The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-11-11

following is an extract from tie nroc,o,.
OF this monarch: '''"'1di
Ii, at the age Of infancy, the ;n,..
substitutes doubt for faith in manner '.luc'Nr ue'Nr
gion-if, in place of shelving him tho y, rciI
as it is, he leads him astray bv sona.d world
picture of the destinies of man. and b;s msal
tlons to society; if, in place of occupyiDait9 't9
pupil with subjects on level with his co." 20 ''S
CITY, he gives him questions to discuss VIII
are often difficult to decide by men accn,tnn au'
ed to think if the youth thus prcnora.
saturated with false science, then enters ~
University, and finds only a contempt so.
every positive doctrine, or mania Of refaa NY
ming social order according to chime,;o',
systems--it he is taught to despise all WIFI 'sd'
others have established-if, finally. tar fran f,.n
acquiring habits of salutary discipline 'y'' l'
grows familiar with every species ofinsrbanrS NY
dination and licentiousness, and in place \.
respecting the laws, regards himself As w
exception above punishment and rewaJ'
must we be astonishcd that not only a. ,l1
Universities, but also at the SchooIs taS
most rash opinions arc heard OIL the s,is,,
of religion and government, on all which 4
highest and most sacred. Is it aStonisb,,'
that such an education only brings for H..
state bad servants, and dangerous Citizen,
What is there to hope for the maintenancs,l
thrones, for the preservation of our inSt;,n
tions, for the safety of Germany. when m",.
thus educated shall fulfil all public Office,
single glance at the enquiries which me-.
lancholy necessity rendered indispensable i.
more than one part of Germany, offers - too
dark picture of what may be expected ofth
rising generation, to make it pleasant for h;a
Majesty longer to dwell on it. The Empcr
or however, considers the search after reno
dies or SO many weighty Inconvenience AZ
belonging 20 the most important subjects
which the Diet will have to consider HI.
Majesty also thinks he should not act wortIy
of the place he holds i'll the Confederato1
and which he desires always to hold in tbc
confidence of the Members, if he were not ia
recommend this object to the particular care
of the Diet"
The idea OF violently supprcssing such es
Establishments by force is the wav, Of all q.
theirs, to accelerate their growth. Reason
cd down they may be, ridiculed down thcy
may be bat il for reason and riticule, phy
sical force is cxerted, from that moment tLe
question assumes a new character--it be-
comes then tyrannical act, and these very
sentiments and opinions, which would have
been purified, soItcncd, neutralizcd and
harmless, by being submitted to the touch
stone OF common sense, now become fiery and
gnitablc. The Emperor Of Austria is cm.
ploycd in manufacturing grains Of moral
gunpowder for the destruction of the Holy
Alliance. This physical interference, thi.
mode Of Introducing a catch-polc into the
groves of the Muses., brings about that very
state OF things which the Austrian monarch
50 pathetically dcplores The students I'll
to such studies and enquiries, not because
they relish them, but because they are for
biddcn by the civil power-they are then
made grounds of action instead of being start
ed as subjects of debate. Edmund Burke
with all his abhorrcnce for such abstract dis
cussion in politics, has given tie Emperor a
hint on this subject worthy preservation.
he says, leave such questions to the uniyer-
sites.