Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-17
EDUCATION.


viewed - r..,ttrr of ns;isnssl prosper
lily, or Individual h,pp:acs, ED0cArIoSl
has ever been deemed a sabl-ci of the
utmost 'mp.,rtancr. heu foe n mo-
ment, We re:l.ss-, on he iasl.l .,,..s which
early education exerts in the torn on
ct the human mini and character, tlro'
arer life, no Considerations whlcn we
can reasonably beslow on ats cultivation
s1e'ns either M -sappicj a. dua,c IS sIry.
Locke Ju iiclousiy observes, Thus, who
would iay the iouadation of a SCUM ei
ucation Tor youth, should provide the
best Instructors, lest erroneous ideas be
incul aied at a perioI when they make
the deepest Impressions; aud hence are
eradicaled only nh the greatest diff
Guilty; white Pope with equal discri,n,n
Alton, observes, .- a. .-. -.
s'ris edncatoa forms the tender mind f'ss- a
jast as the t'vis Is beat the trees Inclined" n
The latent purpcrt OF these views be
ing admitted. the consideration suggests
Itself: do parents, in general, mani est
That becoming soici'ude which the res
pons briities of their stations SD uucon--
dii'onally demand in this resp &C ? We
pause Cor an answer (; and we respectful
" suggest that our .realers will initiate
our example, before they offer one -aot
indeed TO US, butto their own scruiiniz
eng vOnscicnces, which, however elfec-
live lu'ied for time. by the promptin gs
. OF caprice, negligence, or involuntary
decision, will-nay, must, sooner or la.
ter--bccome quick au c0,ldemniny wit
nesses against thpse Nrho are co.npelle |
10 reply in the neg uive And, do me N .
bers OF the human la,nily exist, who
Claim the distinction due TO the image
ot the GodheAJ, and to the recipients of
Reason-who would be TIM Ighi impor-
tant enough to be deemed accountable
for the abuss Of that boasled priv eye
which e:evates them. with little differ.
ence, TO "a lcve, with the angels Of heaven
- do such, we inquire, exist, aud yet
neglect those all-imporlant duties which
our queries imply? l'o VIC speak OF a
fathcrf yes. u father, the secondary au
thor of human existence. Have you
never observed his anxiety G. r the su
perIorl cultivation and ADVANCEMENT o,
brute sagacityg Has he a hors. TO =,
trainedi Soli>itude is on the rack 10
prov de an adept for the purpose Has
he dog INTENDED for hts occasional a
musementf Inquiry is tortured Ia pur
SUIT OF competent instructor. Has he
a monkey, or a parrot2 No pains are
deemed .onerous, provided The LITTLE Idol
becomes proficient But has ne a
child, whose soul is immortal, aud which
Tor It's transient happiness, as we'll a.
Tor us eternal wo or veal, must mainly
depe on its incipicnt &c lui re nents :
has he such charg? Alasl what a "a
thy prevails on the subject oi its intel.
lectual advancement! How widely dir
ferent the feeling too frequently mani
tested in The subject OF our theme BE
hold with what calm indifference, as we
too of;en perceive, he surrenders his in,
experienced, thoughtIess, perhaps, way
ward offspring 10 the guidance Of some
souliess Pedag 'gue or literary coxcomt
notorious only for unconscious igno-
rance or insipid coueeit. TO hope tc
cast ! valuable model from such moulc
wouli be TO hope for the production o.
miracle whsre no adequate mate rails
existed Tor It's development. The cen.
sor who exposes an evil has but partial.
ly performed his duty I'LL he adduces a
re,nedy. TO efcct this, we shall an,ici.
pate The apparently posing quesries-
What IS 10 be done in such cases2--
slow are we (parents) TO distinguish b..
tween the claims of the pedant or the
pretender, and those Of the Scholar -
these natural 81 we'll as reasonable
inquiries, we reply: AS we possess MOI
competent tribunals, legally auihorisel
10 examine and qualify our teachers for
their important stations in society, act,
we cntreat of you, in the same manner
as you would do on those occasions
which we have taken leave, and we o
pine justly, to ridicule. Exert, by Judi
eions inquiry, but the ;iihe Of the solicit
tuds which you manifest in providing
competent Instructors FOR your horses
and your dogs-for your monkeys and
yo1r parrots; and #; perehance, you
fail ia the attainment ofsyour object
which Is by no means likely-you will
at least have the consolation to feel, that,
20 some extent, you have perform ID
your duty--a duty paramount to all 9th.
ers, that Of your duty l. your Creator
excepted; and in which, your duty 10
your offspring is most intimately invol.
we'd. Thus, and thus only, can we hope
20 escape the consequences Of entrusting
the education Of youth TO incompetent
teachers who i'npose biighting tax up
on an unsusPicious public, to the IRE.
parable injury OF its most vi al interests.
IN. Y Sun.
IL is certainly little wonderful tina,
the various 'isms' so rife nj this time in
al quarters Of the wor d, should meet
with countenanco and encouragement in