The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-06

and twelve pages made up rr1neirshy OF We
renors Of the Treasurer- Of the dii'efcn, paf-
.she. OF couis.es Of our neishbor'ng state
The Suterialcndcn. in his address to TIE Leg
stature, which prcecdcs these reports, con-
f.sscs yery caaddly that the system has PROV
el failure \ number 81 defects are pointed
out. which, II rcmedicd would not redeem rs
mana cement, OF render Il mpeh more practical
bic
The number Of schoalable children in Louis
ANA for 1857, is represented to be CASH.
Forty. three thousand three hundred and forty
three arc attending the public schools TIE
number not attending, r. seventeen thousand
one hundred and eleven. In nine parishes
there was no enumeration, or none reported,
and in many Others no lot, rest whatever seems
10 have been manifested by tlns' whose duty
1t va. to test the pra-;ial Application Of The
law.
No Siale IN tie South has been more
thoroughly or successfully humldtgsd - reia-
ton 90 iho subject # popular education Than our
sister : tate Of Louisiana At an esfy period 'he
friends and patrons Of ciaea,ion 30 that state,
succeeded in placing ia interests undrr the
control Of Yankee schC oimsststs, ~ho adopted
Nassrahu.etis and Connection al llcif models
The result la. hcsH .ush as shi base been
snfisips,sd NaL &c facet lands of almost
ans State iu the south, a greater numb "l
na,irabic streams than any other, aud superior
commercial facilities, der we'd from splendid
metropolis. .he inaugufalei a policy "hieh WAS
suce..slul IN turning from her ,hc u'e OF tm'.
grafton. Texas, for instance, came INTO the
Union, in lsi5, tie greater portion OF her ter
rtory a comparative wilderness, with scarcely
population suilic Itni TO euiile her to two rep
fepfescutatitrs Now she ouluumber- Louis
iana. whiie immigration is settling up her al
most eahau.le.s domain ni the rate Of from
Two to three huadicd thousand annually
We are melted to this enlicI.m by no desire
70 imper,ineutly interfere with the legislation
Of State with which we have no connection
But tn, resources and physical condition Of
Louisiana are 30 nearly allied to ours, that
comment upon - msmauascd internal poiity
may have a saluiary effect 10 preventing our
people from falling into the same errors. There
are set of politician. in Texas, who would
have us copy them all. Tho would inaugu'
rate tho banking system, which While It may
have been Of comparative benefit to Nes Or
leans ha. been an incubus upon the indus
trial interests # the country They have al
ready succeeded to limited extent, u copying
the unnatural legislation relating to martial
rights, the tendency Of which has been, IN Louis
iana 10 produce confusion and litigation in
relation to property, di-scntion- 10 families and
the denomination oi the people And now
they would fam copy this eief d'onrrs Of folly
popular education
In the Northern and Eastern States, with
compact population, aud where there are 10
many who are unable to educate ther children,
a policy Of this t'rd is n necessity Bat IA
states liar LOUISIANA and Texas, which are
spareeiy se.tlcd--wlta some nelgiborhuod,
where large schools can be maintained and
others where there are not sufficient scholars
to Justify the location ola .ehooliaasler gen
cral system s. ~ be recognized only in its bur
dens. In these latter states, Il may be safely
assumed that nineteen families ont Of twenty
are abundautly able 20 educate tAeir clhldreu
AL therefore, that legislation cnn accomplish,
with utility sud propuciy, is to provide for the
needy, 10 stimulate the sentiment in favor of
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