Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-09

age price of land in the State 1t IS evident
if there was sufficient labor to cultivate all
the land, and manufactures enough to work
up the raw material, the price of land would
increase. There would be more made, and
more of what is made would remain to en-
rich the State
THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE.
There are some subjects upon which no
man could say or write anything new. The
subject which we have placed at the head Of
this article may be regarded as belonging to
this class. The changes, however, which have
within the last ten years taken place in South
Carolina, and in all the southern States, places
the subject of education in new light. 1t is
to education under this new aspect of things,
particularly, that we desire to call attention.
Education, in its full import, has reference
to the physical, mental and moral nature of
man. There are few things that man can
accomplish without education. He has to be
educated to work, think and feel. All
that nature has bestowed upon him is the sim
pie capability. Nature has bestowed upon
him muscular and nervous system, mental
organism and moral endowments. Without
education, these benefces add nothing to his
comfort. Hence, in the proper acceptation
of the word, that individual only is fully ed
ucated whose physical, mental and moral ma
ture is developed and strengthened. Popu-
larly, education embraces nothing more than
mental training. The man who puts his son
in shop that he may learn mechanical
trade, gives his son an education, in the event
the son becomes an expert workman. The
father who sends his son to literary institu-
ton, that he may acquire knowledge of the
arts and sciences, gives his son an education,
provided the son is studious and improves his
opportunities In the latter case the boy
gets theoretical education in the former, a
practical. In the former case he learns with
out knowing anything about the philosophy;
in the latter case he learns how to do certain
things without being able to do them. In
the one case the muscles only are educated !;
in the other only the mind. In either case
the boy is only half educated, and if his NOR
al nature is neglected he is only one third ed
ucated. 1t is clear that perfect development
cannot exist if such a system Of education
prevails to any considerable extent. The
change of circumstances to which we referred
at the outset, is simply this. Heretofore
there existed by force of consequences, two
classes of citizens. The one class received a
mental education; but very little physical
training. The other class was trained to use
mechanical and agricultural Implements but
received very little mental education. The
one class was trained to do all the manual la
Dor, and the other class was educated to do
all the thinking. AS things once existed, the
evil consequences of such an imperfect system
of education were not so evident, nor were the
evil consequences so great as they are at pres
ent Then there were checks and balances
which do not now obtain. 1t is evident, we
think, that the prosperity of our country de-
pends upon the thorough education of the
masses. Not only so, but the prosperity of
our civilization depends upon the same thing.
In fact, if majorities rule, we can scarcely be
called civilized people, The majority Of
our citizens have muscular training but no
mental education a majority of the minority
have mental but no muscular training. 1t
does seem that with such citizens, or rather
with citizens so educated, the resources of our
country never can be fully developed. The
rule in political economy, is simply this:
What legitimately advances the interest Of
one member of a community, advances the in
terest of every member; and what is detri-
mental to one member of community is in
furious to the whole community. We might
then make the comprehensive statement that
since thorough education is of great advan-
tage to single individuals, the thorough educa-
ton of the masses would be all incalculable
blessing to the whole country. This subject
might be carried to an almost indefinite length,
and grave deductions might be made, which
affect alike the present and future OF our
country All we aim at, however, is to be
suggestive.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Col. James Overton Lewis, of Pickens
county, died last week.
Gen. D. B. Sackett, Inspector-General Of
the United States Army, is in Columbia.
The Legislature re;ssembled on Tuesday
last
The National Bank of Chester has de-
clared semi-annual dividend Of six per cent,
payable on and after Monday last.
The State Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, will convene in Columbia on We'd
nesday next, the 10th instant.
- In every part Of the State, the people are
paying their taxes promptly and with less
grumbling than usual.
Judge T. j. Mackey has purchased
house in Winnsboro, and proposes to make
that town his home after next April.
Capt Thos. H. Wade, one of Columbla's
oldest citizens, died in that city on Saturday
last at the age of II years.
Congressman R. B. Elliott and James d.
Tradewell, Esq, have formed law-partner-
ship in Columbia.
e Cannon, the postmaster at Spartan.
burg has runaway. 1t is rumored that he
has been appropriating money belonging to
the government.
! rorornor Moces has hardened Thomas