Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-20

the measure depended on the character of
the water-whether FRESH or SALT. "a
laugh.
Mr.. Bowdon. Did not that argument
come from Ohio!
Mr.. Campbell ! believe the sentimen,
came from Mr. Polk. and my colleague.
Mr.. Schenck dressed it up in plain Eng
lish, That our hardy boatmen who navi- (
gate the Western rivers. and the sailors
on our lakes. might readily perceive its
tremendous force,
now proceed, briefly, Mr.. Chairman,
to examine the other proposition Of the
gentleman from \. Carolina, Mr.. Cling
man TO the relative degree Of civiliza-
ton and human happiness in the free
States. The gentleman has instituted a
comparison which, if left unanswered,
may njure the interests Of the State which
have the honor in part to represent. 1t
may deter some of his prosperous and
wealthy people from emgrating thither.
and we rlnd when they get TO Ohio. they
are the unilinchlng advocates of the prln-
cplc of the ordinance of 81. which has
produced prosperity of which we do not
boast. but Of which we are not ashamed.
pon the question as to what IS TRUE
HAPPINESS AND COMFORT there may be
some difference of opinion. 1t is very
comfortable thing. no doubt. to have ne
gro TO rub you down when you get up IN
the morning after having been off on
bust the night belore,-to pour out your
sherry at dnner-to bring you light
when you wish to take your evening smoke
or to keep off the flies you take your
afternoons snooze, This is mere animal
comfort. In the north-w we believe
that the cultivation Of the intellect-the
advancement of public morals-are the
true sources of public happiness. Hence,
We build churches and school-houses-
found colleges and academies. establish
literary associations. and Sunday schools!
take up the gauntlet thrown down SO
vauntinyly by the honorable gentleman,
and il IS by this standard that | bring up
Ohio. my native State. the ''first-born"
under the ordinance Of '37. and proudly
place her bv the side Of the southern
States. to meet her examination, and an
unbiased verdict.
take my statistics from the census ia
bles returned in 1910. Ohio has about
2ae hnIf only Of the white population Of
Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina.
Georgia. Aabama, Louisiana. Ark Kansas.
and Mississippi. eight Of the ''prosper-
Gus and happy slave States; yet she
sends 10 school forty-tmo MousaAd more
children than the whole of them together.
Ohio has about the same white popula-
ton a : North Carolina. South Carolina.
Georgia. Alabama, and Mississippi uni
ted; and she has EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTEEN more colleges. academies. and
schools than the whole five together. and
, sends 10 school ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
r ONE THorsAND more children!
In order TO bring this test nearer 10 our
: immediate homes. propose bringing the
district | have the honor to answer for
here. into comparison with the honorable
members ''happy' constituents. do
not boast of the intelligence Of my con-
: sltuents-thev are about on an equality
with the balance Of the State. There is
one county in the gentleman's district
} whose people. | suppose. he had in his
} minds eye, when he was depicting the
prosperous and happy condition of the
: South. 1t ought to be the most intelligent
county south of Mason and Dixon. if we
may Judge from the vast number Of speech
es which have been made for its special
> improvement. 1t is the county of Bun-
com5e' Laughter. The statistics show
that my district composed Of three coun-
! ties. has t,co hundred and torty-threc col
icges and schools and sends to them up
} wards of fifteen thousand scholars. Bun
combe has one college and the startling
; number of one mioie schooH Laughter
precisely the same number that you find
; sustained in several Of our villages by the
free negroes! do not know that it should
be counted as ,chole school either, be-
cause. by reference to the other column,
} see II contains onfy ten scho7drs'
: Buncombe gives one school to every
1000 of her white population-mv dis
; trict. one to every 275.
My district sends one out Of five of her
white population to school. Buncombe
: sends one of $50.
: olce: ou take no account Of our pri
vate schools. not returned by the census.
] Mr. Campbell. Nor do take any ac-
count of oar private schools. Every log
cabin in my district is private school
I house, You can fud those there who
seldom get to public schools. In the long
winter evening YOU Will find collected by
the tire-side. the evidences Of that in
crease of population complained OF.
circle of tlaNenhaired. hearty boys and
girls. The oldest has perhaps advanced
r at school to the "rule of three.
; and has class Of younger ones in SIM
: pie addition at home-calculatlng. not
the value OF the Union. but probably the
number of bushels of corn taken TO mar
ket during the ,lav. In this way MANY Of
our people are educa ated. and not few
. Of those thus brought up. find their way
IN the course OF time. 10 seats IN this
? House. | have constituent, now in my
mind. who was born in kentucky. and
came to my district which is now his
! home. who received his education in one
, of these private schools of ours! At the
age of sixteen he drove baggage-wasons
, with supplies for the army which defen.