Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-22

scgnDie this city on the 18th inst
am no orator Neither collegiate education, tao'Ti
edgo or the principles rhetoric, the habit Of public
.neaknr comes to my aid the present OCCASION II was
voted that c;zcn of s place, should be chosen 10 de-
liver opening address to this convention; and the o
fel! upan who appears before you
Were it 70. for the which nrcs me III the cause OF
EIlcation rong,lened pehaPs, by the conviction t''
however humble my abilities, when placed by the side OF
,o If individuals around nlc should add my fee
bic efforts by applying the extreme end Of tho lever,
should certanly not been to-day in my present
position.
Yoa already learned tat we Aave met together up
on one Of the important subjects that can e5ge the
att.n;to, of man the proper and eeciuaI education Of
youth All Of u.s. questioned, ready to ae&noV-
edge the importance Education But 90 We not too fre
o,entlv deceive ourselves relation this matter! has
not Ilg1rt-cc Of EGucGtg become almost Haat phrase
with usl Are familiar with the expression
that it become empty aoand! Let every m"Viaa'
e,ou mo the sincerity and depth his feelings this
subject ask Have duly contemplated The re-
suits OF au-a:ion fave looked forward through thar
long train Of auenabe sequences which flow from the
untu:orod or UI-dracod powers OF man. Or, have been
eaeered forward vigorous actcn by the consideration OF
the advantages of cngaaning and rightly Ii
rcctios the juvenile mine!
VIVA: IS Educaoa! l. II tae OF spcng Of reading,
and OF grammar! Is 1t knowiedge Of the Latin and
Grcot a-agca is !: 70 lie with an7ccaden-
tai ma thcratice' Is fe.tis..,s --' IT. I'~''--
science! Is mcn cllcaed when he has passed over the
whole Geld scholastic learning; ond decorated h'hea
with all the .o,vc5t Of literature! To attain tbs 1'"7 Of
knoc- used be considered, too oi-en the end OF fH-
cation: tie po.s-sz.o a Of it, Education itself
,e s.r.t Of TIE age has exalted this view. We ara
lernng to nc, upon truth, that - o'oa@d wit
taree-,d energies; ta no has physical ard moral, rs
well rs az ~ are becoming convinced
Inn, Education consists in seasonab.e and hanoaious
g.ve,oper,.t of mans whole beng. Tint rs physical
creature his hea,,h ami animal happiness, should be care
f nroyiIed for: thai. a mora! creature, his duties to
iz fellow man. should secured: :hat, intellectual
being he oud guarded agaas; the de9orable effects o.
ignorance back upon past generations, and be
hold oa man with the PHI seal strength of en- elephants the
moral cnc-es OF ;cpc- and the intellectual of an IDIOT;
We sec another acquiring tine title Of the great morast
and astonishing c world with the movements Of his gigan
tir mind; ye with neglected physical educaton We see
him laborng horrors of Dependency which made
his whole life miserable We the iron constitution, and
vigorous inelec, Of BonaParte, unEuided by cutVa-
moral power, leading him wade in Blood reckless
and n2erturbea; aud causing air shrek with the
cries the widow and orphan. Again we see stately
intellect juttns far beyond physical and moral
nature and what IL the result The produc-
of Voltaire; who, with his skeleton frame and his
xims English poet address him with the
couplot
Thou WITTY prohigats and him.
Thou Milton, with his Death and Sin.
Such results Of a partial Education. But We
plead that thorough cultivation, which will give
moral strong intellectual and strong physical powers that
which calls combined energies OF the mother. the
father, friend SO wherever the
chld goes wherever he be- home abroad he shall
with wholesome d.cp!ne. with salu;ay precep; and
with impressive, COCA example. say, plead for it: but
alas. how is il! How deficient all these parties,
that vigilance winch Nigh: exercised the lasting bene
fl, of the child. The mother fosters her pra,tling off
spring, the inaccurate language OF the nursery
looks with iniusens eye upon the Irregular passions OF
his boy the teacher be INK i'll hts discpne and
friend, perhaps. may be found AZ the tppling shop.
II Education be what now consider H. should
be ignorant Of IT'S momeniousness regardless of s
sequences If should tell you that than half the
evils with which the world Is afflicted,
every aY complaining, from defective education,
do no; think should Allowing Solomon Iati-
tude of expression belonging maxim. there viii remain
ruth enough in the provero, .lat il up child il,
the WAY re should he VIII depart IL 70 bear me
out IN tie statement !, equally We bring
up child in the way he aud 30, ne viii no, depar
from it, Way do southern cling with such te
nacisy the nstioh Of Slavervl tn OF the force OF
Education, tina; binds it! WIZ has the Brahmni
cal religion, with all is absurde, penenal int1ic
IONS, and us voluntary mmoiatons been perpetua:ed
UNKNOWN ages The Hindoo mas been tast
incontemplatns the condition world. through all
' " mas appeared 20 me that has always taken
~ more pains to cure than prevent evils lie lisre-
" irregularities Of youth. till time ag.ravates them.
~ ' 'eoomo the crimes OF manhood. To remedy these
\ consequences OF neglected efucaton.) the Law acts the