Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-02

the deslinies Of nations. She rules Nj
court, inciies % deeds Of glory and renown
and swells the hearts and gives stimuli
and energy 10 the minds Of the warrior
The patriot, and the philosopher. VIVA
can nerve the arm, and give vigor, buoy
ancy, and animation to The heart Of ths
patriot soldier like The approving smiles
of womanf What can still the heaving'
of distressed bosom, and give happiness
and pleasure 10 Us pilgrims il this vale Of
tears, but tho intellectual society Of lovely
womanl Wellhaih the poet said -
"'Tis Woman s,cels our hearts in war,
And cheers Ne when the battles o'er.n
But woman has still higher destiny
70 fulfill: what but her soothing and ami.
able manners can curb and regulate the
sterner and more boisierous passions Of
mani Her soothing voice, and mild and
yirtuous manners, animate US to deeds Of
philanthropy and love, and gently lead US
from the rudeness, vice, and violence Of
our sterner natures, to the calm contcm-
plaiion Of virtue and goodness. Well
hath the burd of the Seasons described the
high destiny for which woman was created,
when he says
"To rear their graoes into second life,
TO give society lis highest taste,
10 raise the glory, animate the ioye,
And sweeten all the tolls of ANNA ted life;
This be the female dignity and praise y
When woman exerts such an influence.
and sways such powerful sceptre over
the moral aspect Of our country, it well
becomes us to use our most earnest endea-
vars TO promote their mental training in
schools Of purely scientific character.
Such believe is our Female Institution at
this place. think no one present at the
Examination will hesitate in saying that
teachers and pupils both deserve great Gre
dit for the manner in which the exercises
were conducted and performed. Whether
we viewed the little youth Of 9 or 0 years
lisping the various exercises in spelling,
reading and grammar; or whether we lis
tened 10 the more profound disquisitions Of
those of ripper years in the branches of phi
losophy, history, logic, chemistry, astrono-
my--we were equally gratified and delight
ed, The parents of those little ones who
displayed such ready Knowledge of histo-
ry, geography, and grammar, must have
been truly grateful for the manner in which
tie teachers had "reared their tender
thoughts" whilst we followed the more
advanced pupils through their more pro-
'ound studies, going hand in hand as it |
were with Cook, Parry, and Ross in |
geography with Goldsmith, Gibbon, !
and Rolin in history OF soaring through |
HE arcana of Nature with Davy, Frank
in, a Newton, a Herschell, and Lardner,
we were not only delighted, but almost
enchanted with the truly scientific manner
n which that knowledge had been impart-
ID to them by their scientific and accom-
'lished teachers.
need scarcely alludc to the Musical ex-
srcises, for think the harmonious strains
If the young ladies accompanying the soul
stirring notes Of the piano, are yet ringing
with delightng melody on the ears Of hun
ireds who were present. The Professor
If Music is known to be one of the most
accomplished masters of that divine art in
he State, and the pupils done him honor
md credit. Yours, in haste,
EPSILON.