Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-06-07

enforced and carried out in the duties and
employmentso Of the pupils. In this man
ner, Arm and decided characte r may
be formed, and unauauering principles Of
right established, which all the storms
and temptations Of this world may assail,
but cannot overcome--and while good
principles are thus implanted in the heart
and carried out in the life, while gener.
Gus sincere and noble candor Of spirit is
maintained, the manners should not be
uniformed, or politeness neglected-for in
the simple unaffected and graceful dc
pertinent there fingers ever a chasm,
and when accompanied with q right spirit
and intelligent mind, it must ever win its
way to the good and deserving. This
formation Of habits and character should
he commenced by the parent at the first
dawn Of intellect in the child. When
this is the case, the task of instruction is
happy and pleasant one,--but in others
whore the inculcation Of right and settled
principles has been neglected, how often
must the faithful teacher turn away in
bitterness Of heart, with the sad refec-.
ton, that all his instructions have been
but seed scattered in vain by the wayside.
Oh, did parents but understand this fully,
they would then feel that light indeed IRE
all the treasures Of earth, and the emolu.
ments Of ambition, which they have toll.
ed to bequeath as an inheritance to their
children, compar red with those great prin-
ciples Of light which they have neglected
to instilI in early life. How often has
the gray haired father, the generous and
idolizing mother been brought down with
sorrow to the grave, by the prodigal
child, for whom they have wasted their
best days in sorrow and toll, that he might
live in plenty and abundance; yet they
lacked not Lore; but it was misapplied;-
they mis,ook the source Of happiness for
their children, and through their ingra-
titude, wen, down broken hearted to the
grave. This is the history of thousands.
They clothe the frail tabernacle ofclay"
they expend often~ll they haze in Civ
ing them what the acorld terms education,
while the priceless gem, the jcaccl in the
casket, is forgotten, the heart, uncultiva.
ted, is lefta barren and neglected waste.
We trust that the day will come when
this subject will be more deeply felt, and
a better system Of instruction, in these
respects, pursued-then would home, with
all itsblessed ana endearing delights be the
centre Of attraction to the female heart,
and the public career Of man be one OF
honor and true patriotism. Fraud would
then cease; envy and detraction be done
away. Instead Of the tale Of scandal,
thrown out through malice to blight the
sensitive spirit and drink up the life blood
Of the unfortunate, the soul Of sympathy
would soo!he the broken hearted, and dry
the mourner's tear. Slander would then
die an unnatural death in our streets Of
starvation, and falsehood vanish into thin
air;--''s,reet yarn no longer spun and
woven by the shelter portion," of crea-
ton would cease to be valuable commo-
dity in market; and kindness and good
will to our neighbors be dealt out liber-
ally in its stead. Then would man, in all
his native nobility Of character and inte-
gritty Of purpose 60 forth 'ceN prepared
TO act his part with honor in the grand
drama Of life; and woman, true minister
ing spirit, as she is, would become still
nearer allied in her nature tothe "angels."
ADA.