Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-29
SPEECH or Mr. REGER or EaRBDt,

SPEECH OF M&. REGER OF BARBOUR.
In he Senate, he Isl day Of Hdrch 1875 ape" ne BIZ
apjo rating he entire cdpttdti0n Lr 20 education IN
Primary Schools.
Mn pREipExT: Upon this OCCASION, hall claim The in
drl.eaa, Of ils Sepu ia, .iu; ,ad, doing o.
cannt n; cypress my .HrsG "nd regret thai any Srat"
should oppose ;hi- D'; n"d especially u" Senator from
Rockingham lMr. Drn"A'I Wa, least of all expected n
hear his voice agaf:s: ;Ia .nsSag". have hr"tUrr
luia r!l difference Ia his r'ari but or this rcCasOr
an, ccl ,l.gi j.r. sat mat wter, "W fl' senator
.r il j. HE highest OF iny liz, 10 cAptes; ami upon
what .ci ana Snox The sentiments II lusc have
represent, B! wills; have been Surprised At
The course senator has q. 10 akc, have
py compensated by the o, sri :l"yatei vi,w' expressed
by senaiur from Cn'pei.r Nj HlacHr!iur.,D a:i
should lie Hing abb rindIcat;uH tue
tor civ. Il. rex the ~" Il THIS bill, DO
NOT feel II u be my !ty u ute; believe L; D.. ne
sentiments and ccting- al laose represent; aat dNlng
~, feel iirc. hop: mat /, Wi hr the ,e,
sure Senate win T." committee in lhc!r
amendment this hl aGt dat tlr h;i will pass the
same which it cain" tom the House Il Delegates
For i,c confident, !hat anon The suhc. education,
there is NOT difference "piayn II influences ha<e
been tn oug ENABLE IA" sSrptlcal mind 10
vest argu,ieus "!!ca pt,eent Themselves
us every print Lu;g have IL" cuic ~ virginia ID"ged
for md expected that ;:e Legislature would do something
for The arunlJu this ob!.ct bu cn As iey
have they have been disappointed Until Those
finely cherished hopes have, ny ono, dviAe forget
uln.ss BY many, the lat Rootm Conversion looked
To with the ;hndcs: hopes III through ;cr wisdom.
thing waId Ji tbs 81 rr.inr.y education
bu, IN his too, rhcy have il part, b~sG mistaken.
~. nuvcatv DID Il Is Iue a1pfprrls- mOier N
ap3-u ,i:c sD tic remaining Eioetg, which rl.i c,ri.
IDENTIFY h,;ud would have visa the cGrtil support ~
evc-y member UPON tnls Dor We now in Yir.ais
commencing ami moe extended System Of r.puol:
can government All the age OF twenty ore
are cz sovereiIns ani their children will! in their
Turn "a ',lr Place w:.ch occupy. ,:Ui n. our
p.op. ,.r les Intelligent thar l.ins II "..r S;.:cs ~,
that H,rgni. ii hcT former greatness =. w,a a.
her svns sprung rtth tho brightest Stars uf
our 2!rnD. crafedsrcy and borne 0wn in .r torn all
opoo. zion, Bu: should aune res; conenei viii,
rejecting rpon The former glory OF Virginia although We
can with prise say and t:uy, thar Virginia ha- r5csentc!
not only great but The ever pfaced
the political theatre. Rome and Carthage were once
might" and powerful cities hut there remain but the scat,
tered relics o! what they WERE ard when urn urr At
ento: the republics u Grercs are s'rurs with The
proficiency which ;hey made IN The ants md
sciences; and that they the wnGdcr and admiration #
the then civilized world. Many and powerful are The nstl.
raj minds which have been By the hand kind PrG,.
dence have been thrown aside rubbish Of misfor.
tune and poverty that might have filed The highest stations
in government with honor and distinction hr Pfesi.
DENT. of the school commissioners show very
much alarm Ou ot 1916 children who nre entitled
The benefits OF the literary und only 81 653 receive
any benet whatever and The census also dlscoses an
alarming state OF destItlGn III The lower branches edn
caon and This is confined any portion q, section
hui exists alike entire State w. are most Of all
pressing schemes OF internal improvements for lhe
velopment OF the mineral and agricultural wealth of
Bile State, and those VINO have gone before nave
done the same negleciing TOO much The importance
OF preparing the public mind for its reception or TO enable