Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-13

nenily 10 one or two schools, we shall have TO 10.
Gale The schools conveniently 10 The CHILDREN and
thus The old allowance If four cents Te: day viii
have 10 be kept up; aud the teachers think it
dear bargain al that. To educate 300 INDECENT
children al cents day for len months, viii
take $4,000 90! Now, sirs ~ free schools, with
districts Al miles square, would educate Me geo
children Of King William for 50 800 This is
the difference between the paper sls'cm e1d
the Free Sthoo, system. Let those who are ATE
TO pay he taxed tor the support OF Free Schools
and they will educate their own children for
one-hal less than they now DO and all The poor
] Tor nothing; and you NAV fling yorr Literary
Fund into The canal, or into rotten bank sock. far
Us. Il would not be diifcult 10 prove that every
/ child IN HE Stale could be educated, anj all lie
: tuition ices Of every student, al every COLLEGE in
I The Sale, be paid Tor a less sum ihs il would
| take 10 educa'e all N, "ndigrnt nautical" in tie
/ Sldf, according 10 he present miserable system.
Ii not only does rot educate the poor, tut il is
formidable rival 10 prevent the adoption ol good
and cheap system for educating pyboiy. See row,
under lis blessings, education has rrospeIed in
King William. For the year S45 we paid in
King William S5,04S 40 ior educating 4O5 chi
dren-whilst there we're 500 a. no school al all.
OF this sum, your blessed literary fund ccnlritr.
led 1894 40. And yet these miserable 2si dol
lars form The greatest oh'eI les 10 the adoption Of
free schools-"0h! The Sale otGca'es The rOcr,
and The rich can educate themselves" Ard DR..
Ierby is going 10 tax Is ssh 46. Just 10 make
tina, argument S232 Is stronger. The lfIencs Of
Tree schools have to strain every muscle 10 over
come 2S4 dollars and DO cenis argument, Just &c
intorced with the 232 dollars and g. tenis-ard
they NAV succnmb, Put their hands IN The
breeches pockets, walk home, sit down, and ca
cuae whether il is cheaper 10 turn school master
10 their own children, or turn raupcrs and lei he
Stale educate Them. Oh! il The STATE wouii or
" authorize us 10 tax ourselves, We would give
our nine hundred children good, substantial ecu.
cations for $4,000.
Men OF King William, what shall We 90
why, again ask DO We sard lonenng AIM
day? Lei us axe The matter into our own hancs!
Let US assemble at our February Court and nc.
inmate candidates for the Senate ard House Of
Delegates who are Education men Fee Sch,ol
men, And then We NAV get sFecIai act for our
county. Unless you make your sierglh leli, he
candidates will ccquete win you, and tell you
nonied tales OF what they will do IS yorr rcp'e-
senfa,r:s-that they will vote Tor Gnu gu 10. rfo
mo,iDs education, free schools ana all TioIited
il is 10 come hack 10 be chosen or rejected II lie
people al the polls though, as ''?Itrate tH,2sns,"
they may vote against il. lon viii generally
find such representatives voting asGinst !:te
schools as "inerped'cnt.
Lei every education man in the county assem-
BILE at our February Cour. Let US havea met.
ing, and lei every one who wishes il nominate
wbomsoevcr he may think proper I ere ere
scores OF education men Who would grace lie
halls of legislation. Call on the nominees -asS
their opinions on Tree schools, and whe h,i hey
will run ii nominated. Let tie caniide'e ih,n
be selected BY ballot. Let US then, win enc &C.
cord. rally around him, and my lie IN il, lie will
be elected, and free schools viii triumph.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.