The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-10-16
For Tile Cecil TRic.
Sur-rejoinder to "camilirs'

call IN question the antl-repuJlican pri -
cipIrs and propositions OF "talnillus,' y
and to call blln to an account, for his IN
temprrat" admiration Of tn absurd and
tyrlnnical Institutions and systems OF
modern Monarchy, he'd III effect to Gro
ate such an u9p''aaant sensation in has
breast as to cali forth such d Warm Re
joinlcr.' My Gratii alton aracs nos al
together on account of tn irritation pro-
duced in him, but because ii evja ENTITY
had the effect 10 arouse the gentleman TO
sense Of the TIRE po~fmo in which he at
first made bis appearance before The rra-
ders Of this valuable paper. A man will
naturally become excited, and put forth
his most earnest endeayors to saye him.
self, when he pcrceives that the ground
work on which he reposed in perfect Sc
curity, is rapidly sinking beneath him.
And this confederation, perhaps, may
furnish ground of palliation, in behalf Of
''Camilua," for the somewhat disrespcct-
ful terms in which his "Rcjoindcr'' is
couched. | do not consider myself call
cd upon to respond to the ''Rcjonder"
on account Of any depth Of argument
therein manifest, in support Of that mod
el system Of education adopted by Prus-
STA, which the gentleman in his first RE
marks" recommended to the attention of
the Public. For, although his '.reioin-
dcr'' is spun out to a considerable length,
yet, if there isanything in it in support
Of his fist position, that deserves to be
dignlfed with the name Of argument, it
has entrely escaped my scrutiny. 1t
does not contain "a horn to hurt the
weakest o~ican."
In the course Of the rcntleman's re-
marks, he says, did not recommend the
adoption Of the entire system of Prussian
education, to this country"
Here is a blank denial. do not WON
der that tie gentleman earnestly desires
to screen himself under the paltry and
unlvaiing prrtcnce that h did not give
utlcrance to those remarks do not
douat that h. wishes every scrap of pa
per that has Given publicity to his remarks
bad been in the heart of the Atlantis, or
had met with the fate of the Alrxandrian
Library, before it had ever met the eye
oian Impartial Public, Bat here are
some Of his remarks upon the subject rr
hi'J" + Hc' hm. Let the reader decide
whether he did, or did not recommend
III" plnsSian system. He says that,
''therc, if the father is too poor TO cdu-
cate his own child, tn" Government takes
him and cducates hit at its own expense.
If the father is able, but unwilling to ed
ucate HIM, the Government takes and ed
ucatcS him at the fathers expense, which
it compels the father to pay. As re-
turn for this boon, after completing his
education, he is compelled to enter the
Army at IS and remain until he is ii
years OF age. Idts Mtr bdi@J han orr
military system, ~hirh, II most q lie States,
his dpgenero'cd into 4 mihtuy Jorce' Now
/ appeal to any man Of common sense, to
say, if this is not direct recommended
ton of the whole, entire system. He
says that il is t0' hHn than ours. II il
is better, why is it not worthy to he a.
dopted by US! If the gentleman did not
intend to recommend the ':entirc'' sys-
tenn, why, ! ask, in the name Of reason,
did he not qualify it, lie gave thc whole
system, without the least qualification;
had not the reader, then, a perfect ri HI
iC consider tn" gentleman as standin fiji
" committed in regard 10 the Who'll he
''cntire', system! !fthjs b" not recon-
mcndation, then, beg of the gentleman
10 inform me what is one. | most hum
bly, ask him to give me a p cimen Of
correct recommendation Of a system. If
his fertile intellect should happen to be
unequal to the task, ] presume his dar-
linz ''PrusSa'' would furnish him with
one at the shortest notice. Indeed she
would be morally bound to do it, in con-
sidcration OF the gcntlcman's eminent SER
vice iii her behalf, rendered while fight
ing for her and her Institutions, under
the banner ofthat Republic, which Prus-
sia's Monarch would give his little fin
ger, could the earthquake be made tom
gull it within It's yaWning bosom, or the
mountain bilow be made to sweep over
it, burying it forever from the face of the
sun. Not because that Republic adopts
that Monarch's cherished Institutions and
systems of education, but for the very
good reason that she rejects them, and
spurns himself, and all who wear the in
sigma of his brutal character. Or, per-
laps, application to the gentleman's adj
mirable Institution, West Point Military
Academy would furnish him with one.
L can recommend no other source that
would be likely to meet with his anDro-
baton, in its decision Of a fair specimen,
or coincide with his peculiar whims and
fastidious military notions; for he express
iy tells rs hat, :.we have but On Institn-
ton in the United States, capable Of con-
fering good practical education, and
that is West Point Military Academy"
The gentleman S mind seems to be so