Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1853-06-24
RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, IND, JUNE 2L 1853

md, JUNE "a, 1853.
them from the primary to the high school. and
receiving an classes Of the community; thus
placing them on the same seats, under the same
teachers. within the same influences; driving
away from this common level all artificial dis
tinctions Of wealth and caste, and placing each
little immortal being under the same influences
and under the same adv antages. till he acquires
degree of education to discharge the duties of
life. Now when you reach that point; don't
go further; when you reach that point, you are
up to the point Of the Pilgrims. Then if the
youth desires to prepare himself for college,
let him or his parents pay for it. Just with
your roads; at least with US. The town makes
town roads, and the county the public roads.
Ii any citizen wishes to travel on these roads.
he travels free. But there are individuals who
make railroads. II a man wants to travel fas
ter than he can on the free roads. let him first
step into the cars and pay his fare. and he can
go at the rate Of thirty miles an hour. Here
the money goes into the pockets of those in.
cation. Make schools free. Educate all the
scholars up to n certain point. If they want to
go beyond that. let them pay their own way.
Did you ever contemplate one Of these
schools; kept in beautiful edi6ce Of tasteful
architecture. properly located. with inviting
grounds about it; forming altogether such a
place children love to resort to; none Of your
old-fsshioned, ricke.ty. shed like houses; with
plank slab sides. lcaky. cold in some parts. and
IN others freezing. worse than prison for a
child. and when they have the means to send
their children to better schools never send
them? l refer to modern school houses with
their convenient seats. occupied by bright-eyed
boys and fair haired girls; happiness beaming
In their intelligent faces, and that gentleness
VE ICI &c S,,1t <,f
action. There sits the of the laborng
man, whose daily toll begins and ends with the
rising and setting sun. He goes to the beauti-
full place prepared By the public money for his
education. He forgets that he is poor. He
goes into it with much independence as the
richest boy in the village. He feels rank
ling envy malice toward the child Of his rich
nelghbor; and the son Of the rich neighbor
sees and hears nothing to excite in him the
pride of wealth. They pursue their studies to
gether, grow up together. and learn to love
each other whilst striving for mastery in lear
ming. And when they go from thassahool to
the college. or to the highest scho1l1s I'D there
strive for merit. it often occnra sha4 he son
of the laborer bears off the pri1os = 1ka~oon Of
the millionaire. 1t has often Occurred r Ros-
ton, at the Grammcr and Latin seh1 Is xhat The
son Of the cartman won the prizs IT. he son
OF the merchant who employee A1ms md no
feeling was excited by the circumst6nce. Now.
system like this must be Just. II you talk
about democracy. carry it out IN this way. l
go for democracy. not that Of party. but that
democracy which elevates man. And depend
upon it, that is the system, nothing else will do
it.. Every kind OF useful instruction should be
esss m 49,. ..a,,s ssses,s; e not50a !.
| OF the United States and of the states. That
should be the school book above the primaries.
But If not there, young men who leave these
schools should study these Instruments. In
all our states you end great want of knowl.
edge Of the fundamental Law among all citizens,
young and old. This is wrong. The Consti-
tuition of the state is the charter Of the citizens
liberty written down. 1t contains The great
fund amental law which government rests
It tells you and me what makes Us legal voters.
II informs us who is eligible to ligh state of
ces. how they are elected. how long they hold
office, and what duties they are to discharge
| How can we hold these men We place in Office
to the rightful discharge of their duties. il We
don't know what these duties are only as we
have them from the press: and through party
channels we have not the highest security on
earth that we shall have the best Instruction.
Hence the duty Of every young man in New
/ York and Massachusetts,. and every state, to
study the Constitution Of the state, not merely
to read it hastily, but to study and understand
so with the Constitution Of the United States
Ours is . twofold government. To those
who understand it. It Is simple subject. The
state government has full authority within it
linits. The United States government throw.
its broad shield over all the states. Its pow
ers ase limited by the Constitution. its officers
named and provided for. the mode Of their elee
tion provided for. We should understand thi.
slso. so as to know our duty. and what the
i rights and duties are Of those placed in autheri
lity over as. We should also read the history
Of our state. It IS . shame for any young man
to grow up and not understand the history o.
his state from its origin; for we arc . young
history can be carried back with distinctoes,
and ciearness to its origin. We shosld know
the man that originated them. We should
I stndy the history Of all the states and OF tn
country, and do it carefully and systematically
1 This will make u. wise. It gives rs the char
acter Of individuals. i holds mp the patrioti
i aDd tie good Tor our imitation and admiration
and hcxls up ambition mad sel6shncss for on
/ dread, kfestation. and abhorrence.''. ,s.g s
Il EAmexicm 1GadasC-Dtu1rooe. $3.50
!. TheLesrat Josvnst on the value Of home
i grown bladder for dyeins. shows ,ha, its cultur
i is sucesssfal in all parts Of the county: 4.
j Theexperiments which have Of late bee
!. made 18th shs homs-grown madder. have prov
Il ed thaa wfen property irested. American
4 equal tpethe best Freaeh grown msddes: Lib
II Turkey. Dutch, or Alsses nsddef. che Amefiea
lteqocss tbs additissa oe litale ehzlk4 10 produe
8 she best eGecss- During the past winter, q
Aderritfa Company have, ussd. With succes
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