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G il E K S BOROUG J I, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1830.
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'-it ntit w f tf yvi ttit itt ti '' ll fir 9
' tjrrst rjnrir hr.nr ninth ,..,
Mio artui-; of his part with propriety md advantage
I the.se rmhuiental branches (.night be added wmit
ht oilier oip s a person's Iciwurt, taste talent, inch
ii ii, or avocation mi.rhl giirest or require.
fhe les reasoning on lhte important point?
'it ane 1 1 ip) :ire generally understood, and not dis
ite.l ; mid it i a waste of words to demonstrate
that which i universally known and admitted.
Hut besides thrst; considerations, wtiich rendered
iration indi.peiiable, thrre are several others, which
render it verv important, especially to the citizens of
free and popular government. Of this kind are
'!! folloWlllir :
I ft Education enlarges the mind, fits it for com
tri'iii, reasoning, n llectin-, and contemplating, and
nvets it ol erroneous prepossessions.
indly. It furnwhes an innocent, a rational, and a
leasing entertainment for our hours of vacation
t'rorn business.
3rdlv. It qualifies a man for exercising, with
discretion, the privilege he possesses as the member
fof a popular government.
4thlv. It increases and directs enfernrize.
1st Education enlarges the mind, inc. The pre
options of an illiterate man are indistinct, contrac
n d, and obscure ; and his ideas are few and barren.
His views of men and things ate very partial, and
his sentiments are often very illiberal. His prrjudi-
i'.on am. absu id aiul ... d. eply -mud , . Uul -. Uuuih Hij;
tepieni-Iies the mind with perceptions, and brrgbtens
aiid fertilize the ideas.' "It developes the mental
'V:y.!?;K's 5 .. .?A'- ..Sil? ",n . t . . I.V.I 'i . ,f r .. 1 1 o .. m c I J t ;i I no y-
rs to i xcrt themselves in. The faculties of the
mind, like the unis i s of the. body, acquire size and
vi-'oujr proportioned to the u-e that is made, of them.
I' reading and r-tudy the mind becomes capable of
extending it view s, of widening its range of thought,
ot combining and comparing its. ideas ; and thus it
nqrove. if it do.ts not acquire,, its capacity of re
flection. The studies which, have the happiest ef
fvcts in liberalizing the sentiments, and expanding
For ras (it eg ns bo rough I'jrmor.
SPECTACLE! !
Mr. Editor : Enough to make the heart of hu
manit) bleed, and the face ol the patriot blush wit!
shame !
Not long since, a large company of our fellow he
ings were driven through our streets, in nearly tin
same manner, and for pr'e.ielv the same purpose,
that the Tenneseeans or Indi.inaans drive their hor-
ses to oiir mirkets, b a few soulless Dealers i i Ii.
man flesh, who are still permitted to ,iollute our high
ways with their infamous and lleaven-danni; (nunc
the Internal slave-trade of our country. Tin- hell-
frought traflic in the nones, and 'Souls of men," is
still tolerated in the open lace of dav, to the di.race
of our political and religious ititut:ons ; innposi-j
Ve soyrr, ign People of ihel'nited Mat s. r--i;,
and oe awalfeoed out of your slumbers, ("on
id(ir your responsibility as free agents, and as a
;',oj)le i.id:r the protection of a Republican for;o ofr
eiverninenf. Consider that iiuon the execution of
M)ur will, deonids (be nature and operations of
o;ir Imvs. Iltvieitiber also, that the "Justice of
tiod cannot sleep forever." View slavery in a'l if
bearing: bo'h as it relates to l he oppressor, a id
tne oppni:d to tine, a id toeter.iitv: Therefore.
1 hay ain, be aioakened out of your slumbers !
Truth Teller.
Grcensbo rough, February 1, 1830.
FH THl fiMK'lNiBOROtCfl PAfltttt.
fn reply to a "uls' iib r" (ooiier of il.nri is f
For rug (wrkmhsboovch i'jraio.
Js't)K I'H-CAKOLlN A N... IX.
LtAtiM.vo :
"Extended views a narrow mind extendy
f come to coii-i.ler ibe condition of Nonh-Caro-i
rtgard to Learniu. I pioj -e .i m a ut it
ot. dit)'usie on tins topic than I ha eTetToTi lot
m r ones, because, if possible, diis is more important
Hhii are any of them.
Though the state of education iti North-Carolina
is wreirneti enough, and partakes in a measure, of
the common gloom that clouds our prosim fi wi I
. "i " irimi(; oneei on in uu vacation irom Business, there is no man whose
ii is, irom tne siro;:g contiast .it bears with sur
rounding darkness: and still happier should
lino in t le rnmni:i nrlu of lliu viin vvnrilw n n. m
a perpetual ordinance; and in direct violation of tlu Kcn !1 lMil "umnerj wn.i uist.es Ins paper disrori.
principle" of Right, acknowledged bv all civilized '' ?nd of tl, ''pre-eut e .r," ou aceonnt
nations. Many thing is suthcieni to make the feelings ,"' .cu""' . " ,nc "'sl-issiou on. me-
ofhumanitv swell beyond their natural bous, it! "Ve'"o la erv, it may Ik- hr.efly said, he is '
must be the transaction of s e.es similar to tin, IT'''.-1,e ' dmdt'! ss a foo! ,rh'9 w,sh 19 occfio.M.-d
What pare.d is thepe, whose heart has not be. ow.e -v ,',ril"c " 'v' and mipoiicf of tlatr.y ;
callous like the ncth.er millstone, in Ira imposing cir-:a"? 11 T 'c are f" lo "e plan lacts lie is ootr
cumstancea with these poor outcast of human soci- 0,"-v a e oul.a ,UjUbU made ,00 ,or denreng its-
tV, but muM feel, in the inmost recesses of his soul,!1 u,li,"u,,,Lt '
a compound of pit v. sorrow, disgust, and indignation i Plaiv ExbtisfT.
or a brother, a sonror an other relative that would!
Tint foe t 'k v 'nert ntinrfs nv vtnwalhel i V: " 'tffigif ti ; ih t '
9 Pi ff ty ft C f VII urDfiiiiiir'if m m . W ' :
takingsuch a ..prosricctiie u vvj -Mctlbt : n.,,; , , r,,
on, whoso oi.pearance b(-s poke denies- - - ' "'r 1 I?atww m(
'
Itsh (jinm.nitr.
the view , are (ieoraphy and History . A knowl
elge of these is so easily acquired, that any one who
pi i read, it qualified to enter upon the study ol
I hem.
2ndlv. Learning furnishes us with an innocent, a
be.
ou .i l see a rational prospect that lluse lumiuom
eirues would gradually widen, till thty come l..
'spread the whole S'ste,"' and 'toTetdigbt:ii eeiy
jinllect with iheir cheeimg ellulence. But whe
Ir-'-nsider how much the advincemei,t ol lennii, ,
depends on ttie policy of the governnit ot, and tl.
gt i end prosj erity of the community ; and recolit . i
rh' retrograde motion which our btate has lake!., I
bnu seaieel) exclude from my mind th painful ai-o
mla:ichol) reflection, that learning itsed will de
cline; and that wt shall reiro.rade in respect lo
intellectual irm.rovcnn.t. tei the knoulr.lre.
?well as tlietpeamiid power of the Stale shall b
. . ,,"vii u; . pinircuuiutT, i uuigs are unioi-
tuiidelv tending lo this issue.
I 4.. Mkirt... ixin I ...ill T il . a
itiuiuj; joincu won religion, w ine last hope ol
JJoiih-Carohna. If there is a redeeming si irit
uwk, iiiv.pr uiuy cii (.an ii iiiio action. i iin
learning enlarges the mind, and developei its Fac Mi
nes, religion curbs the hcentiou-iicss ol the passions,
T ' iii .
yearning gives ooidness and adventure to the mind,
and proluces extensile and Jihcral views ; reJn'iou,
D) puntying the morals, insures soundness of oiiih i-
ple. 1 hese form a basis for true greatness": tin
upersiructiire erected on these must possess gran
der. Ueh: ;ion and learning are intimately connec
ted. V. here tiui most abounds, this is most cherish
ej. My present understanding leads me not to treat
olilie influence which religion has o., the destiny ol
a Mate, nor of the condition of "religion in North
Carolina. will, therefore, onh a.ld, that it sends
forth a precious fragrance, and fivorabU alTecls all
who come within its contact. Knowledge and liber
ty ol mind, are, however, necessary to regulate it,
and prevent it from degenerating into superstition.
"ii me suojeci oi (uucation, we
shall not wait to discuss and decide the. oiiesl,,,,,,
Yinanei uie mieueciuai lacnUies ,1 all are equally
capable of improvement. It issuflicient Ibr onr
pose,. that all who are not idio9, are susceptible of
. piMing a useiui eaucation. It matters nothing
whether all are etjudly cap:ibe or not, provided all
tire capable, and it is necessary u should be educa
ted. All men, and all women, in every sphere of life,
j Ime certain duties to perform. The more tiny be
nine acquainted with thcif duties, and the impor
u e of performing them aright, the better quali
fied, and the more deposed, they will be to perform
them. In no other way can any "one become acquam
ftd with what he owes to himself, to his fellow men,
and to Ins Creator, so well as by leading the IIo!
Scripture, m.d other jidieious writings. Bui ,.
order to do this he muM (irst be able to read ,
pi., there is no one, lo whom it is not i nporlant l ,
be able to maintain an CnitohrV cornii.....l...r. Um-.
A . !.... !.,. ! P T I
in it i uiciio, ur ma. i oi pusioeHs ;
V
nor i lliere an
o ,e, who is not interested m casting (Jp and keenii.
n ounts accurately ; but llu se things cannot be do..e
wnlio.it mi acquaintance with writing ; T and Ii ure
J herelore, it is not only iuiportaut, but-even ukJk
je able at least to rtud, write, and npfmr. ith ..
knowledge of tl.e.e iinlLnent.s, a,;t u.'ijii so. '
an-, 'a.-uly acquire all that would be absolutely in
.tVeirahr. fv"i,e pcrtor,nanc of m duty, and ta
life is so filled up with cares and business, that he.
has time to devote to relaxation. Now these
lours of relaxation, if spent in entire vacancy, are
nioie irksome than even those of business : and if
tome innocent entertainment in not af hand, the
oiind is empH, and therefore open to the allure
ments of vice; and ibe man is subject to be : drawn
into vicious company and loose practices ; where
naDits ruinous to health, reputation; and prosperity
reacquired. How important, therefore, that eve-
y one hould hare some resource for filling up his
hours of exemption from business, which may unite
innocence auu uniit w ith pleasure. Learninir s
calculated to eirect this in an eminent degree. What
chi be. more harmlen than reading good books ?
tvnat more rational than the study ingot useful arts
r more (leiigtttjul than the acmusUion of knowledge ?
roon is not more gratelul to the hungry, nor repose
lo the weary, than this to the longing mind of man.
O, know ledge ! how has my soul panted after thee !
I low has !he pursuit of thee refrained my feet from
the path of vice !
3rdly. It qualifies a man for exercising, with dis-cr.-tioii,
the power vested in him as a member of a
. opular government In monarchical and despotic.
a i governments, in which common men have nothing
lo do with State aflnirs, nor any duty to perform
concerning them, except acquiescence and obedi
ence much more limited portion of knowledge will
umie, man in a popular government, in which
every man is a sovereign, and holds, in some de
ne, the destiny ol the commonwealth in his own
hinds, . Where such is the case, every freeman
ou-dit td possess au enlighted mind. He should ho
capable ofjudging for himself, what measures are!
necessary lor promoting the security and nrosnoritv
if the State; what are the plans best adapted to
carry those measures into operation ; and who are
the men best qualified for Idling the important trusts
of legislation. Without this capacity of judging for
himself, a man, possessing political impunities,
k ob.ioxious to become the dupe of any designing
kuave, who ma) approach him under the specious
guise of friendship, or with the insidious sweets of
flattery Upon his lips ; and to be rendered the iu
di uinent of his own damage. A veiy considerable
,'ortion of knowledge is requisite to qualify a man
:or citizenship, in a free ahd popular government.
lihly. It increases and directs enterprize. The
on, id, by being habituated to study, acquires the
capac ity of combining and comparing its ideas, of
reasoning in connexion, and of cenceiving more ac-
irately an) intricate subject or proposition. Now.
vmmiiii me iimus oi possibility, whatever the mind
e'.'iocives with clearness, the hands can perform with
fu ility. Accordingly, we find nations and iudivid
ils enterprising and inventive, in proportion as the)
re enlightened.
We oight multiply reasons, exhibiting Hie impor-
ance of education to the citizens of North-Carolina ;
but it would be a reflection on the ingenious reader
uot to suppose that when his attention is directed h,
this subject he cat ettsily supply these reasons. We
arrive at this conclusior that on some- accounts a
i vortiou of lear.Hng is mdisMnsuble to everV " indtrrf-
u il of either sex and in every condition in life : thai.
ui other accounts, it is liiehlu important, esoeciallv
to the citizens, of a popular governfiient.
1 i'pLypoai.
a pensive matron
: .r :. j i i r a : i i i
sion oi son n, any seyeriiv oi ion, slow marci.iinr
along, who, from her downcast countenance and 7 his t m ae pre-emenent for improvement;
solilaiv.look, whs bcniling more, under a load of ''Mi'''' h V r n lolvo in whit h the people are not
grief, than a burthen of years. She, perh.p. had asto-ii-died w'h MUT.etbirinr r,ev, anj utdvibil fir
felt the pledges of her tendert st lo e bi huid, in all power and uti i v with something, which, ha f a
the agonizing pains ol a bereaved pa rent---!. a worse ; ce.itury wo -Id have been esteemed, i-ioaiy
for then her olf-t ring had leen out of the pown i 11 I ora,-tieaMe. Facts 'ind demonstration Iihvo
the cruel oppressor ; hut now she has a dubit cup ar-ne 1 iicivlu'il ; national va itv is flatN red, mjl
of sorrow for her orlion. Torn from tne ho-oni vve are re.rly to say , behold the exalted lights to
of her fondly cherished hop.es, ami driven like a beast vhicii h'i ir.n mtiro can ascend! JUt i;iu,erletioar
farfromallthnt tended to nourish the sparks ol ' icident to huni inily ; and man destined to dn lr
fond desire; clothed with wretchedness, and treated f a 'Hxed e q. Every good which he .ehjovs irt
with scorn ; and perhaps bereaved of the soil em- ibmxifi.n lo pervortioii ; i!id perverted good is of
brace of partner in woe, she is now hurried on, le i lh' worst of evils. Novelty has charms ; Hod
with her other companions in distress, bv the relent , ch ioge i agreeable to the inconsiancv of our nat.ire.
of human b
this sideof the grave, can those have, whose liiolers t' public uvind lo be imposed upon. Unprincipled
in society are all outraged by the shaikhs of lavcry, ingenuity, incited sacra fames aui!, ha i no fHiie.J.in.
and lha' fall a prey to the hiasling touch of those !nie in-tanres thin one, to avail ii-elf of l'n tate
Land torpedoes who. ravage thetn all, their tern-:0J" ' "''K" : a'.d to convert spcious imposture into
poral enjoyments? .Her husband 0 what dismal self t oiolument.
fait: ! By, tliexruel lasli of -the --driver she. i a torn -These- (W w beeiY elicited by rrexn-w-from
his tender embrace Co.-ld de.Hi ue bee.i 0f lhe n,w aild ,,mrt ,e(horf of u.Hrhil he K .
more cruel 7 or could the grave have been more (Jrvrvna-. r It ,s scarc,y necessary to info. ,,, I h.
I Nay perhaps they conrto. be9e, ,ha. they pi,hlf , (liaf me:i MVt. heen iravesmg bus secfon o
mhtboth have lam down and dn d (ogeth. r. bor-. ,ie roil.rv ortlri forH A to teach tl
- u,u,lWuwi p, i.e.- hiiglKh (.rammar to nerft'ction in fifte ,:!.
Ml' I U1 iik il.l . . J '
v., oiv i i w'iiu ti ii. i a ii tik.n nAitJoi wt, -v. . it. . a
- ' OVIIlliill 111(11,
iamf'fte'1t''Tr
eT" 'ieace. 1
tures ; and dismal the tale of wi
But O ! who will lay these things to heart ?
cor
they have been.
eillldoM'il TllPiie Miin rj up, lint ,wt. .r. II. I .
grope of httle l:,ds ami lassef, next attracted ' Wo were lately i,,vii,d hv r,ri ,f
my -attention home of ibem might possibly have !n,,ze, m exnmeie a class of schoW who" had'' at
had a sy,npathI.ngrela.,ve alonii, to particq ate ... tended .a school ol this description the purpo. d
their hanMiins and degradation : and he n a I. it o in i,. r t . . 1 . . v ' u
-- , ii i -in hi iiiiic. in iiiii ran otp airnniiui, . . .1
tedious walk ; but many of then, alike by curiosity and a desire of doin ' ,' J ' -,V
cheer the long and
l.vl.4 . f..ll.. i c. ,i. i r i i
iuoivcu iiioni niiiiiy sao. onau neti irtun ocmuc a
fondling mother, or a doting father, they are now
marching on by the compulsion of their driver, to a
far land of strangers unknown : not to be nut un
der the superintendance of a fostering friend, or an
dlecfionate relative; bul in all probabilitv, lobe
sold like oxen or sheep, to irou-hearttd taskn asters,
to drudge in servile employment throughout the re
mainder of their miserable existence, for the sole
purpose of aggrandizing, and nompering in ltixurie.il
gratification, the lazy drones who hold them in
wretchedness,and oppression. And what mav be
said of these two characters, may also be said in a
greater, or less degree, of the whole company. Then
what an enormous amount ol mental and bodily
suffering, is caused, to serve the sinister, and cor
rupt motives of a few low-spirited slave-dealers !
Add to this, ten thousand such circumstances as
the one I have been describing, (which is a calcula
tion by far too small,) together with a constant se
ries ot privations, degradation, and misery, through
all the other parts of their ignchlt- bondage and who
could calculate the amount ol'sefTeimg produced by
the heart-rending, and soul-chiliipg crime of slave
ry 7 ,
Ye parents in every station in society, look at the
picture! Taste, for a moment, the bitter cup thnl
many a parent has drunk all his day s, and then make
their case y our own.
Ye youth of the present age, look at the picture !
"Teach your haudd to war and your lingers to Jigit""1
against this hyena of human happiness This von
cious Monster that has drunk the blood of thousands,
and slain that of the innocent!"
Ye Religious of every denomination, but egnecial-
ly, ye JVIixisters of the Gospel of Hi n whose ush
ering into the woild was with "Glory to God in the
Ingest, on earth, I'E.ACE, and GOOD WILL to
men," let y our voice be heard far ahd m ar to plead
the cause of the oppressed, and those who have no
tongue of their own. Kndeavour by example, :.
well as by precept, to rouse up the sparks of Immu...
dy, "and cherish the things 'that remain and an
ready to die."
Ye Governors, Counsellor?; Legislative Bodies:
ad all leading Characters airfoiig be people, roii-H
up ; rouse up your associates to a due sense of lhe
iiiiqui'y,' and impolicy of slavery ; a d lei tlje.c.a.u:., .
off reedom be animated by your warmest exei
tiotre. .
were .lesimns, il we should hud the class ade i i He
grammarians, to promote the system by reccoiniwi iid
iog it lo public patronage ; if we should find Ihe
sc holars very d ficient in gianm.aticfil knowledge, wo
were williog to expose the imposture : and Uns is
our motive, as well as apology, forgiving so gieat
miblicily to the result of our examinMioi,. Having:
no interest in the result, but ore comm. n to our fel
low citizens, we entered upon the examination o.jtb
nil tlv impartiality of candinir, fre from any hi is ex
cept incredulity may be o denominated.
After a patient and arduous examination wc . ri
ved at the following conclusions, viz. that the iu,
;.rs had acquired much valuable gramaliral knowl
edge, having aiade a good begining ; that me, j ob
sessed a smattering of many things pertaining me
siibject ; hut that in many things their kn..wh -Ler
appeared superficial ; of many others they appeared
entirely 'ignorant : and candour compels us to say
they were by no mean adequate grammarians .Com
paring their progress with what we have g oeraMv
witnessed of scholars taught in the ordinarvuav, wV
believe we have seldom, perhaps never, knew sob. I
ars imiiiove so much as fheo vi-.r. 5
short a period ; but we . had never before exami; ed
scholaiK to whom the teacher had devoted his w hob
time: a.iil it is thus we account for their gn ater ad
vance mint. Accordingly, weaie of ai opu iei, ih,fc
m holars might be advanced as much in lifv da.- ,
the. common plans were a judicious fehciu i d". tl, -vole
bin whole time to a Grammar class a
lone. If we have Ik en correctly informed these pretrn
di rs have iindeitaU t, toteiuha c n p! te , h.cw I
edgeof lhe KIriglish (ir.immar, in fif'y days, to ai.v
per.-on ho has beer previously ti.ughl to"ii(d ; iho.
i',re (he capaeilv, the previous )reparation w ii
degree of application, being disryarded. Si, eh ,
pretention may be said lo have LMl'OSTl "UK m
glaring Capitals on its front. It resemble ihc tit. k h
nostrum, winch represents as a sp-. i itie for pery
nahidy lo which the human body i subject, 't
power and the belief of magic are with
years ht'yobd the uwd ; ind atriums tin rna a mi or
jTiiioderhsj:aiinit we supj ese, be applied lo the
infusion of kntU'ldge into the niifuC" t in his, ,;; '
"ugly pronoum cthe pret- i.ilonof these new gi ,nn u
riaus .to bn a i v-ev4 h irk an hrrpmtrirt, ;7ef iV-V a ;J
pra T'seijj.ir 1l,r mm oy ' -pi cel. ! e,; tb- : , r
ancti and credulity of our ood citizens ; oi a oU