The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-06-19

oI tnelr DeinH Iufeilts, ana III tncir nav
ing fed and clothed them that can nuke
amends for the breach ofthose immuta-
BILE laws "like begets its like" and chill
dren do not love and respect their Parents
because they have given them existence,
and merely the necessaries of life, but
because they have been kind, gentle and
reasonable towards them. All those sys-
TENS of education, that depend upon pro-
scription and fear for their success, have
upon the minds Of youth direct and'op-
posite tendency, from what is expected.
To prescribe publication or book as
pernicious to child trained in the school
Of submission and fear, has no other ef-
feet on his mind, than to make him in
vent means to evadc detection in reading
it; thus is the opportunity all lost, of
Parents and Guardians, giving advice in
those important affairs, by their not hay-
| ing the confidence of those entrusted to
their care.
Thus in the cradle the reign of mental
slavery commences and upon this mista-
ken view of children being indebted to
their parents, seems to have originated
much of that servility that has so degra-
ded the dignity of man, and retarded the
advancement of his intellectual happi-
ness. Some Parents seem to think they
have right to command the respect of
their children, but it is mistaken opin-
ion, the thing itself is impossible they
can make them slaves and hypOcrites.
They can enforce submission, and COM
mand fear, but love and respect are not
the offspring of force and violence.
Those amiable virtues must all be won
by gentle treatment fear is the worst
feeling that can be imposed upon the in
fant mind, the first impression is to evade
the injury it expects to receive, and to do
this dissimulatiOn and falsehood are Of
ten rcsorted to, then the barriers of mo-
rality are piOstrated, or mt least so weak
ened that they are ever vulnerable
through fear. This tyranny over the
mind is often practiced upon children,
by refusing to listen and answer their
prattling interrogatves, thus they become
discouraged and often refused to speak
through fair. The practice of ridiculing
their mistakes is likewise an impediment
of no trifling moment in the formation of
a free and independent mind. l will
here introduce an anecdOte from a work
entitled "Letters to Parents" B. w.
Charles was boy of quick feelings,
and one of the most pertinacious little
questioners ever saw. Being at coun-
try village not far from the city, he was
eager to make use Of the liberty he enjoy
ed there, by going into every house and
shop, and seeing what every body in the
neighborhood were doing. One after
noon he sauntered with some other chill
dren till they came where through the
open door of shoemaker's shop were
seen half dozen men smartly playing
the thread and awl.-Charles had never
seen this work done-and sat himself
down Immediately to look on. An hour
or two after, he came breathless into the
parlOr where his friends were sitting,
and burst forth with the history of the
wonders he had witnessed. He had
gained pretty good notion of the en-
ployment, but did not know what was at
tached to the thread in order to pass it so
quickly into the hole made for its recep-
ton nor the name of the instrument by
which the leather was pierced. He said,
''the man was sewing up leather with a
fork and some twine with pigs feathers
in the end oft" A loud laugh from the
company made the poor little fellow col
or deeply, and instantly run out of the
room. He was seen to go directly to the
shop he had lately quilted, and his re-
turn was awaited with some impatience.
In few moments he entered again !;
with an offended air he exclaimed, 81
have asked the man and he told me they
are bristles, and he made the holes with
an awl. Why didn't you tell me, and
not go to laughing at met" His rebuke
was felt and ecollected.-DeL. Free
Press.
THEATRICAL ANECDoTE.-On the first
night of Cooper's performance on the
Cincinnati boards, a circumstance hap
pened which should not be lost to the
world:
.'Othello' was the play. The fame of
the great tragedian had drawn crowded
audience, composed of every description
Of persons and among the rest coun-
try lass of sixteen, whom mot knowing
the real name) we will call Peggy. Peg
gy had meyer before seen the inside of a
play. house. She entered at the time
Othello was making his defence before
the Duke and Senate the audience were
unusually attentive to the play, and Peg
gy was permitted to walk in the stage
hoy when n UentIonon hauJaJ La. -,
without Withdrawing his eyes from the
celebrated performer, and her beau,
country boy, was obliged to remain in