Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-31
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fU INC I,HTHFt.
I, is with feelings OF the deepest delight, that
nave read and heard the various views expressed
on The now all-absorbing subject OF Education.
Let us not con6ne our devotion and ardent attach
men, for that allimportanl topic TO The mere ply
steal mechanism OF man, such as reading, writ
ing and cyphering; be our advocacy OF il in The
most enlarged and unlimited sense OF that term
the drawing out OF the entire man, soul, mind and
body, or The education OF The head heart ana
hand as distinctive features OF The whole man.
Then, indeed, will new race appear upon The
earth, exallng and ennobling both their name and
nature. The first and grand enquiry is hor and
irhen shall this be done1 The reasonable response
must be- by taraion, and that 100, al The earliest
day For, if ever procrasinaton proved The
thief Of time, it is donby so on this subject
Gould ne, By ,alismanic touch, educe The might
lest powers OF heart, Of soul and Of body from our
fellow man. and that gifted being, like second
Howard, were freely diiusing lis blessings 10
all, few il any, would refuse its participation.
But unfortunately for US, whenever The most SEN
sitive nerve OF mans system is touched, ne re-
coils as from a salvanic shock; so, when The
Porgent is 10 be drawn out, he shrlnks as though
the last life's drop were departing. Could all
that is desired 10 advance the moral, menta! and
physical growth oi man, be effected by words
only, few, very few indeed are SO poor as rot 10
contribute their mite; but when more solid sub
stance and benevolent deeds are asked, how rare
and scarce the contributors! What subject de
mands higher claim on man than Education
And vet how miserabiy despised and neglected
il hitherto has been, and | fear will yet be 2
(Slart not al The asserion) When you behold
the solid phalanx Of wealth and property that
are now only mutterlng opposition, array their
strength and power against il, as Doubtless They
will, then will this prophetic assertion be real
lied. Heaven forbid that it should be WHAT
means the opposition OF "Ouls, and such like,
but that same ruling passion, strong in death,
saving, leave me and my money alone-touch
no, my idolized gold and silverl For what are
they dug out Of the bowels OF The earth, and their
fictitious value assigned, but 10 advance mans
real and solid prosperity and comfort both as 10
time and 10 eiernilyl Let our ceaseless cxerlion
be- to throw wide open the portals OF the halls Of
Education, from The primary school 10 the Uni
versity, and that, too, without charge, save 10 the
Stale or the people. Then shall We see the rich
and the poor sedulously striving 10 drink deep of
the Pierian Spring This should and mus! be
the end Of our advocacy, and nothing more or
less Than feeding the slarvng, suffering mind al
least as well or indeed, better, than The body OF
man. How monarchical countries put us TO The
blush in this very particular Ours is proe>sed-
ly freedom, in the enjoyment OF every blessing
that Government can confer, whilst the mind is
TOO often weighed down with the worst letters Of
ignorance and superstition. Away with such
things forever from this happy land, prays one
whose works have demonstrated his faith in this
truly engrossng subject Of the first interest 10
man. ~