Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-02

shonij br greater from this institution than ma
rerciyed IN, ,ho more II is ole OF thos: evl!s IN
senarable from pore;ty and n blessing concoh'
lant with wealth, which can only be done ava,
BY agrarianism, equalization oil wealth. anu
division Of property. ..;.,,;or i,
In addition 10 ali this, can any institution 70
formed in which allthe taxpayers lor rs suPpoI
shall have their children educated! ihey Ian.o
be boarded al public expense iheir 1000 mus
be paid for and must il be done uy ',lc 90
But i, must be admitted, that each lndividua
is benefited By the literary improvement eiee.ee
BY such an institution. The blessings OF science
like the dews of Heaven, fall upon The nnI OF Inc
poor as upon the Palace OF The wealthy. 10 MN
j, CONVEYS the benefits Of increasing means o.
comfort. The blessings OF knowledge convey u
him an increase Of moral and intellectual energy
ard who Shall estimate these al the Pa''fy eco
cents paid BY The poor! . =,
The rich are mol only incidentally, nu' ul'eeas
benefited. This i, true, and II might Dc sum
cient 10 answer, that as they pay more 30 .lel
are properly entitled 10 a greater benehl. put
must be remembered, that cdca student PAYS @c"et
~ The cAid of The rich pays heavily LOT 'ne uiec
advantage which he derives from Inc institution
Is he not then entitled 10 greater advantage man
the poor, who only pays Tor The incldehlai auVdh'
lasesl
Suppose now he expenses OF The Institution
are diminished, by doing away enlIrely WIN VIZ
fees. have shown thai a The poor youths can ,,,,
not be educated under this STATE oi 'ilhS'' ,n
average expenses OF students lor one yeai :. .''-
dollars; 50 says The address OF The y ln'nhi. 10"
The fees are IS dollars leaving -, uolials 10 pe
paid ty The student tol his College e!'ucat I,l
Now how many tax payers can 40 ln,s
cannot, therefore avoid Inc evil entirely, OF ex-
GLIDING some of The poor from lhe eiiec' o'e'''
ings of The University
But what would be The effect OF such reduc,
ton? The poor who are thus excluded: would
not derive any greater advantages from me Coi,
lese, and those who were itch enough to so would
te cdulaicd at he public c1pcnsc, paying ho'h'hS
more than they did before in the form OF taxes
Thus they would have the incidental ana d"fci
benefits OF such an institution, by paying 'aS,
while the poor, by doing The same, only OBTAIN
lis Incidental advantages.
After ALL how are The people oppressed. by II :
This annuity is not even paid on oi Inc ieasu,
ry, by tax upon the people. II is money derived
from The fcH06y NJ Cyimc, converted TO NE pene-
licenl purposes OF an enlarged education ne
scheme, upon which this fund is raised, mus en-
tracts from The Janc of society lis "ni'dolc. u
comes from the Literary Fund-a fund suPplied
Nv Tue IlIlCS IiHPp>eu upon lllOSt
ineanors throughout The Commonwealth. ANA
is il sh-mihded for the people Ia begrudse
mere pitlancc 10 81 great an object when lha'
pilance is moi drawn from lhem2 DemagosueS
may suggest il, but The people will not consent
10 this course
As 10 The cost OF the institution, and HE lh,eI-
est upon it, (not paid oul every year, but when IS
due Ia Tic people Tor their contribution TO us cree
,ion,) the only question is, can any hlne nc dnre
10 remedy this evil, surprising il 10 exist. we
cannot sell The University. We have invested
SEQ 001 dollars IN building This institution. j. II
,ruc economy 10 let il stand as Il nohuincht III
Virginia folly and bnild another in Richmond
or would II he better 10 enlarge the sphere Of ac-
lion ul The University, give j; proper snppoll,
and make she best Of bad bargain, itbc such!
But is il bad bargain? 7" Teachers. states.
men, lawyers, physicians, are scattered lar and
wide over the Stale, difiusins It's blessings. And
shall we now, when The institution has arrived al
The age manhood iior il is but tweniy-one years
old, } Withdraw all all, refuse il palrimony woI-
ihy 81 lis iliuSirious parcntaee, AMI throw II
helpless upon the world! Shall We blight iS fair
prospects Of success! Shall We, Of Virginia, be-
cause Of some evils apparent more lian rea
instead OF pruning, tul down The literary Tree OF
our own Republican growth, while al The other
States 81 thc NhloN dle SlrlVlh9 w ihc SiO NUS
cause OF popular education 1t cannot De. The
Legislature can remedy lis evils; let them Do so.
The Institution is cai,icIy under It's control. But
in Gods name, in the Game ofcivi'i2aon. in The
name Of science, lei not The people OF Virginia
destroy where hey might preserve, blot from
existence where they might reform.
Lei those who desire 10 aid in helping The rco-
ple 10 the direct benefits of knowledge, support
system Of popular education. Let them moi de
sroy the keystone, but build The arch upon it.
By Doing his. they will do more good TO the
State, than BY lie destruction O. he University,
and Gain more lasting distinction, instead Of
the stigma of reckless Vandalism.
IN Aiarinrs Of The fn'rsrSg.
In fact. not ~ areaf; fer hy diminishing the ~
comes IL Professors their ability world r decreased,
nd education b, ng less Thorough, these incidental al
yantagrs would he materially lr->ened.