The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-27
Extract Of a litter from a friend IN hs
JBper Country.

TIE Prussian system supplies ma,erial
Deficiencies in the Whole plan Of education
in this country; the moral and religions
instruction. aud the STEADY discipline al
their schools, prepares tie citizen mos'
admirably FOR lhe discharge of his relative
duties, while the adspla,lan ol studiss aud
mode Of instruction tn the gradual ex.
pansion Of the youthful mind, tends TO
produce healthy aud natural develope.
menl Of each faculty. In oil these
particulars our schools are deficient. and
wholly 50 as far as steady discipline and
moral and religious instruction are con-
cerned; and TO that deficiency lhaEe hctn
accustomed to ascribe the repeated viola.
tons Of law, the ousrages. dukings.
pi.iolings and murders which disgrace
The Southern country in particular. Ma
gisler arts veu,er." is the sentiment ol
the poet; il is true in another modification
also. " msgisier crlminis venter;" and
where the means Of living are sbundau;.
y Thin tie reach NJ all. crime should
" ceieris paribu,," be least frequent.
How is it then that in this fruitful coun.
Try. where even the slugrard may by an
occasional fort, participate in the com
parsliye luxuIies Of LIE, how is il that
with so lille indueemeni TO the perpeua-
lrslion Of crime, goaded by no MANIFEST
atoms Of insulting superiority. stimulai.
ed by no want, reused by no sense
Of oppression, WIDER The protection Of
mild and equal laws, our ieIlow.eiuzens
are exhibiting in their intercourse with
each other, repeated evidences Of violence
and lerocily which the enemies Of FREE
dom seize upon as grounds for disparaging
our happy institutions! The radical cause
is in the Gefec. Of all our plans 0f educs-
ton. Ue hare no discipline ia our
schools. Parental authority is seldom
b'oUghl IN AID Of the efforts The Teacher.
IS he makes any. Few Teachers regard
1t as any psr, Of their dsty TO cultivate tie
moral faculties If their pupils--many
unfortunately exhibitin their own persons.
poor examples Of The virtues which il is
their duiy to foster. and the Southern
youth, with high bat often misguided
notions Of personal dignity, with warm
'emperaments, strong audunchecsed pas
sions, are lefl to the workings Of nature
alone. Nature, il is true. sometimes
- kinder 1hsn any Teacher" fashions
many Of them into fine specimens Of
character; and we may buasi &c much
moral worth and great individual ex.
cellence among even that portion 81 our
people who are not professedly religious:
but !, is obvious that with 50 few induce.
nenis to- crime in the condition of our
people. il there were not radical defect.
N our systems. Of education, onlrapes and
violations ol law would be much more
are Than VIC find them. | do not think
I practicable wholly 10 adapt the Pruesian
system TO people situated as ours; bu,
our Legislators would seriously turn
heir attention 10 the subject, il thev
would call in the aid OF The research and
observation Of those who have with dis
eliminating eyes. quiekened by sin.
ore desire for The improvement Of their
~. examined the subject Of education
80, Fey would be enabled al least :
,,a,,;f,. a.. benelicially the plans Of
Incs,;n,, - al. ., ''ntry, and extend its
essings to thousands WI" "'e UT"
smeillly destitute Of all il 'u' s
estimating tho benefits Of q. ''"'lon
re. musical instructiou never rn.. rs
10 the CONFEDERATION a, all. II apaears,