Inc subject OF popular eluciiion is confess, ,lv
great importance; and the duty fall povernusr,,l
upon The popular WILL 10 exert every energy il ,o,sa.
10 enlghien the public mind, is universally r.c,,,.,
But II Is much easier 10 assent to this pr, ,i,i,o
Is to devise an efficient system, or to provide tho
and means to carry il into effect. The Lesis,,,,,a
Virginia has been charged with having manifested
little concern upon question Of such magnitude ant
'es' pu' we cannot assent 10 the justice Of this i'm
pnia,on al least in HE unqualified manner in uri,'
has been made. The cause Of delinquency lies de.,.,
than in Legislative apathy. The existing Scho.I
tenn has mp under The guardianship Of tia, ha,
and, although il may not be as etlirien, "a s,,.o 81.
plan might be, and has certainly failed To GREAT ,,.
To realize the perhaps over sangnne expectations ,f
onnders yet 1t is sui nootel question. whether
mt. whole. better ada SIZED to the peculiar coo,,
of Virginia than any substitute f,r il which has
been suggested Such. believe is the opini,n of
able and experienced Second Auditor, (Janes B,,vn
j) whose experience on the subject. coupled with Il.
zealous devotion to the cause Of pular education. eoi
lie his opinions To profound respect. Ia some of ,sdo
tails, indeed. experience may have suggested same u,
porlant modfcaiions and changes in the existing svs.
tenn but we doubt whether any amendment which NAV
be engrailed upon Il will more widely dTise the b,s
sings OF education among the people, without Iarco
addition 10 It's means. lmnney is 'the sinnw of wa,
II Is no less necessary in the cutya Of the mind
Teachers cannot snhSst without waJes any more thu,
soldiers and we believe Thai the annual inc,pe Tho
Literary Fund is annually Exhausted. How is ,b
Fund to be augmented? We are toll, the Leo,s,a,u,,
must devise the ways and means for its Increase Dot
this brings up the question Of tara,ion without which
such increase is mpossble-aud npon that oues,n n,
people must be consulted b re their representatives,
or onght 10 act. Let them give their sanction to sys
tenn oi taxation for the purp Of making his fund nore
efficient, and then it will be lime enlnrh TO censnro
their representatives. f,hey fail 10 carry out their will
for an Object patriotic in its purpose, and 50 benecent
in its results.
II is, we presume, the ohiec, uf the Convention promo
sed 10 be held IL This place, and Of sim lar assehanes
10 be held at other paints in the Commonwealth Ia d.
rect public attention 10 this cause. and t. enlist public
feeling in lis behalf We hope. therefore To see pronnt
and speedy &c lon in all the cuncs nlepspd-and on
the day indicated shall expect the friends of
the movement in fall attendance prepared To success,
some efficient scheme of uruan z,iiun than thai
which is much complained Of or at least to Owe
impulse 10 the subject Which shall ensure the adoplln
nj the best means in power carry the lIult If
know ledge to the mind Of every pnr child in the com
monwealth. To aid 10 exrliing pn5Ic aieati N n his
subject, an Intelligent friend, who has paid muri aten.
ton 10 II, has promised TO irs series of articles fr
our columns. which we hope soan T., receive AMI with
the same object in yew rcpualish the following
glowing aud eioquenl appeal from The Richmond Wng
which has recently taken up this subject with all TIE
zeal and ability fr wAica it is Justly distinguished:
EDuCATiON-.1p appeal 10 The Chergyi
Movements making in Prince Edward and else.
WHERE 10 carry into execution the Eiurali,n Cm,vrn.
ton 10 which reference has been made in this papf
We fear that VIII fail up,n public feeling as il really
does appear all things essentially and Itrnanenl, r>r-
t destined 10 TALL in this Statp-thai IT, with ,tI,i-
ierence-Ne are readng the downward rjad Weap
declining com wea'ih.ietlaigs in prrSp+rty-de.
dining IN know lrdIr declining in hose SIN; and he
role virtues. which shine nut in the Youth II All n.n,h
Every day adds TO The hers Of he lh;rrare ani
every day HER FIRE adds 10 the diff uly Of Rerna
lion Let things proceed they are now prDeerqny
and brief space wI presenl mpreyna'lr fsop,a Of
! t1y-
der 10 overcome than the active opposition presided
! II be enlightened.
We call upon the friends of Eduraon 10 moy4 and
thai with determined zeal now or never Wte5ea are
the CLFRGfMEN. who from their calling. their
know edle their pely, their duty man and theiroun
praessi0s and their zeal in Gods sprvire should lead
The way IN this great Republican, Christian enterprise
They are sending books and teachers the ijealhen
the Interior nj Asia and Africa is ppne'rapd ny their
desire Ia spread the Gospel Know they lL.f llena
are go u Virginia white adus who ran neither wrae
nor read the Scriptures Is il not a SfiANF-am
are they exempt from the slame?-Wh their great Ia
lenis-wh l!ser almost unhounded ilfuenrc-mitllhs
hold they Pnsrss all classes white add Aark male
and len,ae-N hal could They effect? All things
f.N fRl 1iIING! And yet they effect in this De
parlmfai at least Hufiagl We hear If ,ther enrs
nj theirs hu n'ne in this field, which every ro,sidera-
lion renders tie most important. We hear Of coaro-
rffsm and docf'ndt sermnns which if they prove
~ ihlng PROVE al last niing and have M etc, nnls,
toe To Ihhame sec'aran passion aud hatred but
heat OF no effort to promote III education Of he Teope
| IN the Commonwealth where We all lve-ilat Edu-
cation ST. much neglected, ST. degraded and vet
dispenSable Ia lift up The individual and the nation
just contemplation Of the duties we owe h re- and
above
There can. in onr poor opinon be no greater fully.
han TO Try to impress the sublime Truths Of Reyeaep
ana 81 moral accountability, upon ignor .gnoranrs
VIII be nrrclluy judged, according the ligkts lad.
and under which /, acted The faith in christianity
whch IS worth any thing. mnsi he enAn AiensG nth
-'hat which can understand and ferie upon the mfE-