The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-12
From the Indiana Farmer and Gardener.
Common Schools and Educated
Farmers.

AsAAAtNhBs
II 10 time for tlsuse who DO tot b. lcte
lgno ance 70 e = tlessing. To mose IN be-
half of Common schools. Oar sia'e Al
the lest census hal, We believe, 3S. 900
adul unable 10 read m writ. A genera
ton would cure I'll Ila,, II. by mtaus of
common Schools, III your youth we're sd-
ueated. But this j. far from being The
case. Schools IN many orli"ns Of the
Stale are not plenty, nnr COED for much,
shsi few there may be. Macy teachers
are not pTseused even in the rUdimen,s
Of the sptllirg book: and as far reading.
they stumble along the sentences like a
drunken msn over rough road. Their
"hand-rriis," )" as they feIicIiously slsle
the hisroglyphics, would be match for
Champoleon, rsen Il he did d, cipher The
Egg piisn ins,rip ions. But = more de-
test-ble fact is, Il AT sometimes their NOT
ais sre bsd; they are in;empera'e. coarse,
and ill-iempsTed; md wholly unf, 10 in.
spire the minds Of their pupils with one
generous nr nLrc sentiment. We do not
mean to eh.rscret'ze The body Of the lndi-
ana cummon school masters BY these re-
mark, bni III ( any eonsid, rable portion
OF them should be such, is a disgrsceiul
evidence Of the low stale nf education.
: Farmers and mechanics! this is sub
jecI that comes home 10 you. Crafty
I pali4ie.--,,- r--.s.~~-lls- .sll.~s you-sho
bone and sinev of the land; and you may
depend upon u that you will never br any
thing else but bone and sinew without ed.
ucauon. There is q law Of God in this
mater. That class Of men who make
the most and best use Of their heads,
" i'll, ib fact, be the mos, influential, will
stand highest, Whatever The theories and
speeches u.ay say. This IS a nature OF
things" which cannol be dndsed or got
over. VIII tever rlass beslow grea, psins
upon The culuvation Of their minds will
stand high. .. sl.
lf farmers and mechanics feel them
selves to be as good as o,her people. it
all may be true; lor goodness is one hing
and intelligence is another. II they think
tha, they have jus. as much mind as 9th
er classes, that may be true; but can you
use il as we'll! ...s- s.
| Lawyers, and physicians, and clergy
men, aud literary men. make the disclp-
line OF their intellect a constant study.
8 They read more, think more, write m"Ie,
Than the laboring classes. The difference
between The educated and uneduc tied pot
tions of society is real difference. Now
proud and lazy fellow may rail and
swear al this, and have his labor for his
pains. There is only one way really 10
get over il, aud that is 10 rear up gen.
GRAFTON Of we'll educated, thinking, T, ad.
ing farmers and mechanics. Your SIX II
and industry are fell; and they pu. you
in these respects ahead Of any other
class. Just as your heads are felt as much
as your hands are, that viii bring you to
The ton.
r Many Of our best farmers are men ol
great natural shrewdness; but whea h.ey
were young they had TO chance for
! learning" They feel The loss. and they
are giving their children The best educa-
ion they can. farmers sons constitute
, threC.fif;hs of The educaed class, Bu'
The Thing Is, that they are not educated
as farmers. When they begin to study
they leave the farm, They DO 10, ex-
pee, to return 10 it. The idea Of sending
a boy 10 the schnol, The scademy. and the
, college, aud then let him go back to farm
ing, is regarded as mere waste of ume
and money. You see how IT Is even a
, mnng yourselves. II boy has an tdu
cation, you expec, him to be lawyer, OF
a doctor, or preacher. You .acitly sd
mil tha, farmer does not need such ar
, educatlon; and, II you 'h,nk so, you can
. not blame others il they follow your ex
ample.
r There is no reason whv men Of The We
ry highest education should no, 90 TO ,
| farm for their living. II sop Of mint
: were broueh. up on purpose 10 DO far
/, mer, if that was the calling which be pre-
e ferred, | still would educate him, if h
| had common sense to begin with. III
: would be as much better for.it as far
E mer, as he would as lawyer. There i
. 20 reason why a thoroughly scientific ed
, nca,ion should not be given TO every fst
e mer and mechanic. A beginning mus