Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-02

which We suffer Ia thai Of eomp,,n eue.ton ard an.
se,irst sucrers couts. that ysry mas. OF our me-
pie upon whom the STATE DEPEND. for its support and de
fence ia every possible event aud who are therefore
peeisy entitled TO be spared from undue share Of
public misfortune. Ia the higher grades ct educ alton thu.
want is Tar less seriously felt The number Of pupils
the university, colleges scsdemcr classical and grammar
schools OF tins State being sone,mes les. two per
cent on our whole population, nevertheless than
ia 10 be found in any Of the States except those o New
Eng land. md less 70 there only by an
bic raeon difference which Is unquestonably owing to
the facility sud cheapne.s with which education
be had in the midst oi country village population
much moro crowded than AZ evidence OF
ths i Is shewn by the late that the eleven thou
sand and eighty three students which belong the
mar schools aud academies OF this State, distributed
amongst hreehundrcd and eiRhtytwo schools beng
average ct twenty nine the school, whilst the AZ 200
students OF like Kind IN New England, pareelcd out
amongst six hundred aud thirty schools, in the proper
uon, separately, OF ninety seven 10 each school in
Mace, % ia New fsmpshire. &c IN Massachusetts, and
upwards ~ az M New England generally. Thus more
man iouf nes the number ct scholars taught nj ess
uah ,~ie. the number OF schools snd Consequently ut
"inx p''P"tu"nse teduenon 'n ,he ehpehses 'i
esch particular one In other words we have an almost
eau number OF our Young men taught at our ciss
s ou' Is"snt At hisnet man sauaI fa,e OF OK
N'Ie' "nsn SHOWS he'n'esnoU 'na' me aes',e Tor
o' eaIeacon Is a, suons, u not s,ons.t nete'
- , o ese w tue on'o"' oeeausc s,oo"unk "
+, !; i1 ~ 'na eape"se W o'ue' '" DC suee'
-, - .,t ' wy 'p'' " su' Pe"P'e ~, "
,' SAL euue'""n anu 'ne s'ea' I''su'e cAsn'
~ 's. oA.e ooen ao,e !" require ~ WA, VIC arc 20
,,b'cb ,h'. a,ea. t a' :. n ,."s S"
lr.p
her rnbl,c a, n,,,...,onsl ,,,.J hs 80,
s,s,.,n,J :. 90 -. " .hs'i ,. - ~
hs,I of he, -, s,,i,,r "a , -; - E.. -
the l..s ,bi, on ,h. 80, ,..,,n ., .,. ,. III
-, -, :, -. - -I.'' - - ,.t,.t',N -
-. ., ,,I,.L :, -. ..-,,, 49,, 49,, rf-,I.,..-
Realizing n now b,,., ,., .bs ,,ons n. nh. n,, ,IIv
and cruelty guilty N she .,,,.i an, sp,,,t and ,y,,,.
Sc. Of nor usonl, anon ~. .,n.,, ., n. ,,,.L - 40
MED any longer Only consider lbs, AT die IG6 OOn ne,
ms IL this STATE. who are OF sutabl, 40. IA d. ,,,bt
that l. between a. and L. I6 600 only ar, r.po,,ed - re-
cevins any kind OF .duea,on and n the 10 ooo aud ar,
wards OF those who are credited To the colleges academies
and classical schools be deducted there m be left but
81 .0oO who are going 10 common schools and 100 900
who appear to be going 10 school whatsoever
Such state thlnrs ia the midst OF cyiIz ltion like
outs, and shove ALL the OF liberty aud gov
eminent Ike ours absolutely appsng and calls for
dress with power of er.rcaiy Ia which words can aud
nothing Let the fostering hand OF the be
tended for this redress and extended in chief who
most dependent aud want. In our cLse the
hast aud controlling duy, the facts presented demon
saie is not To provide for the highest grades of scholar
ship so much as Its humblest eemens remodel
system OF scmmon education such that
otter the alphabet ct knowledge to oil who will receive IT,
and can Rescue at once from the destiny OF unettecd
no'snee the helpless and thousands Of youth
upon whom nohing Is done, u will be hNei beyond
be declined and eyadeJ any longer and the urr,t bod,
our people Ief 4, s,ruyv. "a ,hsv nav. ., h.fo,.
He.. # le,st :, my y. 3.r,,nS.t g., ,L-e -. -,
all defend all and GOVERN a, .houId mn, q, dd;I, ~ r.
b. expected 10 SNIFF, ali RI, II This i. o, r., 4, ~
wrong and injury ALREADY done are 4, ~ to,,d g d.
di.t,nc,i,, - -, an ,,,i,,' - ~
ted p,puIa, -, viii I'LL -. - .Ii
and our labous are hereafter 10 ,I.y,,r tho hI @
ne ,,ct has dime /, , ,rrb =, ,,,s iC ,his :; - - 80
an h ,ur NOR mn en.,,y ,.h;,b IT, I.,,.I.,,. = .J
should be lost before TINS work Of is,tc. hone ami
,,,, 4. al h,v. I.,, . o.. ~ ~
have submitted IN former m.s,a,e. what seemed =, |
germ suitable plan for the Reconnaissance, ot
this work and respectfully refer TO IL now n capa in nv
rdsmrR'. OF tong successfully matured and suplied
That plan generally TO establish in esch COUNTY with
the cSnsen, OF msn':ty OF payers free schools for
education Torey for the of these schools
pon tine quotas Of the present school mad ard nn,n .uch
additional sum as mgat be found n.ces.ar 10 be mad. n
and united IN gwen uroportions To
the schools wherever by vote and ali
connected with their location account, and man
segment, under county tribunals and these in turn under
the general supervision central and controlling
auIhorzs each county TO ten,upee liz. plan ai.,
having adopted It, should il sh 10 do so ana in all cases
the plan Is accepted rejected or renounc,d 10 con
the school quota each county lust as at present
Without illustrating plan BY additional detail Is per
haps say of H. that by PLACING ~, adoption in
ounty upon the express consent OF il. own tax-paye
you appeal those who the most conc, ed in inter
es and most with ,eb otbc, IN in,.con,e md
business TO decide whether VII suit them not; You
enable each county IN OF its adoption, modify
and mature 1t according It's Judgment and its own
80, ~ ~, 'Uea eeumsanees and wants; you connect
80 -, 81, q. sO- uese.' -'' ''7 '"-''s~'''T--.' 1919
cn,, us T,. Gi ~ ~ sue 'Hus Sc
- 49, is's "eY quo support oy surrounding u
80 $500 u - 81. ~, Is " . I"'fes'
80. - 49, 80. '.'s .,'' ~ suppo'"ns 'hese SCHOOLS
: = -, 49, -, '-Ns '',I'n ise 'io", any ena'ge
81.
mn'I nave HeP' :" many thousands III
- ,' "..s W. nc" u'u sS' VI our people iho
; 80 L., ,..,,, ,EI. = N'h"'Ie' anu
~ ~ 'ips'' "''NuKlou' mo ~nolc OF society, ana
ai,,.isse' ~. 10y eO''O ah ''u''i' 'enaehcie" 10
~ '"U '''
i~1s'He rom 'he-e humoier agencies Tor education 10
oLes OF hshrT and more eNPensiVe Kind, should omit
part "i my Huy To tie public II did not recommend 10
you the poPeV OF mSklhg an early aud thorough enquiry
mo e eonulo' management and wants OF the UniVeI-
sW o. the state. Ihis institution noble monument To
he wisdom o. It's ses oundeI and To the patriotism OF the
aHo iesung 50 " does upon the resources OF
'o' INC s"ou VI all u shoud Do drhclent IN nothing
which Is necessary 10 render II instrument
y :; W. eo 70 ' county a. efse' whether
:, =! .tI' 80 % i ~ e@h ue 'iia"e So ~ whether
- W 'ISe " "oe o'Pao'e 'o' 'nls emu than IT'S
'o ~ " os OF ehanse III o'her re-
- ~ -, ~ "e u'"'os' '"'e'es' " "ie p1ohc'
. 49, i.y ~ , ea'1 a,u "s'H' VIVA ~hieh 'nsy
- ." :, o sa'u W your o"oy commend inc state
~ ~. w.. .''p's' 70 your 'Lecai in'eshsanon'
~. MAJ ~ ' s,nes. n.pe ns' you may 90 eoe TO re-
a"y ~ 'D''aS.e hl' 'AH'' " is !hcTeaslng
P'VsPt'iv' a'u haht w. lu pohN OF usefulness,