The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-26
GOLDEN WORDS.
Extract from the inangnral message OF
Governor Crittenden Of Missouri:


Governor Crittenden Of Missouri:
Parsi,nony towards education is libcrality
towards crime. c,,.
Education Is contagious, and every lachl
ty should he given for it's diffusion. !,
Grim. 40 inevitably gives way before the
n,nrcl, of e,lucatiof, IA the Indian. the wolf
md the buffalo do before the tread Oi cNi-
1izatiOn. r.,
No State is great until its educational Ia
cilities are great, and at the door OF the poor
boy in the cabin, NJ we'll as IN the reach OF
the spoiled child Of fortune.
There is no cheaper defense 70 com
n,u,,ify or n comm 81, wealth than education.
1t il /. stronger aud u safer bnlwark. more
unt,,ling and vigilant than the most power,
FIJI armaments Of wood, iron and steel. and
it makes ita recipients the boidest defenders
of the right and the most uncOmproin'slng
enemies Ut the wrong.
Let no efforts be considered too great, no
patience too exlansting and no means TOO
artluous to extend 1t to all classes Of society.
Let us exhibit to the Nation the noble
s,cctaclc Of Missouri educated rs she should
be-, her sons and daughters adding the grace
and powers and virtues Of cultivated minds
to their fine NATURAL qualities, and those
who hav. contributed to bring about the re-
suits will lie entitled to the lasting gratitude
Of l,Ostcrity.
Says Governor Cnllom Of Illinois to the
legislators Of that State:
There il no issue on wl,icl, the people Of
Illinois are 80 heartily united, AMI about
which there il 40 little division OF parties.
Ms that the public school system must not
only Lc maintained, but that 1t must he I'M
moved and perfected by III; the aids which
minds trained in the nrt Of teaching, expe-
rence, observation aDd intelligent ieg'sl's-
tiOn can give 1t. ,
An encouraging feature Of this question
consists in the fact that there is absolutely
no party in this country which dares to
openly array itself against popular cduc''-
ton.
1 believe that no part Of the public rev.
enue annually contributed by the people Of
Illinois las been more prVfitahly or bencficl-
ally expended thnn that which has been mp
propriatcd to the support Of the public
schools. Its benefits IRE not merely mani
tested in the present. but 1t is an inveat-
ment for the future, which Is destined to
bring its returns III accommodating profits to
future generations.
Governor Mcclellan, in his third an
nual message to the Legislature Of New
Jersey, said:
There is nothing noblcr than tho work Of
educating the young, nothing more iinl'or-
tant than the trimming Of the future citizens
and rulers Of u free oOuntry.
And Governor Cornell Of New York,
following the some train Of reasoning mp
parent in Governor Crittentlen's message,
uttered this truism:
Public education is q measure of public
economy, for. na intelligence il the best an
ti,lotc for vice aud crime, the expenditures
for education will lessen tho demands fol
charity and correction.
As has been truly said, the free school
system Of this country is its present glory
and future security"
| Shall Louisiana forever DO q laggart
in the good work of pushing the cause o
popular education, that cornerstone Q
our Republics Every man within thu
borders If tho State who fails to pay bit
poll-tax-which is now the mainstay o
the public scho6ls-must be set down a.
one who would answer that question il
the affirmative.