Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04
For ne Fqg4aerdle Gbsereer.
Fer The Consideration Of a Portion
OF Lincoln.

" iiho III Az age SighaliZcd Tor It's
many Improvements. In the past
half Of the present century, there
has, perhaps. been more improve
ments made, than III ans' preceding
ce'ta5y. Observe tile many steam
er5 that Wilton our rivers and seas,
and Inc facility With which they sur
mount tile swelling surgas, Wi a We
locity tnat would have been received
as al iiLe tale, had i been predicted
by any oa9 previous TO the present
period. What isit hut a NERD pleas
u1ie cXcarsion to cross and recIbss tie
Atlaatie9 or even circumpayigEte.the
world? Within.thF present century,
man has been m4gical enough, as
s5nla suppose, to SHE TIE lyil light
nings, and at his viii send / Aging
post boy through the land with al
most the velocity Of thoug'i {. lfring
ing every por.ioI Df the Z uion id
;flln2F.;mmel i4tedohtact. R.il Road4
ar being constructed ia almo3 i every
psr5 of tie Uaioa. giving life t . tfAle,
and exI,4ditiog " cry branch Of COM
marce. There ATE many other inl-
pFovemea,s m4.lidg in nearly all the
d Is and scie eQs. The question now
pgss9nts i.sqlG waere werg they made?
livery one can seeHtAata majority Of
those TINT occurred in the Union,
u ere and are in the Agfth. Why sos
Ne Will consider Chat before we close.
It il matter Of lrd jucing, that a apart
Of Tenaesseeis aV;tking from lIerlong
letAagic 4lanberl Lincoln seems t 3
he sqmeH That aroused, but not sufii-
ciently 50 The Road in process Of
building from Fayetteville to the
GILES county line, seems TO produce
some excEtymentIat Boons Hill
We hope at 10 distant day it VIII ID
place Of some distinction. We can
all see that there is one thing yet
lacking to max gpod the provelb--
"Whcre good SC hobls are, there igno-
rance and sapgS4 tition -cannot dwell. 7
We, in Boon Hill, and its vicinity,
still hlck scEoo7 We want our chill
dren educated without sending them
of, willie such i.,tilstiese are at that
place Why DO iFo concada No the
North the honor Of every invention
Or improvement Of any CONSEQUENCE
Remember, they have the best Of
schools they are for the melltalclll-
.ture Of their children, If re adopt
similar course, who knows hat that
cur children will he more reyere4
than any Of their predecessors hat
t4ey wilImpke greater statesmen and
add more to the stability Of this glo-
rious Union? If our children are to
be educated, how is It to be done.
/ BY sending them off at distancd,
to some very ex pchsiy4 seminary,
beyond the limitsIof oul' conlrol2
Consider a moment. The expense
iacarr4d BY such d. eourse, Eodld 50 oil
consume enongA to baiIa q good
Academy or Gollage, which would
benefit our children more than all tie
wealth we could ad cumalAte for thqna
during or lives. We are not TO ike
alone lpr ourselves ana our chilelrail.
Oar graha-clildrea wiIl be as dear "a
their pIirents, as Ours % Us; a I'D it i
essential to make chem good citizens.
ITo return: Boarding can he hall
cheaper IN the country tllan in town,
and, Consequently, parents at a dis
tance viii send their children here.
Besides, their nrofllsI are not so apt
to be injured by + ,de companions as
about towns. Is there not a suffi-
Gent number Of .childfan in reach.
to compensate for lbc building of a
good house, and employing compe-
tent teachers, aside from those who
would lie very likely To- come from a
.dista nee. We want our children to
know fiat the Sun is not a little ball
of hot iron revolving around The
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