Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-11-30

CmLpnoop--A correspondent OF the New York
Mirror, among other good remalas on ds subject,
has the following:
Shortly afcr the children are wcancd, they COM
rnence eduraiing them. While The brain s yet In a
soft, pupy state they load 1t with heavy llcls ADD
hard names, to It's serious deumcnt during the re-
mainder OF its mundane existence The ancient
Grecan commenced with carrying call upon his
back a few hours every dag, SO tAat when illg can
gradual grew into a bullock be carried tie boi-
lock with as much ease as he had done tie call
This IS uow the education principle They lax a.
lew leaves Of CyclopUdia or Encyclopaedia on a
ch,d's tender BRAN, and keep adding Iilcreunlo day
by day, expecting that when lie Is man, he WI
carry the thirty volumes with perfect clst, without
considering that ~ the attempt ibgy may crush al
sap aud freshness out0i that BRAN, rendering u as
fiat as a pancake, aud org az The remainder hls-
cult"
Now Is this whotsome--I- l natural j. It i8r
us il humane that a child should be- Oh aed out OF
ils childhood, and sent 70 learn the use OF TIE
globes" bcloe II has learnt 10 p.yy az marbles! Or
Is TO be expected that tha carry forcing aud hot
bed system can produce as healthy plants as Il they
had been allowed 10 grow ~ the Tree ar and open
sunshine, On 20 place Of sending chid 10
school at three or Ouf years, let cpI1y three mote
wears OF ignorance. Curb not It's young freedom
a ridge not It's first holidays cage not lhe pretty
bird 100 soon! CHnnge not ih1 nee or Of heaven
for the pent-up atmosphere OF the SEMINARY; tuc
gentle murmur OF the winds for Tie duI mum OF the
prison house. We were children ourselves oaoe.
Let Us have fellow eeHg Jr the young fogu1'
LIE, KIND dame Nature uuTse them i-p DAY lpii-
ger There VIII be lswer nckety limos AMI ne"cV
mtelects,
DIR. CHtasING, one Of the most active ami pro-
found OF al, the teachers o. putIc moloa, has iaiey
published "a brilliant essay ~ winch Dc offers iAe
following soirmu advice 70 a class ol persons n1He
Gus IN tyely commuhHg
: PoIIrLAL Durl4s.--Amlug the besi peoP,s there
lare some who through DISCUS "iiA the '!O'saeo ui
/, parll.s, Withdraw uleuslst. Isom OIL acton. such
: \ conserve, do wrong Gud las paced ihcp u tlie
j reataus anI imposed upon iHem the daueH o' GU
q zels: and they are no more authorized u sAIlpF
O rom thes, dunes, than from to4G sJas, husband
: and alicts
Parry Coop. WHETHER TRCE or scr.--l le lJ.
/, lowing q yuuched tor by tDe Baltimore Cuppgr
A Ilu,rbmau from tie west went - pay MS ~
:, c,letey me Pres dent Of the Unite! States WISH
= He happened u call Just as he President d"d i''
I Others we're sitting down to doe lhe Ffesils"
+, ASKED h,m to u sraed, al The ssnle tine ln4U"IHS
= there was any lun. aew OF strange 10 his eoahu!
n No, thinks n9i except DAT ohr y ny Guns 80
five calves anne
No. b8ft tAitu itiI A'@A7'''''"Ht'
suck while tie tudder looks on, siiush a. dI'lt
The hint was 50 significant nat q eean Pi1'e va
Immediately ordered, aud he Docini.ot ses S.'
The .able, where be partoak Of a cop@' .'D1 1'''
with his Exceiency Tie Pesidegt
Tie State Of Ohio rontsp5 suffice Of foVl
.o.',,e n,ses. N h tbcy3ore, nearly as large
England. Ths siay,as been 5ai i hall ess,9 "
anJ II now probab contains not iaf from l.1VO,VO
,rl,ai9tanIs' B15ld as tie progress q Oaio u
~, n" 1e,sa1pemsnt Of Aer resources has D.
Just beg'@''
FoR THE DEAocaAT.
POCKET B00kS-L0Ok QUIZ
Some time since, young gentleman o. liis pa
missed a pocket book, containing some i've h9ndF'
dollars 10 Real Estate money Nov, the youi
Gentleman, oT gentlemen, vino took II, returned "a
hoax but their Lsacherous memories caused Tie
n target to return 1ie contents.
Now, 1 would Mt Jirude, ter the worll, Oh prlya
,n8,yil ual matters, ~, - the same Time ia
snen a greal curiosity ,,ai wog4 lie 20 kaow.
sr I'll tle eaHcusiag, whch d The young gentIem
,bs has been ssdd.ed upo'. PAUL pRi.