The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-15
rnE UNSEEN WORLD or VERMONT.


NrhsoSr Is the most democratic Inc, To-
coioco,l s,alo Ia the world. It's original
form of government, seems 10 have been
formed by The people themselves to suit the
eNigencics 81 the times and the eircumstan-
ccs Of the people. lie constitution and
laws seem 10, 10 have been copied from any
known forms, bu, To have originated with
pracnesi, honest, independent minded men
only such Offices were created rs the good
of The people plainly demanded. The pay
ofodiee. holders was adapted TO the amount
Of wcsk actually done, and presented, and
noE presents, little inducement To one seek
log wealth. There has always been little
tendency to Capitalization Of po,eer. The
power Of the chief Executive Is very limit
ed, and hls salary abol, two dollars each
day. Each member Of the Legislative
branch represents but few nen, aud repre-.
scuis 10 town where there Is aay controlling
interest superior 10 agriculture. Men and
labor are represented in the General Assem-
bly,, rather than money.
This state Of ten thousand square miles Is
divided into fourteen counties, each having
I,sindcpendoni courts and peculiar executive
Offices. Each county Is again divided INTO
io~ns Of nearly equal size, 10 which, anna
ally, the people meet in ''lown mccting,n or
SOCIAL legislature" 10 vote upon very many
II the interests that concern them as neigh
bor- and members 81 a community.
Within this third DIVISION there ia fourth,
forming School Districts, wherein the " le-
gal voters" vote IN reference TO their schools,
ia shieh nine-tenths Of the youth receive
Their education. The "School district" is
a. old as Vermont, foF aughi we know, land
the three thousand Districts fora three
thousand Republics. 10 which powers are
eacrissd with Independence and care
Each Dls,ric, built is School house, good,
bad, % iaAdiefeu, repaired IT, pulled il
down, OF sold II as they saw fl. Many a
school-houss served, aud serves, for place
OF worship. Here the shildrcn Of "our dis.
,riel arc educated together. under one
nSsisr, selected and hired by scur Commit.
ise.' Zach d,sl'iol, or rather, each ''legal
v,ser,' chooses his own hool-books and the
SINISTER" "boardod round" and became an
,nsPortau, circulating medium.
The hitensiou q the people was well cen.
tered IA tho school district and each one,
being independent, and selfreliAn,, had en-
crgy And esiie,eaey developed in il. A
large pan Of The scholars lived far from the
school hossc, and had deep sno~ drifts 10
~aae through. st,oing 10 school" was
something that required labor, and il nat
orally deseloPed cDergy IN each sehoiar.-
The teachers ~ere yoang men who work.
cd aPon the farm 10 the summer, and car.
I ned ibeif activity, pride Of success. and per.
severance mo thu sehoo'.roon. They, 20
10 sieah, ~eta 10 a higher grade Of school,
Z ~hlle teaching.
Tais condition Of things, II appears 10 us,
vas shat made our Common Schools IN
Nernsons 40 cinincnily efheien,. Pareuts.
teachers, and seholsss had thar attention
spqfr eoscentrutod vsthla the district.
bu, change came over Vermont. The
factories a Massachusetts, and other s,aies.
began 10 opesSie, End mauy yonng u.sa
ani sosaen vent there. Other states paid
hieber wages ioF teachers, sn5 msany sea,
s-ay - teach. Emigration 10 tse We,
Efus nsars 1p.a, and inalilisa5es sent there.
The aiieHiasa Il tie parents and TIE Tar
payers sss tHrned away, more ami n,are,
iroan iocsi pEileis 70 better sHges, sna
besiss faf1as ssnoaa. ofeosrss the seh,so.s
saiored. ana ,aaas .ssiL
.Ihs s1esols mos, be attended to,--And
Il sAs pagessls ~ ns,, scssaAl,Ay slss nas,
IL isss. q ls- ~ss passed sreaiinss syH-
tssa u tssA. eouaiy, and state sayssFsissoa-
. sePefisisbtency" yss ss~ ihing ~
fsgasaaL Tle iSs L0h3red srd AIRY
iswa SePeFsnssssdrEis, fi.s isaflnrn C5unsy
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