Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-01
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
IcoRRr-?o:.DEToc OF gaE EfcsaGED E:orIErE.
PE.ER.aEke. psccmber 30, l2G2.

the article o. The Con ,.:sutinn reported hy tho
whici, assumed 4 wide range with regard to
thu committee 10 BE- appointed whn should d.
rect the publica'i,n Of text bnoks, Pro
fcssgr Martin. Mr. Dam, Mr. Charles
Campbell. D.. w. A. Campbell ami the
Rev. a. l.. Cabapiss participated, ard,
w.ii.3u. being abe - Arrive Il. any CONCLUSION
or the matter. the hous 10 attend Mr. JOHN
Raadolpli fuckers lcai,ne ca Gdaegtivi. nav
ing arrived, the Convention a.j;on-red tn tho
mex: dug until 10 . olccl,.
WEDNESDAY, xoRHISG.
The Convention met ct 10 o'clGck, with .
larger attendance than IN the previous dag,
several CT those who had signed the circular
hGsing arrived. ThsneI mcn,hars, rnon ELL
tcr,ng, recorded their names, swelling the list
previously reported TO at least double. The
minutes ofthe previous meeting having bacn
read and adopted, the Committee or Constitu-
ton being still engaged in its deliberations,
ur. Ransom offered . resolution declaring
that all connection, literary as well as roliti'
cal, between tie citizens Of tho Ca::sG crate
States and those of the United STATES be dis
solved After having rcad this us,lI,ion,
Mr. Ransom praceeded 10 debate the question,
which was declared cut d. order. mn;ion
having been mado 70 suspend the eur-idera
ton of other subjects 70 staSic Mr. Ransom
70 present his views, Us ,ns., when the com.
nttec entered ara nrescntei its tnai report
unon the form Of Cons:iutiGr 10 De adopted
The va, ious articles we're acted UPON 2"riatim
II the course o.: submission Ci ;i.S various ar
riclcs 10 the Convention, m animated ,;iscas-
sion arose fixing the time IL. the annual nee,
|. inr Of the Association. Pending the discus :
sion. Or. Atkinson presented letter FEM Or.
| T.. NJ. Smith, touching Tie question which had
called tho Convention together, giving his
views on the educational requirements Of the
time, ard suggesting the rcaticst mcans OF
meeting the euer geucics.
On motion OF Mr. Cha5. Campbell, The let
.cr WIS ordered +" ba Incorporated in the pro-
,'ccdinrs Of the Convention. The G0ycatiyn
having rc.rrnc' u :!c consideration Of the tix
inr tl.e date CT the Annual Meeting, motion o!
Mr.. Chas 4 Cooke. selecting :. day, 10 DO de
termiach urHn by the previous meeting, be.
tween the 18th Of December and the lst ui
January, prevailed.
! Elr GTl.'jt JtItI w itlS "
Examining Committees. who are to determine
~ " the text books to he published under the
auspices Of iia.AssOciatipn, w;.s next taken
IN. Mr.. IIunn. lir. ". A. Cam,Lell Dr..
Atkinson. hlr Staullc ana oti!cr., took par;
in this Discussion.
Prof. ". 4. Smith took ~ ;hc qucs--
tion and. in views o: grea. iarc'o!cne.s, went
on to show the rasac,s 81 o;cry attempt to
carry ont the plan # procuring text books 5y
the channel Of the vote d! 6; Committee. IL
admitted that lie va 10. prepared 10 Suggest
. better Plan. get, hc cJyil not endorse this
onc rs IN cEiaien! one The text box was 20
form the tcachcrs--;ia. class uf teachers, Mt
least. WEIGH he considered necessary for the
instruction Of our vuath---su2h tsachrrs should
be tcxt books themselves. and Ill good tnach>
crs orght 10 be 81. Such text backs coGld not
be produced hy hastv and premature measures
lie concluded. by s;a:!1C, TINT ~! the mean
whie boots known 70 lie coed, cnuil be used.
There were many English toxt books that
werc If that CHARACTER, unl Will: her means
L ND be provided. JUS" womiI gupS"rva Gyc::
purpose. Mr.. psrcr ,ilen .oliCvtI, supports
ing the views Of Mr. Smith, in an argument
| i'll. Of wit aud warmth. and nc kept tie Con.
ye-tion in great good humor, at the expense of
,hnse who, whilst ardent in Introducing any
thing and everything, under the claims Of q
S uthern projection, showed TO fastidcusnesa
IN thclr eager search a'Isr everything anKee'
from newly in'ror;"d los Of Miichells Geo
aphias, down 70 = siI,e ci :re'r dairy cheese;
Mir Ransom, in answer - the remarks Of
his his reson'i"n. oif%1sJ by carysrart Of 4.
session, with regard 10 . declaration OF indie.
non1.ncc from the Tinted S:otr.. an nolit;-
al -. n.oj, &c l;t4r,-y -,c;,,r nc Wow ortrra
IN hr;,I;ort snI,ics IF wit and Lun,nr wh;.,,
100 b,,oIr r. a. ell snrnas.ri Nv his onno.
nert H. stated ,hat he was onn9scd 70 nil
so-,s &c Yankee cockpoy imn5r,a.inns, he
ttcr material o. literary. 1--we had been TOO
law ~ make cur nyG-hr,F.;5. and had been
.Isnauilent on the Ta,,sc,r - make .hrn, for
n, l.. ua - lna-t H.. ;.....:r-,,o,lz rrnl4h T.
make our os., 20 -
Mr. Lnayouwo,r;, Lnra !a. :. n, -" subject,
and cayoripg ;ilc r.rrL..c..;,,a. OF whatever
GOOD books could 'l,c procured, Yankee or
6rhcrs. The Yark-as -, 20 ;nou ;hi, sys.
ten If educational t:,fatr::c wlich. however
much it might be J 'stn-srful To- state II. kc
could not couc"'l RS admiraii7n FOR them
Sill, hH did A"5 care wh''hcr hey we're ten
times better than tn ARE, 80 H+is not IN Ia
Ynr o adopting themes rcnDan2n"y, bur: III
The emergency, lac vas N ia|ar Of adopting
w'at could 30 ioaad. wien iiIa: vas found
good.
o. motion, No Convention a,i.n'ned - :
NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
~. dsI,os. IN ,,,c 4,h article WAS resumed
smI,.t;.u,e was otT, teI .i,,t - rom;,tea #
90 H.. n,,,S;,,+od tcrI tho rnlI;o,
NV: ~ IS Ia,,nr Nv. h,oi., ',- schoni, and -
D.a e,;.nIio r.orl.s :, Tho toocbers
III. ar w. s,'t. r.. tf.o- JaI,a 70 rn
g"P,S -. - ,ros roontod nd tho rsuori
So So. ,ho Cnr,,o;,too nn ,bc Cnnst;.u,;on, rnnom.
mending the appointment Of seven separate
committees, vas agreed TO.
If mo Constitution 10 vi,o,a and carried in
Tho affirmative