The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-01-18
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NUMBER 4e.

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! classes, Instead of cousperiisg non to
leave that cslliag, either to rsceivessd q :
cation, sr,5as eonssqueace thersupsfr 10
: absndoa it.g 1t 10 said we elevate men
oy edusating them 'frsm labor to higher
callings and professions IN life Ifsso.
} we can alike elevate ths adustrial classes
and benefit the country, By instsusting 2
/ them in the knewisdge that pertains to
thelr pursuits, IN csnmsn with such gen-
eral education as must necessarily be cen
nsotea With it, What we have sdonsfed
to us, fer this special purpose, should not
he extravagantlJ used, nor SO spprspfriaA Al
ted as to confer its advantages upon the
fen, to the exclusion of the many: Fhose
sho have time and means, to dsvste to
classical studies haye the oppsrtunity gafr
ferded to them; but that is, clearly rsther
an attach msnt to- than afesturs in the
Csngressional intsndment.s J..s ~
Feurth-Bya the third stipslatipn 4 sf
the Eth section the State eis required.
wltain i've years, to provide at least one
college for the purpose of this education.
The ground nay be purchased from the
fund; but the erection or the maintenance
of buildings can not besimpssed BON it.
Will the attachment ETA asprofssssrship TO
an existing Institution 7sf zlearzing fnl6li
this requirement <, Yes nust lseE- ia. the
fourth sectieH fer an alEsr to tkis later
lrsgatory The college there provided fof
must be enc In which the eieadihkssbieesy
-er, in ether words, tho sparam onntspurl
tpsfse--shall be to ssstesch such branchrs
OF learning as are related to. agriculture
Iop a fb.a-, L..
subordiEatsa to any ether species Of gem
sral education in such an institation.-
Thessta blishneht of a mere, pro Tess orship
Ia order to carry part or the whole sf
the sndewmsnt to an existing Institution,
can scarcely be held to Be falfilment
Of an instructisn so clearly expressedg.aI
That an existing institstien may be adepti
ed Ter this purpose is possible; bat in
such adoption its character ,nust be an.
tirely changed. 1t must become college
within the meaning of this law, where all
ether classes of education become subsr-
dinate to iastruotionAin agricultureh and
the mechanic arts SD 80
These are general views and sugcess
tiens occurring to me upon a.carefuI ak
animation Of ths.slaw OF Congress. I do
net feel called upon to enforce them by
further argument. desire the prespesis
ty and usefulness Of eur present insfitu-
items Of learning, but if their endow ments
are net sufficient, let them be legitimate
ly increased. If the Legislature ha. i'm i'm
pesed burthsns upon them fer free nedta
cation of Any special class, let that Be
otherwise compensated, but let ne doabt-
fal powers be exercised, and no special
trust be wrested from its purpose
Ny attention is called to the phraseol-
ogy of the act, that its provisions shall be
carried ints effect sin such manner al the
Legislatures of the States halhresrectiye
ly provide" which, it is claimed, Telisses
the legislative body frsm any of there
ally naking it free dosation. to be used
at discretion. do not concur in this osn1
strxotisn. There is, Of course, a rsassn-
able discretioa conferred by the language,
but there is general principel, which all
must acknowledge that in che sdministra-
ton Of trust, where the intenameuf Is
clear, it sheuld be regarded az sasrsd shT
a legislative body, as it is made binding
BY Law npsn an indiv dual. 49, :
We may differ as to the con.tructions
and intentions Of the law My covsspfn.
ion does not, efaeeuass, eonsisia 9, 4 end
need not rauense yeuris bat ~ vhstover
conclusisn you may. arrive, ! trust yep
will not, under the pressure, or in the
eenciliatien Of local ihfuencc. SO weaken
or impair the fasd - ts reader ID esn-
paratiyely valneless. The { obi hjert, ef, the
appropriatien, as | understand il, els q
geed one, and may be made means Of
largely Increasing the prosperity Of The
State Tee muck Should not be stte mpt-
ed With ii in the beginniugwe It's spplioaL
tien shealda be made gradually. sfardisg
leppertsnity for experience ts ,densnr
strats aud esrrest any errors il the work
ling Of it. Ii applied to 4 separate Instr
tstion, as II think it should Be. Srespset-
fully suggest that its managsneatsbe ss-
trusted to men of uistellige ace :aad dintsg<
rity, practically associated with .hs interr
ssts it is designed to benefit, ass ~
In regard to the scrip, sssggsstien WAS
made, some tino since, BY the Geysrser
Of Massachusetts,, that as many ef the
States in Interest ..as p-aesieabfs shsaid
agree upon plan and. designatess com
mon ageat to nanase the dispoaitisa sf
it, in order to prevent undge mpetitien
and rsductisr Of values. was favorably
Impressed with his views, bar / had no
authority to act in rhe matter, 'asd sszfe-
spondea. / cemmunieate thsi sa9gsstira
to yeu fer such aetisn as you may dssn
advisable
1 udAIGRArIoN- ,,s
/ have net made any appointment Of
agents, or adopted any measures under
the act Of March 3lst, 1864, 10 eHcear-
lage immigration I early ibsesas satis-
fed that an agent in the city ef New Ysrk
Ecould not accomplish enough to justify
the expense; for, from the Statistics I pro-
cured, it was proven that alosst the co.
tire body of Germani snigrants notaouly
came to that city with their desti natisns
, fixed, but were furnished with tickets
through to the determined points. This
had been mainly accomplished by sxeats
!. Of others, operating. in Germany. The
expense of establishing saehE aEsnsies
s abrsad / appre ehended would exceed yeus