Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-01-08

ence In the slsterho0d oil STATES. Much mas al ~
ady been achieved toward perIecting our system
-ee School education. last year, ssme flty-threeI q
eusand dollars eypondedfcr the support OF curl
ublie schools alsne, Of whose benefits over twelve
housand children were pients In addition towtch
rvate and select schools received liberal patron
ge All this has been attended with the most happy
esults; and ills particularly gratifying to me, to
bserve that there are few communities In our land
There in proportion to thewhite population, there
ire more persons, who are blessed with the rudi-
nents of an English education Let US, then ohersh
bur Common School system as one OF the highest
privileges Of freemeu and study to improve It as 70
supply all its defects and renderit still more efficient
in training the minds of our youth, we'll assured
that no trouble expense labor is atall TO be con-
pared with the many and lasting benefits which are
to be derived from Its advancement
The province Of our Common Schools, however, is
restricted to elementary education. would there,
fore suggest the Importance of providing to LIMITED
extsnt, for instruction of higher grade Tor sucn
children as may in the free schools, show the
strongest evidences of talent and merit This woad
prove great incentive to all who are taught In the
district Schools and would BIO but just reward TO |
the diligence and Superior ability Of those VINO I
excel. II one scholar of the first mark were annually
graded from each school district into Delaware Co.'s
lege and his tuition charges, thore, betrayed BY |
the s tate, a substantial service might be rendered
to that excellent institution, and door opened lot
tho most meriterous and promising children OF the
door to classical and collegiate education. From
such band Of picked scholars, Delaware would be
able to present, in the FUTURE she has heretofore
drawn from humble sources men VINO hnai Ieuect
honor upon the State, which fOstered them, and as
sumo Leading part in the national councils
As another improvement upon the present SYSTEM
would earnestly recommend that provision be
made for tho appointment of Superintendent Tor
the State, or one for each county, with proper com
pensatOn, whose duty it shall be to visit annually
all the schools in bis juriadction and make report
at such time and in such manner as your wisdom
| may direct. There is already provision Tor the
! appointment of Superintendent for each county
but being honorary Office, enthely, II s not to ne
presume that individuals competent 60 the stetioh
gratuitously devote thoir tune and attention 20
the discharge of duties, which must Interfere with
their other engagements.
| l consider itonly necessary to present general
view Of tho finances Of the State. Each member Of
the Legislature and indeed every other citizen has
| the same means Of information as myself, by refer,
once to the annual reports Of The Auditor OF 40
counts. The entire annual revenue OF the state,
from all Sources fer the fiscal year ending January
II, 1855, little loss than fifty-four thousand
dollars; Of this amount some sixteen thousand dol
lars appropriated to the maintenance OF our
free schools, leaving the residue in the Treasury to
meet the current expenses Of the government.
have the honor to inform you, that, in eomph-
auce with the requirements Of their respective
charters granted az the last session of the General
Assembly, the Bank If Newark, and the Mechanics
Bank have eaoh before going into operation, trans
mttcd to statement of the amount of their
capital stock paid in and deposited in their vaults,
respectively The New Castle and Frenehtown
Turnpike and Railroad Company have signifed
their assent to the construction of the New Castle
and oetorara Railroad as provided for in tho terms
Of the Cherler of the last ma med road The Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal Company, the Whining
! ton and Philadelphia Turnpike Company, the
+ Wilmington and Brandywine Bank, the Trustees o
' The Wilmington and Mount Salem NJ. II. Church.
and the Wesleyan Female College, also, have res
q poctiyely signhed to mo thoir acceptance OF thu
Acts passed ut the last session, entitled "a further
: additional supplement to an Act entitled An Ac
e to incorporate Company for the purpose Of cutting
It and max ing canal between the Chesapeake Bal
| md R1 mr. n thR VIZ
IS IAN additional supplement to an Act entitled, Al
e Act toinoorpOrate c1mpony for making an artih
elal road frem the borough OF Wilmington, on th
4 ca st side Of BFandywne Bridge, to the Pennsylvan
y line the ronte leading to the city Philadelphia
% "a further supplement to the Act entitled, "A
10 Act to incorporate the Bank Of Wilmington an
D. Brandywine in the Borough Of Wilmington" ga
a act to revive Act to establish the Mount Salen
n emetry," and "a supplement to the Aas entitled
. AN Act to incorporate tho Wesylean Female Coli
9 giate Instiue."' These acceptances have all bee
~ nude, within the time and in the mode prescribe
70 III said Acts,
30 An Act proposing an amendment TO the Const
tuition having been passed by the requisite majeri
n ut tho last session of the General Assembly, prov
ding that, 'No lottery nor sale Of tickets in al
Al lottery, nor act in any way aiding promoting
a. lottery, shall be authorized or peTmittei in th
N StAte, after the lEst day of annArp II
Be dnIy Of the Geaefal Assembly to enact neeessar
v laws to suppress all lotteries and to prevent the
~, Ut lsttery tickets or any a,s aiding pr0m0tin-
~ any 0it terry within ths state ffter the above name
:. date" gave my approval to the me on Il
= fourth day Of July Lass, and caused said amend
se m5ut and ac, be duly published in the Delawai
ot Republican and Delaware Gazette, two newspaper
Is published ia the city of Wilmington, in this stat
lis 10 the consider alton Of the people in AccordanC
~. with the requ ements of the Constitution and
I, the provisions of the said Act II now only avail
- your concurrence y become part Of tho Consti
w tuition Of the State. similar policy nc
o. pt5y4is in almost every other State of tho UniOl
NJ documents, requiring ysur consideration
he have beeH received fram the Executive or Legis
lg lrtmants OF other Sates since the last
o. sion,
's lSi4-5 with their APPENDICES, have beon receiv
le ana deposited in the public arsenals.
d. have also received the usual number Of o.
grepsional documents and of the Laws of the diff
til rent States together with variety Of other boz
cd and pnnei 4, which have besn placed in the put
eI library u schedGlc of which is herewith trausm
A. | ted -, 4. ,-, - i, .
ch on ths ocoaslon should fail to make to you for
S8 Snd 81 q Gy The
q a saS s st w Il SS r Sn e% oh
ite seted back upon our State with increased ustre,
@s II Tie seaate
RT e yenbe as no n Rss Capital
b midst the seaa oraf E for which he mad b 6sen S
tAo tas Sop iotey aad tseaI St " Al
Of %ssHsF o RRy By tie
public career had caused ms name to be held Y
%aS un ~ AZ srs our @ would
mn
sucu % 81 b la whSe maon 1p'
Dia ii does not bee me, this occasion, to
isus tho history or pronounce any eulOgium upon
ura cbaTacte Of him, whose death we all SO de-
- deplore His history will be written with tn
- bis country, while his character will remain imE
INC ssd upon tho policy Of this state and Nation
IS 81 ID they shall continue to exist.
the II may be- that his patriotic services have
aGl been fully appreciated at the present day, bu
even admiration aad gratitude of future generations
tts and in every other quarter of the globe, will
Nm. cate his wisdom, and connect his name and
with ono of the most stupendous enterprises eve
~ conceived for the promotion of the commerce Of
ntCHi whole World,
those Il gives me a melancholy pleasure to have
n Tor thus much of one whom while among us, We
auy were peused to call our friend but 1 can
"a az with d feeling of joy, untnged with any sha
49, sorrow that this great and good man has left
us gratifying assurance that his Christian triI
over The last enemy was the GROWING finish
prop long and illus tTious career.
IS Believing it imp lrtant that the representatit
aging this State in the United States Senate shout
lver kent full have exercised the power conferred
atioA me by the Federal Constitution, in the temp
uturS appointment OF Joseph p Csmegys, Esquire, to
~. ply the vacancy oocasiOuhd by the death o.
NoM Clayton. 1t will become your duty, to fill tn
MS MS cancy permanently.