The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-02-26

throughout the county, to jtce tie movements
in view Of establishing more efficient system
Of common schools. On the first page of our
paper to-day, will be FOUND chapter on the
question, which will be followed by others from
the same pen. On this prge are the proceed
ings ola meeting On last Saturday, to which at
tenton is called. We commenced this artic e
IN order to shy few words in regard to the
ACADEMY FUND, which the petition from Port
Deposit, found in those proceedings, proposes to
have directed out of its present channel and re-
mark.
FiRsr:-0fhefu fund itself. I. is donaio, from
the state, granted for the especial purpose to
which it is now applied, and is entirely separate
and distinct from the Educational fnnd o fthe
county, commonly known as the Poor School
Fund.
SEcoND:-Qfhe propriety Of its continued APP
p'ication as at present. As now directed it keeps
alive two academies, one at West Nottingham,
and one at Elkton. With it, these academies
teach yearly, eight youths, sons of persons who
are unable to school them. giving them the OPP
portunity not only of an English, but classical
education. This certainly is great good, but
it is but feather in the scale compared with
another effect. This fund is the life of these
academies Without it they could not have
competent teacllers-w1thout it they could not
be sustained. academies are poor mems colleges.
1t is in them alone that their sons can reach any
thing higher than a common country-school ed
ucation. The rich can send their sons TO Yale
TO Carlisle-to Prnceton-or wherever they
wish Not SO the poor man-he cannot afford
the expense. His son may be as talented as his
richer playmate, and forty times more so, but it
requires money to send him to college and he
cannot therefore 90. Here then stand the acad
emies for the advantage of such, and approacha-
And there are hundro DIS of citizens now in the
county, who are all the better able TO fulfil their
duties as members of society," because of advan-
tages derived from the academies. This ground
alone is sufficient to show that The fund should
not be disturbed.
THIRD-0fthe needlessness Of the change, There
is no necessity that the pittance given to the
academies, should be added TO tho common Poor
School Fund, there being now a surplus Of that
fund amounting to twenty thousand dollars,
which is annually increasing.
The Poor School Fmld.-There appears to be
some msapprehension in regard to the number
of pupils, who annually receive the benefit of
the Poor School Fund of this county. The num-
Der for which distribution has been made for
the year ls4S is fur hundred and siriy, and the
amount necessary TO pay for their tuition during
the year, is ,fpc thousand ,fre hundred and ticeniy
dollars Fourteen scholars are allowed to the
School House attached to the academy in this
town, who require an appropriation OF one hun
dred and sirty eight dollars.
YoUNG WEBsTER-It seems the wings have TO
make the sacrifices in this war, opposed to it or
not. Edward Webster, son Of Eloa. Daniel Web
ster, died near the city Of Mexico, aboutthc Goth
OF January last, Of iypnoid lever. His remains
are to be brought home
Iz7Mr Clay has been invited to visit New
York by the City Councils 1t is said he will
90 no farther than Philadelphia; that business
will detain him there about week, when he
will start thence for homo.
05-lt was remarked by some that Mr..
Clay seemed sadde' the day he passed here,
than was his usual wont. That may be so.
The day previous (93rd inst) was the ami
versary of the death of his son Col. Henry
Clay Jr. on Buena yis,a's bloody field
The attention Of confectioners is call
ed to the advertisement of Mr.. J. J. Rich
ardson of Philadelphia found in another
column. Our agent in that city, (Mr.
Palmer,) tells us that he is a worthy busi-
ness man, and sells at the lowest prices.
PROTECTED RAIL RoAD.-We under
stand meeting was Cor was to be,) held
yesterday at Gilpin's Falls in this county,
to consider the feasibility of constructing
Rail Road to connect the Phila. and
Columbia rail road with the Phil Viii
& Bait. rail road, at or near the village of
North East. We have no information
in relation to the action of the meeting.
Periodicals.. SC.
Gradients Magazine for March is a handsome
num!ct. The two ensraving., az xpcctaiion"
and "Cnnlcmp Ia t,on'-portrats Of Young ladies
--arc really beautiful pictures. I'ac contrib u
tors are mostly the leading writer's oltIe county
LE@Bcsilcs the nan,ber in exchange from the
Publisher, we are aso indebted for n March No.
of Graham to NJ essrs pAlsoN & WILSON, peri
odica dealers and book binders, W)mirg'on on,
whose advertisement will be found on the last
page.
Songs for the People, No. ILL.,, G. B. zIERER q
10 phila-FiIcd with excellent songs, mar