Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-03
NUMBER 90.
EDUCATION IN TIE SOUTH.

great deal has been said by norh.rr journa,s--
au..siasery ,''a Journals proper making 'he G"cest
@ uui'e euts upon The suppnsed tact that cGuctiinu
was neglected matter in those STATES vh.r. ..v,v,
"a' Iecogn,zed institution, aud that, o. .ce.s!Iy,
tn o'snu'ng lnnueuce OF the so-caed "piasur spo,'
euaeeu a., attempts TO establish hgh degree al ~
.tie' II. VIC superior cultivation OF the mind aud
thst, lh truth The cen,r.l re Of hurn.g
with intensity IN ar apout he ccji,,i nj Old N.sS
chusets ony-the farther gels from ,h,t f,cua&
East, West North or South aud particularly SouifA.
tue colder the more nor-!nieec'us!, the more bar
barian!ke he ls found. Like a northern anti. .sya
~ fallacie., this has no foundation. il never hal
II Was IN atom 9th huge lnounaiu bsse ispiSN.
lions which INSCRIPTIONS Journals and loud mouiSN
ignorant fanatics. have, piled up by busy sr II N
chieyous labor "f twenty year,, and which has soo>
TOR the superficial obsLTver Ia Eh2e upon snc be
eve III, I'll ihe past great political war:s!e, wien
The engnery of,ruth and right, the principle Of irs
Democracy and The journals of thnt doc,rine haven
began I" undermine this pile Of free coil r1;-aref,
ano ere iouS u Will tuinblt 10 pieces Win bat i!-
Ell rt on the part o! those who sbDr r. pull :, Go.
II ls to BE- hoped III" "Ahens of Am rica" tho
very atmosphere OF which, liz .uruo.sd by iaosp 1i3
daily breathe il, 10 be luc rl-; - the suLl;mity (
intellectually, tho very c'.e:cc lutense ;ueuaity
redolent OF poery eud tho classics. ~ reEud Il-
southerner could not make single pira:ion win
In bali milo of Cambridge ~ Bunker Hil'-!t .s ~
be hoped that the Emmers. OF that locality w
make noro ofrhe following facts:
The six New England States have white rc7u
laion 27U5 U.S. and out OF that number there arc
1880 college and university students, or TO Gle
Massachusetts, the caskst is-lt Intellectually ri,E.
which holds that valuable Athenign jewel. B1-'nu,
shows student Vt this character 10 every 9iI OF hr
population.
Now, VIC will place against this the extreme Soui.i,
the "dsnoralized and grov-!ing slave Sta;e.."
In the four Southern States u. Virginia, North Ca.
rolina South Carolina and Gsuyia We fad a " / fe
population OF . 2i3 936 Florida is not reported. Tie
Number ot collage and university Students 10 ii. -
or 10 5io-showirg almost twice the ninc ot'',G
uca'onal interest," of The same gh Character, a= te
New England S:stcs body as boasting Ma-eac! Ii.
sets as State. Whist have the "Athenans' 10 say
to this show OF figures and The poor comynr .on t!cy
nake in the display Taking the States II Mrrssclu.
eett., Kentucky, Ohio. 1adiana. Illinois. q c:.Isnu,
Wlscunsln and Iowa, We hnd 023l7 whlIe p pu-
ariou amt tbs culiege aai university siudens Az
or III 697. Here eg-lm :he NV England Sthte- grl
b=lnd, and 81 ID tho csske,, which holds the i-we,
Boston.
We now take the States Of Aabalna, Mi.s'a.ipp:,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Tenn.-.ee, ard Il ID Ii.,Te
2,ll6lUl white population. AMI :he number .. tic
sudenrs III The States named 09D thi. give- o,:a 81
$50. Again is NeS England aud also lie State Il
Massachusetts, IN the back ground. The su'nr,ir =
up ot the matter il just this The New Il glg;G
S:ates, whlrh have Dragged hot only at their ecrat
educational advantages. and the mauy scholars " ho
avail Themselves Gi the means OF education over haL
above tbs ise number in the slave States, bar Over
The free States Also have been gully Of silly ou.S'
which had hot the slight founcar;ou in truth. IEs
lot OeG OF fanatics Is beaten this cUmpaT sQu -
educational capital, by s1teen out oi The twenty-five
States outside o this GALAXY ol m-niai br iancy,' ,'snd
We trust 10 hear no more abuut New England incl
ectuaty nor read any more sn-er,ng comiIeutsHRon
Southern or Western echuu!s nr scholars.
We find in The Southern Luerary M,"e"gcr,Nscts
in accordance with the above statistcs, anu coapGs
commeurs Of character telling against tho ,;lee
soil portion Ut the North, that ehuuld hardly hke
to norfy the New England.r- 10 the degree rh"y
nust suffer, should extend this surt OF intelligence
among Them. We hops that no more silly bisgga-
iocio spirit will be manifested in that LEGALITY, LU:
rha with all their devotion in the pureut Of knos
edge they will prosecute d spirit ut enquiry beyond
the Chinese all they have sought 10 build up, aid
rather think they will end Tue oursde bai tarisL-
quite as far advanced in knowledge and nure.s 90
themselves and pr0bsbly, ne these facts show, Il.
III. farther,-.N Y Doy BDok