The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-03

FRENCH PoLIsH.-We Tecolect reading some years
ago an entertaining book about France. written by Hen.
y Lyon Bulwer, before he became bsronet, and while
be Just dipping into diplomacy ahaht or secretary
of legation at the court OF ST. Cloud, Sir Henry
quite sharp upon Great Britain for its injustice to era
ny men, while France liberal with rewards,
honors, and emouments bestowed on the class Of
subjects This may be oil that epoch and true
Of the present time yet doubt whether there is not
value in the soid diffusion of cultivated intelligence
among the Scotch, English, and OF the Irish, than
among the French In fact, question whether it is
not better for politics. well society, 10 put up with
the dull surface OF British solidy, than to exu over
the brilliant glitter OF French polish"
Some statistics which we find in quan, but capital
book called "Parsian Sights seen through American
Spectacles" let into the secret, we think Of many
Gallo misdongs and shortcomings. In France they
have about eighteen millions OF people but OF this
number only 100000 pupils are sent to the primary
schools where they educated annual OF about
.eveny6ve cents each, 81 500 600 for the whole OF
Fance In all The lyceums, colleges. and private insti.
uons, it is stated that there are but a2,23l scholars
that out OF the whole population only 2I2i.sll are re-
ceving any sort OF education while not 100000 Of the
whole GOO 900 taught The higher grades OF learn
ing and accomplishment Oar State OF New York spends
81 400 900 yearly her common schools, which ave-
RACES two dollars head, and is within 100000 OF the
whole expenditure OF France.
another $4,000, another Sl75,Oo0 or 1926 900 among
the three while the whole cost OF the primary schools
Of the capital is but 250OO yearly Such ia the insult
fcient supply Of for dGusng knowledge and use
full information among the people, whose leyity s how
ever amply gratihed by theatrical amusemens yet the
government is niggardy 10 its endowmens OF mill
tay schools and of establishments for the cultivation of
science and art The army, the emblem and source OF
power, thoroughly instructed while the people, whose
extraordinary but unaded genius is able TO force them
into prominence, may up TO Paris and enjoy the
benefit Of lectures, hospitals, museums galleries. and in
stutes. or compete for annual prizes in history clio
quence art or discovery and, il successful be tcketsd
ior immortality with bit of red ribaud at tn button
hole or receive fund which will enable them TO study
the great masters in Rome
This system, which is nothing but cheap and snowy
disguise Of indifference TO general culture, may make
few very eminent persons who centre in Paris and give
The literary scientific, and aistca tone 10 France vet
we think the same, if not superior, result might be
gained, il more money were spent on people Tn
happily for mankind there some folks who think II
unadvsable for the people 10 be loo much taught and
who consider them best employed when they grope dark
y among their material labors according to traditional
fashions, instead OF improving their condition by cult
waited intellgence.-Bsit dm9ican