Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-20
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, DENY A course Of study in some sor' oi ne"
school is lust as necessary Tor MS ee.fauoe
into The University, which pertects anu hnis"es
The studies commenced in The lower scnoois.
The necessity Of good common schools is iounu-
ed in The wants OF society, in It's ordinary opera
lious; high schools are dependant lor .nell pa.-
ronage upon common schools; ara oh,,s. ian,.
are dependant on high schools LOT 'neI s'uutu.s
prepared to enter their halls. ney die 40 nv.
ascending steps-they arc as ihfee INNS :"
break one and The chain IS oil no use. hs Tue
cultivation OF The physical, Intellectual and moral
man is necessary 10 make him what dou ue-
signed he should be- so common schools, bigh
schools and Colleges or Universities are equaiiy
necessary, to system, Of Edncat on-'nd. wnlen
Virginia now requires more tnah any o'hel th'nS
Vireinians. believe me your teachers shouio
be different characters, and aIoSelnei dho'nei
sort OF men from those 100 oflen 1ouna among Us
who have the care Of our chiidren EVER .ed.n
er should be man OF considerable alia,nlheh'e
he shonld understand many tnihSs, Whele,
would ask then, shall these teachefs pe oo.a.neu
bot from your University, ana olhef iislI'u'lons
oil like characlerl Let no man, De ne aehiaeoeue,
peda.oeue or private citizen, say, that me mass
Of our citizens are moi benefited by The UNIVERSE
~ The sun shines, and causes The land 10 pro-
duce and the crops to grow and ripen, ~hich are
sold for money-the article that supplies The ne
cessaries and comforts of the bedridden lndlVidu-
al. who has moi been permitted for these hve years
10 sec the sun and feel directly Inc innuehce OIL
its genial rays Who will say maj sucn an ,, IN
dividual receives no benefit from the SUM ! ne
University supplies teachers, VINO lake cnalSe VI
common and high schools, IN ~hicn inc chnuIen
Of all classes are taught besides furnishing slales.
men and = LARGE amount of The intelligence OF
society.
Then to talk OF pulling down the University,
By taking away its $4,000 dollars! and ms 100,
to build np Common Schools! Not one whit
more absurdily would there be in the cause oil
Quacs Doctor, who might be sent for to man
who had lost both legs by some mshaP, II ne
should gTavely propose 10 take on ms head, 10
supply him with legs No, Virginians touch
moi your University! take not one dollar from
hel! remove not brick or plank from that sacred
edlce Discounlenance any such proposition
made by your public agents. allow no man 10 us
cuss i'll
But admit that any man could succeed in taxing
from The University the $4,000 dollars, and from
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum the 10000 dollars,
and every thing from all other Colleges, would
that be sufficient to establish a syiIem OF Educa-
lion. and supersede the necessity OF resorlng 10
taxation?
Proceed. Of The Literary Fund 100000
Interest on $4,000 loaned TO Univer-
sily, on which no interest is paid lU,SUU
Appropriation 10 University annually l3,OUU
Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM 10000
Sl25,SOO
Now, after all The injury were done 10 the lie
rary institutions, that some propose, how small a
portion OF The sum necessary 10 educate The peo-
pie generally, would be obiainedi To establish
a system Of education for The whole State, would
take no less than $4,000 dollars. If we take
from this sum l25,S00 dollars, there would still
be wanting 42i 200 dollars and how the Lilera-
ny Fund can ever be made TO yield this sum an
nually, no man is fnancer enough 10 say
Then, the money necessary to establish system
OF education, must be raised by tar1iion or 70.
lunrary contribution, and no man will hardly ex-
pecl tito be raised by the last named method.
COMMON SENSE.