The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-03-28
FOR THE WIG
Education.


Education.
1t is admitted by all, that the mind OF man
can never die. When the body is decom.
posed and resolved into its primitive parts,
the intellectual principle which animates
il shall have passed into state Of endless
duration; if such be the fact, which reason
sanctions, justice demands, and all the econ.
omy Of nature declares how deeply are
we involved in guilt; should we neglect its
proper culture and education. The only diff.
ference between man and man is, or ought
to be, a moral and mental one. Greatness
Of mind, and dignity Of virtue, exalt and en-.
noble man, and pleasures arising from such
sources are pure and refined. afording 500
lace in retirement, consolation in disappoint-
ment, peace in the midst Of the hustle and
confusion Oflife, tranquility in the prospect
Of death, and preparation for higher Or
der in a future world. The man whose
mind is shrouded in darkness and igno>
rance is scarcely one step higher than the
beast. His views are circumscribed to the
objects Immediately passing around him,
and confined within the range of his vision.
lie knows but little of any other country
than his own, or Of the tribes by which they
are inhabited; or Of the numerous orders Of
the inhabitants which people the ocean,
the atmosphere, and the earth. Talk 10
such one Of the events which have taken
place in the history Of the world, the revO.
lutiOns Of mankind, and he has about as Its
lie conception as the inferior animals. In
regard TO the boundlees track which lies in
yon Blue Vault, those heavenly bodies IOll-
ing ia sublime grandeur, their noble de-
signs and uses, and he has but some con.
fused ideas. He leaves such to greater
minds. Sloth, and not activity is the en-
ioyment Of such. He has no desire for i'm
proVement, and it is a lamentable fact, that
thousands set themselves against any limo.
vations and the moral world would soon
stand still, if not again be plunged in al
the darkness of the middle ages, did its
progress or IetardatiOn depend upon such
But the man whose mind is stocked with
useful and substantial enjoyment, springinG
from the we'll Of knowledge feels al
existence, the purity Of which, the former
is ignorant Of, and is introduced as it were
into a new and ever beautiful world, where
he is entertained with scenery, movement
and objects Of which the ignorant can new
er dream. HIS mind reveIts to the histor!
Of man in ell ages, and calls Up instantly
the great and noble names Of antiquity, a
but events Of yesterday. The rise, progress
and decay Of Empires the fall Of Kings
the subveIsion Of mORarchies; the pEogIes
Of fertilization, together with the arts ant
sciences, and ia all such instances the anne
liberation of the condition Of man. Hi
) gfas ping and unsatisfying mind is not con
] tent With exploring the terrestrial globe, it
: continents, Islands and its oceans; its nu
; merous rivers, its physical changes and as
! poets; its caverns, deserts and its cataFacti
its lofty ranges Of mountains, but be climb
in his imagination, the burning crater of tn
Volcano, listens to it's subterraneous below
; ings, & descends intOits subterraneous grol
. toes. Nay, with the instruments which hi
! ingenuity have invented, he guides th
} lightning, and directs the storm. At HON
or abroad, in solitude or in public, the ma
E Of knowledge can entertain himself wit
the most sublime CONCENTRATIONS, even whe
other minds could End 20 cnioyments.-
The great book Of nature is open TO hin
and those delightful sensations be feel
while reading that book, enkindle the fam
Of devotion 10 that august Being, who thu
+ "teaches wisdom secretly" He can be
hold the atmosphere as the great agent
, which produces the termination and grOwt
J Of plants, and all the varegalsd colours of tn
vegetable creation, and which preserves wa
ter in its liquid state, supporting life, AM