Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-03-02
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For Vice President.
GEN. VIM. O. BUTLER,
.sus,EGT TO TIE DECISION gf, A ha1loAAl ccsvEaT!c

OF KENTUCKY.
SUBJECT TO TIE DECISION gs A NATIONAL ccsvEaTloN.
WHO IS RESPONSIBILITY
The suhjoined communication was intended
f'r last weeks paper. but did no. reach the Of
fce until it was put 10 press.
j Truly so.ry are We that the necessity exists
faf titus publicly calling the attention of pa
rents to the bad conduct Of their chtldren:-
sAnd humiiis,iag is it to know, That these ju-
veuile disiurbers OF the peace are but initiating
the example SIT them By young men, who
seem not to have any respect for the comfort
and tranquility Of cur aged citizens. whom
they SO much annoy nor feeling Of shame at
the utter desttu'ion of all sense of propriety
and want Of good breeding which they thus
exhibit Who are responsible for these oft
RACES against the peace and order of society?
We are inf r'ned that in Iceland, when YOUTHS
a'e guilty of any misdemeanor, their parents
or guardians are arrested and punished accord
f"g to the magnitude of the offence Suppose
The parents or guardians of the -hiphanneF noe
turnal jewellers referred 70 should be punished
g 10 the fall extent thatthey morally respon-
= slble. 10 society and to their Cad, for their pre-
: cccions derrav,y with Stripes how n,ahS
I would there be among them who would nc, be
''beateh with many stripes"2 Universal ex-
perence, as well as the teachings of holy writ,
establish the fearful truth that fetributve JUS
flee fuHows swift IN the Footsteps OF the cffen-
q der And those parents who permit their chill
sdren. unres.rained illus TO violate the planest
principles Of civilised, christian society, Will
as certainly be punished as that they are re-
rsonsible. When they shall become old and
infirm, their self-wilcd, uneducated offspring
will hang like lead upon their hearts; and TN
Supported by those eonsoling reflections, which
are enjoyed by those only who have performed
their duties in this respect, their 'fgray hairs
are brought down with sorrow to the erave.''
Christian rd,enls' we cali upon you to take
this matter into serious consideration. You
cannot escape the responsibility resting upon
Your shoulders, nor can you escape the inevita-
ble consequences that MUST follow your chill
dren'- msdeeds.
-
Nie. EpIroE: Permit me. through your pa
per, 10 TO ask, in all sincerity, of parents in
Cur village, why they permit their children TO
spent so much of their time Upon the streets, and
tina, loo,at riggh;? What useful knowledge will
frey acquire, and what vicious habits will ,leg
not contrsci, by such practices? The derra-
rity Of the human mind is SUCH that even in
children. it requires the most rigid discipline
10 restrain and keep them within the bounds Of
propricty ard decency. If no SUCH restraints
are applied, where or TO what end shall our
children come? IF such practices and habits.
2 acquired by improper associations, are not cor
rected or prevented at an early age, what will
Be the character Of the man? For hat par
poses are you training your children? fcall
Upon you to reflect seriously upon this subject;
il is no Ugh! ortrivial matter-for ! regret to
know, that no such discipline is practised now
that was when your correspondent was child.
have been led to these reflections by BEING
harrassed and mortified at the conduct of some
young lads, during the delivery of tie lecture
on the ed inst. at the Academy. Scarcely
moment but the audience and speakers were
not disturbed by the ringing of the bell and
other noise made at The door. Mos earnestly
dol wish that the parents Of these children had
heard the eloquent address upon the subject Of
education and the duties and obligations of pa
rents If such parents had been there with
their children under their eyes, some reforma-
: lion might be expected in the character Of the
rising generation. make this appeal now,
that parents may be spared the modification
and shame Of resort to legal remedies to sup.
press the growing evil--the disturbance of all
assemblies, whether for literary, scientific, or
political purposes and which, if not suppress.
ed. will. end 10 like disregard for religious
4 worship ia- w.
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