Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-10-21

y PntlitE Iibvasis. In community
n free and enlightened people, where
every citizen hopes, and has right iol
expect to- see bis children capsble Of
holding publick Offices, and becoming
notonly useful but prominent snen, 9
well selected ppblick library. 10 Of yi-|
tai Importance. Il gives 70 youth taste
for reading before the mind becomes
wholly occupied with frivilous pursuits
and If bad taste has been acquired III
corrects it, and gives solid yiands zest
where the palate has become vitiated
BY lighter reading. A bookcase filled
with history and elementary works, 10
an Intellectual world to the expanding
mind "a magnet 10 draw the germs Of
intellect from their natural obscurity,
and give early intimations Of genius. and
a polish TO the talents with which
nature has blessed them. Let US look
at our own minds-wbat authors have
made the deepest impressions there !?
was it those conned at middle age, or in
aiter life. when the sensibilities have
become bIunted, and the mind is occu-
pied with business o. pleasure Tor
was it the perusals Of your youthful
days. when conception would hardly
sllow you TO grasp their meaning, and
young idea was incredulous-wben eve-
ry thing was novels lie. Us look at
Q confirmed, enthusiastick novel reader,
and we shall lind that nine out Of ten
of them acquired this taste for fabu-
lous tales when young--that it was for
want of other books, or because they
he'd 40 one to select for them. And
where do we see one tnat was trained
up to novels, quitting them in age 3
Do we not see the mechan,ck, destitute
Of auy knowledge Of history, OF even
ofthe geography Of bis own country
spending his leisure hours over Sinbad
aud ManchansoD, ifnot books Of a more
pernicious tendency-the romantlck
girl, now a wife, perhaps nother.whc
should begin to think of declining age
pouring over love-sick tale, while
her domcsick concerns are neglected.
But above all. we should inculcate o
love Of books, because 1t will keep your
children from bad company, and pre-
vent an requirement Of dissipated hab'
its. It will turn their attention from
their attention from pleasure and their
feet from the paths Of vide. 1t will
curb the passions, and check that row
ing propensity. the seeds OF which are
found in a greater or less degree, 10
every breast. 1t enIarges the under
standing and expands the views-t at
fords a view Of society, aud the powel
Of distinguishing between the good ano
the bad-it excites worthy emulation
proper pride-it gives TO man cor
rect knowledge Of his own importance
and leads him. devouily to the throne
ofhis Creator
The head Of every family, cannot be
expected to supply for its members SO
extensive collection Of books, as he
could wish to see N their hands. II
woulo be impossible insome cases, and
imprnden, 10 more but there is nc
town or village, so poor that It could
mot furnish library of histori :ai, po-
litical, classical and useful miscellane-
our works. And with so many induce
ments as are held out--the benefit o
our childreo-tbe preservation Of ths
morals Of those,we most love--the hon
our Of the name which our fathers gave
US, and which we would hand ursullied
down to posterity, It would hardl,
seem possible for any community to b
destiiude of a web selected. judiciously
managed. and extensive PusLIcx Ii
BRARY,
Hanging John Robinson, q mulst
70, abnt seventeen years old, was tri'
"A an Cr;dav 18th mat hefore tho an.