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hALVlN H. WILEY,' r I.I,, JR., J A FAMILY i E 1 v -NEUTRAL IF POLITICS. ( TWO ( PET ,rrT.r.TAM:D. COOKK EDITORS. TERMS DOLLARS PER ANNUM. rtwttfr to all- t. Sntmts of Jlorti) Carolina, trumtibtt, rjricultwc, iterator, itefos, fyc iftarftete, &c. VOL II -NO. 41. RA LEIGH, NORTH CAROLTNAy S ATLUiDA V, SEPT. 10, 1853. WHOLE NO. 93. SPAPEIi SELECT POETRY. THE COMMON LOT. BY JAMES MONTGOMERY. . Qnce in the flight of age,s past, '.There lived a man; arid Who wak He? Mfiriall howe'er thy lot be cast, .;,-- v .; That Man resembled Thee. Unknown the region of his birth, - The land in which he died unknown : His name has perished from the earth;, This truth survives alone : That joy r.rid gi lief, and hope and fear, Alternate triumphed in his breast; IDs b':t-s and woe, a ferrule, a tear! :r -Oblivion hides the rest, The bounding pulse, the languid limb," The .changing ppiiii;'s rise and fall ; V.'e Know th:it the- were fell by him, 'F r these are fet by all. . If s'ufTereil, W hi p-ngs are o'. r; l'.nnryed' but ids delights are fled;- Tl A friend-. -his friends .-ire now no mo e. -And foes, his foes are dead, lie loved, tint whom he loved the gr-ive I!atl lot in its uneons.cioijs womb: , 0 she vas fair ! bnt' nuiiht could sa e Iler. beauty fr jui he toriib. lie s:w wka'ever thou hast seen; Encountered all that troubles thee ; He was wha' ever-thou hast been :" lfe iswhat thou shaTf be. Tlie rclling se.isons, dny and nifrht. Sum riionii a' d'stais, the e;r;h and main, F.reulile liis motion life, and light T" lii'n exist in vain. Ti e clouds :. nil sunbeam,, oTcr his eye. . . Tint OMt-e tfieir shades and glory threw, Ilive lel't in yondej; siie it sky, No vesdge where they fiW. The ;ininal.s of fhe human race, Thi ir ni;n. sim e the world began, Of .! atf rd no other tr:.ce Th;.n this, Tur.R -, livkd. a M an-'. - WRITTEN FOR THE SOUTHERN WEEKLY POSTi NATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PROSPER! TY DEPENDENT UPON MORAL AND IN TELLECTUAL CULTURE. L. COWPER rfo-.i". read ; and should it proves structtve, tiawe II: i mi.'..vL-ri not tor notoriety ; as lor WinnM'. voM"' fcive the tois of a copper tobe Napoleon Vuse Kiver," former As Patriots, Philanthropists and ut to Messrs. Stron IC'.tuens tree ana nrgniy ivjv.k .. j . taiiilv is no theme tn'oie inspiring mne better cal culated to claim our deepest attention and to se- i ' . . I ' a . I . . ! . . 1 scire our warmest, sympatnies, man uif moral auo !iiite!l!ctiial cultivation uf mind and heart, c niuct- 'as it is with the vitality and best interests of ISoiii-tv, or associated with the success and honor fof.oar "gifted and glorious Confederacy. To the jAineriean people, the true rcpresentaUve.S-of.au en-iliilii-tied and illustrious Laud, this important sub1 i i t a'M'f ds in strains at d tones of 'unatt' cted sltl- . o kvriiv : an a hould be impress.-d upou the memo- of everv rational and miejijoviit citizen who Ibna-ts of lh' principles 'of Kreedom, or who is shel tered trifiu tn storms- ot isrannv uii'ler ttte wise 'hv.i - protective jiolicv of the American Government. iTrs, -to no people floes thi topic 'more -pointedly fdrret t ttsIf th in to the happy citizens of our fair o urjtiv; nor has there been a jteruxl since our ex- wence a a Republic that uemnniu-u greater exer t'"rii f irtlio -roper deveiupitu tit of mind and mor al culture .of the public heart than the presen'. And it! must appear appaient to all ho reflect, that, td preserve the very liberties 'we so highly cherish .that, to ,-hold inviolate the, American character, 'deeds and name-7-that, to sustain these sacred, -social and political institutions, which our fuliers' valor and wisdom- won and planned, and, that, to transmit them unsullied to succeeding ages,. we'must educate the mind and cultivate: the heart. To '.uphold your country,, you most" strengthen the minds of the cherished citizens of your country : an 1 lo promote irtuo, we are to dissem .11.- t 1. .... uidW iruitts aim 1111 nti mc Luiitmus ueai 1 wiwi j. - .1 ;t ; v tire ' tilth mi tv and beauty that exist in exc-lu-nce. i l'o we desire a government that snail insure to us prace, j.rosperity, power ; an i do we .'aspire to jus tice, honor, national eminence and renown ? Do we 'seek for wise laws, sound policies atid general blessings-: and are we anxious ,to carry on trium- . j . ' . , , , , . I'liautly the great principles in the sciei;ce of 'pop- I i,:.,,. i ...:.l 1. ...... ... ,.i;,.4 m ovKil.li "',1V ei Ullieill, nilU UUIC l volllloo- 1 iaihuii. f ,? ,, , ' lit . . t t i n; , t' the w.ird the. inaLriuhcent truth that Kepnlilics ii'our own can ever stand as monuments 01 im mortality .? If so, then we are to rely on learning and to depend on virtue. ; Khowledge and Morality, godlike principles a,id exalted sentiments, the noblest attributes in tlu character antTconstitution of man ! Education d Virtue fevers of goodness and majestic col- : Wins of hallowed strength, let them tower to the biavens, and be lasting as time. Upon'-" these de pend the welfare of society and our future great s atid grandeur as a Government -1 Blot out the benign influence -of intellect, and viitue, take fr 'in u,s- these endearing qualifications, and you t,us into impenetrable mist, you clothe us in the hi.L-ous garments of wretcUedness and woe ! 1 es t,de from the American people the adorning .'taii.ties'-of heart and bright impulses of endless -"'iid, and vou. then strip them of their most costly Jels and richest treasure! Stop, if vou dare. current of wisdom, impede, if you wilh the breams of learning, and farew ell then to all manly M'on and noble f ffort. Do this, and you imme diately paralyze the active exertions of your coun t7"Unj .Vou- palsy 'directly the industrious arms Of Voitr oiti7ix mn.l iluiii-nv owrv V(9.cr nf nrin. C1i'!e and pleasure.. Do this, and you spread the se is of corruption and sorrow, you involve the hui4.aa family in one common disgrace and ruin, nd you .open at once the flood-gate of that tre ttendous tide of evil which will soon hurl us into vortex 0f ruin, and dash us into fragments inuu Table. Subdue the mind depress the heart ?eP down the moral and intellectual faculties, and pu overthrow' the design of Omnipotence, you proud man with the brute ; but educate, ele at:, '"struct him, and you accomplish more than 'e wbo sits upon a throne and commands at wiU, e QUick ohArllnno f - mKi;n.r nrnrld. ' LI UCati.iTi Ji ...!.- : ... ttm nlaQGiiroc u . -uo can eituimto io p"-"""' 'e iLi.;. .-i .-1 ... . 1 j c Olessinora ,'f -'K. . . o it oestows. What nas u noi uouc, 11 not dovtinuJ t. A A ctno tlmnderino- "UHtts 1 Tfit, as some resistless wind sweeping away the 'in 5 -ng obstaclt;8 of ignorance and vice, replacing lbw Etead the luxuriance of truth and. entwin- ing around our country, our hearts and onr peace ful homes, flowers of unfading beauty, .wreaths of undying fame and honors as peretuid as time. As the vivifying sun is to the1 dependent earth -a refreshiug rain is to the suffering soil even o is intellect to mind or virtue to the heat. 'Tis edu cation that trains the mind 'tis morality that pu rities the heart. They exalt, refine, elevate and en noble tis; they fall upon us as dew from the heav ens, as the voice of mercy from above ; like sun shine from the sky or as the cooling shades of eve ning. ' They protect us from dangers; they light up our pathway with dazzling lustre; they, are as J a bright cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night ; as a ramoow of promise, or a star ot hope, or like j some beacon far out by the raging sea to direct ; th'e lost mariner to his haven of rest and to welcome ! him again to his dear native shore, ' ' 1 That national and individual prosperity is' de i pendent.up.'.n moral and intellectual -culture, none j will certainl y pretend to deny. The voice of the un ; relenting pa t strengthens the assertion, and all history attests the truth. No government, howe ver great in arms, renowned in arts, science, litera ture and refinement, can possibly long exist if the morals of the people become relaxed and their j mind be pei muted to remain umnstructed. It is the happy development of' mind and heart which give to nations their stability ; and upon these are we, to build our own future grandeur,' -or without them to bring "upon ourselves our own future shame. It is -to the virtue, ami intelligence of a peoj l"we are to look in the hour of d anger ; and the thick gloom can dje dispelled only by the light of wisdom and reason ; and'. if the minds and hearts of those who shall come after us be not rightly t-ained an I instructed, what have we to hope for as a government, what are we to expect as a re public i Deplorable indeed is that state of society which has not virtue for its guide; and ml-eralde must the condition Of tiiat Nation be whose citi zens are uneducated- and illiterate. W ho are the loyal subjects, the worthy citizens ' Who are they that mostly respect the law, that mostly contribute to accomplish good, and mostly ad I 'to a nation's honor and a nation's pride! 1 hey are unquestion ably tlrfe intelligent and virtuous. In these lie our confidence, and from these we expect safety and protection, when social, civil or foreign discords t threaten us. l Without these qualifications of heart and, mind I we can rach no excel ence, morally, intellectually i or t hvsically, nor arrive at any eieg-tiree whatever. a8 oy: ipnce f)f tv,e infiti.-nce of intellect and - tn oiu Lined benetit A very tew considerations, however;-. rf,ow that they may subset v an important purpose in tea, the gratntnatieal construction of Jnnguagc. liav we so suddenly arisen ? What is the cause of this progress and rise? Take a retrospect tear the veil that covers the pat : but yesterday and it seems that: we were as an infant in the cat alogue of governments, as a star of diminutive size, twinkling in the flistanc. But now we are the most powerful and beautiful land upon which the eye of Providence ever rested-or the rays of the ; sun ever reaehed. We have, increased in wealth and strength", honor and fame, replete with science, letters, refinement and learning wo are at once I the admiration of the world and the glory of -the i age. And why this deiigtful change ? What the j cause of this prosperous motion and these gigan- tic strides t sii xe-s and power The response is, j that these innumerable Itlessings have originated' j f. om intellect -and viitue: and' that our advan-.e-' ment has resulted from cultivated heart and edu i cated mind ! Yes. to these we owe our very life and liberty 'tis to these, Education and Virtue, our ornaments aiKi -oost gms iroiu una to man, that As'e owe tair greatness a's a nation, our pros perity as ;t peojile. our happiness in society or pro gression in lire. Encourage, then, a spirit for learn iinr, and vou complete the chain of continued f at-i j inonv and success ; but deaden this thirst tor knowj fedge and m uality, and ycu poison the natures of ! vou'r ..countrymen and entail :i list if evils which shall ! terminate the very existence of your country. The patriot who loves the land of'his birth, tell us s to educate, and we have iwithing.to fear; the orator i 'pleads wiih eloqMence and insists iq on the general i diffusion of learning, whilst the diviim declares that f , ... . , - , , , -,. upon these piuiciples i;est canstianity and nolmess . b . 1 . .. ... , Increase, then, a desire tor literature and unite 111 pr.'itioting public virtue, and you prepare a buj- waik. vhich the attacks or time can never injure, and vou erec t a fortress which shall defy the influ ence of ioiiorance and depr-uitv. Let this desire ' tlie 1;1"J' nale into -a dime that shall spread through )Ht ami burn to ashes the productions of vice. It. - . , , ... iP we wish tarther progress in government, if we , 1 , p . f 101 i to present to other tnes and coming ages tl;e-e recious rights of man, and to hold uuited, these now, (and I trust eternally) confederated States, then we must educate the mind and cultivate the heart. We may boast of our liberty we may thunder against tyranny and tyrants, and speak in terms of commendation of our own lovely land ; but unless we become an intellectual and. virtuous people, c ur boasted freedom will prove as the mist and our sacred institutions must crumble into dust ! Ours is an age for action and not one of inactivity. We, 'tis true, have accomplished much ; but more still remains to be done. Shall it be said of us, that we have arrived at our acme in grandeur and re nown, and that we are growing indifferent to our welfare and interests ? Are. we willing to consider ourselves safe and allow such vile assertions to pass unheeded ! Shall we remain with folded arms and do nothing to better the condition of mankind? Shall we become careless, about the niorajs, man ners, sentiments and principles of rising genera tions? If so, then have we already arisen to our highest point of fame and are destined to descend deeper than we have ascended ! But are we safe?. Rome, the city of the seven Hills and illustrious Caesars Rome, proud mistress of .the 'world a land whose "literary brow was wreathed with the flowers of wisdom and gems of learning the land of Cicero, Virgil, Claudiah. Ho race, of liberty, philosophy, poetry, heroes, patriots. She rose to eminence, and covered herself with glorys.he thought herself safe, but losing her public virtue, she lost her all, and fell never to be again. Greece, "'tho' living Greece no more," celebra ted in song, and in battle renowned, once classic and beautiful Greece a name that reanimates. the heart of the scholar, and ever enlivens the mind of the bard Greece, within whose picturesque vales the lyre of Homer was heard so sweetly to sing, and the proud soil wh re flourished elegance and arts, refinement and sense; she, to dazzled and died, and leaves behind her scarcely a relic of her ancient grandeur. ; And, too, there stands Babylon, of all citrus the most magnificent, She considered herself safe ; hut like the rest, her morality declined and her foundation ! fell ! Whilst her people were heated with exhila rating wine and engaged at the dissolute feast, the waters of the Euphrates are turned, the Persian army with CyTus is seen :to enter, Belshazzar is slain, and with him ends Babylon's eufpire! - And shall we consider Amerioft, the4aiid- the free and the home of the brave America, the Eden of Creation, thejltsylum for the oppressed America, the land of true liberty, the land of a Washington, a Madison, a Jefferson, the land of peace, pleasure, prosperity and plenty shall we consider her safe? No; but when knowledge and learning, virtue and. morality shall flow as freely as do her own majestic streams and rivers, then may we consider her somewhat secure Mid her founda tion safe ! We must educate our people and im press theni with principle of reason and sense. Education is our anchor of safety ; its influence is bevond calculation. Jt converts the savage to the refined and , dignified gentleman ; it changes the illiterate and uncouth to the polished philoso pher and statesman"1, it dethrones vice and clothes the dissolute in garments of purity it exalts our natures it enkindles the soul it bestows honors and distinction it gives grace to our motions beauty to feature to complexion, freshness to manner, . elegance to mind, , light joy to the' heart and opens to our view new fields of pleas ure. Education s the spring of life it revives and invigorates all nature it dispels. the sad win ter of.-ignoratK-e whatever it touches it adorns it makes the dreary desert to blossom as the rose -f it rears up cities it whitens the ocean with s ids it disc. -vers treasures beneath the soil, and ! wonders in the Heavens it tills our treasury with ; silver and ;o!d it slreny-theus our character and : builds up nations it triumphs in liteiiK.vsc''erice : and at it teaches us how to . livprepares us to ' die it leads to aii that is valuable, in existence, 1 and 'makes all happy who rightly gain her 1 Jut who can picture the countless blessings that cation bestows ? Not one ! But were. I an artist, I educ should paint her as some pure and spotless goddess-, seated high upon a lofty monument of whitest mar bu; and her robes should be of purple,. and her garments of richest hues. Iu her hands of snowy beauty, I should place torches of wisdom; at her feet should roll costly gifts, and around her neck of lily fairness I would hang the golden chain of hope, of peace, of love. Her form should be as asviph's her voice that of a seraph's; and with outstretched arms and in melting tones, of mercy, she, should ' ill,u w, lne U'"ing m",,ons m lu' revolving j dearth. But to possess brto f;Kt ji" ''"I j 1 - .1 ----'It- P .1! . . I gilts, she should be eagerly sought a damsel so beautiful, a maiden whose loveliness exceeding a Venus, a Juno or Minerva ought to require an age of courtship. The longer courted the more loved, and the good she bestowed should not be as the o.ue on the grape, t lie green upon the leaf, pe - j fume upon the flower, tin-el on the cloud, biush j upon the rose, meteor in the night or fain-bow in j the sky. No. not even passing as these ; but as gold tried iu the lire, exalted like virtue, eternal as truth, j tier wings ot tenderness are spread in the morn- j niir ; and at evening she gathers together her chil- it evening she dren and shelters them from the approaching dark ness. She strews her path with immortal honors. She extends her charity to all. She is a friend to the friendless, a father to the fatherless, and a pro tection to the lost. She points her beneficiaries to wtaUh and fame. She leads them into virtue, and extends to them . strength. Upon her expanded oosoiu e may leeune 01 aiei,auu rest uii'tisiuro- ed, w hilst the ocean of life rages round I She is. as some noble ship, out far on the stormy main ; and K,. .... . . :. . .r i. i . 1! . 1 ; though thunders roar, lightnings flash, thouirh the raijis flo fall, the winds do blow and dangers come, yet she will 'carry us safely and land us on the des tined shore. Or as some potent star, hanging per manently in the firinameut; and though trials and .troubles assail us, yet she, like it, will be a I gut to our eye, and gu'ub- us onward Tn this wilderness of WOe. But Chough. Education imparts to all, livelier seriibd sties, and makes us more Mieeptible to the beauties of na ture. It gives to he.ii'hy imagination the spirit ot true fancy, and causes us to lo. k upon the mount ain, vale, stream, with more admiring glance. often causes us to .portray the future in vest coiors, deprives melancholy of Us power and ! erects within us a fountain of hope, whose stainless j waters shad wash away desolation and gloom and ill! our minds with the purest thought. Indeed, the truly educated are never miserable : though misfortune's blow may come, though disappoint ments meet us, yet he whose mind is soundly train ed and whose heart is cultivated aright, feels as 'lit tle concerned about the reverses of fortune as he does in a changing moon or a distant twinklino star. A genuine system of education awakens courage, defies opposition, invigorates and strength ens, and'prepares us to meet every opposing tide and to conquer or to die. It prepares for friend and foe. It prepares us to resist the' attacks of calumny. 'Tis the poor man's weapon with which he can terrify a host of adversaries, and put to shame a thousand presumptuous opponents. It is to him a shield in argument, debate and strife a "comfort in his solitude a companion in his study. It welcomes him in his toils, cheers him in his la bor and gladdens him in his hours of leisure and ease. In youth, 'tis one's pride ; in age, a crown of glory. It makes the future Orator, Philosopher and Statesman. It makes the Arts, the Sciences, and ad that relates to honor. It made a Solomon, a Solon, a Seneca, a?PIato, a Thales, a Bacon, a Newton, a Webster, a Calhoun, a Clay, it made America what she is, it will make the "world what it should be. We witness the wholesome effects ! of heart and mind cultivated, and we are compelled I , : 1..J t.- 1 10 aihuu'i leu-e us power, ir we turn to govern ments, we perceive ititi the justness of the law and their soundness ot policy ; if we turn to society, ; we oenoiu it in the social virtues of the people and happiness of the masses ; if we look to our homes, we have it in the excellency of the character and conduct of our dearest associates. We see it ex hibited in agriculture, manufactures, commerce and trade ; and in every and all departments of re ligious, political, social or domestic policy. But there is a Divine intelligence presented to the reflective mind, as it surveys the works of Na- j ture and the magnificent structure of the heaveas ! In these we discover a supreme knowledge and the perfection of virtue which proclaim the height of w isdom and the fullest extent of Divine education. We here perceive throughout a rational design and wise intent all arranged for the welfare of man, and planned by an Qrnniecierjt, Omnipresent and Mer'citil God. We view numberless worlds revolv ing through endless space in the pale-faced iikom in jthe ; My riads ' of stars in .the revolution of the earth iu the atmosphere in the night ih the t ay in the cloudsi jn the varyiug seasons in ev :ry thing in and throughout Nature, we sejij objects which call forth our praise, and which can1 not be rightly appreciated without intellect and rrtemi tittoViwf Tb'eti-&6w t&sentiat-isi-it for mac, thi noblest of jail high heaven's achieve ments, (woman excepted,) how essential is it, we ' say, that man's mind and heart should be educat ed and improved. Thatiinan was designed by his matchless Maker to fulfil a gj-and destiny, and formed for the acorn- piishmeni of noble ends, is manifest from the supe-. rioniy oi nis maiie anu pecunaniy ui uis siructure. See him notice the powers of his mind ;beauty of his frame the regularity of his feature,, and the wisdom displayed in his peculiar organization. Elevated to a position fir above every, living crea ture ; possessing guaHfieations su-ceptible of the highest cultivation ; gifted with inteihet, imbued with reason, with brilliant talents and faculties va- I- ried ; he reigns a temporary monarch here below, and is finally to become an angel above. Thus made, and so superior, how important then that man should be fully educated and properly quali fied, so as to enterjupon the weighty and responsi ble duties whiciij!ipii him have been imposed. Society has claim's upon him the nation has claims upon him ; and how can he possibly discharge these duties, unless he receive cultivation and in struction ? LaWh are to be made ; systems to be plauned ; order to be preserved ; the general welfare to be promoted ; officers and rulers to be chosen ; representatives and senators to b? elected ; then how neeepary that we should have in our midst, the virtuous and intelligent, in order to secure good government, and cause our happiness to flow on perpetual. But far be it from us to confine to man aloiiP the influence of learning and a polished education. 'Tis true, that upon him are devolved the more oppres sive and responsilde tasks; and that to him we look for greater aid in the administration of power and the construction of laws. Philosophy and sci nee are man's natural elements, and all the soiid requirements arc justly his; yet who will deny to woman the blessings of knowledge, and the benefits of education.- Who vill not, indeed, respond that her moral, religious, and intellectual cultivation, is of the most vital importance, and demands bur most 'careful .consideration and attention. It has been asserted (but falsely) that she is not capable 1 I...-.!.. 1. - - . ot receiving, an eaucauoiu ouca a semtmein, or rathor fb-noy , 'nupH "1Vgf VTi" ni irf'f '""i "1 a narrow and contracted mind, (or more properly brain.) unable to utter any thing more sensible. ; It is now ridiculous to sppak in terms of disparage rri'ent of the female mind. Woman has exhibited herSelf equal to every emergency ; experience hurls it back with signal -contempt ; and tm' past, centurv shows w hat she has and can accomplish iu literature ttnd letters, in viitue and grace. Doubt the powers of her mind, or the brilliancy of her intellect ! We nvght as well attempt to disown the influence of iher beauty or the strength of her charms. Doubt wo man'scapacity ? Turn to France : w here is Madame De S.ael I a woman whose learning is universjiHy known; a woman hose reputation is everywhere spread. Doubt slid the potency of her mind ? Turii to England and call upo.n her Moores. her Chapohes, her Edgeworths and Hemans. Doubt the capabil ity of woman ? Lift the literary banner of jour own country, and where aio. the Siiaimvsriilie oe,igt;w icks, tr.e Javi.isons and ot tiers 111 numt'els j whom we cou'd mention, were we not hurrvjng. j The past century has told what is the naturb of e l : 1 .1 : ... i I woman s nmid : and shes is vet. to :iw.-ikcn still greater admiration. b.v..,. . uu.iii. nu'iii, i is ti ue, us ineei not 101 jui-i to enter forums to. af I dress assemblies, or to' as sume the position of the orator or statesman ; siuch would be indelicate and unworthy the. namp of woman. Home is her destined sphere, and j 'tis here she sheds. the lustre of her virtues, the ecel cies of her character, the holiness of her solil I I Tis here she ito appear as the dignified matron, tlie tender parent, t he aft', ctionate wife, the pious christian. 'lis here -she is to rear the youthful scion, and to implant in the hearts of her "children L j such piineiples as will prepare them fr coining useiuiness to society ami their country. 'lis to U.4!J aie to iook tor peace and pleasures tis tor her to sitioothe the tumultuous ocean or' our fleeting lite, to dispel the gloom around us. and to quiet the anxious brow, 'lis she who comioits in distress; 'tis she who gives hope amidst darkjiess, and last to forsake us in the hour of need. "lf I were asked," says' .Do Tocqueville, " to what the singular prosperity of the American people ought mainly io be attributed, I should reply, to; "the superiority of their women.". The influence which woman exerts upon the nations of the earth, upon society, upon the piincls, morals, manners, feelings, sentiments of mankind generally, is of immeasura ble extent. f. Then we conclude by saying, let woman beie'du cated let her receive from us the necessary. quali fications. Let her be instructed and adorned .with the ornaments of wisdom, and she comes tolls la den with the richest of treasures. Educate lie'r and you make her a perpetual hymn to the Deity, an anthem sacred to her God. "Educate her, and she possesses the sweetness of Heaven, and the faij ness of earth. Educate her, and you encircle her j with jewels more lasting than gold you crown herewith -virtues more lovely than pearl. Educate your . daughters, and they become blended as the rose" and n b .vou make them an object worthy the highest aspiration of man- creatures reflecting the images of angels, whose fit dwelling places, are the realms above. But suffer them to remain in ignorance, and what are they? Flowers without fragraijce diamonds unpolished or as pictures quite beautiful, yet wanting ro frame, j It must be a source of peculiar pleasure to jevery true American citizen tq see the deep interestiman ifestedin the cause of general diffusion of learning. Let us be united, and let the American Republic be the banner land in literature; science, wisdom and morality.- Let us cultivate a national; taste for education let us instruct the youthful and in spire patriotism. Patronize institutions of learning and we. then establish a basis upon which toj erect our future permanent happiness as a people afjd our lasting glory as a government. Do this, and we shall have done more than if we had erected mon uments of brass, aud all the voices of the land shall swell in one united strain the very welkin shall resound with praise, and the universe itself shall rejoice in moral grandeur of our triumphs and the brilliancy of onr names. j AGRICULTURAL. from the Farmer's Journal. NEGLECTED DEPARTMENTS OF AGSICUL- TURE IN EDGECOMBE- The Grasses. No branch of our agriculture is w;inoj.negiectevas the - grasses ; in this, depart; men t our destitution Is almost complete. Theie'is somewhere an old maxim to the effect that, " An exterminating war on the grasses, is death to the soil." Nearly the whole South, from the Poto-. mac to the Gulf, seems to have declared this war, except Kentucky and parts of the mountain region. Corn, Cotton, Tobacco, etc., have all in turn de manded the extermination of grass. Our herds of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, oVc, no longer thrive in the larid, nor crowd the roads to market as in for mer times; for our wil l-mast ranges are exhausted, a id extensive new-grounds rarely offer their heavy winter foraging to our stock as formerly. The tide has turned back upon us; mules, horses, hogs, beef, port, &c, from the west and north, bear wit ness to our deficiency, while the lands themselves present equal evidence tha' a destructive and un natural system has robbed them of their powers of production, these are some of tue consequences of a. system which makes us look upon all grasses as a pest; and instead of giving it a proper place among our 'crops, and with skill and judgment directing the efforts of nature, to cover and protect our soils with grass, we spend an immensity of la bor in counteracting them, although we know that nature's own process for improvement, of the soil is by the growth and decay. of vegetable matter upon it. and that nothing can better perform this office than the grasses. We know that no agriculture can be complete without a good rotation of crops; no rotation can be complete without the grasses ; and no country can be weil and cheaply supplied with stock animals without grasses tor soiling and . grazing. An old French song expresses, nearly the same ideas. : Cultivate little but cultivate well Your crops alternate if good produce you'd sell. Your soil manure often: the return it will yield, Will tenfold repay what you spend on the field. Sow crass too, at times, it you wish to make sure Of having a plent ful stock, ot manure : Without rrass you 've no cattle, without cattle 'tis plain, You'll have no manure ; and without that no grain. Thus the grasses, whether as a part of a judicious rotation or as asource of forage, are indispensable to every kind of agriculture civilized or savage. We have among us no system of rotation, good or bad ; but as a substitute, we sometimes rest our lands as we call it ; that is, let it lie. one year in ???S"ff,',,S!'!l??yV31'V?o'!o?iK ray 0:1 tJw land produce a happy effect. Now very few reflect that these weeds are just an much a crop as any other, and a pestiferous crop at that; and if taken off, would 62 as exhausting, or more so, than many crops we value' much higher. Whv not then substitute for the icetd crop, one of peas, clover, grasses, 6cc., ami so institute a just and true rotation of cleansing crops, instead of pestiferous weeds and brambles? We would thus realize the maim that, ' The lest rest for the soil is a judi cious rotaion of crops.''' The plow is a mighty instrument so is tho sword -and an indiscriminate use of either must make sad havoc. From a genera! view of different latitudes and their production-, we .are induced to think that the plow, like the sword, is much of tener applied to improper uses than we of this age are apt to suppose. From the equator to. more than half the temperate zones, production, and de cay are very rapid, heat intense, rains heavy, sum mers long, and evaporation great. It is natural to suppose that ail these phenomena must make all summe1- culture Jar moie destructive to the soils of southern, than to those of higher northern lat itudes, where they do not exert the same power, where evaporation is slow, winters long and sum mers short. This again would induce us to sup pose that permanent crops as orchar Is small I grain, and grasses, fcel, requiring but little snm ! mer culture, arc especially adapted to southern soils, 1 while the reverse would seem more appropriate to j iiorihern latitudes. We have no doubt, these infer I ences arc just : That for all soils permanent crops i are' best, because more in accordance with nature, j that northern soils withstand summer culture bet, J and that the further south we go (towards the equa-j-tor) the lfss summer culture, the sail should have. : Yet, it is notorious, that present usage is just the 1 reverse? the small grain grass and stock regions, : are mostiy to the north of us, requiring but little summer culture, while ail our crops at the south, demand the constant harrassing operation of the plow and hoe, exposing the soil to the scorching, suns of summer, and heavy rains of winter. The whole process is unnatural, and no doubt impov erishes the soil as much as the crops which are re moved from it. Look at our broad plantations in April and May where is the carpet of green, which the eye expects to find on the fields in these balmy months of spring. In vain it roves over countless acres except an oat or wheat patch here and there the fields present the barrenness of winter, the sod is flushed up with -tlie plow, and reflects back the sunshine like the sand of a desert. It is generally June or July, before the growing crop can cover the soil with green, even in appearance ; and we feel how unnatural it is to see the fields so naked in spring. But our valuable productions, cotton, corn, to bacco, tfcc, all require summer culture, and these summer crops and summer culture can never be abandoned. Neither ought they to be; but they could be placed in a more natural system, with a rotation embracing a proper series of permanent crops, which aid in giving such fertility to the soil, that on acre would yield what four or five produce now ; leaving the general suiface of the country under the recuperating influence of a more natural system. Then, two or three thousand pounds of cotton, ten to fifteen barrels of corn, many tons of hay or wheat, &c, in proportion per acre might become the common production, and the country a garden in fertility and beauty as God first made it. Then the thousands which we spend for horses, mules, hogs, &c., would lemain with us, to lead us into those proper divisions of labor in agricul ture, manufactures and commerce, without which no country can, in this age, well fulfil its destiny. This would establish the first great principle for a healthy, progtess, viz: multiply and increase your valuable productions first, no matter what they be -granite, coal, copper, grain, or manufactures and they will break down the barriers which shut them from the markets of the world which will have tlam commerce and, wealth will very toon bring navigation and railroads to smooth tha way for their transit, and fixed, wealth will be fostered on the soil cf our own Carolina instead of leaving her to settle on the barren bills of the North or ta en.rich the. more fertile regions of the west. . ALPHA. A MOTHER'S TRIALS. I always read witu interest anything that is calculated' to entourage mothers or to impart in struction or advice with regard to the duties de volving upon them. , And it is my wish to be personally benefited by Bueh instruction. But, notwithstanding this, I almost .invariably think, when anything of the kind comes underlay notice of the old adage : " It is easier to preach than it is to practice." . At the present time we hear much about the trials of mothers, with careless, negligent, bad servants, together with those which of course a mother must experience, if slje has the care of her children. But there i ; a class of mothers who are seldom troubled with bad servants, who. have not only the care of the fami y,tb.ut the work of the household to perform ; who are toiling, day after day, and esteem it a privilege, if in the enjoyment of health. But tliey, too, are subject lolpaiu and disease like others, and need our sympathy, and at times -they .have it, but are they net too much overlooked ? There is S., for instance the mother of five children. Her husband is a mechanic, and .respected by his neighbors, but his income is not sufficient, u-'ith strict econcomy, to admit of keep ang a servant. Wre will just glance at one day in " her experience, (and not a washing-day, either.) The husband has arisen early in the morning, and says, "Come, Mary, L want my breakfast : I must be at the shop by such a time, you, know." Mrs. S. leaves her bed weary, having scarcely slept -an hour at a time through the night, on account of the children. She steps quietly out of the room for. fear of disturbing the baby, and she sets herself about preparing ike breakfa-t. Directly, she hears the little one, for Kate has been hugging her little brother till she has made him cry, and he is not to be coaxed to lie any longer, bot up he must get, and the mother must have him in her arms. The meal is on the table at fast, and Mr. S. eats, and, after a few words to the children, who by this time are up, he is away to the shop. The others are to be dressed", after which Nrs. S. calls them round the table, and waits upon them as we'd as she can, with the baby iu her arms, aud somo of us can im one how little she-would eat herself in such circumstances. Time passes, and - the older ones must go to school. They are washed, and brushed, but just at this moment Wilie happens to think fliaTTheTeaelier baia Liar; ue must nave a new book, and Sarah has broken her slate, and litttle Jane wants a pencil to mark with. The moth er, with a promise to each, sees them start for School. She now scarcely knows what to do first; the house mnt be put in order, and the dinner, made ready. The husband comes home at the usual hour, and, when seated at the table, the promise ! made to the children, in the morning, is mentioned. Mr. S- savs, "Well, really, there is something wanting all the while." The mother thinks it best to get the articles, but he- is soon away again, and they are forgotten. She "feels after dinner that she needs rest, but who will see to the little ones, and so she toils on till night. Wdlie ; n I his sisters return from school. They have their supper, and, after hearing them say their prayers, and seeing them in bed, the mother, with a pain in the bead, -and weary r and care-worn, seats herself by the cradle to repair a coat for her husband, who, bv-lhe-by, is in a neighboring store, talking and smoking his cigar, with his associ ates. t . rThe clock has struck ten, and Mrs. S. goes to see if all is right with the children, as is her practice re fore she retires. She finds one breathing hard, and with a hoarse cough', she fears the croup. There is no time to be lost, and she immediately goes to dosing and bathing thechild, with but little prospect of rest for her weary limbs, or her achirg head. Who will not say that this mother need" sympa thy? Yes, .und she has it; there is a "friend that stick eth closer than a brother," and she can gotollim, and pour out her heart before Him, and ask for wisdom to direct, and strength to pel form whatever is before her. Then, there is the wife of the intemperate man, who has her peculiar trials, and the widow, who has to support herself and children by her own in dustry. '1 here are hundreds of mothers, in these different classes, w ho think no one .cares for them, and w ho feel at times discouraged by reason of the roughness of the way. But, faint not, dear mothers; bear with . patience, these trials, for if we are the children of God, "heirs of God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ," . . "-"Our troubles and our trials here, ,'' Wif only make us richer there, When we arrive at home." Mother's Journal and Family Visitant. Early Death. Herder, the exquisite German writer is thus quoted in the "Baltimore Protestant Early in the morning a maiden went into the garden to gather herself a fine rose for a wreath. They stood there in beautiful clusters of closed and half closed buds, wafting odor from their cupr. which were. full of the morning dew. "I will net pluck you yet," said the maiden, " the un iha1! open you first, then you will bloom brighter, aud give out a stronger and a sweeter scent." She came at mid day, and saw the fairest roses fretted by the worm, wilted by the heat of the sun, faded and withering. The maiden wept over her , folly, and the next morning gathered her wreath -early. God calls his loveliest children out of this world before the heat t f the sun withers them before the worm touches them. The paradise of children is a high degree of glory; the most upright man cannot set foot in it, for his soul has already been spotted. -i ' ... - ' - 1 - Currax's ruling passion was his joke. In his last illness, his physician observing in the mornirg that he seemed to cough with more difficulty, L answered ' V 'That's rather surprising, aa I have been practis ing ail night.' : r- . y' ' . :. . The American Cupid. A young lady calls Mr. Hobbs Cupid, because Cupid is love and love; aa the proverb says, laughs at locksmiths, and so dcea Mr. Hobbs. ' Themistocles used .to say, M My. little boy rules Athena ; for he governs his mother, and hia nscthar tvartames .
Southern Weekly Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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