MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
[For the Rural New-Yorker.] 
APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL MONEYS. 
Mr. Editor :—With your permission, I 
would be glad to occupy a small portion of 
your paper, in presenting to the public a few 
items in respect to the apportionment of School 
moneys in this State. We feel the present 
law to be unjust, and that every one who will 
look at the thing as it is, will deem it so too. 
Let us examine the method of distribution for 
a moment. The State Superintendent is re¬ 
quired “ to apportion and divide one-third of 
the sum raised by-general tax and one-third of 
all other moneys appropriated to the support 
of common schools, equally among the districts 
of the State, and the remaining two-thirds ap¬ 
portion to the several counties and towns ac¬ 
cording to the population.” 
It is evident from this, that those counties 
that are divided into the greatest number of 
districts receive the greatest benefit from the 
school fund, while those that have united their 
districts, in order to sustain better schools, 
must suffer materially. A few facts to this 
point 
According to the Superintendent’s report of 
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BAYARD TAYLOR. 
that he adopted the American dress. He was 
nicknamed “ Sam Patch.” As the fleet ap¬ 
proached the shores of his native land, he be¬ 
came greatly excited through fear. He was 
sure that the government knew all about him, 
and even knew his name. He therefore chang¬ 
ed it, and desired to be called “Tom Patch.” 
This incident shows the nature of Japanese 
power, and betrays the secret of its despo¬ 
tism. Espionage—a grand system of spies and 
informer, exists through which even the meanest 
subject is kept in constant fear. 
Spies were constantly over the conduct of 
the squadron, and not a move was made that 
was not instantly reported at head quarters.— 
The lecturer gave an interesting account of 
the visit of the ships to the Islands of Loo 
Ohoo, and its exploration by a party of eight, 
of which he was one. Loo Choo is subject to 
Japan, though so far distant that the people 
represent to foreigners that it is a dependency 
of China. A Japanese garrison was discover¬ 
ed, secreted on the Island, by the Americans. 
Loo Choo is CO miles long, and from 5 to 
15 miles wide. The country is dotted with 
neat villages, shady groves, and elegant gardens. 
The exploring party went over half the Island, 
but were followed by spies, and their approach 
to a village was the signal for the desertion of 
all the inhabitants. The common people 
seemed curious and even anxious to see the 
strangers, but fear of government spies prevent¬ 
ed them from exercising their propensities.— 
No violence was offered, and when the explor¬ 
ing party refused to obey the orders sent from 
According to the Superintendent’s report of Bayard Taylor is a man of whom every I possess the right to watch over her last hours rulers of the Island to desist from going into 
1853, Livingston Co. has a population of 40,- American can be justly proud. Earnest, ener- j with the eye of true and devoted affection, he ii'umintV° b u\ r 1 a'’ aI rrmnlricoiist^ ac- 
875; Delaware Co., 39,825. The tax raised getic, persevering, filled with every kindly eino-1 made the dying girl his wife; and then with com p an ied the party, and so well skilled was 
upon Livingston Co., for the support of common tiomand generous impulse, he is the embodiment j the gentle hand that can only accompany the lie in deceit that he pretended that he was sent 
schools, was $11,947,88; Delaware Co., $6,- of Young America in its genuine and noble feeling and noble heart, he left her side only at to protect the party. The streets of the capi- 
242,19. The whole amount of school money’s development. The reader of this article, in i the dark portal, through which no one living tal of the Island were almost totally deserted, 
portionment per scholar in Livingston Co., shades of brown to the countenance represent- Then, with feelings of desolation, he turned against espionage. He ordered off all the spies! 
would amount to $0,98; in Delaware Co., $1,- ed above; for the scorching sun of Africa has away to wrestle once more with the stern real- and threatened to open his batteries upon their 
19—a difference of $0,21 per scholar. The | bronzed his cheeks and brow, and exposure to ities of life, 
difference of the number of districts in 1 the wind and weather of long sea voyages and In 1851 1 
boats if they did not keep away from the ships. 
these counties causes this inequality. 
oriental climes, has contributed very much to I visited the 
ton Co. has 183 districts; Delaware Co., 313 change his bright complexion to an almost From thence he returned to Europe, and pro 
—a difference of 130 ! Creole hue. An elegant and graceful moustache ceeded to .the East Indies, where he joined based upon the Jesuitical doctrine of distrust 
T Do riiced bv rate bill fnr teieh must also be appended to the lip; and with I himself to the United States Naval Expedition in man; and, said he, “what a glowing con- 
ere’ wages, $6,925,51; Delaware Co., $4,449,6l" «-e addUioee the portrait wil. be averted to dapa. We m a J; look for an —g 
A greater inequality than this exists between “keness of the individual whose biief memoir volume from Ins pen upon the subject of t icse der ^ ie ru | e 0 f the i ucaSj closely resembled 
other counties, but this is enough to exhibit we are sketching, as he appeared before the Oriental travels; but in the meantime he is Japan in many respects. The Emperors and 
the iniustice of thethino- Rochester Athenmum as its lecturer last week, reaping a rich harvest both of public favor Incas claimed to rule by divine power—dishes 
1 he started on a tour to Africa, and The Japanese authorities denied that spies 
,, ., . ,, ,. ,, .... were employed by them. Mr. T. said that in 
3 Pyramids m the valley of the N lie. thig th 1 w ' re m f e the Jesuits . Their systcm 
this they were like the Jesuits. Their system 
of power, their terrible, crushing despotism, was 
the injustice of the thing. 
This method of apportionment was intended 
to assist weak districts to compete with the 
Bayard Taylor was born at Philadelphia, 
on the 11th of January, 1825, and is now con- 
and pecuniary aid, by lecturing before literary 
Japan in many respects. The Emperors and 
Incas claimed to rule by divine power—dishes 
from which they took their meals were never 
larger ones in the support of good schools; but sequently twenty-nine years old. Few men ol 011 i e ni cie^ ni 0 ^ 
the intention is grossly abused. We are ac- b ' s J ears have seen and endured so much; s P ea ' s ! ‘ >m ^ 0V>n 1 
quainted with districts that support a cheap bave labored, and struggled, and suffered so | 10I) 111 t msc ie c ion. 
school, just long enough to draw their money, o rea tly, and we may add, triumphed so glori- ns icarus 1 su K c 
which entirely supports their school, and in ous ty- He commenced his career as a printer j lCms ’ sm. i as a.e too 
one or two instances have been informed they 011 a couu t r y newspaper, early in life, and '-Y 1 P a1 10 tcluieis. 
had money left This happens in rural dis- labored as a compositor at the case tor some 1 lefoiowm n a >i 
tricts, where the inhabitants are wealthy farm- J ears - But bis active intellect could not be turcas repoitei ’) 1 10 
ers—own large farms, and have no indigent nhnIned to tko mcrc mechanical duties of Ms Slivered by nun a 
persons to exempt; while village schools, where ^ iade his fingers were frequently employed to ^ llsC '^ 011 1 e CA Ulin ° 
they generally aim to support good schools, mould iuto tangible shape the workings of his He commenced by a 
societies in all the principal cities in the Union US( ? d hut once, and then were destroyed. 
Ir borne Cortez or rizarro may get a foothold 
on the interesting subject of Japan. He Qn Japailj and over turn the throne. Give but 
speaks from his own experience and observa- room upon the soil of Japan for an Anglo 
tion in those regions, and does not entertain Saxon to stand, and the days of Japanese des- 
his hearers with subtle theories and specula- P°^| srn are numbered, filie lecturer thought 
i „ , r • it did not become him to speak of the proba¬ 
tions, such as are too liequently indulged in , 1 , . 1 
, v , 1 J bihties of the success of the American expedi- 
WASTED! 
“He hath icastcd hie goods ."— Luke xiv., 1. 
Wasted 1 
Precious pearl of time, 
Moments rich as diadems! 
One by one they come unnoted; 
One by one afar they floated! 
One by one ! till myriads sped 
Far away to join the dead, 
Till that lost life, shattered, broken. 
Won no heaven-born light nor token— 
Drifted to the fearful shore, 
Helpless, hopeless evermore I 
Wasted 1 
(lifts of doubtless mind 
By the Hand Eternal given; 
They had mounted to the skies, 
Meet and reverent sacrifice 
To the Majesty of heaven; 
But that spirit-lyre, erst strung 
To sweet harmonies unspoken, 
Shiver’d, and its deep chords broken, 
Murmuretk but to songs unsung; 
Of rich melodies wildly flung; 
Of fame’s gorgeous altar lire; 
One brief moment in its brightness 
Flashing, swiftly to expire; 
On high purposes all blasted. 
Talents hidden, treasures wasted ! 
Consecrate at Mammon’s shrine, 
Owning not the Hand Divine. 
Wasted 1 
Founts of ueepest love, 
Gifts of mercy from above, 
Lavish'd on a woman's breast, 
Striving for an earthly rest; 
On a human idol pouring. 
Treasures from affection deep; 
At a human shrine adoring, 
Waking but to writhe and weep; 
Starting from its dream of rapture 
At the touch of mortal care : 
On its shiver’d idols gazing, 
In the frenzy of despair. 
Heart sore stricken 1 Love Eternal 
Woos thee from a heavenly throne; 
He, the world’s Redeemer, asks thee 
Now to trust the unchanging One! 
Wasted—youth’s rich golden hours I 
Wasted—loftiest, mightiest powers! 
Wasted—manhood’s glorious prime, 
Hopes, and aims, and thoughts sublime I 
Weep’st thou ? Ere life's setting sun, 
Ere Time’s fleeting sands be run, 
Rouse thee from ignoble rest, 
Toil to win the land more blest. 
Swiftly are thy moments flying! 
Up! ere hope be drooping, dying! 
Ere high purposes all blasted 
Speak thy life forever wasted. 
[For the Rural New-Yorker.] 
REFLECTIONS.—IMMORTALITY. 
bilities of the success of the American expedi- As the rich hues of light traverse the horizon, 
tion in the accomplishment of the object fade away, a holy influence spreads o’er 
and where the poorer classes are always found, 
receive but little benefit from the public mon¬ 
eys, and besides are taxed to pay the school¬ 
ing of those unable so to do. 
Such a method we consider unjust in the ex¬ 
treme. It has injured our schools very ma¬ 
terially, and will continue to do so, unless there 
is an alteration made. We deem it the dutv 
mould into tangible shape the workings of his He commenced by a brief notice of the Chi- been overrated. Their arms were old English gratification. ’Tvvere well if the departure of 
own brain. In his case, as in that of many nese and other eastern nations, and the infoi ma- muskets, with match locks; they had no shore the oriental orb should ever find us solitary_ 
e r* i- i • r l tion we had of them, and then proceeded to batteries that could not be destroved in a few +• „ ,, . . 
other of our literati, his earlier productions . , . . , _ * u , ,. , , ., ■> . that the mystic spell attendant on its exit mio-ht 
„ the mam subject—viz., Japan—as seen from hours, and a tew broadsides from a war steam- , ... , nn 0 ni 
were m the field ot poetry, and he became fa- |] ie American fleet in the Bay of Yeddo. He er would annihilate their whole fleet of war not be '“ ssl P a t e d by the voice ot thoughtless- 
vorably known to the public through the col- described the Japanese as the reverse of the junks. He explained how an inconsiderable ness and merriment. We imagine the stars 
umns of the J\ r cio Mirror and Graham's Chinese in almost every particular. They are fleet could destroy their commerce, and cut off were never made to shine on mirth, but on re- 
Magazine. In 1844 he published his first a finely-formed and well-developed iace, intel- their main source of supplies from the northern flection; and the twilight hour should ever find 
1 .-n i ,, r/* • , o „ ligent, shrewd, and remarkably inquisitive.— Islands of the Empire. He said the 350 „ „ 
volume, entitled Zimema, and Other Poems. The mafges seonied desirous of cultivating an Americans who landed from Commodore Per- the f pint calm ’ aud lreo from a11 ^ocmtions 
An irresistible thirst to travel was early felt acquaintance with foreigners, but were rc- ry’s ships would have been a match for 8,000 ^ 10 world. 
o ,i 0 + , l p * V by the young poet, and at this period of his strained by their system of government, which of their best soldiers. Two hundred and fifty 
° , ’ P ... life he boldly entered upon the fullfillment of file lecturer described to be maintained by a years of profound peace had lelt them poorly 
senoo s to make an effort that will arouse our ^ 0 „ly one hundred and fifty f and system of espionage similar to that so prepared for war. 
Legislature to action upon the subject, and, if . “ . long practised by the Jesuits, and by the Incas The lecturer described Com. Perry s method 
possible, remedy the evil. 
Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 
dollars in his pocket, he left his native shores I 0 p p c 
of treating with the Japanese Government as 
“Ye orbs which gem the hour of night, 
Which shine in passive splendor there,” 
tell us, oh tell us, what it is to cast off’mortali¬ 
ty, and become immortal! Is it to leave the 
The trustees of this institution met Jately at each and als0 with Mr . Patterson to write 
the Executive Chamber, to prepare their An- . , ,, ^ „ 
nual Report to the Legislature. The success un ec l ual nunibei ' for tlie Saturday Evening 
of this philanthropic enterprise is an astonish- Post. With these slender resources he made 
ing development in the philosophy ot mind.— the tour of Europe on foot; being absent for 
to make the tour of Europe. Previous to The J apanese, though refusing all intercourse altogether different from all who had previous- day with which earth clothes us, to become a 
starting, however, he had made arrangements with the rest of mankind, excepting the Dutch ly visited the kingdom. He assumed a high part of the spirit of Cod— to be merged in the 
with Mr. Chandler of the U. S. Gazette to Ullder certain restrictions, were well posted in position; refused to submit to any petty exac- great Creative Power of the Universe ? Is it 
.. . , , - , . j. ac. a u the affairs of tho world. It was one of the tions; would not see or treat with any but an >_*i „ > i -.i ,, ., 
write twelve letters for Ins paper, at fifty dollars , , . , n , , . ... , .. IV . to leave the body, with a its wants, and its 
111 J . conditions by which the Dutch were permitted equal. He was envoy ot the American Gov- . J ^ 
each; and also with Mr. 1 atterson to write intercourse, that they should keep the govern- ernment, and would receive none short of an P^ 810118 ’ and *t s evas > a,1( f to soar away upon 
V T i tp TDIfiT aCVTittt with Mr. Chandler of the U. S. Gazette to under certain restrictions, were well posted in position; refused to submit to any petty exac- great Creative Power of the Universe ? Is it 
eiAiij iDiui jioii/iiJi. i. up. a n the affairs of tho world. It was one of the tions; would not see or treat with any but an A i„„ +i „ i i - ( i n 
write twelve letters for Ins paper, at fifty dollars ,. t . , , . , ., n , , ... , i n Y . • to leave the body, with all its wants, and its 
The trustees of this institution met latolv nf , , , ... J . conditions by which the Dutch were permitted equal. He was envoy ot the American Gov- . , . ^ 
the Executive Chamber, to prepare their An- eacb; and a s0 1 -*R'- ^ atterson to write intercourse, that they should keep the govern- ernment, and would receive none short of an P assl0Ils ’ and evds > and to soar away upon 
nual Report to the Legislature. The success an ec l u;d num ber for the Saturday Evening ment informed on all important matters trails- envoy of the Emperor, and he must come the mists of chaos, and mount whithersoever 
of this philanthropic enterprise is an astonish- Post. YVith these slender resources he made piling. The intelligence so received is dissemi- well authenticated. He described the landing our aspirations would ascend? Is it to depart, 
ing development in the philosophy ot mind.— the tour of Europe on foot; being absent for nat f d throughout the empire. I he lecturer ol the Commodore on the 14th ot July last and know nought of earth—to forget its cares 
Those unfortunate persons heretofore consider- that nurnose during a neriod of tw o years and said mc l uirie 1 s . were tolling the late Mexi- with 350 men, that being the first foreign force d • u h ai3 mness and woes— -uu] enter 
ed brutes in intellect-and only human because P ° ° a penod ot two ^ aad can war, and it was asked if Mexico existed af- that had landed upon the shores of Japan in aiKl P ‘ UIK ’ lts appule&S aad WOas “ d 
of the form of man—are now shown to have travehu g trough Germany, Switzerland, Raly, ter the defeat of its armies by the Americans 250 years. The lecturer alluded to the appear- upon a new existence, undarkened by a shadow- 
minds capable of instruction. It is proved in aQ d France, a distance of three thousand miles, at Buena Vista and Monterey? They ques- ance of the American officers, soldiers and of the Past? Is it to leave all of our sad re- 
all cases there exists the germ of intellect, and On his return home he published a volume t-ioned as to the roads that passed through sailors as they stood around the staff support- flections—the sympathies of sorrow—to corn- 
minds capable of instruction. It is proved in 
all cases there exists the germ of intellect, and 
)n his return home he published a volume tl0ned as to the roads that passed through sailors as they s 
thatitcanbe cultivated'and developed to a of his travds entitled « V iews Afoot” He mountainsAvithoutcro&sing their summits, and mg the stars and.stripes, in the conscious maj- mence a new being, with no creatures like cure 
higher or less extent, according to the pecu- , . ’ . e , . also f to the Pacific Railroad, of which pro- esty of their might, in presence ol tens of thou- , love—no obiect of •ulm- ni,,,, hut .1 > 
liarity of the case. In every instance, personal also wrote another volume of poems during j ect they had a very correct idea. sands of armed men, whose rulers had hereto- f s tQ lovc — 110 ob J cct ot adoiation but the 
deportment and iiabits are modified’and im- his tour, called “Rhymes of Travel,” which Those who came onboard the ships mani- fore refused all intercourse with the world, and Great I Am ? Is it to leave a world of sclfisli- 
proved, and in very many cases, minds so far was likewise published on his return. He at fested the greatest curiosity, except when maintained an isolated supremacy. ness, to become the friend ot all? And, oh! 
developed and educated, as to render the un- this time became one of the editors of the watched by the spies of government, at which - *•-»■■» -- is it to forget those we have cherished here, 
fortunate individual comparatively happy and jy ew York Tribune and as a correspondent ^ me ^ ke y would assume and maintain an air of OUR FAVORITE POISON. and whom we hope to meet in heaven? 
useful. There are now in the Asylum forty State „ , . ’ . , .A, the utmost indifference. When opportunity - 
and ten pay pupils; and constant applications . . ^ P a l ier t rave ‘ c d extensively m Cali for- presented, they would examine the arms and We extract the following remarks on “the i ; , 1S saK ’ “ ieie are 110 tears m the good 
for admissions of others, who have to be refus- n ^ a 1848, and on his return home in the munitions and the equipments of the vessels.— favorite poison of America,” from a work Spirit Land! It seems to me, the richest boon 
ed from the lack of accommodations. The spring of 1850, he published a volume entitled Some of them were discovered sketching the written by the late A. J. Downing : that Heaven has granted us, is tears. Oh! ’tis 
Legislature of last year made an appropriation “Eldorado —or Adventures in the Path of steamers - Their curiosity when unrestrained In the signs of physical health , and in all soothing—it relieves the wounded spirit to have 
of $20,000 for the purchase of a site, and the i i was unbounded, and their questions mnumera- that constitutes the outward aspect of the men + . 
erection of a building; we learn, however, that E “f.‘ J '“ s ^ bio. As an illustration of Japanese inquisi- and women of the United States, our people , th “ m ““’V do " n «“ cl,cck: . mnlte 1,8 
the Trustees, upon more mature consideration, m 1!S C0U) J r y ana 111 England, and was also tiveness, a story was told of a Russian captain, compare most unfavorably with those on tiie 10 U J there lore seems that it heaven have 
being convinced that such sum is inadequate translated into the German language, and ex- who was two years a prisoner in Japan, during other side of the Atlantic. So completely is no tears, there cannot be happiness. It were 
to the requirements of the enterprise, have tensively circulated on the continent. which time he was questioned so unceasingly, this the fact, that though we are unconscious well to have the tears of penitence and sorrow 
avoided any expense in building, and have only w , , , , . , „ that he begged for death, to put an end to the of it at home, the first thing that strikes an wimxl <iwav Ku mi immnrtnl ; L , ( ,;i 
acted on the appropriation so far as to secure We “ 0W come to the darkest penod of our torture inflicted by Japanese curiosity. American returning from abroad, is the pale P ^ ? b J “ “ ’ , 
a desirable site. travelers life dark and sad to him, and deso- The Japanese have a taste for music, and and sickly countenances of his friends and ac- ° 1 101 b0 have tlie tears of 
We trust the present Legislature will ap- lating to his noble heart—but one that raises were animated and delighted by the airs from quaintances—the men look so pale, and the affection—and there is no true affection with- 
preciate this prudent line of conduct on the him hirii in the estimation of all «ood men the Susquehanna’s band, while the same music women so delicate. The national poison which out tears—to have them wiped away; it must 
part of the trustees, and place at their disposal and C01 ° tr ibutes not a little to the lustre of his ain0n - the Ch j nese seemed to be wboll y lost ? auses al1 this >. is not tobacco, nor patent med- be our J leavenly Father has reserved for us, as 
juntains without crossing their summits, and iiig the stars and stripes, in the conscious maj- nicIlce a new 
so as to the Pacific Railroad, of which pro- esty of their might, in presence of tens of thou- , ' , 
Jt they had a very correct idea. sands of armed men, whose rulers had hereto- sa ‘ ves ■ ove ' 
'l’hose who came on board the ships mani- tore refused all intercourse with the world, and Creai I Am 
d maintain an air of OUR FAVORITE POISON. 
When opportunity - 
mence a new being, with no creatures like our¬ 
selves to love—no object of adoration but the 
C reat I Am ? Is it to leave a world of selfish¬ 
ness, to become the friend of all? And, oh! 
is it to forget those we have cherished here, 
and whom we hope to meet in heaven? 
’Tis said, there are no tears in the sreod 
such means as may be required to afford the 
Mr. Taylor illustrated the nature of the gov-1 icines, nor coffee ; it is nothing less than the 
But, there is an immortality, and we know 
pathy in the community. We look for the ap- various obstacles in his way, such as every in subjection through fear. They manifested ! continual atmosphere ot close stoves, breathed which we weaK mortals ever have conceived, 
pearance of the Annual Report with much in- young man without pecuniary means must meet the greatest dread of the government officials, in oiu homes, in our rail cars, in our steamboat But, there is an immortality, and we know 
terest, and doubt not it will command the seri - ( u , .. .... • and obeyed their orders with a cringing ser- cabins, m our lecture rooms, concerts, and pri- ... , 
oas attention of our Legislature. wA and meocome, the consummation of the,r vi „,“ Ssbovredthe power the head P 5 kb S . vale assemblies oil over the country. 1 btesful ®“! speculation on the theme 
During the past year Gov. Marcy and Bisli- ma t nmoma ' engagement had been deferred ed> a|ld die terrible consequences of disobedi- Rale countrymen and countrywomen, rouse * s pleasing, and results in good, tho’ mysteries 
op Kip have resigned their trusteeship. The from time to time; and now, on his return from ence to its mandates. Thirteen Japanese sail- yourselves. Consider that Cod has given you crowd upon us as we on its consideration are 
Board now consists of Hon. John C. Spencer, California, it became too evident that the girl ors who were shipwrecked, were picked up by an atmosphere of pure, salubrious air, forty- intent. And we arc grateful that this one 
James H. Titus Franklin Townsend, Rev. Dr. of his heart wouW ere long be rem0 ved from an American ship and taken to San Francisco; five miles high, and-ventilate your houses. thi ia certain,-annihilation does not yawn 
Pohlman and Dr. E rederick F. Backus, togeth- , ,, n ,. , , , , , and by order of the U. S. Government, sent to -♦ . —. ♦- , ,. b ,, ’ , , , 
er with the Governor Lieut. Governor, Secre- 1 ,y dcat u ^ oasum P tloa bad fastenbd China, to be put on board the Japan squadron. He who would acquire fame, must not show . or ®. US ’' t . h ° Ugh bodies die ’ and mi, f Ie 
taij_ of State and Comptroller, who are ex- ltself u P on ber, and she was slowly but surely Among these was one whoso familiarized him- himself afraid of censure. The dread of cen- Wlth the dust > our 8 P lrits take the wings of lm- 
officio trusteea —Albany Atlas, 24 th. fading day by day. In order that he might self with the manners and customs of the crew, gure [ s the death of genius. mortality, whatever that may be.— l. 
Board now consists of Hon. John C. Spencer, 
James H. Titus, Franklin Townsend, Rev. Dr. 
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