Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-21
From TIE Winchester Republican
POPULAR EDUCATION

ia every civilized community, the whole population may
be properly divided into great classes rather INTO
one great and anal class The OF which may
be denOminsted the Produrs and the latter the Uapro
dsetire Class These classes acm Of four subdiv
sons VI the people, which necessarily arise from iLer diff
icreni occupations and pursuits life. But order
innate properly the value Ut the two classes II
TO arrange these divisions according Number, u
ty and real importance.
The four subdivisions, arranged upon the principle OF
number and utility
]. The Farmers VI Producers,
2. The Mechanic or Manufacturers,
3. The Merchants VI Traders.
Professional Characters those engag ed inhe study
and practice Of Law, Medicine, or D,yInIiy.
Here Is evident that, the first divisions arranged
according to the principle proposed aud including the
Farmers and Manufacturers, proper; belong the Pro
dueve Class And the last two DIVISIONS arranged upon
the same principle and including Merchants and PROBES
siona Chafaeies properly belong to the UnprUducuye
Class.
To illustrate the Truth and correctness Of these positions
more clearly, to those whom prsuIce and self interest
may have rendered optical, quotations. from the
last Census Of the U. States, may not be improper.
BY consulting that Document. It will be found that in
the State Ol Vmgnia, the numbeT "f.
Farmers $4,000
Mechanics or Manufacturers 10000
Merchants or Trsder uuO
Professional Characters 5000
Nov requires neither deep Fiction, extraordinary
dscerDmeni, to scOyer the superior utility and import
a9ee Of the Prodgei're over the UhprOduees Css
10 the former, Society indebted only Tor oil the ne
cetsares but indeed, for ali the comforts aud erJy
VI civilized life.
la Ue~ then, 81 The fact that those Of the Productive
Glass form 81 large pau the community, for they
IA proportion ~ the Unproducve 400 - and ~ view
aso 81 the tact, that the support, and indeed tb. very
istehce Of the community depend upon their
ierprse, SKILL and lsbOur; II reasonable expect and
indeed JUSTICE requires, that they should stand dssoIvedy
high IN public estnston and moreover, that they should
possess that due influence lo Affairs county, to
which from their hEabsr and ability they eminent
y enuued. And :hs. under the protection Of our free
Constitution sud Republican government would becsssah
be the happy result; II the en mag aud .eyalng ia
hUence Of EDUCATION were more generally snJ ,yed
THE FhRSLR, who stands "a the Gr, rInk as ~ nun.
Der and usefulness has strong and euS esins good
education 10 hun, ~ picuOus manner, DISPLAYED
The great Volume Of Nature; every page VI winch fsught
with deep instruction. How important that he should be
able To read and Hnd,TFf1ad a. How important that lie
should be able by the ghfof Science to examine To. na
ufe and Ia de'cUpe the u the son And thence
to renderibe rich soil blessing sud the barren spot pfcdue
tive.
Education, moreover. will give fret to his industry in
crease his happiness elevate hrs character aud give him
inst mental aud moral standing society which he Just
ly deserves
THE MEcHlSIc. likewise, who occupies ~ conspic uous
place ~ the sphere o usetHiosss, should receive good
Education. lie should cultivate - mind IN order that he
head may help hs haHds ~ the light Ut science be will
Lpuf To better sdyanage; for u WI, lessen snd tighten
his daily askand give m tie ability nlke better sfti.
Gle and better Instrument
Education will give hin more enlarged vew.-uore
intellect, and will enable him be more emineny useful
70 society and to his country! ]. w. W.