Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-03

edge of the principles of things; "many,"
IN this sense, can never go to colleges.
Nay, more, Of the many, in the narrower
sense who DO go to college, it Is only the
feW-thevery elect fev-who master the
deep abstruse root Of the matter. What
thep1LAre not The many, therebyA bene-
fitted and blessed2 We might as wen say
that all who, Ignorant of the principle. de-
rive use or enjoyment from a telegram or
photograph, were under no obligation to
Morse or Daguerre. Upon that theory
the dull gardener or farmer, who is inca
pable of the first proportions Of chemistry
is not indebted to Prof Liebig,,whese SCI
entifc discovery of the needed manure
has increased his product and his wealth
twenty fold; nj villa
1t is w~elrenodgh TO talk about amaking
two blades OF grass grow where only one
grew before but the true question is: the
hal0-the law-to make It grow into two,
and that Or a like useful and practical re-
suit; ignorance never devised vet and
never will.zf And whenever it Shall be
done, it must be done by an accordance
with the principles of nature, and that
knowledge is science and profoundest sci
ence also. It must begin all arts and uses.
Afterwards they will be repeated to the
end of generations, in utter Ignorance of
the principle nationally of the act, they
shall be repeating,
So, too, 1 must think his reasoning in
error, IN what is said, if 1 understand its
full purport, ofthe instruction '1ch5ch per-
tGinS to their ol0n cdtlings." At least the
foundations, out oft&hich the true science
and art of aOrion1tnra Chat lind of 49,:
culture ef which we are discussing), must
arise, are so many and so deep, that a
merely special education. without a very
general scholarship below it, can never
attain to it. And, whenever It IS deter
mined to give the s-grieulturalist a cole
Sidte education, it can only be to the few
1t can only be scientifc-and, finally. it
mast ascend from the general to ths special
instruction.
Aristocracy, personal, social and pelIt-
ical, is a bad thing-generaIlya contempt
ible spirit-but it is in the nature of
things that letters is necessarily an aris-
toeracy. We may rail against the truth
but We INC help ourselves. The Ba-
cons, Newtons, Keplars and Agassizs Of
this world can never be a multitude. l
beg pardon for all these truisms Ito some).
But are they not stOutly denied7 And
are they not incontestibly not merely
true, but the essence of the controversy
conclude this part of the topic with but
one more remark. When we have deter
mined upon the policy of educating farm
ers in colleges or universities we have
passed the point of most of these discus
sions. That determination establishes our
choice Of a liberal education, and liberal
education means-itself. r. a41 10 1d.4a-. i
Upon the question of manlallabor, in
volved in this subject l. am less clear.
Our reason, experiences and, prejudices
seem all at fault in relation to it. This
much, however, is reasonable in my judg-
ment, viz: that there is no use in either
colleges OF schools to teach the mere man
ual dexterities of Agrieulture-as plough
ing, hOeing, spading, chopping, and the
it is the intelligence of the prin-
ciple to be worked at and wrought out,
which this education is to impart. AS
much manual labor at least, must be main
tanned, as will serve definitely and famil-
to exemplify, illustrate and put into
practice, with its results the scien-
tifc truth, new or old, upon which they
must rest.
Some correspondence has been held be-
tween the late Governor and those of other
States in regard to q common principle Of
action in the disposition of this Scrip.
And various suggestions have been, made
me by private individuals for some
plan, BY which it could be sold in larger
quantities than by retailing to individual
purchasers. But nonedof these reonferen-
ces have developed into any plan worthy
of calling YOU attention to them. This
of the proper disposition of the
Scrip is commended to-your consideration.
'l'Nn tMIeRATIoN. 7H
You will have and doubtless will care
fully consider the report Of the Commits
sion of Immigration, and the general topic
of whichiit makes a part 94ri i
81 This subject is always of great import
anee TO Ohio. 1t is especially SC, at this
time The War of Rebellion, which has
disturbed and reyolutionized so many
practices and principles, has also
changed this matter and our rela-
ton toit. 1t has sent and will send many
Of our own best and most enterprising cit
to the open, sunny, free South. 1t is
also diverting European immigration in
JIG bdAlO uAICCllOu-. we HdN COUIOTL
ourselves by the grand and magnanimous
idea, of the Compensation to the new or
renovated Nation, as a whole. But the
fact will still remain that 0hio-as Ohio
her interests make our business, as
General Assembly and Governor,) will
suffer, by the change, unless she takes
some action, which looks towards a coun-
Lerpoise. "''
Moreover; our neighbor States to
hYest Of us, stimulated by this
common danger, have been, are, and
viii be, active to improve or else
maintain their own conditions. Certain
they naturally and necessarily
nave over Us. These, by their agents IN
they will individually press upon
he migratory masses Our special advan-
ages-many and great-be assured, they
never will disclose or intimate. Neither, |
n all probability, will the National Com
very specially, @ work for Ohio. |
The only question is; shall we do this
to ourselyes2 Without recommen=
of any special plans, l leave the
natter to your better wisdom and to that
# my able and excellent successor, with
he declaration Of my own opinion, that
Is Importance to our State and people
be well Over-estimated- de
q Dbl MILITARY AGENCIES. 81 ofHi O.
I scarcely know what to say, Or advise,
regard to our Military Agencies. d 90
Surprising that the cessation of the war
soon put an end to the necessity of
hese agents, and being firmly convinced
f the policy of closing all war expendi-
as rapidly as, possible, with the wal
tself, and of coming Immediately and SCI
.erely down to a peace establishment, be-
ore such officers and expenditures shall
chronic through mere continuance,
notified, all these agencies to prepare fer
n early close of their duties, and some of
hem l specifically required to do SO by the
rst of January. But it now chances that
he Sanitary Commission, whose officers
ave been doing amongst, other kindnesses
D the soldiers, an excellent service, in
ratuitously collecting these claims, has
etermined to close out all sheir business.
his misfortune flor such itis) has thrown
n increased business of this sort upon our
tate agents and in several of them their
uties Of this kind are greatly increased
Of being diminished, as wa anti
The soldiers-just at home, in
ebt, and, many of them, unpaid and desA
in their feelings as ia their finances
thrown into traps and, under the
evices of a set of sharpers and swindlers,
he likes and equals of whom were per-
APPS never seen upon the earth beforei
grant they neve may again. mean
le claim agents of our chief cities of
I know very web how an!
lst and %imprudeht, asa general truth, is