Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-03
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, June y.
THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION
THE TRUE INTEREST OF ylGGlN.



There is n large class Of persons yho Al.
though they appreciate The gifts and bounles Of
learning. are oilhe opinion, that cannot be no
pasa,cd on liberal scale and therefore. opposed
TO what they Term half education, >mau.fine
&C., Sc We have all heard REPEATED \ lhou.
sand times, thai famous coupiel,
a. liulr lrarnng j. a dangerous thing.
Drink deep, or taste not Tie fiefim -,,;cn
Every one knows by heart this nov l,,reaabarc
dislcll, and we confess VIZ regard a. excellent
rhyme; and il comes, too from the master hand Of
a great poe Bul with all Ihar, il is one Of he
most absurd jinsles that ever came ON OF po-
Ct, brain. Il has the authority Of Alexander
Pope, Ia make men swallow il, and millions have
done 50 accordingly. lis pefnicions effects can
moi easily be calculated. Ii has tended 10 weaken
The faith and relax The PERSEVERANCE Of many
49, ~ - made vunib oi,pp AMI AGAIN
cast aside lis avocalions o Study, ana ,rrh put
suits in which there were no barriers, no dlscuur
agemrn no edium but thai Of gnoble ease :
Time out 81 mind il has made The farmer cav,
'.Iohn can't be lawyer nor doctor; and liule
schooling Amt no nse. John musl 90 10 The
rlousl,"--And there he goes uninlormed as hi,
c,,hs, h.c,,.. him. John I;rss !, - >, an man
~ ~, whac. h.. L.a,, ~, .h.,u, -
wise alllirec. and len a, he wa in The yigor
OF early manhood. He IS prevented from learn
inn l;.lr for fear he wouli mol learn any thing
mora strange error, for knowledge is the parent
'r,n,.l..l,. T. !. !, ne H.. oo,d - ,,a ,y.,;.
,.;,,n<m man. II. more he oe,s Inc ,oore ho wan,.
a,J ,,h,, i his n;>eJ ,,nj;..n,, his "Jan.
germ, hing" which the s,eat Iilac,ic poer has
,r,m,d n little learninol" How much is he
ouanliiy si.riiied Is il HE urchin who can
merely read, wri,r ami cyphcr. that has i?-Ur
he a,adrmy.boy lull Of Eu.Iiiinan's Synlay ana
,h,. asses bridge OF The SOPHOMORE Youth, lur
iran, (,ol,.,. v;,b ~. nv.cives ,oa;n., Catalina
~. r..,lv;,o - y, f.;c.,o i j.. can
p..,h,n. ,h' ro,r me.nl The ,.rn ..lirl. learning
:, ,.,,;ons g,ovn mcn vbn a.. f,r ,,om beino
,, p,,,,on. H.. ,, ,o.,,, - incl, l..
.I,;,.,lc ,h.. 49,. uI,.o j.. ur,.. i, ~ v,s
I'm ,lmo. ;l;,er,,e :, ,nnna,cl w,h wha, h.
,r.ru,,dS became. Ana n.rh,ps no lie Term
q, lille learned" might apply 10 him in his r.
Min tor Alexander Pop. in all his glory. was
~, III. .o,n, :, M, s,,lwar nrnu>e. even Of his
avn day. Few men have more eyempIitiet in
themselves ,h,. mover Of heinz learned. Than he
H., ro,. ,.,.. .,,,;., nj, ,,.,,r;,. NOR. -drr
,;,e,v to ,hr >.hlnr aal moral lrachins Of man
Find ,h,n h., I'm, w;,l, al The excellent nrccepls
ul,;ch IL. uttered he il, failed in some oil his
,or..s ,,5 il non, >, Ne c,nccv. NOR. core
,;,n.ly ,bon in ,n,., Ne Lay, onu,cd.
W.. have h.,n I'm, particular in noticing hi.
,.,.;, ,a...... n.is, ~. friends ;, e3ura,;,n
.r,,..,.,.;,o ~ .x,.rl j.. h,e...;nvs ~, wish
!, -. ,ot. ..it ma, 1,oo.r came, from leaning.
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menl III one s'r'A''s "io'"es". - ""'. r'''"
bly saw that Money Is d ',s''''-uo'. ~
this, then, We "1uiu not auafess Jul J"'s ;" ~
hall oil knowcsse ~ ~ ~" ,""'' ~ = :, "','
Of il As lever by w'l'ch '"'''' "'o'e e''ce''''''
good might be attained we Wou'n >''"" ''e''
that in this country y Is e''eA'e">''e WI" r'o'
sre>sise wealth l'"'cup'es Tue same ground.
II is in The most intelligent communities ''a' mo
ney mo>l abounds and yields 'he n,shes' PROM
|; is where education IS most attended 10, lla' .ne
value Of lani is greatest, ana no where Is 'l'>
rule better exempifed than IN onrowh STATE 30
also, there are more mechanic ans, more 'h'th-
lions, more Improvements 10 every o'a"o" y w.
meslic economy. me ia"'i q ","" : "o..,
more, whether he use i'e sk'l' ~n''" ',e" 49,
teaching eises MN III MS own se,s'.' y = =,
employee Of another lie ac'uhu'a'es more, anu
IL ocrsnnes more Now that he Is e,iucateu, ms