Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-12-24

the Maays unpaid for their valuable cargo. This, o.
course excited great Indignation, and they made
complaints to the commander of the American
sci that arrived their coast In answer demand o.
redress from the they assured that the
should be and the wrong repaired Bu
Yankee cueness' in cheating few savages su
centIy uncommon to make any great STIR and the affair
forgotten. Some after, another captain OF
Salem ship played a similar trick, and carried off still
larger quantity of stolen pepper The Maays, exasper
ed American that landed there about the
time. The U. s. ship Potomac was sent out to punish
them for this outrage and, told you, killed some
two hundred men and women l sometimes think that
our retaliation was not more rational or more like Christ
ians, than theirs
''Will please, said |, tell what of
venge ,oould be like Chrstans?'
lie hesated, and said it hard question to answer
~ never felt pleasantly about that affair" continued he
al would not have killed her, if had known she was a
woman asked why he felt any more regret about
king woman man man nara1s Know why my
common thing for to fight. But ac-
customed to think of them defending themselves;
and there is something every human heart that makes
unwilling to fight those who do not fight in return.
1t and dastardIy, and cannot ork him
up to it, "Then if one nation uould not fight an
other could not" said 1.
"What if nation, instead of individual should
make such appeal to the manly feeling, which you say
is inherent in the HEARTH 81 believe other nations would
be ashamed to attack her. he replied ct would take
away all the glory and excitement of and the hard
soldier would shrink from it, from cod-blooded
MURDER. 'Such peace establishment would be at
cheap and beautiful rejoined l. and so we parted
Education--Gou Barhey's Message--The following
from the message of the Governor of Ohio
the subject of Education. As Gov. Whitcomb said
nothing this subject in his message, hope Cen
Assembly will imagine that this portion of Governor
Bartleys remarks addressed tem and that they
govern themselves and accordingly"- Eds. Pal
The subject of Education has been often brought
to the consideration of the Legislature that need
Iy do than call attention former Executive
Commu The Importance of u liberal and tho
rou O highly
ted The future character of people, and the future
DESTINY of our free institutions are i'm no small degree de-
pendent upon it. 1t is perhaps matter of little
prise that hitherto. subjects of mere temporary and
paravey nconside rabe interest, have occupied the
tentiou of the Legislature to the great neglect of sub
ect of such immense Importance this, not only to the
great body of the people the period but also
future generations true that much has already been
effected by present system of common schools But
superficial observer must admit that very de-
cient and for want of energy and has utter
y failed the expectations Of its friends The
ample of other States has taught that within the
power Of the Legislator to adopt which will
bring the system OF common schools to high degree of
perfection.
respectfully commend Your consideration the expe
diency establishing u of Educ alton and
the appointing mt of a competent and suitable person
State of Common Schools; ALSO the
adoption of that will give energy and eff
and management of the system Among the liberal and
ghe ned pc Ohio, ndana,
larged vie and are their benevoence and
their regard for the of education, can be easily
found persons who will faithfully discharge all the duties
which can appropriately be enoned upon State Board
without charge for their services In matter how
of such magnitude and enduring public interest
that of improving the of Common School educa
neither pecunary considerations party feelings
local sectional views should be permitted to inter-
fere.
While thousands and millions annually expended to
the taste vanity and pride of mankind the APP
the comparatively small requisite for
improving and perfectIng the means of cutvatng the
intellect, and training the virtues of the youth of the
State can certainly be obstacle in the way. BY
means suggested, humbly conceive that great public
.cest be awakened among the people of the State
the subject of education the necessary discipline adopted
and put practice, information the subject of the
improved methods of instruction procured
furnished every school district, the competency of
greatly improved and the system brought to
high degree of PERFECTION
The SABBATH AND THE PREss.-With scarcely |
an exception, says the New York Evangelist, the |
whole press of tho country. religious and secular
encourage tho movement in favour of better OBJ. |
servancc Of the Lords day, and lends it an Off |
cient aid. AS specimen eff tcne in which the |
secular press is speaking out this subject. the
extract IS gwen from tho Phlladelp hIa
North American:
'.Many Of best citizens arc uniting in tho I
effort to secure moro general observance Of the
Sa bbath. The movement docs credit to tho COM
munty. 1t is most important in every light in
which it can be consde rei-to tho good man, for
/, uphoids an ordinance Of tho Most High-to tho
friends Of law and order, for to the dissertation
Of tho Sabbath trace tho largest runter and
Tho worst Of the offences that disturb the public
the advocate of temperance, for Sun
day is the Saturnalia of the inebr ae-to the benc
VIOLENT, for the Sabbath is the poor mans only day
Of rest-to tho sordid money-maker, for it is de-
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renova, on-to the advocate of man. = intellectual
improvement, for one day devoted to the truth will
mako the humblcst wise-to the religious and ir
religious. to all reasouab bic mon. to the sor-