The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
PrsSi~m OF New Enxia.a.

on the educational wants eff the West.
The problem of New England is the de-
velopment Of society by the development
Of its Individuals. Society has been the !
garner-indvidual the grain. Ii was there
fore, for men that the soil was opened and
titled. In the first place our fathers left |
Europe under this generic impulse-the
right OF individuals to deyelope against the |
genius or wishes Of organised Society,"
This is the philosophical text for the history
Of that day. Under that spirit every insti-
tulion Of New England was planted. Her
Church was Independent and congregation
al. The members governed themselves
The only peculiarly which this foml Of
government can claim is its tendency to de-
velop the individual. Ii is charged with
not being as compact and strong handed as
sister institutions. Ii is irue-and for rad
ical reasons. Their genius is the develop
ment of a body--and so Of its members
But this prefers primarily 70 deselape itself.
Our fathers chose church government
which tended to individual cultivation. re-
sponsibility and growth. Next came the
Common School, and here let me say with
emphasis the CoMaoS ScHooL--the school
for the masses. Il was not the education OF
class that our fathers sought. but OF the
mass. Civil society was congregational
They did not seek to raise up class OF ed
ucated rulers to take care Of the people;
but they sought TO educate the whole people
TO take care Of themselves. And they did
u too.
Next came the form of political Organi-
sation-school districts and towns. De
Tocqueville, with his usual sagacity has de-
clared that the townships Of New England
were the birthplace Of the real republican
ism of America. But what was the secret
OF this, but that they brought out Citizens,
not in masses, but man By man. They
gave responsibility. duty, power, and
so intelligence and development to the in
dvidual.
In all her after history New England has
justified (the wisdom of the policy Of form
ing society by developing the individual d.
rectly, rather than by forming the indiyidu-
al by the power Of society. IL is not intel
ligence thai distinguishes the New England
er. for others are equally intelligent. 1t is
not seligious character, for that is held in
common with other people. 1t is that every
individual has been trained by special edu-
cation in agreement with the spirit OF the
whole community, TO be a fearless, inde-
pendent, sell Sustaining actor.
In the South there is greater power in
public enthusiasm than in the NoTth-but
no power in individual action. New Eng
land is called cold, unenthusiastic in her
social institutions, because her life lies in
her individualism. sWheiher New England
is cold and heartless and unenthusias,ic in
her individual men. let those testify who
have come into competition with her son.
in business, or who have asked them foI
their munifcent charities. In other places
under other scenes, there are enjoyed equal
ly-perhaps in superior degree-many in
, stilutions which exist i'm New England; 9th
or colleges are perhaps greater than Har
ward and Yale; but where on earth beside
is there such a number OF men, each o
whom is 50 much man. Where on eartl
y is there so harmonious and we'll ad justed ;
: union Of public power and private liberty
, Where is tie law so strong. and the ruler
, so strong because the citizens are so fIe'
= and so powerful in their individuaiisml-
God be thanked for those rugged shores an'
: { bleak hills The world will be foreve
richer that her soil was so shallow and he
a treasures so undesirable to cupidity. 70
: she was let alone, and became the Palestin
= of America. Again, God was the Govern
e or, and men were free-as they always ar
:. when God rules. Secluded and Shelters
- u from nterference-encouraged to the mos
y robust toll, that toll was an education; 70
. il was not at the galley oar they pulled.
u was not a Slaves soil that they Tiled
y Their work was their own and they love
&c it. Il was so hard thai the hand solicite
- the hecal,a help it so the head th0asi
>. while the hand srowghf, and the peopl
y grew up to habits Of invention and INTEL
"a gence by the education Of hard work. 5
- many permanent causes never acted for $
"a long time upon the human mind undo
= such suspicious circumstances.
US But for what have they been trained9 H'
= such preparation no prophecy in il! Onl
- they who have force Of character can for
: character they that are to train must
~ themselves thorough bred; they that ha'
g, been trained, in that very fact, ought to pc
IL ceiye their vocation. God has though 70
d. years, by unsupported ways, reared up
power such as never stood before. Sus
en- men. and the capacity Of forming SUE
men,. were never vouchsaled TO any elu
number before. q
We Just at this point, and not till then, Il
M barriers gave way. and Europe poured lori
'P- her millions upon our wilds. The Nor
!, gave up; the South kept not back; the Sol
al came from afar, and the daughters from q
y ends Of the earth.
:. Was it accidental that New-EnglaI
Us was so prepared to be teacher! Was
VET accidental that Europe sent her scholars
Oh her school, at such a junction! Yes, j.
Are such am accident as that which gave lsrs
lm' leader, and Moses people, and Pal
ny' tine population. And now, methini
ose the fires have kindled TO such degree a
'ou they must have more air. or they viii 81
mo dim-the fisuss must send iorthits light a
ave heat. The only way for New England
AZ keep her ciyilisation is to propagate
among others. The tools are forged,
u munitions are stored. her hands are full,
- field has opened glorious in it's oPportu
~. ties beyond all parallel. The voice
: )" God is heard louder than trumpet, cry