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Lea ., consider dis .shjeei 10 .as,her view
We eenispd thai II 10 thc ssrrai xSfy Of every man
70 promote The e4ncssion Of the rocf. God has net
nssn wealth 70 hiscfrsiusrs for their personal graf
lseanoa alose lie esnmanh. us promote ey sv-
cry msaes vihln osr power the welfare Of cor
poor seixhbor His express injapetion 10 "ioye oer
nesskeef 90 ourseif.- has ofleu besn ruar IN our
care. Asd Jet do ve not look calmly q % sr,lrs.
"a sn menisidesredsuoa. vhieh 10 daily b.
eemtsg mote palpabief, and, with the fn.iruu,,ut,
o. his salvation within our reach wr refuse 20 D
PIT tesn' should our neg hbors hous, take 6fe
soea nos Be gross ,ia 10 stand idly By, sna see
~ N mel let are ne not thus doieg. ~ re-
s.us aus greatest earthly intefsstsl We see him
hns'ng icv, unutirrabiy log. On The scale OF In.
Nt,Eence, and yet velustariiy refuse hin, ...i,t.
shee. 10 This falhling our duty % our fellow
uaasdsGi - 49,
Wedo net mean hat We should share our rich
60 WIN hin, God forbid that We should advocate
lne claims q that eel Of fanatics scfos, n. water
mou Werc iiis ptiAs, pie .r,ira ca, n, .,,.r,ni.
% cru war an all tts unuterahle horrors and
atfoel,ies would ireyiisbly snsge As far a,
sorlaiy rooe. are eoneernrd, The poor nsa can
provide iof himself But Why refuse him an ,cu.
eatioh--vEy deny dim that iSleIleclual food Win.
on whose noutishmenL the mental powers NO les,
hs moral nature must wihef and become torpidl
10 We not eoassder edueaitun. peryonaiiy -th-
srsaieS OF human biessingsP Take Il away and
how low w0ald we sinkI rhen, aside ffo, mi,
icing our duty u nc; iis deal u the paer,r elass
on oar part, the islcnssst seif.hnss,i CD la,
srsn Us aiIitu'ss ofPower,-tbill We abuse iheml
ne has given q, talents to improve. 'hsil we no;
~ ptose Issani sis Osf ouIJ OeBeht the " Oiti
as iaf a. ne have eapscsy. II 10 ours 10 dispense
We blt.ings 81 Intelligence aud morality To
render our people, permanently moral, We most
SOW the seed Of religion on fnteileetaal soil Ths
gtound mus be Tiled, ere wIiI produce IutsllI.
genee % the great lever, with which only We can
move The world. Moral aud mental progress. are
in-epefably associated. II has er,n aetb0W lodged
49, a.
poriionsie TO mental euhurr. From obserVAtiOu
We All are aware that man 10 morally degraded ac-
.eofding a. the light Of intelligence B, removed.
ma here we hna.one argument assuming q new
phase we can prove IncontestAbiy, that IL II TO
our peronsl insrssi,, ., well a, 10 lho.. Of
hvhi 10 epliehien tbe masses be i'm proyenent
OF the general morals, which BE contend are pro-
NOTED BY The diffusion Of universal education has
personal Importance TO all OF us. The vices
which prevail around rs are Temedied. And who
does not suffer non the prevalence OF sieel Are
POI our Interests ~ ell a. our Pepoas Continually
in tAngcTf
Builhe diffusion Of Intelligence would di.psr,.
our dangeFs TO the winds. Its diGa,ic,. wonld rer-
der The law more sacTel aud poirat Il vSuli tend
10 promote haiicnal union as Wsil The ION y
'hAI nhiie tbs conietsracy wouli BE more firmly
eemehted Thus woUid " Increase our political
security. The masses ere long ar. 10 swaT ~.
scepus of power. The potency OF prrreftv h, FAST
losing IL hold before the influence Of uuaIbsf,
ffsPAfa'ion Tor their destiny should he eomr.n-
mat OF Tree school,7 Wbile our psop,e remain In
tbn slaie o. IEnorsacc how they C.!el 10 enjoy
TIE riEht oi saG1agel are they not eycn Liable 10
Imposition fom The willy inAarnee, of oaIce a..
phns deHagosu.si Place IN heir hands, tLcp
The light Of intelligence vheTewiih 10 -uEfe heir
ioo.sieFs free from The hei,h snares II these mis-
cradle politicians UaIl We arm them vi, b tbI, no.
tett means VI csicnee, let Us not complain should
some cisuriunist fanatic CT Tevoiufi0Li.t oltaiu
seat in our legislative halltl AsueII urbfaid n man
Tor stunbibs 10 DC dark, as lay the blame at The
door OF the majority.
And here We strike al the root cfihat political
disetsi0n which seems likely To oVsrwhelEa his
great contcaeTacy. We blame the north foy a.. =.
VII when really, IL il but the work OF her tncs ia
~ demagocuss. The mass Of her people, pa rti.u.
larry 'ha' large class OF ioreiss population are IN.
eh'ieMened ard Ike leaves severed from the "a.
rent stock, arc driven shout by erery wind Tk-y
are bot elay Ia the hands Of The potter What
Know they OF their eonntry's cnnsiIulion-o Of the
relations OF north and soulful Deprived az every
Advantage OF acquiring know,edsc, their feeling,
are worked upon By the false tales Of their noiii
eians. Let Us give them Intelligence, and Iasu,
IAeIs neei be 90 fear eseTaiEed Of ihe diSsoIutoh
OF the UniOBl What greater national blessing
could any system besioWl Aad 10 obtain sach 20.
iieai security, and the perpeinaion Of cur eIori.
Gus eoniederacy, who would not give 1.-THE OF his
meant Does not the cad more than Justify the
msahsl WHO would MT aid SIch noble eIier-
Pri,ei The enlighie1mshi Of our fsliow.beings,
and The security OF our dearest FighiSI
Rome enjoyed her highest prosperity, when al.
. .
admitted her eommsns TO q share 10 her highest
political privileges Let us ihen while IL IL day,
Pr-Pare the maSes BY Efficient system Of educa.
itna Tor this, their manifest destiny General
education deyelopes EouTccs oi wealth and
uiiIIy. To The lRbofing class we owe the mos;
ussiol discoveries and inveaious; bv the diffusion
ihen 81 education, can VIC no. Tstosallv hope that
their enOTis viii add much more 10 this drpart.
ment Of science I Every department. Of labor /,
hiird better nv Intelligent than ignorant msn-s1d
hence the diH1S0n Of edGcslo7 would render the De-.
Dor o! oar country more ussfui ard valuable. Apply
this reasoning 10 but class Of lshaJefs for IN.
SAKE o. example, WAC dsElss lhItIa.sllirruse /.
nserssaTT to the rToFsT tsve'opmsnl o. aETicul-
luTsi science Are not natures greatest beauties
ore3gii TO Iishi by the application a ART The
analysis ~ the sou 10 Of great irnrsrsnre W.
sntOrse the sentiments cf smother 10 whose excel
lent observations on the subject IL Free Schools
ne ars indebted fJr several sassgsjious-w who re-
nf"Hkei, thar 20 Ruains shrrwd obssfgstioas upun
tnsti add other calcaTeous manureS Eastern Wiz.
gina mus aufbs,s her prospective regtneratiop;"
the soil.
CENTRAL tdaea,ioa Ia, yst another impOrlaa,
trhtency IL increases the value Of poverty -
AID howf 10 The porehase Of homes ia The COM.
irB, men are generally not az much indaenesd BY
The Tact Of The irriy Of the laud a. tbe order and
respeeisbiliiy Of he nsiRhbofkeod hes select IA
Intelligent community 10 indisprnsabis 10 q H,n.
sni frs'+rn-p Where cur pf.Fis are isHorRet
and vicious. land must Of necessity be Of eenside
fablS tess VaiOe-iof speh purposes. Again the
riesis Of property are tesi guaranteed by whatever
has Tor Us object the ENLIGHTENMENT Of public sen
iinsbt Ths people ere iiksWiss more . % 70 be an
i~WSrsHg people, and better htted 70 develop the
rcsourcss Of The State.
We have jssli IN . rather summsry manner
With these very important points Thee suERes- |
lions, ws hope however. will b. sueieieai e. set
some a. least 10 serious thinking on subisct Of
80 much importance to our people and the Siaie a.
lstss Hereafter we gill eBdcavor 10 ahsWsr some
ol1seiions Which have been made 10 The system n
Ftet Schools, ahd shoS, b. aeisai examples, hou |
vel % has operated wherever inifodBesd
AN OBSERVER.
TIE RHRB SCHOOL.
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