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large. ' We regard a general system of edu- 

 cation (said an American orator) as a wise and 

 liberal system of policy, by which property, 

 and life, and the peace of society are secured. 

 We seek to prevent in some measure the ex- 

 tension of the Penal Code, by giving sound and 

 scriptural knowledge at an early age ; and we 

 hope for a security beyond the law, and above 

 the law, in the prevalence of enlightened and 

 well-principled moral sentiment.' Nor is the 

 education of the Indians neglected. It appears 

 by an official statement, that ' The American 

 Government appropriates the sum of ten thou- 

 sand dollars annually for their civilization, 

 which is producing very beneficial effects, by 

 improving the condition of the various Tribes 

 in the United States ; already thirty-two Schools 

 are established in the Indian nations, and for 

 the most part are well-conducted, in which, 

 during the past year, nine hundred and sixteen 

 youths of both sexes, have been instructed in 

 reading, writing, arithmetic, and all the ordi- 

 nary occupations of life. So large a body of 

 well-instructed youths, of whom several hun- 

 dred will annually return to their homes, 

 cannot fail to effect a beneficial change in the 

 condition of this unhappy race.' 



The climate of New York is variable in the 



