Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-19
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Bnf. SIR. the poor no proud rerei,e this fund The
University 81 Virginia Is elevated and useful insn-
onteInpotaty obstacles cannot prevent II f,m diifu
sing and prrpeuaing the ietier principles IL It's ilus-
uus founder; but sir. lhis has been sgmalized
'socfatieal nslIrunn loo naughty admit the If
The humble citizen nio her august halls she derives
her daily a'me"t from This despised und-ls she Too
pr 'ud la rcrriv. ~
| Nuur Military Institute. most invaluable Southern
youth In its system al discipline and edncaon, il IL too
proud accep, IN Would Henry Emoty scorn The
bounty You would ofer them by RENTING the interest
on your loan of 10000 Or wanld The ct,fzene III
Rclmsnd hold indignation meeting II yoo bestowed
upon Their College permanent endowment the
mount i" hich II has obtained from the literary fund
loan} SIR. It IL MT this system hch Is eleenmsyna
~, Is the sySem which charges III New York. ups
IN the sol vent patrons OF School he decencies Of the
,neeleert. aud oomrels The panper aud hear
that his ueghbot puts his band his pockeis lay
his debcirnccs. Sir, that is the Illuminating sys,rnii
II is uot tie system under which you naturally hear I
tina; many parents say they Will send their chll.
dten Ia The Schols 10 be approached for their povery,
aud assaulted with tauns thal they educated at Ile
expense 81 their fortunate nelghbor=" sir, they
complain less IN Virginia than elsewhere. II he pub
lishtd reports are Ia be believed. there mere linn
ninety II loui counties IN Witch The nny Thing
palned 81 II wont al money. Bui, the fixed fact
which ha~ struck Virginia With shame, is, that So QUO
persons. over lhe ago ri 20. could read wIlie
IN 1910. and this array III ignorance and Indulgence reg
uahy druloys before whenever this subject men.
toned this lAll-hoN much oyer the ave Of 20 ihns.
aliens ifotn The Commonwealth Of letters may have
Is moi known whether rast The period III education
Tins system roumfnfed its operations in 1929. and
Ihefrote not chargeabe with It's Deficiencies is
t..
'ihase The ignorant INDECENT. aud educating but 6
I" 10000 annually, fr the FIST twenty years Ut up
craun; II could mol b. held responsible these dti-
cene'es But you nigh, as wen infer If WIRE 10 state
the nouhet al msolvenls IN the State nj 1883 that
We were the poorest people IN The Union, that We
are the most gnorani. from the isolated fact stated hv
gentlemen on This floor and circulated over The Union.
MS an admission that Virginia is what they proclaim
her 10 b.. Sir, eanhot consent that shall be.
eomr svnonyme for ignorance. Does the political
Influence Of Virginia. The respect which has been ever
paid her voice IN the national councils does the repua.
uon 81 her legal and medical praiessun--lhe purity
and 'he l'arolng of her minslry-ibe proverbai
good sense aud business qualifications OF her mag s,ra-
cy--de tliesc Indicate so dlsgmeeiul state OF lgno-
rance
might lnke Ills taiy as an illustration or popular
intelligence ~ virginia. Which, with pnssesslng IN
an eminent dtgee the highest powers fnalufy aud III
logic; lis cacuaios like lIume-its meleors like Mira.
ornn-eanplises a body OF praecal, business meo IL
whom tn interests ot people nay, with etv e cun-
hded. ran you tell that The constituency which ST.
rr's our Federal and Siaie representatives. the
enofnhi IN Ametlcai am willing IL graz. ti'it the
INDECENT iannfant numerous, aud that their etnca.
hon has tml been provided ior but for the people. TIM
planters the best class al the days of the pal
uafehs. the poicslans--fr the virtue al the women
aud the h,ues intelligence VI the men. Virginia is wor-
Thy hcf nutrient reputation.
Sr. gentlemen Wupnso the introduction Of new sys-
tenn, a. the remedy fo the evils Of lgnorance Weare
to be enlightened by pltu impaired ready made; but
We have rarely pruhtd BY copying The institutions of
other States. tad w not better build up adopted
our pseul iar cundou2
We told that Virginia is demanding system of
Free Schools. aud thai the Education Convention has
Indicated system which should be- recommeuded.-
Now, Sir. respect the natives which convened that
DISTINGUISHED aad enlightened body but Sir w al have
they presrrlbcd-n sysleml Ma mere leless prp,
jec. submitted by the President aud Directors Of tie
IA npd nnpI win
duona by this Ilonsei has SLEPT on lhe appendix Ia
your IourDal since, un IL dishuned by the Con-
venon.
Sir. opk at thai project and you will perceive some
difficulties which The Convention could mi obvaie and
which no human Wisdom may; you required iolay
oil The counties ih" districts ~hch may curlai0 sui
Gceni number Of children 10 make up schou aud be
''o sueh CONVENIENT size, that all chdien dis
'ltci may daily attend the schuul lheren.n We'll
Sir here Is geographical problem, With is difficult o
solution; yuu must have district large enough as IN
Alleehany, Bath. Hardy, Gfeenbrler. ksnaWha Lew.
is, Pea ,ohlas, Russell, Randolph. lHzawel. Wood.
Wythe, Montgomery and others, Where the population
is less than five souls 10 the square mile, to 'conlan
"snficient number OF children 10 make up schou'
and yet these districts must instant aneousy
as 10 be al such convenient szs that all the children
may daob attend the schoo therein. fihe members Of
The lons ebUn could consider the and bro
ken country at the Nes-li they knew what my friend
from 1azs"oli lnlofns M, that one uf his precincts
10 miles ipm he Court llpusr. and that the
way irun parts oi The mounlan counties Their
Count House, is 10 % through another county, ihe
dlicultes OF working ou this problem would not he dr.
mlnshed Another feature thai project pruvides that
Tue educa ton shall be sed ir1m revenue subjects
No" Sir. II ths be paid nto the Treasury how shall It
be Distributed Have mol found East and West
er tased when this subject np2 Win the East
paying The proportion ot7 10 g. mol only remove the
obstacles which nature has lnrerposed Ihe
Of the West with and with each other bul pay for
the instruction OF iher children Sir. II may de-
mUnsfoted that al Eve dollars per pupil average, the
East would pay S. 81 whilst The v ISL would pay
bout 81 81, and SH IepJse ~ your College OF School
Commissioners, The pDNer To Impose taxes and 10 de-
sigma ltse subjects ai laxaun and you III have
appeals ihan in New York; you will have excessive
ppsod upon the land aud negoes, ALREADY
unprutab property and the oi educatim will be
crowned with oboquy, and retarded rather than ad
vanced
But this would be an oppressive system in another
partcular the per cent contributed, would be unequa
edu the children Ut Western county. (RussellD
which pa Us revenue of GOO, with popuaiinn oi
bout 1000 putting the charge al - pupil the edn.
cation would he, ESTIMATING The cilldFen by the
Normal rule of fourth the poPualion,) about $9OO0
lh's uoud be 400 per cent. upon the revenue. To
educate the children o the city oi Il chnnnd. The
nue. OF which is $27 600; tax OF only 80 per cent,
would be imposed. These. S, remarks made
prove The difficulties Of The problem prepare sneh
system Of schn"ls shall be uniform hruu. hnut
Virginia. and The Cousenon paused at The theshhold
Of Ihnse difficulties. Had they dieesled system of
Schools adapted the wants al Virginia, and had the
Committee % Schools and eges then refused Ia con-