Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-13

On this depends our national character, both in a
moral and literary point Of view. The benign
and cheering influence Of an intelligent ana noble
minded female community, is felt through all the
grades Of human life, like the Iife7giving beams
Of the sun awaking, aniDating, and almost crea-
ting, the moral aspect Of the scene 1t has been
contended Ivy many, that tho female capacity -
ca,ablc of receiving instruction only to certain
extent Bot in examining female characters, we
find some Of the most brilliant examples Of gen.
iu., in cvcry department of life, where they have
been favored with an education. The histo'y Of
Italy, by Lady Morgan, with other litera.y works
Of great merit, and the history Of Germany, by
Madame de Stall, held in b IN estimation by
the literary world, and have placed the names Of
their authors among the first class Of literary
stcllations. Mrs. Hemans, and Miss Hannah
Moore, English Poctesscs, whose works need on
ly to lie read, IN be admired; and Miss Edge
worth, an English Novels and Madame Cotton,
Il French novelist, whose productions arc an hon.
or to their nation, proud examples OF superior
feminine genius. Nor can Europe alone boast OF
her hcroincs Of literature. America has ner
gems. Miss Scdgwick ranks with t.,c first nov
cIst If the age, and seems to contend tine pima
Gle of fame with the immortal Walter Scott Mrs.
Sigpurncv, and Miss Norman have also burst
forth like nc.eors, into the literary world, scatter
ing far and wide heir lucid poetic productions,
breathing Il spirit Of most refined taste, exalted
sentiment, and cultivated virtue. There are
those to- unknown in the scientific world, before
whose genius, many that have thus unoeFra'eo
the female capacity, would reccdc and disappear
like those little lumnarics that GUNNER thfonsn
the hours oc darkness with borrowed iigh', oi'
arc obscurcd by the overwhelming rcfu'gcnce OF
meridian sun.
Although they m1v be disqualified, by the
!eGcacy OF their habits, which lcxculdes them
from "a minute knowledge OF the world, ana .,
human nature, in all its intricacics, for long and
abstruse investigations, either moral or Poiiuca'
yet f,r refined education, they arc most amply
qualified. 1t cnlargcs the mental iacu't'cs' ina
brinos every power into action. u czaits the
mind from, pcw-gaw toys and childish fooleries
which are the themes oss SO many Of the present
age, 70 objects Of far nober nature, to ob]ec's
worthy ,.,e attention Of rational beings. ncre-
ate. a mental beauty, that better aocfns INC &c
male ch .racter, than all the pomP o, P'l'oe,
s.,,cndor Of attire. Youth and beauty III gauoy
trappings, may attract the gaze u so"o 49,
holder Tor a moment, but they are as an cP"c-
mera, flower. that fades ere It IS blown: '"ey aP-
,e,r E,r n moment and where arc thcys 10
iivion entombs them. BIT IT - the Oeau'y VI
the mind, that gives tho grace 10 every e""o"'
ing vir:uc-,hat gives impress 10 every
that causes the eye, that ta'r indcAS u '"s So
o., A,sh with lightning OF intclligence-and that
s,,,r,. m the whole, in indcliblc characters, the
f,ircst Of natures productions. 1t Is TINS beauty
that will pyow. long after the rose, that o"s''1S
q, the check. shall have been n'Pt by inc '"uo
hind Of time. In surveying thc Pnoio a. -
v,tc Characters of men for agos past, we anu INC
mos, convictng proof, that the principe. .:t''.od
cnce of mankind which many nv 49,. 10
10 the partili.y Of nature, III Dcstow'"9 "o 6'
Is bu, the effect Of carly education.
Hence VIC SEQ the savages OF inc wes'Ii ~,
DELIGHT TO imbruc their hands IN INC o'Io.
victims, to WELD the tomahaw k AM 500. ,.;,S
kn;l;. over their PROSTATE foe, anu :" "" -:
lAtxr
intimate glcc around the burning - :, in
heloIcss and unoilcnding caPti'e' "'PPy "
n;.,;,, xh,teycr torture their imie'n oa
:...on. Hence VIC see the wretched 'nnaD.""'
~ a.,,o- cIn,s. on whose bcnightcd m'nas ntc'-
$780,, I,,s never shed its genial rays sacr";'"s
"'"'o or i,nmolating themselves
=. H.. shr;nc Of Jugeernaut, to an o:fcn"o.' -
,,.c,usc thew have been thus educated ~. 'S
crlics, years. Impressions feceNo ,nd LAST,
a.. 80: orc at once The mos, powerful ana 'as
Ii,w uns,eaknblv great then mus We VIZ
'"s' :.o,o-cc! How inlisPensab'y hccess
MONT me-, shc sbona ,:ocurc the ad'an.'so =.
c,r;v education, that she my "' ~" hot.
8 =, ,,,j.I of whatever is nmablc, ana the W
o.. ,,rc,,red to conduct the inantiIe genus as
!, emerge, from its embryo INTO "c,,ve l'e' az"
fix upon il m,nv principles wh'cn WI s,..,,,
cor,or,,cd with life itself, grow with IT'S grown
.I s,ronu,hcn with ITS strength. But the 'nnu,
cncc which they exert in supprcss"s vice. c."u
rccl,;,n;no the sivcrginy steps Oh I'M" w. "
I;c. !. mo- loss important. Everywhere tnro"So
o,, the whole c,rc;o Of their intercourse,
c.l, like tho carly dcws Of heaven, SILENT se"
,i,. ,ad efficient In mlny par OF inc VIZ.
c,m,,cs arc considered as inferior beings " 10.
o,c of the links in the cham OF cTea''o"' "a
cxsts from the smallest insect up to man, anu arc
,-,atcd rs slaves. BIT what Is the moral aspect
of those countries? What their literary a''a'"
mcn,sg There, vices of the darkest h"e, anu
nr,ct,ces revolving to human nature, ho'u '"e'
,n;x.rs,l cm,irc There, ignorance a. snPcrS"-
,;o, with their concomitant tram OF baroar'sms'
b,yc their seat, and men seems to form co""cc-
,;n, chain between the demon and the oru'e'
Br a country like ours, where the hearts OF MT"
are the legitimate empire OF the ta"' 'ncycAI,s
influence on the morals anu ,N'e"
,u,l character Of all those with whom '"cy
soci,,c. Wherever vice may cx'st' OF ""ue.
whatever form it may appear. It needs o"'y .e
decided disapproba,ion OF the female co'nn'In':'
IN check its progress. Show nc a ma" WIZ -.
un;nn,cnccd by the sentiments OF the ,al., VIZ,
rca,rdcss of the placid smile OF "Pprooa'on'. "
,h. chilling frown of contempt, still p"rsues ns
.;c;o,,s course. and will show you one des'ltu'e
or every principle that cement the oo"us ~ ~
c;cty. and prepared for acts OF the mos "o' ",I
800. 4 want of Il knowledge OF the world
nmI Of hannah nature, which is derived iro" cuu-
item has ever been a most fruitful source Oh 'e
r,,,ic wrctchcdne.s. Judging by the pure sp'rl'