VOLUME V--NUMBER
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MELANCHOLY ExHIBIT-From the fol-


lowing table, which we take from one of
our exchanges, it would appear that there
are more than q half a miHtoaof white per-
sons, IN the United States, exclusive OF
Florida. Michigan and the Territories, over
twenty years OF age. who can neither read
nor write! This fact is calculated 10 pro-
duce sorrow, i'm shame. in the bosom of
ev cry American, but what must be the fee.
llngs of every citizen of Tennessee to find
that his own beloved Commonwealth has
more persons of this description within her
limits than any other State in the Union.
except Virginia and North Cardinal On
the list of Ignorance her name occupies
higher place (unenviable distincuoni)th than
States which possess much larger popula.
ton. How long shall this dark spot re-
main upon her character2 Shall the mel
ancholly number continue to increase. until
we occupy the foremost position in igno-
rance, or shall we rouse ourselves from
our lethargy and nobIy strive to place our
State alongside, or ahead of Connecticut
and Massachusetts,