Year: 1860

Hitherto the public schools in this county have
been sadly neglected and had to drag their slow
length along as best they could without sympathy,
without patronage, without attracting the notice
of our citizens. The people had neglected to feel
interested in that which was considered to be every
bodys and nobody's business, and as consequence
TO look upon public school as being beneath their
notice, and as being sort of receptacle for the
lazaron and the idle.


Such sentiments strikes at the very root OF ouI
dearest rights as Republican and free people. Fol
as universal suffrage is fundamental principle OF
our government so, universal education or diffusion
of knowledge must of necessity be the true policy
oft Among the pillars which support our politi-
cal edifce are virtue and intelligence. The masses
to know their rights and to maintain them, mu,
be educated at least to certain extent. Otherwise
they will be deluded, and deceived by the syren
song of ambitious political knaves and implicitly
follow in the wake of INSCRIPTIONS demagogues
who are ever striving to attain power at the ex-
pense of the liberties of the peope, and to rule in
riot with an iron rod Ambitious ecclesiastcs would
also arise, for they ever watching the opportu-
nity) to assume to themselves and attemptto exer-
else, the ghostly perogratve of opening the gates
of hell at discretion, in intimidating their fellow
citizens from exercising the liberty of thought and
of speech into a tame and passiue obedience to then
imperious toilL


Therefore it is in the public school system ifwel
conducted, that we behold q miniature Of and an
auxiliary to the Republic Here the children o.
the rich and Of their less fortunate fellowctizens
meet upon broad and common level. The former
are not caressed and set forward to the detrment
of the latter, but where all are recognized as being
what they really are, felow-citizcns scons of the
Republic, who in after times are to WELD the des-
TIMES Of n great nation.


Then, let the banner ofthe public school hang
upon the outer wall, let every patriot be proud o.
such an institution, being potent arm of the
national defense, and it is gratifying to know, that
this sentiment is taking deep root in this commune
ty. That many of our best citizens not only adoo
cate the theory, but practically demonstrate it by
their patronage, inasmuch that great members O
our youth, are clamoring for admission. Ninety
eight pupils have been admitted, and seventy-si1
necessarily refused, from want of room and add
tiona instructions. But we are happy to state tha
from laudable ibegalty of the public, good sense
patriotism and energy of the school Commissioners
the abilities and experience of the Principal, 10
of ground has been purchased, the materials con
tracted for f not the building itself for the erec
ton of a house that will accommodate all who ma.
apply for admission.


The patrons of the school, the citizens of thu
county, and of the State, should feel a laudabl
pride in the success ofthe experiment, and one
debt of lasting gratitude to the Commissioners AM
the Principal, for their untiring efforts in raising
the phoenix from its ashes to thegaze Off admir-
ing public. a CITIZEN