Columbia gazette., 1854-01-21
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
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Concluded.
The Importance of an efficient system
oil education, embracing in its compre-
henslve and benevolent design the whole
people, cannot be too often or too ur-
gently pressed upon the consideration o.
their immediate representatives.
The education u the m,s.es is init
Mately inferwoven with the fist Of rep
resentative daties in government which
has derived ti'rFa ani vitality from the
intelligence Of the people, and the fu-
tnre existence of which must depend,
in no small de.,ree, upon their capacity
Of Judging and deciding correctly upon
principles and measures vi'ally inpor-
tant to themselves and their country.
In the confederation of this interest
ing subject, it should be borne in mind,
not only that or government is Eayora-
bic to popular cluca,ion, bat that it,
Fundamental principle, thc sovereignty
o.: the people, absolutely requires that
"every citizen shouli be well taught in
all the principles Of his duty Cor
rect information," it has been well
sail ''is tha indispensable condition OF
right action.,' By OR wise Constitution
We have given 'civil omaipo:encs to til,
balot-box" By our Laws we must now
give sound education to the voter, or by
ncglecting it, we may endanger the per
manency oi' he free institutions, .ound
which the brightest anl hottest hopes o!
humanity arc ciustereI'
The Superintendent OK P,.i,lic In
etruction, who, it is understood, has
faithfully cxerted his active energies in
devi>iag plan to socure the intcilectu
al cnlturc of the rising generation, will
in his report, it is presumed, make sucl,
suggestions as vii ana le rou 10 Iecis-
late intel. iGen:ly ou the subject, ana to
mature a sgt Il, 50 porfcct in its do.ai.s
q to realize fully il lis great results, the
e1pectatiJls o. those most deep'y iascc-
es,ed.
Amount Of inte-cs' now in
tie T-easGry, derived
fom the sales Of School
l.an!s, $685. Sc
Collected uni@r Revenue
Law OF 1852, o2,253 g..
From escheacd estates, l,0ItTa
Total amount, s53,220 20
he above amount, the law provides
s.'sii D, distributed pgo rata among 'he
children of the State, wi5nin organized
sohool Ii:tric's, SEC .App:niix, state
ment I. Who!e nuMoer Of schools Or
gsu:z.i. forfy-soyon Number OF chill
den return Il u residing within the sev-
eral scilo i Districts of tie State, 8 ,336
Number att ming school, 1862
BY the tg ,lfth section OF an Act o.
Con5-eSs, approved March 81, 1888,
cn,itlc ''Al Act t. provide for the sur
vay ot' pI,lir Lanls in California, the
graa il; Of i'te-anrtioa Rights there
ol aa4 ID: o.h,r purposes" two entire
Townships, o. torty-six thousand aud
eighty acres are doneta,. to the State
for ia: n'e o. L seminary Of learning
sail ..,i t. De sci ct d by the Govcrno.
o. such persons a he my dosigaate,"
aud the thirteenth section Of the same
act makes a donation Of ten entire Sec
tons" or six thousand four hualrei
:l;res for the erection Of the Public
B ii iingS OF ths State," to be selected
j. 4 lik, nlnaer. The report Of the
agents apo;ltei to make the selections
iJr tie state, above referred to, it is
understood, viii be received in a few
weeks. Il selected according to in
s'rrc;ions tlie lands L ca d W.! command
at public sale, at any time after the Sc
lections shall haze been approved by
the Secretary of ,!.e Interior, not less
than fifteen dollars per acre The sum
realized from this source for seminary
pa-p IS, at fifteen dJllars per acre,
wouil be 5 sol ,2)); 10: Pablic Bald
ia:s, at fifteen d,iiars per acre sec, 200.
II uliciousiy disposed OF, the fund
realized from the sale OF the lands do
mated By the twelfth section, will be
amply sufficient to enable the State to
establish two Seminaries of Learning;
one south Of San Francisco, and the 9TH
or at some suitable point In the north.
The amount donated for Public
Buildings, though entirely inadequate,
will materially aid in their erection
The agents Of the State have selected
the lands appurtcnant to the old mis-
sion San Luis Rey, on which are now
standing buildings valued at seventy-fve
thousand dollars The church building,
which contains valuable paintings and
other fixtures, it is presumed, the Leg
islature will interfere with, only so far
As may be necessary for its protection,
but the other building, if this point
ehould BE- selected for the Seminary of
the south, can be made available. See