The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-11-05

instruct the mothers of the French PEG.
ole: Because the mothers are the aiFoc
I Tomato and the effective teachers Of the hns
man race. The mother begins this process
OF training with the Infant in her arms. II
Is she who directs, so to speak, its first men
tai and spiritual pUlsations. She conducts
II along the impressIble years OF childhood
aud OF youth and hopes to deliver II 10 The
rough contests nnd iumul,uous scenes Of life.
armed by those gond principles which her
child has first received from maternal care
and love.
u we draw within the circle Of our con
temptation the mothers Of Il civilized natloo,
what do we see We behold so many ar.
liGcefs working not 90 fraIl and pers4able
matter, but on the Imuortal mud, moulding
and iashionin9 beings who ore to exist for.
ever. We applaud The artist whose skill
add genius present the mimic man upon the
cansass--we admire and celebrate tie scalp,
tor who works out tie sane image 10 en-.
during marble but how us .niGcuut are
these achievements, though the hughes, and
The la'rcst 10 all lilo departments 1T art, ii
comparison with The great vocation OF hi.
mGu mothers They work not upou The
canvass that shall fatl, or ito uar5!e thai
shall CfUmble inla dust--bci upou mad %
on spirit, which Is to last forever, and ahlch
is 10 bear, inr good or for rvi, through
It's duration, tie impress Of mo,ho,s pIas
tic HAND.
| have already expressed tie opinion,
9hich oil allow TO be correct, that our Sc
curiIy Tor ihu duration OF the free lnsttiu
Ilaus which bless nur couLtry, depends upon
the habits OF virtue aud the prevalence Of
knoNIodee and education. knoYledae DOES
not comprise all winch is contained Ia tie
larger term Of education. The feelings are
10 be disciplined the passions are 70 be IN
spIred-a profound religious feeling IS TO be
inst,lled, md pare morality lnculca!ed under
oil circumstances. All ibis is comprised %
cducolou. Mothers who are fauh'ul to
this great du,y. will tell their children that
neither IN political nor 10 any other con
Germs of life, can man ever withdraw Etm
self from the perpetual allegations Of con
science and OF duty; that IN every act,
y neither public or private, be ineurs Jus,
responsibility mud tina, 20 NJ coodsiion IS he
warranted IN trilng with important rights
end Obligations. They vii. impress upcu
their children the truth, thai tho exercise
Of the elective franchise IS social duty, Of
ss sulcmn q nature as man can be called @
perform that a man may mt innccNniIY
,riils with hts vote that every free eieci0r
Is q trustee as NeI for oihors as himself,
and tbal every man aud every measure lie
supports, has an important bearing Oh Tie
interests Of others rs well as on bus own
! "a IN the lnculealoa oi high and pure N
ais such as these, that 10 free Res1blc,
woman performs her sacred du,y. ard Gal
els her destiny. The French as you a.oN
are remarkable for their iandness inf seu
en,ioUs phrases, IN Which much nearing IS
condensed INTO small space. ] uottced late
y, on the title page VI Que of the books OF
popular instruction in France, this motto
d Pour instruction on the heads OF the PEG
pie you owe them that baptism And
certainly, lf there be any duty which may
DO described by reference TO that great
institute Of religion, duty approaching Il
n Importance, perhaps next to II II ob!!ga .
ion. II is this.
know you hardly evpcrt me 10 address
you on the popular political topics Of tho
lay. 700 read cunush-yon hear quite
,uouRh op those subjects. You expect nc
ony to meet you, and 10 tender nv profound
hauks for tins marked proof Of YOU regard,
nod will kindly receive the assurances with
Inch tender TO you, on parting, my al. .
ecuouale respects aud best wishes.