Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-07-18

For the Liberty Advocate.
Zone unqu,et disposition dStempeTS Tie peace
and unity Of whole family or Society; as one
jarring instrument UiA spoil uhOle concert
TIE HIVE.
Mr. EDlroR :--Haying recovered in some de-
gree from nv astonshment at finding the honor
of Knighthood very Unexpectedly conferred up
on me, yet merely informing the donor of such
Lordiy gifts that-nature has placed it out of my
power to accept of this high title, address few
lines to you in vndcaton of the short etuslon
from my pen upon the subject of education, which
was handed to you without the slightest idea that
it would cause the mental alteration so plainly
dsCoverable in the reply Of Libertad but fear
ing that this letter may partake OF the same IN
comprehensive nature of my first strain for your
paper, and at once be "monOtOnOus," and 50
| lofty as t. soar far beyond Cay LuSsaCk's" airy
| light, must beg that you will be abundantty
supplied with "Ice water" before mourning the
risk OF the high state O mental excite nent that
caused your correspondent OF last Saturday to
rave so incOherently about WHAT cannot ex.
acty find out. As for the remark, "bIutallzed
savage" Llbertad must be informed that it is by
no means "nOyel idea" but is term general
ly applied to state Of barbarsm for good au
thority let him consult Walkers Dictionary. II
is true, we learn from the Bible that "God Gre
} atcd man after his own image but we are also
u told of his fall; the very best man, is now de
genatc being. Can the cannibal, or the barba
Ran who slaughters his own children to pleas
las he iancies he does a block OF wood or stone
bear any likeness to God, or be said to know gno
from evil? Why he should have taken umbrag'
at my feeling interested in the welfare of poo
Il saVages, | cannot imagine. From his remarks
am to understand that he considers their mind
by nature so highly cultivated that they do no
5 stand in need of the blessings OF educationl
surely then, we, as a superior order OF being
d. not require the assistance of teachers, how
ever Intelligent they may be--neither transtc
!, ry nor stationary.
! rheidea that teachers should be permanent
j. located is by no means of my own '.manufal
ture," but IS considered essential, by all writer
of notoriety who wish to see the rising genera
T. ton properly educated Why should the wor
!, permanent" be objected to? Webster says
v lit is equivalent to durable, or lasting, but no
unaterable," Llbertad wishes to know, what in
: ducement, an educated or talented man cal
: have for going to place where teachers are 10
be permanently ocated?" This qlery appers
. very much like nonsense and learn for the
hrst tm3, that talented or we'll educated people
are opposed to becoming members of a comnu.
NIFTY. 1t must not be Supposed that this little
: town can offer encouragement for great ium.
7 Der OF talented individuals, even to make it Il
, Temporary home; and no material benefit would
be the result, if such were the case. lfnrents
: are satisfied with teachers whom they nay EN-
pioy' then let every inducemeht be ofred for
f., them TO remain long enough, ut least toeducate,
ana not merely contribute a little towards the
education of their children Nothing can be
more advantageous to society or add IS much to
inc growth and responsibility of my town
IMAM VIII ftourshing and established schools.
Lioertads superstition that teacher, if perma
nently located, would wish to beueath their
tutorage, is quite ludicrous; and Improbable the
nelrs IN some instances might consider them.
selves very unfortunate in navingso responsible
an oiice thrust upon them, if tey we're com.
PEELED to accept Of it.
What the efforts of the "tothring aristocra.
cy, have been to make or unnake teachers,
SNOW not--nor have been abe to discover the
arstocrats Of Liberty. 1t ha all ways been nv
impression since residing her, that circumstan
COS naturalization, placed al, on an equality
''that none aimed at being aly thing more thar