The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-01

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Institute and Miniature Republic,
In which the Science of Self gouernmtnt and Repre-
sentative Government aciil be the Study and the Art
Of People. 1890 ..5l q, 49,
"Tbese wards called townships in New England
are the vital principles of their government, and
have proved themselves the wiseet invention ever
devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise
of government and for its preservation,
sit has been thought that the people are not
competent electors OF judges learned in the Law.
But do not know that that is true. and, if doubt
iul, We should follow principle. In this, as in
many other elections, they would be guided by
reputation, which would not oftener, perhaps,
than the present mode of appointment.
SIN one State of the Union at least it has been
long tried with the most satisfactory success
The Judges of Connecticut have been chosen by
the people every six months for nearly two centu
ries, and believe there haqbardly ever been an
instance OF change, 30 powerful is the curb of In
cessant responsibility. (Jeffereons Letters to
Samuel Kerchival, Correspondence, vol. 4
The attention Of the people of the United Sates
is respectfully invited TO the subject blishng
the School and School District American Institute
IN each school district in our Union, including q
teachers residence; an experimental and model
farms q garden OF plants, from whie each family
may have seeds and plants of the choice ruits
vegetables, and flowers known; with UGH improve
Inents on the American Institute of the city of New
York, the National and Smithsonian lustitutions
of the city of Washington, as may seem appropri
ate; with rooms for public meetings, for chemical,
electrical, and other philosophical apparatus for
free library, as in Massachusetts and New York,
for the reception and preservation of the newspa-
pers and reviews ofthe great parties which divide
our country; county and State papers of the re.
spectiye schools;* the Presidents annual message,
with the accompanying documents; the Patent
Ohce report, geological and typographical reports,
and such others as Congress may deem appropri-
ate; 60 that each voter may examine thoroughly
the great questions which agitate our country
making the annals of the Government the property
of the people. An American maternal, paternal.
and juvenile code of laws may be established for
mutual improvement. Mothers and Daughters
American Institute, to aid in self culture. where
the old and the young may become learn
ers and teachers OF truth-and thus the mothers
and daughters of our country will have facilities
for higher attainments than at present
A number of citizens have offered to give labor,
books, apparatus, land, money, &C., to aid in
establishing State and county normal schools,
experimental and model school farms. Perhaps
the most successful example of the capabilities of
land under proper management, and of the i'm
mense crops which can be raised, may be seen in
the National Model Farm School, under the man
agement of the Board of Education at Glasnevin
near Dublin, Ireland. which is said to yield more
food for man and beast than any same number of
acres throughout the British empire.
See plan of M. de Felienberg, of Switzerland
industrial scientific farm school. .s
Township system in de Tocqueville's Democracy
in America, and prize essay on Clown OrsanI-
cation, it's Uses and Advantages by Robert A.
Coffin, esq, of Conway, Massachusetts,
In Guizuts Lectures on the History of Civilizs-
ton, he says that Naturalization, selfshness, was
the great obstacle to the advance of European
civilization, and that cities and the country were
too unconnected tsu t
By introducing good libraries, philosophical
apparatus, experimental and model farms, much
valuable knowledge may be acquired by the chill
dren and youth of our country between the ages
OF four and twenty one years, with the advantage
81 pursuing Investigations and experiments in the
School and School District American Institute in
after life greatly facilitating the means of adding
to human knowledge, and Of diffusing it.
In leisure hours, or, if thrown out of employ
ment, access may always be had to valuable
library, philosophical apparatus, and to pleasant
place of resort for eocial enjoyments we'll for
political, physical, intellectual, and moral i'm
provement.
Estimating the cost of each school at ten thou
sand dollars, ($l0.000,) and eighty thousand
school districts in the Union the whole cost would
be eight hundred millions of dollars, $S00,000,-
oO0) This is iargeamount yet, if the American
people approve, they equal to its accomplish
fnent; and is not the object sufficient to induce
fathers mothers, and the youth of our country, to
dispense with of the luxures and tinsel ofthe
day to accomplish ii?
It is respectfully proposed to the American peo-
pie to establish an American church, without
clergy, with short written service; after which,
to leave it open to fathers, mothers and others,
to offer prayer, counsel, to give experience.
The service to be read by those whom the people
may elect; no doubt such were remarkable for
good character and virtue would be generally se-
lected If adopted, it be appended to the School
and School District American Institute, at little
expense, with the advantage of good free library,
as in the churches of Scotland.
If government be great POLITICAL social INTEL
lectual, and moral partnership, will not the adop.
ton of the proposed measure greatly advance it's
object? 800 'iAaf 7fi
Will the American people establish the School
and School District American Institute, as an Anne
rican measure of political and social progress-a
gift of the Republic to civilization?
JOSEPH L. SMITH.
Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, now United
States Senator said to me some years SINCE have
five all going to the public schools, which are
amply sufficient TO prepare them for the university
and the cost is but little. So other eminent men
send their to the public schools and all are in
terested in their high excellence.
An intelligent young mechanic of the interior OF
the State of New York said to me, "when the Leg
islature passed the law for establishing school and
school district libraries, it was source of exulta-
ton among the people all over the State
CAUSE AND ErFEcT.-The Saddlebag Banks
few years ago Indiana had Wing majority,
and State paper currency that was good through
out the West Now she has an immense Locotoco
majority; and the Cincinnati Enquirer says refer
ring to the general banking system established
last year by her Locofoco Legislature isis making
the fastest time on record towards general bank
ruptcy." ~ 07ss2s shH = SSie ssii9.aaaslna
Some very interesting facts are coming 10 light
with reference to the beautiful work which The
tinkers of Indiana did last winter The
Lafayette Courier says that of thirty three banks
the papers OF which have been fled in the auditors
office, the united capital is $s,s00.0 600. yet the