Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-08-14
For The vIrrisia Free Press.
THE FRRE SCHOOLS.

uext tbsir fate vill Be decided on that day liza
majority .. the voters Of tn. sSsRty ,ball W. for
The schools, tAsy viii be retained n not. they will
be suppressed and pot dews.
hbeeemss tsos-, then, Who are ffisnds Of The
seAcSlA 70 aTSsss lAsn selves aaI 10 be alert for
they may dspspd sPsn H. IN. snsEnis. Of he ,ys-
ten are organized. ssd will De At the poll. TO a
aas. The free schools ar. IN dapget ard, u once
destroyed, ~ili be Ia vain 10 expect Issif revival
And, here. ne msy ash. Why Is e. this most be-
ssscent system q eduesies .. 70 - %, dove saa
Why 10 there .uch bi,er bosIiIy 10 IN IL the CD
Jet. tor which the eOnuibaiiOa Is r,qSirsd and
RAISED, less isgitinsir, useiui, and sacred, Than
ether sb-eis fOf Which purses freely ,aIss
Or, are IhOse to Whose bsn-6I this tar ehi,ay e.
ures, less worthy Of The care sud regard u the
comuuniIy han Othsrs, for whose benefit. and foe
different ti.ets. taxes are levied By millioAsi OF
is TIE system OF free schools utterly detective aB
worthless and, therefore, 10 be sboli.Sedf Tt.,.r
are the questions woUld poi 10 the spemies ofths
tree schools, aud AK them to giid ,hsms elves Mp
and answer like msn.
Cone, speak Ga, sssiemes. aud tell Us, {, Il TO
The justice, and right. aud pfepfisy ID. tar ysu
ohiecil Ifso, ws ate yeady to 90 into IN. uhsI.
question "Shs'hsr q Be lawful 10 give tribute unto
CSsar OF no, aud Ws expect TO shsW, esselusiVs.
!
pose OF edueE,oa as lef any other purpose in CIV
Niled 'eeieiy, nsy, more 50 has Ior many ether
PuFro'ss fer which II Is most l. visAly ieriSd.
Asa snisr in,S society, Itself, Tor their muiGai
Advantage aud happiness, aud as government is
essential to society, ysu will admit IhaG may
be properly raised to supp 1T goverBneeL IsIsed'
| large suns are raised To pay and support law
ksu, governors. ADD JUDGES, and there !, CON-
rs n MI buf,U tl.A In
/ eonIrisUie large suns, and hear heavy taxes TO
make railroads, canals, brisgss, and many oihsr
improvements, and ali upon the ptiAepie that he
coed Of soeisiS requires thsst things to be dOEe'
Aad that our mutual advantage shd happiness Is
! promoted thereby Nov. Il the principle is sound
In regard 70 all hsse ohscis In What respect Is IL
un,ounI 10 regard 10 the sdscaton Of the people
Sursiy, education hI, a great bearing o. the al
+ vantage az hIPPinsss VI men a. aSy Of Ihese OBJ
/ Iects ShL.eYeTl
lfit Is said that government IL neesssary 10 all
conditions Of inca, rich aad poor, Aai thsTrfoIs
| forms an exception, sIiil there IemsiI the oin,
osee's VI hSaVY taIation. 10 vii Internal tmpToTe-
( msn's, which, are rot mere Legitimate right and
proper, ia any sense, Sbjses Tor TAXATION, Than
niss education OF tas people. 10 the case Of ia
ternal improvements the b-uch's are derived chief
y 10 the wealthy classes OF society Tor they are The
owners OF the property improved, sai they have
the means 10 avail themselves Of AL improVrme uIs
TO the further t1crs OF tnsr wealth Iii, 10 le-
/ climate aat fisht 10 improve their lauts--taeir
] peculiar sstHie-I cannot zee why Il is not
/ equally 90 to improve the most valuabIs estate
watch msa receive from their CfsaloI-is wit,
/ her msn'Al and moral ssiats-Ihe all hat mar
/ PO'se''-AHd to 'ay tGrsi Tor IhiS purpose, as
well a. Tor the other. IL yyu insist upJR taxation
FOR internal imProvemcBg[Aad refuse IL iVr stuea-
lion. thea, yoa TAX for The bsneG, VI one elass c
men End rsiase to DO !, ivr the oIhe5. /. to al
ia'shis ant purposes uaeqI al aud IaIgi4I taxation
! Al IL uGJaIii Gai Il WiIhaods from society a. toe
same lime, is greatest ornament and sSEsagth -rE-
| lishIsbed, moral, high miaded inca For, no IA
tiOn, IA sncieaG o. modern times, has ever Iurned
ia aIIcHti0n chiefly To- she accamGia,ion Cl wealth
Aai nSsiecisd the education OF IL, people wIlaeut
/ suffering gTsaIly 10 It's power durability aud t.
! noSn. "knoEistge is power, and i! iAs JsEisA,
Greeian, AID Roman SO. eEsHsais, Ia Iialcs past,
bear witness 10 the greaGuuih 10 le.4 do Tie En-
llsh FfsHea, AnI on OWE EaiiUn In tAIs our day.
See, on the ether hssd, aBt it all qlaters OF the
| g.OJs The condition Of uneducI, HaJiyus, and
! doubt IL ysu eau. Or descending iIVm the eon-
sderaGISa OF Nations look 10 he power u tiyId-
AIS and families, aud, the same uu,h is eGempii-
/ hrd- kaoNisdse bPoEsrl' As Tar az The P,w.
er aud haPPiasss oi individuals sGd nasioas IAen,
- Involved quarrel Witb year IAIes abOuI any
mag but never Uben laid lJr the mental aud mo-
aieuI'ure oiyo1r people. TeeshiaIyOaf aear.h :
Pio-sa1 Z. o. .as 5nsasa.sRss, fss. t9f sSas -
Interests, here and hsrsGEer, knowledge - the
principal thing, and that wisdom !, brlier lAau
fa5'e'i aHd all things ;hat may be desired ATE Uot
/ ~ be compared IT."
+ have 'sroSh cut these few hints u7Sa III, hrs,
ose'Iioa 'uggss'sd above, tots jo,,ice ass pro.
PrisJ OF TAI for education. IniataIe article, the
'saleet viii be farther Parsusd asd especially IN
rsia'ioa to 'as free school aud is present advas,a
/ gss with all ihs otjsotions urged against a.
| OBSERVER
I sanmii Poln;. August 70 Is5S