The Nevada Democrat., 1858-01-13

leaving will or heir also such per cent, rs may be
granted by Congress the sale Of lands in this state shall
he and remain perpetual fund.- the interest on which, to-
eether with all the rents Of the unsod ands and oth
the Legislature may provide, shll oe invois
bly, appropriated the support common SCHOOLS through
The embarrassed situation of our finances and the unset
tied position Of titles and public surveys have no
doubt prevented the Legislature hitherto from carrying out
the patriotic design OF the trainers of that instrument BY
its terms certain lands donated by the Federal Govern
the State to be appropriated for school pur-
poses and If this Is properly administered the time
Is far distant when every child in the State can
ceve the rudments Of good education at the public
pense The ignorant are often vicious and il is scarcely
necessary for that there be stability In
government like ours based upon public opinion unless
the great body of the people educated 1t would be
folly to attempt to sustain republican government
amongst an ignorant deprayed people. If we expect
our children to transmit institutions to their descend
ants must take care to provide ample means for their
education We must teach them that without education,
without morality without religion they must soon become
slaves of despotism We enghten their minds and
impress upon them the nestmable value of free gov
ernment And in this connection you will allow TO
saw that If desire lessen the expenses of Grim
na courts and prisons and elevate the moral tone of soc
ety. We send the schoomaster his mission of Ia
Dor and usefulness into every section OF the state
well educated people be ensaved. Violence and
commoton the natural fruits Of ignorance. Man s
only capable Of segoyernmen after his head and heart
have been cultivated.
How many of those who are now mere soiourners in
our State would bring their children amongst u.s. if suta
BILE provided for their education, and become
permanent citizens and useful and honorable members of
society few friends Of education have taken the lead,
and much has already been accomplished in establishing
system Of schools and the beneficial effect is being
and felt in almost every part of the State. In cities
and towns seminaries and schools have boen established
which would reflect the highest honor upon any people
In fact proudly claim to have accomplished more
for education in six than some Of our sister States
accomplished in quarter of century. trust that
the fund which has been PROVIDED may never De diverted
from its constitutional channel and that wisdom may di
rect all actions in the administration OF
The appropriations made at the recent session Of Con
gross will if properly expended far towards giving US
Ooo1 war Mountains.
Of VIII ch might anticipate large immigration this
year if it not for tho difficulties in which the Federal
oyLrnment has become involved with the Normons and
Indians. The establishment, too, Of an overland mail
route win be of incacuabe benefit to
The financial hurricane which has recently swept
the older States with such fearful violence, would drive
thousands Of strong, active and energetic men 70
Shores they could reach by overland route by
sea- AT a reasonable expense The multitude of hard
working in the Eastern cities who have oeen recent
ly thrown out Of employment, and who crying in
the agony of their souls for bread could find ample and
profitable employment in neyhausblc mines
Portable homes in our hcahg giving and yerdant val
eys The victims Of yillainous paper money system
could here find in mountains banks which never is
irredeemabe currency, and seldom If ever fail to
rcmunerate the industrious aborer. But the MornonS
and Indian, the one hand, and heartless monopoly
having sympathy with our people on tho other may
diminish this emigration so essential in developing there
sources OF the State.
Our people are certainly entitled to protection whilst
travelling through American territory and TO this
the whole power Of the Federal Government should be in
vokcd.
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tion 10 its people II must to command their conf
dence respect Hundreds Of emigants during the past
year. who had abandoned their homes and whilst wend
ing their way American soil to shores nhu
namely sutchered That government, which claims to
extend its protection its people (wheher native nat
urazed unnaiuralaed) in every part OF the world and
Is ready to resort to in order TO it. will
hope that such bloody not rcenacted upon
our great highways and in territory.
In my humble opinion the establishment OF multitude
Of small military posts between frontier and the Allan
tic States will never answer the purpose They gre 50
weak provoke assaults from tie Indians and not
strong enough to and chastise them The march
ing Of full regiment, properly appointed, to and from
the Pacific coast through territory every year
would strike moro terror amongst the Indians, inspire
more confidence amongst the settlers and emgrant and
make the highways than all the small mil
itary posts which could be established upon these routes
Besides troops sent from the Atlantic for this coast in
stead Of being eneebcd and eneryated is the
by voyage Of 5000 miles, rough seas ana through
an inhuspitabe climate would he found efficient soldiers,
ana ready Tor active service at once in the field should
the exigency demand IT, The march and the camp duiy
would transform recruits into disciplined corps
make these remarks with great diidence, because
know but little Of military affairs and have personal
knowledge of the different overland routes which pass
through the Indian settlements.
But after all the Federal Government viii never ba able
to give Americans residing the Pacific coast, that pro-
lection to which they justly entitled until railroad
connection is given to with brethren the other
side of the continents and am glad TO that excel
lent President, whose ability and parotism acnowl
edged by the whole country has recommended this sub
ect to the especial consideration ofCongress. with
any respectable maritime power, would cut OF e1ectu
material wealth il not lives at the mercy
Of the public enemy. The surveys which have been made
during the past four years. have fully demonstrated its
praccaAiity and its necessity for military and political
purposes is no longer questioned.
1t quite probable that the events Of the present year
will show, that economy would have been consulted by
commencing n pioneer or preliminary railroad for the
transportation OF troops munitions Of &c., through
territories long since This would be followed
the commerce of the country demanded it, by
first class railroad which the traffic betN Europe
and Asia and America could pass, and thus give California
the place to which her natural position entities her
Civilization, the arts and sciences have for ages been
making their way from the East to the West. In the
meanwhile, tho Fast has sunk into semi barbarsm and
in the providence Of God the West destined to send
ization and Christianity. with all their countless bes-
sings back to the East California situated the
treme verge Of the western hemisphere through her trade
and her commercial enterprise will contribute largely to-
wards establishing in tho East that religion which
originally taught in Jerusalem, but which has for centu
rie past found its chief power and most sauary influence
in this hemisphere What glorious destiny awaits US,
only true to ourselves, and properly use the
at our command.
Although geographically separated from our sister States
by unnhabited mountains and boisterous seas feel
the less interest in maintaining that Union which has
made the name Of an American honored and respected in
every portion Of the civilized world and secured to
home degree of freedom and prosperity unparalleled in
the history of Under that Constitution which spoke
the Federal Government into existence we have built up
mighty empire which attracts the wonder and adm
ration of the world. is the boundon duty of every
American brighten and strengthen and extend that Tn
ion and transmit it unmpared to posterty Different
laws and different customs prevail in the respective States
and the only to the peace and ofhc
Republic is for each to abstain from intermeddng with
the affairs of its neghbor That fraternal feeling which
ought exist amongst members Of the same family re
ques than this We should avoid as far possible
the discussion and agitation of questions calculated 10 i'm
pair the constitutional rights of Others An honest man
will not agitae question when the effect Of that aga
ton is to infringe upon the rights and lessen the value OF
his neighbours property but leave him to the free and
disturbed enjoyment OF IT, The people of California with
great unanmity decided that slavery should not exist in
this State No denies right to decide, do
any sister States attempt to interfere with this
question Other communities in the exercise of their
eregnty have proper tolerate slavery They have
right to enjoy their institutions without being disturbed
by Il is true the freedom of speech and Of the press
guaranteed by the Constitution the people, but is
there moral well political obligation resting
upon us to exercise these privileges in such
not to invade or rpas upon the rights OF other Statesf
The agitation Of the slavery question in the Northern
States, whilst it has in degree benefited the African
race has engendered feeling which is threatening
the permanency Of the government These States can