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rlsiic literature of the day is addressed. -


what has become of the ponderous folio,


IN which the learning of The Middle Ages
used to issue, 10 a small and exclusive cir


Gle, its solemn manifeslo2 Now we have


he slender pamphlet, the popular tract,


he cheap periodical, cast forth even to the


Ilml's OF civilization, penetrating into eve


ry nook and corner of the land often


light, often worthless, but often, too, IN.
siruclive, effective; written for the masses,
reaching the masses and awaking, far
and wide, consciousness of deficiency, a
spirit of inquiry, desire to know more.


The people govern in America. Ere
long the people will govern throughout the
habitable earth. And they are coming in.
10 power in an age when questions of
mighty import rise up for their decision.
They who govern should be wise. They
who govern should be educated They
who decide mighty questions should be en-
IIgh'ened. Then, as we value wise go
vernment, as we would have the deslnies
OF our kind shaped by an enlightened tri
bunal, let the schools of the people, and
the teachers who preside in these schools,
and the system that prevails in these
schools, be our peculiar care.


We cannot reform the world, no, nor
provide instruction for great nation, by
any direction given to half a million off
dollars. But something, even ia such a
cause, may be effected by it-something,
devoutiy believe, that shall be felt all over
our broad land. The essential is, that, i'll
little we can do, that little be well dome
be done faithfully, in the spirit of the trust,
in the spirit Of the pge-in spirit not |
restrictive, not exclusive, but diifusive,
universal


Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS, Of Miss, also
spoke 10 favor Of the bill. He snid-


tie would admit that the Government
had no authority to take charge of. rne
subject OF education, and he did not consi.
der ms bill as liable to that objection.
The Normal school system be considered
as highly beneficial, serving to produce
in the language, and to lay The
foundation of all sciences. The spelling.
book of Noah Webster which had been
used extensively in our primary schools,
had done more to produce uniformity in
our language in this country, than any
thing else. If we sent out good school
books from this institution, il would be OF
vast service 10 the country.


Mr. ID. enlarged upon the benefits which
would result TO science and the diffusion
If every kind Of useful knowledge, from
IN Institution which would gather young
nen from the remotest parts of the coun-
ry, at the common point where every IA.
;lllty for practical instruction would be af
ordod. The taste Of the country would
'e refined. knowledge was the common
cement that was to unite all the heleroge.
lous materials of this Union into one
mass, like the very pillars before US. If
here was any constitutional objection to a,
he establishment Of a corporation, he was j
Wiling to strike out that feature in the bill,
md preserve the remainder. But let us !
10 something to carry out the objects of
he testator, or let US throw back tho fund (
pon the chaucery courl Of England.


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