Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-03
Pr NE Enlnlrcr

Intimately connected 10 all lis bearings uponthe
destiny 1.-the Stale with Educa.oaanJ Internal I'm
provemenl, is the question oil Universal Suffrage
Whether OF mol the policy Of such extension oilsc
franchise be eXledienl, is sill! undecided, though
public opinion certainly seems 10 incline in lis
favor BE HAT a: il may all must see Inc pru-
denial impoasibily Of adding 10 poll Of 5000,
90 or 80 0u0 voters who canEot read nor wlilc.--
Now, propose 10 gel ril q! This mass Of isno-
Iauce, 10 teach and enable them 10 raise them
selves from the condition 10 whcl: circumstances
have forced them, and 10 prepare them Tor the du-
ment instruction al The expense OF new outlay,
making them as taxpayers poorer, ana thus
using The disease for The remedy, taking from an
empty pocket 10 put into as empty Il head; brl by
bringing them higher ideas, higher DESIRES higher
employmcnr, higher companions, and a better
field Of action, and thus, by their own viii, t''-
tine them 10 work with body and mind A lGc-
lai system IL State works, hy widening the patron
age ami power OF the Executive, will lend IL
throw Inc election of Governor into the hanis ol
The people, and so make the basis Of The Coasti;u
lion more popular.
Ionce more protest. against being held as op-
posed 10 an enlarged system Of Public lnsiruc-
ton, or anything which may 'snd, IL The nosl m
considerable degree 10 accelerate Ike march oI
mind among our people On the contrary. the
views here EXPRESSED have had their origin in the
most ardent desire Tor The speedy and raIona! &C.
complshmcnl Of that great end Nor with ali
humility, do consider as the plan lest suited 10
| lis immediate lurherance, the discussion and
preaching in lie newspapers, OF novel projects
and organizations COR The Public Schools, all ~
| 6niium-nosirums which have not even the lie
cnmmendation of The bread pills, 'thal, il they dt
no good, they al least can do TO harm" The
| all have The Inconvenience OF requiring nloi'
money. and a greater Increase OF expenditure
| than the State al this lime can, Or the voters, !:
their presen, mood, will, give 10 the purpose.
am ready 10 admit, tina, the ;aiiGS 10 pieces Jel
fcrsons house &C cards, and constructing ano'he
al different place with The same materials, Q
even The transferring the unfortunate establish
men, from the care OF his guardian shade to II
patronage and control Of The "WesleIn ViiSini
| Conference" might conduce 10 The interests OF IN
| Public and even 10 those Of that worthy body Q
| Christians: or that there is some mystic analog
between The management OF tic frrlock and TN
farm. the musket and The mill, AID that ore I
| the. arl,unw lodged benefits from The Lexington III
s,i,uic has lee the diffusion Of education anon
The laboring classes nay, il Vir.inians could /
scrubbed into !orge,Ilness Of their motto 81
Scmper Tyrannis," should BE- little grie"cd 10 Sc
chr Republican Commonwealth following an eS
cmpar in The happy country whicm IS blessed III
der The mild, liberal and enlightened policy I
Frederick the Great and his amiahe stcccs'"fs:-
bui there is l.ille circumstance which these cor
sltuliun-mongers seem 10 have overookcd, who
i ina, had lhey The inventive skill, in such ma
,crs OF Sieyes or Anaclaisis CluotZ, they cond NJ
mi INTO practice a system into the theory
which financial considerations did not enter: an
Prussia will show them, That even systematic u
.lruction of the people in the duties oil slaves,
not feasible wihou, a lavish outlay Geiularl
applies upwards OF l00,000000 francs annual
10 purposes of education aud is, with one or w
exceptions. the most politically degraded counir
in Europe Means Of INSTRUMENTATION az
transport are. u:er lis whole extent, deficient, an
in It's Southern half, 10 The last degree wIciche
There arc no canals, except lew sah,"ai'
bitches along Inc Baltic; and The Danube ll'e NJ
best Of European rivers, while 10 some paris
lis course two deckcrs have manouvfed III
fought. is neglected rs 10 the improvement Of
unner waters. and closed 10 large vessels bclo
, Belgrade hy shoals. no auemP; 10 avoid who
has been made. The number of Germans vi
are annually driven from their native land, al
seek our shores is oEly less than that ~ NE IN
Immigrants: The one bein. he most illiie!dic, al
The other the least So OF aliens; thus showing 10
; education will moi OF itself, build up a people, al
lhatit is mol ne agent which shapes the destiny
: nations
All acknowledge, that internal impFovemc
i tic ,nost direct means IF arresling inc
nal. /. e., commercial and industrial decline.
E Why rot, then, have recourse AZ once
what is so obvious? WIZ start dozens
: remedial chimrras, ard wrarsle about tnt
/, oomoara,ivs merits. emil, IS III Hosarh> rIa
The pa,ient dies aT.!i,. tie disputes Of the doctor
: or allow Ina; Eiura,ion is The vi:;!y;ng sun,
i rays arc intercepted b. The great obstacle OF wa
OF facilities Of transport AMI in,ercorrse-a
This is that ,aolcs iHrzar;s which casts over |
land The shadow OF dull decay. Virsinias ca
: i,too critical for lonics, inlallbe though they
quick medicine is waaled-a SiimulaGt-a
e that stinulant : Iier,,ai improvement.
r Oral the meetings reports, memorials speet
es and appeals, which have lately slirTed
Western and Eastern Virginia people, and
bodied the sentiments OF different portions
Is them on this gre topic, not one, as lar as
$ have seen, has offered plan OF general SYST
r, CT improvements 10 benefit equally ltr as ne
n IL so as possib!e) all parts OF the STATE. Al d.
been local. and advocating the particular me,
lines, which pass through their region, ana lay