The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-02

well t.led with n most intelligent and appre
eiatise audience.
The published programme of exercises VIA,
Followed with one ortwo slight variations.
After the opening prayer b. Rev. Mr.. Swift
the President, Gov. Lowe. naugurated bis
administration by some very pertinent and
happy remarks. enforcing the importance ei
this organization as means of enabling the
| people 70 perform their pnrt in the @rea,
work Of education. He referred to the ljber-
81 provisions made by the general govern
ment and the State, in the form of funds and
an excellent school system. but insisted that
these might be worse than thrown away upon
people who should take occasion from these
legal provisions to neglect the discharge Of
| their individual duties, neglect to confer to-
gether, neglect to inform themselves. and
thus fat 70 cO-OperaTe with the laws. with
teachers, and with school officers. The sin
cere interest manifested by the President, and
tina practical comprchensiveness of his inau-
gural remarks, prove that the Association
have made fortunate selection in their pre-
siding officer.
| The defamation by Masters Presley Nc
Crea, ('fThe nrunkard's Wife" and p. Lane
| Howell, ('sThe Star Spangled Banner" and
| the a.ithmctical exercises in percentage by
Mr.. pewolf's class 4 were every way credit
able to those engaged in them, although their
position was somewhat embarrassing, from
their being the first selected for the purpose
The music for the occasion was rich treat
rarely enjoyed by our citizens. The duett
| by Misses drahan and Tackaberry, pupils OF
Tire sctro0.. g0nFr0uS willingness 10
serve the association enabled them to over
come the reluctance they naturally felt to ap-
pearing before ap au Hence in that capacity,
was sweet and beautiful beyond description.
May their voices never grow less musical, or
their hearts less generous.
| Professor Tillotson sang two solos, accom-
| panying himself upon the melodeon, in
style that must recommend his talents and
| skill, as a teacher of music, to our citizens.
Although a stranger among us, and almost
blind, he is rapidly making acquaintance
and winning golden opinions.
The chief feature in the solid portion Of
the evening 3 tnterta, nment, was the able
and practical address of Judge Love. He
held the liked and interested attention Of the
audience for more than half an hour, and it
is to be regretted that his speech cannot be
here given entire. This vas one of the oc
casions upon which it seems desirable that
keokuk should have shor. hand reporter
After dwelling upon themanifest benefits Of
a universally diiiused education of the peo-
ple-benefts so manifest that any arguments
| to prove them, would be like an attempt .sto
scent the rosen or s'plint the sunbeam. he
referred briefly to the opinions of many FOR
eign writers, adverse to the perpetuity OF our
government because ii has its basis in the
viii Of the people; aud proceeded to show
tina. the radical error in their reasoning was
| their failure to recognize the ritaly impor-
| tdat Union, IN this country, Of popular ed.
ecation tcith universal suffrage! He then
gave some statistics that went to show that
while only Al per cent Of the people in
England were able to write their names, %
per cent in France, 2 per cent In Italy, and
onls per cent in Spain and several other
countries, the individual instances of such
| ignorance in this country were SO rare as to
stand out, conspicuous curiosities. lie i'm
pressed most foreibly the Importance and
diree advantages TO result from the hearty
and general cooperation of the people in this
association--and gave it az his decided opin-
ion that education was not only ssthe cheap
defense Of Nations,s but (as capitalists
would do well to rem emher,) the cheap de.
Tense and enhancement of property.
The Association til IN proceeded to adopt
the following resolutions
/ Whereas. The objects soughtt to be promo
ted by this Association, are such as should
recommend themselves to every intelligent
mind, appealing as they do, not only to thu
henrts Of parents. htit to tho patriotism
philanthropy, public spirit and CHRISTIAN gen.
crosby OF every true heart in this communi
ty. and
Whereas, Its complete success must depend
not upon the Perseverance and self sacrificing
efforts Of any few individuals, but upon tbs
cordial. intelligent and continuel co-opera
ton cf oil who are intell ectually and moral
y fitted TO comprehend and appreciate thes.
objects; therefore be it
Resoired, That We, the members Of thi:
association hereby earnestly call to our nj.
the following three classes OF our fellow cit
liens, rs those upon whom We feel that ",
have right to call.
Isl. 'ic eaii upon MI you among us wht
arc to any extent educated. for we are stri
wing to furnish the rising generation with jus
TINT kind Of knowledge, and that kind O
mantal discipline, which afford to you sucl
! superior advantages for prosperity aud use
fitness, and such bouadless sources Of enjoy
! napt