Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-01-31
Address to the People OF Nebraska.
By the Educational Association Of .Ae.
brGskG, .Adopfed Jan 9th, 1857

OTdSh6, O1d0PteG Jdn JIHt 1870
Impressed with p deep conviction of the
yltal imp rance Of the educational in
terrsts of Nebraska, to her future pros.
periIy realizing that those interests can
only be properly advanced and The pros.
perIty secured and made permanent by a
Toll conception on the part OF, ;he people
Of their responsibility IN The matter of
Ih- ttus. committed To theIr hands; the
Educational ASSOCIATION Of Nebraska now
IA session at ihe TERRITORIAL CaplaI.
presents to the peopls-ot NebrasIsa tins
address as Il means Of informing them
as 10 their school properly, and response
billy imposed by that possession.
Whatever may be the result Of the
question of the admission Of Nebraska.
now pending Lefore The National Con-
gre>S, II is evident that Nebraska will
shortly become State. Upon emerging
from ner Territorial condIrIon, she viii
Le lef, to TIE free exercise OF the popu-
lar sovereignty which Is The boast Of the
American people. Ii will 'hen devolve
upon her people 10 manage their own
institutions IN their own way" and if in
The exercise OF this sovereignty she ey
hlbItS a wise foret hOughl III reference to
me great Interests Of popular education.
aud carefully provides for the preSeTva,
IOn et Ihe means Uf support for schools
of all grades furnished ty the general
government. then Will future generaIions
arse, and call blessed The generation
which has understood and faithfully dis
charged It's glorious trust.
The experience of other States Is full
of instruction aud of warning as TO the
importance of wisely guarding and pro-
Iecling from sacrifice the lads SET apart
by The munIhrence of The Federal
Government, Tor lhe support of our Edu.
cauonal system. These lands are now
Of Immense value. With the rapid in
crease of population which will result
from the opening Of railroad cOmmun-
IcauOn with the various sources Of Imml-
eralIun, aud The consequent occupancy Ot
lands uew vacant. the value of those
lanndS will be UNNECESSARILY enhanced.
The income fIoEl those lands, If wisely
lnanaged, may be made TO sustain syS.
lem vt EDUCATION equal TO any ON lhiS
Continent or ia the world. To sell those
lands, or 10 consent 10 their sale at any
price WOULD be rscreansy - O'aF srast. 4
would be q great measure defeat the
pblecl Of The land grant fOf sch00l pvr
pOses. Il would reb your children and
yoas ehsldrrn children Of ll1ests desresi
herHage iherr most sacred right; The
! .gnt lhe education vouchsafe to them by
ihe provision OF these lands.
1o preserve these lands from the ra-
Pacny VI the sptculatOr 10 throw defen.
ces around ali revenues for the support
ct ScEouls 10 devise means whereby the
educational system of Nebraska shall be
made equal or superior 10 any known
system; 10 encourage al as early day
as practicable. the founding OF Normal
Schools aud State Unrrrsly; aud 10
awaken an ipIeTesl IN lhe Cause of Flu.
Gallon are among the olJec.s OF our As.
soclaIIou aud we seek our reward, not IN
dollars and cents, but IN The conscious
ness that we are laboring IN good cause:
are STRIVING 10 execute with fidelity. one
If cur most Important truths /; and We are
DONG that upon which cur chlldren will
look with grateful pride aud say This is
the work Of our fathers" I"
We ask Of The Peope Of Nebraska. that
in this work they take a part. That ip /
every organized country of the Terrific.
nv, the friends of education meet togeIh. |
er aud organize auxiliary AssocIa lions.
for The purpose of carefully guarding the
school interests. and that they annually /
send delegates to sIl with Us 10 our Ter !
rilorial Association. ia order thai inf our
meetings we may have the advantage of
Il wisdom and experience of your besi |
men to guide US in these important ques-
lions. $50 Na n
Signed Onsbehalf Of The Educational
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