Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-07-22

RENGAIE EDUCATION.
Among de many projects, which have how 6aas 70 ims
bsss gos:sn up BY esseas, have wondered Why -
academy os tho educason u females he's been oegs
o. The suscs which should be urged by pa.
ssns, and we'll wishsr his country We do "os mean
shs Superficial accomplishments Of the city belle, bot such
sduessIsp, will make shso god wives ssd insslli.
eens mothers When r.Aecs shs unbosnded iahu- |
he the minds q sstr children,
sss they in time % come make our
vsDsus vicsss paosie % bass. They bold
ss balance national e1isssOes take away all pas
os, insslligeaes and lore q county from nassons,
and rising o6spfiag viii become &, for ssra.gsms
spols Eaisoa pirates The education Of female
,nDd saast al1ac in the fasoaable
drawing seo bus in ssodioos cultivation Of the b.nevo
Isns Affections. II the educated and ss6aed mind Of
1nd in the depths Of SCIENCE lighter literature
q The age, solaee from The and perpsxes Of Ibis
hs 70 him books the bright sun, the green sassh
she ss air, the sua1es-ssorm, silver stream,
sesnal Of the calculated relieve mind
from the and pangs Of this world shall whose
hsass 10 ssnstve and whose frame 10 weak be clothed in
panoply which shall shield Cd the misses Of this le
Shall shield the giant oak and leave the fragile
bssr hs 'Pslns Of the pisiless stormy No. snwrap
shs mind in the mansls Of rehnsmsns and sdueaon and
then when tired with the pleasures Of the wofldshough
f'rsaken BY hiends, Andred, fortune, il sun,
itself cultivated be lost
while reason holds sway, bu: will with possessor
ths grave: Learning has influence which
Books bsss iends, and faithful teacher
They admonish without envy, and lead without reproac
Their ssbuke il without barshnes ad their consultations
are fall Of soIehns senderness In them mystic
'Pifis which, though draws prosperity from the
quess Of pleasure, yet charms Solitude which
sdvsity, like lore ITSELF wandss through mournful and
lonely chambers Of the heart and whatever il there finds
shat Psnsivs cheers, and whatever that il bruised
heals And in wOman's bosom does bruised
bleed IL the sunshine Of hsr always
ing index Of her heart! Are there not times in the
Brightest sxistencss when the mind look
min 6os the orcly there are there
sos We invite tbs especial attention Of female readers
and shoss having The responsible once of daux-
ss % the following essay read before College of profss
sonal teachers II Cincinnati seii session. and writ
u" BY Mrs. Sigournsy, Of Hartford, Connsc,ieus.
woman is moro deeply indebted to the gov
crhnent that protects her, than man, who bears
within himself moro Of the elements Of sclc.dc-
fence Bat how shall her gratitude be an op-
efative principle? Secluded, as she is, from any
share IN the administration Of government, how
shall her patriotism be called into existencei
The admixture Of the female mind in the fer.
mont Of political ambition, would be neither safe
were PERMITTED nor to be desired, if it were
SAFE Nations who have encouraged il, have
Sound their cabinetcouncils PerPlexed by intrigue
or involved in passionate contcntion. History
has recorded instances, where the gcntlcr sen
have usurped the sceptrc Of power, or invaded
the province Of the warrios. But wo regard them
with amazement, - planets rushing from their
osbst, o. with pity, - . violence 70 stature.
Still pstsiotim y virtue in woman, and ii
has . legitimate sphere Of action. There is IN
Office to which she is eligible which the proud
est peer might envy. 1t depends not on rank OF
wealth, the canvassings Of party, or the fuctua'
tions Of the will Of the people. Its power is that
H. ~sssA< =
This Office is that Of seackev. 1t is hers by
hereditary risht,-and she might make it an in
alienabae possession. Nature invested her with
II, when she gave her the key Of the newborn
mind, and taught her to enter il through the af
fecti'ns. Her facility in winning the regard o
the young, her tact in discerning the minute
shades Of temperament, her skill in moulding the
susceptible heart to her purpose, arc proofs Of he,
prerogative, and Of the Divine Source whence il
emanates.
"First in the rank Of teachers, we regard the
mother. She has reached the climax Of duty
and Of enjoyment, the "exccllency Of dignity
and the exccllency Of power" Her obligation Il
tolay in the minds Of her offspring, a firm basis
Tor future intelligence and goodness is universal
" admitted. That she may be able to fulfil NJ
agency % sacred, Heaven has placed her next it
sef-it has given her priority Of place, and dcPtl
Of int3ncnce-it has permitted her to look frs
into the dawning intellect, into the cup Of som,
responsibility admits Of NO substitute. 1t i
hers day and night, to labor with PATIENCE and il
joyful hope. The soul is her pupil. Seeds who's
fruit is immortal, il is hers to plant. The afIcc
tons, developing themselves sooner than the in
telcct, turn to her for culture. II is hers to lea
them forth in hcalthfal beauty, and to prompt thei
Scavcnward aspiring.. II is hers to foster tcndc,
ness and conscience and to regulate its bal
anco that IL swerve not, amid the temptations q
untricd life. II - hers 50 to rvet principle, tina
il may retain its integrity, and neither "beneat
the cloud, nor under the sea-" loose sight Of il
polar star, the '1grcat Task-Makcr's eye" An
- The mother lsbofs for God 50 she labors for he
cosntry. For whatever tends to prepare for citi
zenshiPin heaven, must make gOod and loyal sub
jects Of any just government on earth.
much Of the important work committed to th
mother, il done in childhood perhaps in its frs
seven years. Moral and religious impression
then meeting a waxcn surface, strike deepest, an
mast indcllibly. Habits then formed, thoug
shey may seem but ~ the flmy line Of the sp
der,passing from spray to spray, trembling in ev
cry bseeze, may prove as links Of tempered stce
binding an Immortal being to its changeless desti