Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-07

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Ian consesaiped to regard this suelec'
a one Of great practical impossance. In
the mind Of every affectiouais pareat u
mus excite deep interest, for II involves Ia
40 incoosidessbie degree. the present asd
suiare Interests Of our ch.Ideen. II b.
comes parents therefore to give this subject
. candid and thorough ex .nination.
What can be done to elevate \ nas'on's
youth, and 10 enlarge the empire Of na>
tjou'. mind, more than the mental culture
of the youthful mind. This consideration
then renders our subject worthy os the most
serious c.ns.ds rasiuu Of every intelligent
and thinking mind. There - mu-h too.
in the prospects of this county. much IN
the chara ser Of the age. and much IN the
present state of the mosal world. 10 awaken
u deep interest On ,hi- subject
Men If the first order Of talents. genius.
experience and Leaf ming are, in every quar-
ter Of the globe. coming up to the aid of
this common cause Of our country and hu
manly. Ia this country especially. whore
intr li,eenee and virtue take the place of q
throne. no subject can be conte,np plated. of
greater moment. than the Intellectual cul.
.ure, or mental improvement of the rising
generation. The philosophy of experience
aud The history Of the world. serveio con-
vince us iha: ignorance is not only the
handmaid of vice and crime but that il is
the most hostile eLemy To Liberty and our
tree inslitutions. These serve to convince
Us that the power ofs 2eop'e. lies not in
iis members or its treasures but in its min
that ignorance is the most costly enemy
nation has to supporl-that the general
diffusion Of knowledge. is essential 70 the
prosperity Of our COVE, knowl
edge and virtue. its vital and sustaining
principles. are necessary to its 2erpeiui'y
and ex'ssense. But let Us to our interrsga-
tory.
II j, a fact, that mankind have always
been prone 10 make far wider distinctions
in the susceptibiln'es of the minds Of the two
sexv fur mental Improvement. Than they
can find q reason for, either 10 fact. phiioso-
ply or phrenology. The history Of the
world shows that ever since the e. 81 efimi
nation Of woman in Eden the opposite sex
defect .imbecility or mental iDfsr,oriiy. Not
only the rude aud unle.,ered part of man.
kind have wholly failed to appreciate and
deal Justly with the energetic mind OF fe-
males. but even the refined. the learned end
the eminenrIy 2ious TOO. have depreciaied
or underrated her cspabili les and suscepti>
biiity Of mental Improvements.
But 10 fJrm q correct estimate Of fens.e
intellect, and TO demonstrate It's iuferiTuv
10 msn's. if il really b. -, and TO define
that degree Of inferiority is a problem Of
immense difficulty. and one which mao has
never been ab!e 10 solve. The idea has
been advanced by some that female iusellect
has different essence, and narrower
scope tor its exercise than maO's, and con.
seqHrn,ly, that no degree of mental culture.
Can deveIope in il all The energies of the
Muscular mind. That woman's phys,caI
constitution Is 80 efeminate, 60 dsiica,e.
that their minds cannot be 90 energetic as
man's-csnnot so readily grasp and com
preheid the solid sciences. 1 readily al
init that woman is made for sphere of life,
in which her mind is called into less xixor.
Gus exercise than that of man; but there is
nothing in the past history of woman, (which
will serve as conclusive proof Of her men
tai irEsriority By nature There are facts
in the condnion Of wom,n which fully ex
plain this disparity OF mental and physical
constitution between man and woman. The
avocatioas ofLer lifs have ever been such
- 70 preclude the possibility Of her sustain.
ing her character US mans equal in the in.
selIectual arena Of the world. How gree.
the disadvantages under which rhe female