The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-27

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full .-Charleston Courier.
~ COMPULSORY EDucArroN.-h.
ttow Demotrat.-I notice in your last
issue "that a bill providing for Com.
pulsory Education has passed to its
second reading in the Legislature"
This action, l think. is not only wise
and prudent. but cxPcdicnt and judi.
cious. Should this system Of educa-
ton be adopted in our young, but
cvsutful and growing little State. | am
quite sure we would soon realize us
wonderful change as did Massachu-
s It's and Connecticut shortly after its
adoption. Compulsory Education is
opposed, however, by many con'uma-
cious fogics as ilIosicaily as earnestly.
It has been frequently urged by the
opposers Of this system that its ratid'
sisS u rsnuL,ic,n farm Of Govern.
p'on, Lot IA lool Mt This objection
sor , roment If in times of sudden
war when the very existence Of a ma
ton is impcriled by threatening az.
erosion. docs not the government Gull
upon her citizens 10 shoulder their
u ,e, nons onI rrncl attack !? Was moi,
,h;s r;ah, s;,r,lIv illustrated and uni.
r"rsaIis ,ctno wj,dged m both sides in
,bs dr.f, md conscrint nets during our
or, .;r;l w,r9 WAS ,bis rich, gain.
.roJ n, , ln,sr ncriod when Germany
,".0 s,rsd from ,hc French Invasion by
\ WV vonderful military system which con.
ror,"J Tho hind into ,be hero and the
, r,i.,n into ,be warrior ? If, there.
: WV in ,;mos If national extremity the
a"u,-nmsr, of n state or Nation has
III. nr;~;lrss If interference with the
eam;Iv reln,ion i, is msnifostly proper,
!, ",.;Las m. ,tn, sLc should call upop
I'o. a"on,c and even demand by pef.
.mn.orr mandate I'm. thry INSIST in the
.sa,,rs ,,s,. of coroncrinr ignorance,
rh;sJ il n fos moro donreroas to ma.
,;omaI ,row,b md nrosneTitv than the
,rmsd hos, sat in arr.v upon tho o,cu
eli ~ hn,,Is i've orc n nation Of
wv " -. $40 ,ororr hy
a".saireS ~ omr nnents va 'lircc, tn,
uo,srnmout Wa should, therefore,
III hn nn,,;6sJ e;,bcr to ne,f,tm
IIs.o functions ourselves, or to direc,
,,Lors bow 10 do il. and to Judge
,";.oi,, ~ ,Io;r o.,s In our creo, md
S,ar;ov. ~ RSn"bIic ",be noorcst Orphan
S"~ m,v in his life lime, b. called
W. W., ~, ~ X, tho L;cbcs, lr,isluIiv. in.
l li";", " ~ s,scu,;ye nosi,ien, md tho
~ 81 ,sh;.b motcs him ELIGIBLE is bu,
~ ",t " + !, Jcnv him ,6r education
.'nn;r.J ~ ounI;iv him far the dis.
,Lirno " srcT duiis,r 7, ,eems. then,
t%a, +, c ", or universal educa.
';0n h |" , nh"aIn,sly essential in INV form
~ .I:' ao W !, ia in n Democracy,
!. = = uonriJ;o ovsrv mon con,rols 50
e ~ = 80 NJ. vo,o ia concerned, the action
~ ~ ,I bs n nsooI" IN ,bo elec,ion Of their
~ y =. .uu l R. nos. !, moi seem renup.
".D, 10 rs.son therefore. that any
Stat. should allow her cbiltreu 10
800 20 IN in ;rnornnce, and thus lus
H' om .s Sp 20. ,iaSIo 10 be lend csiray BY
' 'Se olsn.tro,s Of demuropues merely
h.c,nss ,bsp arc unipformel upou the
.nS;""'s ~ issue Onr Government,
,s.;S un,n dissertation. upop iudrmcu,
,nJ unpn thouebt. Docs i: not fol-.
law, then, ,baS rs a matter Of self.
S,"ssrv,,ion. Ignorance, which is an
srsmv tn tbe yerv busis of govern.
n r should be suppressed? Francis
Il Ahho,t in nm address to the First
inds,eudcnt Socistyn of Toledo, Oct.
=. ,sGj .avs. "Thc most dangerous
onemy Of republican institutions is ig
,arans., Even crime is a smaller
nor;I Educated criminals are sonipar.
p,;rai, r,rs md their mower for mis-.
.h;sf yonid bD Slight bu. for their in.
suon. " ovsr ,be uucducutcd," He
= ~ ,S,t ;r,ornncc !, tho precursor to
..;n,a 'ar5 almost The neeessl,a,or to
!, ~ . community in which tho aver.
~ ~ ,,: :: h;,h In M. clob.