New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-12

r.,,st 1, these schools than ever before 90 that
Isve no fear that any foreign influence will be allowed
seriously TO IL erfere with this scheme Of popular ed
ucstion. Al these are hopeful signs, and others
might be mentioned, ,o,o.>o
there were CO. GO adults who could not read and
write being one to every 50 Of the population.
Kentucky in 1850 had population of 9s2 aoo OF which
2l09el were slaves leaving free population OF va
She has 90 7C6 free adults who cannot read and wte
wLich is in the ratio OF 10 eleven OF her Tree pop
ulaton. five include her slaves Kentucky has
Isl .6ya human beings twenty years OF age, who
cannot read and write which is in the formidable IA
ito OF one to every six snd triao mcre) OF the pop
uaton. In Virginia il is worse yet, since with pop
uatOn of l42l Col there are - $40 who cannot read
write being to every sixteen OF the whole pop
ut tiCn. five include her slaves ever twenty years
Old there In Virginia 29S 077 adults who cannot
read and WRITE which is in the ratio of little less
than one n every FIVE OF the population.
II We look at the newspaper circulation in these
three States we find a curious fact In Virginia there
are 81 newspapers and periodicals, with aggregate
circulation OF SO l34, ard issuing annually 92s3oi3
copies. In Kentucky there are 90 newspapers, with
circulation of ei6c4 ard issuing annual! SOS SSs.
Tie two States together have l49 newspapers circu
lation lG3s SIS and issuing annually l5,75l,9b copies.
In Ohio alone there are 26l newspapers with eircu-
lation of il5, 100, and issuing annually 3UH3P'
That is Ohio has almost double as many newspapers
as Virginia and Kentucky, considerably more than
utONle thc tuIre newspaper tiESNiodon VI wv
States, and almost double the annual total issue oil
copies
The average of adults who cannot read and write
in Ohio is better than in New-Jersey where IL Is ono
in every twentysix Of the population. This is owing
to the large number Of foreigners who, in New
Jersey, make up one-third Of the von-resdcrs. IL
is a trfe behind New-lork where the average Is
about one to every thirty of the population 1t Is
not equal to glorious old Massachusetts,, which. with
a population of 994, 5li, has 2S3i5 who cannot read
and write in the ratio of one in every thryhye OF the
whole populations bur OF the 2s 3l5 who cannot read
and write 20 Asa are foreigners leaving only i,sbi
natives who cannot read and write IL we take tho
Native Americans in Massachusetts,, numbering ST.
800 end the natives who cannot read and write tho
astonishing average only native IN All who can
not Il ad and write Glorious old Massachusetts,
The world may be challenged for more splendid re-
suit in the matter of common schools.
While Ohio is not up TO some OF the New England
States yet the genuine enthusiasm which is pervading
the minds Of her school teachers and the pro-
fssors in her colleges, and the deepening interest OF
the community generally, will do much to diminish the
disparity. All honor TO tho Buckeye State for her
common school system AS stranger have looked
at her common schools with profound interest Let
her smte down tho arm which shall be raised against
her Peoples Colleges" as she would the traitor or
the invader.