CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 211, 6 September 1871, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

- •*• We. are desirous of affording eV.ryi rea-Onrfble facility for the discussion of public subjects} butlt - i "must pc understood that we are lnnp.waj.rc.poasible „ . tor the opinions expressed by corresp'oUdfeats.. *.i, m ,__,.. . ■ . I s._>i_t-I nl rrAtI t ! To The Editor oi* the Nelson Ev_jjgwojM4«>; • « l ' Siii-In your Jeading article/. G tp-dW you say, clause, that it "would raise such a storm, & c. Now, Sir, will you kindly Inform me how you arrive at such & conclusion. Surely, in the past

history^of ,_yew '___eaknd;-*_ther_3 ""is nothing to warrant such an inference,, everything is compulsory, ; f ipm the&pay ing; of heavy taxes to vac_ahatTon.i'*sFWe liave to"-*payKthe former because well, never mind ! We are compelled to vaccinate our children because it is ...beneficial _to_.their__phy_ic_l._b§i__g,_. and as we do this without a murmur, is it likely that we should seriously object tO'dp-vthat which 5 * is essential to their mora:! and "phy.icaT well-being: If you study the past, and examine the .patience with which the colonists have submitted to many not only compulsory, but^.offe^arjritrary/j laws, you will surely arrive at a different conclusion than the one enunciated iri" to-day's issue." In conclusion, I beg to submit the following questions, hoping you will reply "to .Kein J :-— - Is education conducive to the happiness of_.t_.e_. people? " : '■-■'■- <" '■ "--"' < ••'•• '■■ -'•• *'. ■';;'* • ' - Do the people knpw.it to be so, and do they educate their children •'?• ••'-'••• Is it the duty of a government- ! to frame-the'-laws so as to benefit those over whom they govern ? What would be the duty of, a government, ifj.it. believed education to be beneficial" for the people, .but, if it saw .by statistics,, that a very large, per centageof children receive ho' education? ■ * •'• - ''. . '• Tam,.&'c, • ■' AAAA. H..A.L. . Nelson, September 5, 1871. • ;* J -