Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

19,223, OF which 4S So per cent, or nearly
one half, attended either public or private
schools. The whole number Of coloret
children was 8,401, of which 311-2 pc
cent. attended school, and as the report
for 1852 show an attendance of but 400
scholars, it will be seen that the great in
crease in the attendance on public schools
has been mainly accomplished within the
last few years. These are but a few O
the many indications of growth which
would do credit to western city. We
naturally look for reason for SO marked
change in an old city like Washington,
and the solution of the problem is found
to have been in the abolishment of that
institution SO antagonistic to all enter
prises but the one-Slavery X.
AMENDMENTs.- fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the Constitution
were ratified by both houses of the Vir-
ginia Legislature ON the Sth inst, in com
pliance with the recommendation of Gov
ernor Walker. In the House there were
only six votes cast against the amend
ments, and in the Senate only four
against the fourteenth and two against
the fifteenth amendment In the House
an amendment to the bill passing the
fifteenth amendment, making it take
effect on and alter the admission OF the
State into the Union, received but five
votes In view of the doubts existing
relative to the legality of the present leg
islature, a resolution was offered in the
House that both amendments be again
ratified after the admission of the State.
The resolution wa- referred, and both
houses adjourned until the 18th instant
RURAL Homes FOR PAUPER CuII- I
DREN.-A system in regard to the dis
posal OF children which come upon the
public for support has grown up in SCOT
land af late years, which is not only hu-
name and the very best that could be .
adopted for the children, hut the most ad-
vantageous for the public interests It's
not founded upon any law, but has been
brought about by the efforts Of Sir J NJ
Neill and others, operating upon parochial
boards The practice i. in nearly all the
large towns, to send out the children who
become chargeahlc to the parish to the
houses OF poor people in the couutry,
where they have, to a considerable extent
At least, home comforts and home educl-
ion The children are boarded out, one,
family they are treated as members gf
he family; they acquire the habits ANA {
ceilings OF the persons among whom they
IRE brought up they see the struggles OF
he family 10 maintain their own indepeud-
'nce; they sre tho kind OF feeling thdt
> entertained III reference g. qauper-
hey acquire sort Of domestic attach
ueu"to the father or mother, or to the I
woman with whom they arc boarding I
hey are well oaua.,tad, and ultimrtelv a
hey melt into the pnPuittiou, 81 that :
hey cannot be traced, and they are not :
listinguishable from the peop'" who have J
'cen brought up in Independence. They t
20 to the parish schools On + rms Of per
ect equality with their schoolu4te., the
'arochial authorities paying the school :
ees. The parish authoriti- appoint an d
whose duty it is continually to q
isit the children, and if there is reason ?
0 believe that they are IMPROPERLY treated r
hey are at once removed. =
The testimony recently given before :,
'arliamentary committee was highly u
lvorable to the syatcn. Partic- f.miliar q
nth it, operation testified that when the y y
hildren were put cut carly enough, be- \
,rc they are contaminated ty d;zsiptted i
arents, they invariably become merged /
the indus strial population. OF those b
mt out from Dundee, it Is said, not one !, :,
rought up in this way has applied to the y
lrsh again. In ElinburE m Inspector. .
ho has had fifteen years experience, II
iys there is not single case on record y
here one of these children sent out in "
i
arish In fact, the testimony of numer
Is parties from different towns and cities
as all one way, that the boarding-out =
stem was successful in every point OF a.
ew. 1t is economical tthe cost being ci
'out 60 per head annually it is bene- "
,ial to the childrcn's health, and re re
arkably favorable to their moral i'm rt
-ovement fl
Something like this system prevails in e
-ass .chusetts, the children of the aims d.
ouse being placed in families after re- RI
living an education at the expense Of OF
10 State Would it not be we'll to adopt /,
10 Scotch system, and send them at once il
to the country, to grow mp and take
eir chances in life like other children
Father AIyaciuthc. CT
WITH BISHOP DUPAN-