The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-14
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son. and instead of being with what the State has
furnished only the aroused put forth still greater
weakened see family sacrifices for collegiate
education most frequent in those States where the common
school system exists.
Admitting the full force of the foregoing conclusive argu,
ment Rghtfulness Taxation for Education and
aSng 100 t tbt the Intervention of the State
those who still contend that the true metAoo Oh IN
ervention wealth simply to supplement ndi-
vidual exertions
They able do educate their children
in schools themselves and invoke State aid only
papers Two fatal objections present themselves to this
system In the first place. it is aisnoer to call it system
there is system about it, the schools de-
ached and independents they arc wanting In the pnce
life Besides under such i'll assorted arrange
the know but little Of the influences that
be exerted within Education is too complicated
interest and touches the prosperity Of the commonwealth in
many points, be left in reference to the most important
its Subjects absolutely without responsibility to the
In the second place. it fatal objection to
the scheme that it nvidtous makes reproachfu dis
distinction children the commonwealth sepa
rating bewxt the rich and the Such nvidous distnc
tons should receive the counenance of the State And
third objection, this very account the scheme must
result failure Parents generally will favor, rather
than permit their children to be tmatzed as the condition
of receiving it,
1.-The policy of the State" says distinguished writer
is recognize distinction bewxt the rich and the peor
put them lupon the footng treat them m many
whose capacities be unfoded and whose erge
be directed The rich and the in the school house
the house of Cod should together upon the ground of
their relation and the of this promiscuou
elementary training would be felt in harmonzpg and
smoothing all the unevenness harshne and inequalities of
social life.
Still another objection made by
who would have education self sustaining They do deny the
right of the State to sate this subject will they
altogether question the duty under certain but
they that the demand W intaNib the supply
1t said that science literature and the arts the
modes which minister the physical comfort and convenences
of man. wanted will be procured The double operation
private interest the hand obtain, the other
furnish will present inducements enough to originate all the
schools that be needed give all the instruction that
be desired But the advocates of this theory entirely overlook
that in the matter of education, Sir VIM Hamilton
Justly remarks and supply necessarily coexisten
and coextenvetha education which creates the demand
which education only supply The plea which would have
the State abandon education private enterprise the prnc
pie of demand and supply adjusting each other conadced
both by and fact As Judge Chalmers wisely says edu
cation literally grows by what it feeds upon and we may
add feeds upon that which itself produces And to fact
dowmens partly from individuals partly from the State have
always been its reances TO supply the with which the
machinery is kept in motion
But this great duty of to provide for
citizens clear in itself and of universal obga
papabe and stringent when it falls
upon States peculiarly organized or upon States placed IN
particular circumstances Surely the shone upon
State the distinguished urist from whom have before
quoted the prosperity and very existence of which
gently required the education of its citizens than Mississippi
An immense majority of its people utterly literae
all these To them confded the exercise
every attribute sovereignty is it probable that
present generation, the succeeding will live any
change this respect An educational qualification for suf
frage Office however desirable may deemed
likely be adopted while majority of the suagans remain
unettered To assert that State be wisely prosper
ous administered for series the basis universal
suffrage population majority whom literate
do violence alike to the teachings experience and to the die
sense
education recommended by considerations of
solue it is the cheapest of all sysems and this fact
ITSELF sufficient to commend it to the favorable attention
every friend of education. If the which annually
expended in the State upon the
children who looking to liberal education could be
lected in should be amazed the prodigay
the comparison with the poverty
udcousy distributed would
supplying neighoohoOd with
paratiyey public education is cheap general intelligence
contributes general virtue and virtue diminshes
expenditures for crime 1t is also cheap deveopes
of the country and the
ct labor but intelligence that values
public education outlay of capital that the
fers of the State with interest Not dollar
therefore, that udicousy appropriated the instruction
the people will ever be lost The five talents will
five and the two talents other while neglect this
department of duty the talent napkin
it in the bowels OF the EARTH
But it should not be overlooked that public edu
cation like the form of government spring man
maXims habits and people The great
which has attended the Pussan public
srucon is acribed by Cousin the that it
existed the and before it
enacted into law To certain extent of this
has been of the establishment of public system
in State Fastened upon in the and unparalleled
circumstances IN which placed by those who
fully ldentfed with the material interests of the
having received the fostering
of the the best has suspected alien or
distrued spy 1t is exceedingly important therefore
that this whole subject should be placed enlightened
foundation, regulated by wise legislation, and committed for