Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-09-28
PUnLIC SCHOOL MEETING.

meeting of citizens Of Clarks-
Vile, in Franklin Hall, Sept p, 1872,
the meeting was called to order by IL.
c. Merritt, wha moved that tho Rev.
j. b. Shearor be called to the chair,
and on motion of Hon. ID. n. Kenne-
dy, III. c. Merritt was appointed Sec
rotary. Mr.. ii. NJ. Doak offered the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, II is the ohiec, IF this meet
ing to promote and further the cause of
universal education, ny every proper
means aud in pursuance of that object, IL
Is the sense of this meeting, of the citizens
of GAINESVILLE, that the Free school system
Is the only ono by which all men and all
classes of men, can obtain that knowledge
and training of the mind, essential to the
well-being OF the citizens, and the order
AM good morals E o. SineiG,y, ana t oe.. ,,.,,
flow to so 'icty and 10 the citizens from
the establishment and maintenance of ~
sound Free school system, To wit: 1t will
train the minds of the lhbpring classes,
making them more useful citiHens, more
Intelligent and more skilled lahorrrS nus
| Increasing by one hall, the efficiency OF
4 that labor, which ~ the foundation stone
of every free state, II will thus furnish 10
! the state a wealth more solid than gold,
and more lnsting-a wealth Of skilled la
barcrs, Of trained mines, more productive
| than ignorant ill-dirccted labor. IL will
cOnduce to Immigration, flllin our state
with a hardy frugal class of skilled labor
/ erS to develop aud bring into market our
iron, our coal and our timber, our hitherto
I almost unuSucd resources, building up
manufactures. clearing up our idle lands
aud making orr waste places to bloom
with abund mt crops, IL Will increase the
capacity Of The citizen for refined enjoy
mentS, weaving rom the course immorai-
I itiSs in which Ignorance delights, ma di-
rocting To- the purcr pleasures of a mind
trained TO Thought and furnished with
stores oflnformutiOu on which 10 can draw
/ In idle moments for pleasure, ia working
hours for solid use. II viii lessen immur-
ullty and crime. and thus the enormous
Expenses of jOils aud courts OF Justice, ana
l0ll that arfnnr of the law by which men,
who unwisely not restrained rom chOOs-
/ ing evil paths In youth are attempted tn
he withheld from following them in ma
! turur years. II Will furnish Ia all, n cheap
4 or system for acquiring that ordinary edu-
cation, which FITS man, or a woman fuI
/ the business OF life, experience having
shown that education is furnished by thi,
Ipublic system, more Chcaply To an than Il
! It's adoption in our city. Will FORM nu-
cicuS which will soon be extended 10 tn,
whole county, th"ryin rc,
: Resolved, That We pledge ourselves tu
give an earnest and hearty support To all
honorable means, which may he adopted
to further the cause of education earnest
In our efforts t. make II free AS light and
air 10 all, that We Will, In the Municipal
election, support only such candidates rs
shall pledge themselves to an uncondi-
tionAl support OF Free Schools, und am
active use OF all the means In their power
60 establish and preserve them,
d Resolved, That We tlNor aud shall labor
for such a municipal tax as viii establish a
system OF schools which will DE- y credit 90
our city, aud furni, III a solid, practical Cdu-
cation FOR our crildIvn, rich ana poor and
that We fIvor the Immediate submission oi
the question aud the speedy establishment
OF such schools.
Resolved, That We favor. such a system
OF state laws as viii furnish an education
TO the Children of the state. not leaving il
10 Mhim or caprice OF each county la rdu-
g etc tts children ar neglect them. We be-
hove that our whole state should advance
together in material progress and I'm men
tai and moral culture, that the cAigencicS
Of The state dcnlnud thut her Clti2Uiis shall
b. educated. While we duuot believe That
TIE NN1uc.sl condition OF our statv - such
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