The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-10-16

er- station? And did he find the Yankees
able to srperce1e him there alsol No won.
der ihtn. that he entertains such malir-
naIt contempt for a certain class Of people
Mat he hnnoraby styles ''rnercenary adv en-.
tnrouo Yaukees.7
The @6Htfe'nan denies tina, the Heroes of
'1@Ha Visa were mostly volunteers; and
say that they nearly all belong to the Re-
gnIa' hfmy." He denies tire fact in the very
face d authentic history itself Does he not
know That Cen. Sect previous 10 the battle
ct bnena Nt''a, made rcqniSilion upon the
army OF Gen Taylor, taking nearly all Of
those belonging to the Regular Army! a,
for Gen Taylor himself, If have been
rightly Informed he is so far from having been
educated there That he never saw "West
Point Military Aradeny.' which is 20 ex-
tr@vaganlly eUAo4Ized hy the genilema.!..
/ The gentleman says, Il declare or assert
that intelligence or education is more gener-
ally difn,ed in Prussia and Scotland than in
the Cuiied States" and that the Germans
and Prussians are more noted for their in
duStrr Why does not the gentleman adj
vance Some proof i'll support OF his asser-
tionss Has lie nothing 10 give us but ayrn-
giant assertions aud bare faced assumptions!
| admit that Scotland sends more other sons
TO College, IN proportion to her population,
than this country or any other country: but
The statistics Of the country show that she il
far iii the rear IN furnishing the blessings OF
common Schools, aud the general diffusion
of knowledge.
Fic says he can assert, from a residence
at the South and West, that five sixlhs of tho
inhabitants cannot read or write. His par
tcular place Of residence at the South and
West, whether i'll the Okefinokee Swamp,
among The remnant of the Seminoles OF Floll-
de, or in the Great American Desert, does
not embrace the whole United States, or
furnish fair sample of ,he intelligence AMI
industry OF the people Of the United States.
also can assert not merely from residence
there. but from statistical ftctS, that there is
not one i'll twenty Of the native born citizens
OF New England, who have come TO years OF
maturity, who cannot both read and write
The gent1eran'canaot point me to Il spot OF
equal populations Oh the face of the globe.
where the same is true; out Of the limits OF
the United States
The gentleman says, referring to my re-
marks, 1.-The splendid scheme of education TO
which the gentleman alluded in Pennsylva-
MA has proved 10 be complete failure. It
splendid ub0rtion. It's leading features are
so obnoxious that from Is to 25 counties have
rejected it."
This positively deny Tt is by no means
the truth that the system has ''proved to be 3
failure The counties, all are gradually
adopting. and will eventually ADOPT Tie sys-
tenn. Admitting THAT IS counties on, OF 81
have rot yet adopted 1t does that prove the
system "a failure. splendid abortion"
The Constitution of the United States was
not adopted by all of the old thirteen States
for long rme after ii was framed; may,
some OF tire States utterly rejected it. Did
that prove the Constitution "a ial!u.e-a
splendid abortion!' The Jews and Ma
homelahs eject the Christian religion. Does
that fact prove ii to be "a splendid abortior.'
Allow me to copy for the gentleman luves-
legation, the remark, in relation 10 this sub
,'-A' VI VIC PIMA bOuih va
i'll their report for tie year 1916: men who
may be presumed 10 know as much, in re-
gard 10 tie practical effects of their own sys-
tenn Of education, as either ''Caniiius' o:
myself! They say, III IS now ten years
since the general Act OF 1896 consolidated
the school laws of the Commonwealth, de-
firing and moulding into shape the present
al ,f,,n and
giving to Pennsylvania the blessings OF
umitorm s. stem Of Common school educa-
loI.. Since then the rapid progress of the
schools, their unprecedented increase in
The number Of pupils, their genera! cilicien-
cy both in discipline and instruction, and
The Strong hold they have taken OH the con-
iidence OF the people. have been most inter-
e>tina and remarkable facts in the history of
The State" did not alude TO the system
OF Penusj lvania as being perfect system Of
education I said, al! New England and also
New York and Pennsylvania, have adopted
or are adopting systems of education vastly sus
peror to that OF Prussia. And point the
gentleman 10 the fruits of the operation Of
those established systems as fu:nishn. un-
rontrovellble evidence, in confirmation of
my assertion. In Pennsylvania the system
Of education has bat recently gone into OPP
Grafton We cannot expect that ii has attain.
ed to, perfection already. Perfection be-
on"s moi 10 any human Institution, ctccptU
je to that IF Prussia. Humanity itself is i'm
perfection perSonitied. How then can We
,>rert to see huma systems Just gone into
operation entirely devoid Of any defect, and
answering the wants Of the whole
human family. Neither can concele per-
lection 10 the gentieman's ''philanthropic
and enlightened system Of education" in
Prussia But when see disposition for
manifested, ! can appreciate