The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-09-16
DEMOCRACY OF sCIENCE.-No. IL.
BY JOSIAH HOLBROoK.

The power for good or for evil embodied in
| the muscle mind, and soul of six millions Of
| young Americans is without limits properly
| directed and applied, it may reyolutionize the
world and uplift humanity. BY two modes OF
action it may give great energy and progress
to the DEMOCRACY OF SCIENCE" exploring
the natural recources Of our country, and
sketching, by original drawings the works Of
nature and Of art--both for EXCHANGES y
with each other. To enlist them in either
work-better both united-they need only per-
mission. The muscle, mind and soul of each
would come with all promptness and energy to
the work, and each power and each indvidu-
al receive strength from all the rest
This "GREAT system is already in vigor-
Gus progress and rapidly maturing in the fol-
lowing order County Commissioners or Su-
perintendents of Schools hold SCHOLARS
Fans in each township precinct or election
| district, in their respective counties. At each
exhibition, every school in the town or district
is represented by pupils and their products
Each exhibits reading penmanship drawings
needlework, mechanism, minerals, plants, and
other works of nature and art especially sing
ing in concert tunes previously selected and
learnt for the occasion. Maps of school dis
| trcts are among the drawings, and well if
from surveys made by the pupils themselves
Before closing the Exhibitions, portion of
| the specimens collected are exchanged among
the schools producing them, making liberal do
| nations to the Superintendent in behalf of
| FAIRS TO be held in other places, under his
supervision Thus in the true spirit of "Dr-
| MocRAcy," each school district forms itself into
BUREAU OF EDUcATIos;" aye, and of Ag-
riculture too, every pupil in each being par
ticipator, both in giving and receiving By the
separate and joint efforts of the several school
districts in the town, and all the pupils in each,
an EXCHANGE DEPOSITORY is established ut
some central commodious point as place of
resort, instruction, and kind reciprocation for
the whole
Tins plan Of production and reciprocaton
commencing with districts and towns il at
once extended from towns TO counties from
counties to States, from States to the Union,
and from continent to continent, having the
world for its field, with the human family for
the laborers. The very essence Of the plan il
to promote the diffusion and put checks upon
the consolidation Of science and its numerous
attendant blessings.
The maturing of "THE GREAT SYSTEM al
ready moving with mighty energy, is as GER
tain, in the current Of events, as is the deposit
ing in the Atlantic ocean q tributary Of the
Amazon. Six millions Of "minae soldiers
young, ardent and true--boys and girls too
are waiting and eager for an onset always
equipped with muscle, mind and SOUL know
ing nothing but victory sure to take good aim
at the heart but never known to draw drop
of blood Surrender, immediate and uncondi-
tional, is always offered before il is demanded.
Knowing, producing, and reciprocating the
three great purposes OF human existence, are
thus entered upon in the early progress Of that
existence. Any teacher or parent wishing the
young spirits under their direction to be en-
listed, muscle, mind, and SOUL in this work Of
science wealth, and morals have only 10 re-
quest them to gather some letter, word, or line
from the book Of Creation, and make draw
ing Of some object Of nature or art.