The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

teachers reach $1a5oooo six salary
would require of books school fixtures
apparatus more aggregatng the $4,000
the outlay required making months instruction
of the unenroed scholastic population of the State Able and ndefa
gable accomplished State Superintendent of Public Instruction
and supported as ne lsDy an encent corps OF county venture
hopeless
raising additional either in the the by
ton otherwise 1t cannot be done We able raise the
requisite for the education of population and demand
upon
Between 1860 and 1880 the assessed valuation property a
per while population 1870
population 283S36 while
taxable property diminished 4,O6a3, reducing $137
capita population while the Middle England range
$500 per capita Unon-Aabam
sas Florida Georgia. Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi
souri, Carolina Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia
Vgnaoccupy substantially the position. They have
unenroed scholastic population numbering about for whom
they have make adequate preparation Itwoud require
the expenditure of make preparation for their instruction
for the average of three months
expend their
enrolled scholars about $OOOooO annually With the exception of
Maryland Missouri they financially in the condition
Tennessee The decrease the value their
1870
$411,47o9O. With all efforts the number of Itea
increasing while the percentage eracy reduced about
per the Under this condition
things ihng with great question great danger ask
expect impoverished people provide the required
emergencies which reach and affect the whole country Contrast
school III days; only Her enrolled pupils within
than her entire scholastic popuaon only about
half Her annual school expenditures about SIS capita
of her enrolled scholars while reach $3.50 CAPITA
per month for each pupil
Middle
much per scholar Such
inequalities educational advantages which mention merely illustrate
situation and need of aid attended only with
corresponding differences the opinions of the
people localities differences
progress power influence; the
fact cannot be ignored that underlying agency all
progress; knowledge power
the widely difused any State community
the more power and influence that State or community will exert and
forming moulding the public opinion that and
guides the onward the social The greatest strength
highest glory Government be reached the
prosperity equal of the of which
composed and the nearly they be harmoous developed
educatonay otherwise the will be the certainty with which
they brought with each other and with the
Federal head
would therefore, press upon your of the benefits to
result
ghned policy Government general consideration that the
would thereby supplied
the principles the opinions and the
countrymen will homogeneous and will
cultivate guardians liberties broader sentiment of
nationality together with patriotism resting enlightened
spirit liberty which has constituted nations safeguard
hour of danger.
If there taught by
of people have maintained their
preserved their nationality with whom the liberty
has degnerated republic
gone long before
swept nationality The accomplished historian,
describing decline and fall under the prevalence of ignorance and the
spirit party suffering liberty decay
they such Of God
his wrath vengeance any greatest
greatest of the world losing the of
liberty the and losing liberty was the effect"
blessings liberty neither be fully enjoyed by those who
preserved follow the spirit of
liberty and pure which must with find their alment
general of knowledge requisite the formation of enlightened
public opinion.
Halum his Constitutional History speaking of the English
mnt says deceived by the comparatively perfect of
present liberties and that superior security far less owing
positive control which exercised by
public opinion This emnenty with Constitutions and laws
protect wemeanng against the strong and
unprncped feeble barriers communities where there ngt
public opinion lend its vzng influence and force the
and law order, and of justice.
Washington, with that aghted wisdom for which he DIS
tngushd his farewell address his counymen condensed into
single idea he d hat proportion
force public opinion essential that
public opinion should be enlightened"
added his the declaration hat
popular without popular information the acquiring
it. is but prologue a farce tragedy or BOTH"
ends and for the attainment of which the
established the promotion of perfect unon the
justice the domestic tranquility the Defense
welfare and the blessings of liberty rest for their preservation
accomplishment upon the intelligence of citizenship
the General Government why should the latter
providing that nteence7 If find
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