Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-01-28

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solid learning no longer exists among us
ripe scholars arc becoming rare-eyerg
lbody's.knowldcge is supericial-apd our
colleges send young men into The world
who are scarcely beller grounded inthe
languages. aud the sciences than they
should lave been before they left The
grammar school. Our girls are 6Hed With
accomplishments and leave thei boarding 8
schools, scarcely skilled in tho Tndiments
of useful learning. And SUCH will con-
lirue to be The case, until parents are vii
ling TO judge of the acq,fremen,ssjef a
|leacler, and the Improvement OF his schoi.
ars-no, by the number;of sbooks carried
in3the sachel, bu. by the number of.ideas
Contained in the. heads Above all, lei
every man of sense SCI his face against
such sysIems as this proposed by Professor
GauGaud, of teaching languages and sci
ences which require years for thelrssiac-
quirement, in saifew lessons. The task
is imprsc,ica5les and be who preteldsto
perform it must be either aslootor5 q knaye.
Our system ofseducation lis rottensatSthe
core, and requires thorough h amendmsnt.
High 7 reason among ths Tteslue Moy.
mon. Leaders at Nauuoo.---A writer in, lhe
St. Louis Reporter reornmunieates The fol-
lowing :@->-'. Sa
"It is qui,ssGme the United States Gov:
ernmenthad taken notice of The treasona=
bic practices of these declared eDernies;of
our cduntry. There are now many res res
pectabe Witnesses zin22Sts~4 45ouis, ready 10
make oalh ,hatthe Twelve havo have had
secre; coUncils.in whichlhey have con-
cocledreasonable plans Of sbos,ili.yto the
citizens aud government of the 0nlied
States, and that they have numerous
agents now among all the Indian tribes
for the avowed purpose of 9embiterlng
their minds asainsl US, and preparing
them ultimately 10 joiu; Il EN- IN q atwar wa
againstsus.
Will the United States allow2OQ. .06O
or these bitter and irreconcileablefoes to
take possession Of any portion Of the Pa
ciic coast thalil now or may hereafter by
purchase .iecome ours. The Presidential
the Uniled States should be authorized by;
aslaw OF Congress, if he has not The au:; "
lhorily, 10 issue his proclaim forbid.
,.l .she,,, In - ril--:a-.- s9seeei
lands, or 10 re.empl them, aud 10 Inform
them that they will not be allowe ed to re-
main on any lands lha, we may acquire
hereafter. 7chRe these hostile uie,rS against
us continue 10 be cherished and taught TO
their propie.
Il war should eusue between this coun-
try and England about Oregon there is
little doubt that one of Eng gland's most
efficient forces will be the Mormons.-
viii the country supiuely permit this
important item to be thrown into The scale
against us in the settlement Of ouraPpre.
hended difficulties in that quarter! The
writer believes, from information that has
reached him, that reasonable cOrrespOn-
dence might no,C be found in Nauvoo.-
A. all events there is sufficient evidence
now in ST. Louis to warrant the immedi
ale arres, Of The ItUcfue, and 10 hold them
10 answer to the country for treason. The
proper authorities can be furnished with
names and residences Of witnesses for
that purpose. If the Twelve are arrest.
ed and tried for treason. more Of better
stump and more pacific views towards
:his country are likely TO hecomc leaders
in their stead. and trouble with them, as
well as emigration 10 California might
lhorcby he avoided. Let the country
nuk to it in season.