The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-08
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The social and moral character ofitsscholars
is one OF the elements Of The schooi. The.
formation Of that character is. 10 a. very great
degree, in The hands Of parents * and il is d,
work which they are performing daily--hotnly,
unconscious of il, though they may sbes---laf
good or evil. The silent influence. oE. their
lives, like the hand of the aiiia, is adding 3ine
afer line 10 The delicate engraving. whiehsia 10
be reproduced anu mibiplied'untjtfhe
into which It is wrought is broken intofIag-
mens. That influence may make etbe Grid a
blessing or curse 10 HIMSELF 10 The schoot4n
10 Ihe world. Surely, then. i. IS not 70 be
trfcd with, nor slightly regarded .sssn ssss,v.
Tie effects of home influence are never more
perceptble than in the school room. $50 appa- :.
rent is it there, that it is the frequent Semark Of
teachers. that the demeanor of The chill FIR
nishes criterion by which they can dstesniae,
with remarkable degree of accuracy the
character Of IFS parents. The. home where
rudeness of dcmcanor, haFshpess- of 48ngpages7
neglect of wholesome restraint, ,,ase the dtstin-
gushing traits in the character of tkespaxscts,
seIpom furnishes gentle, courteous, orderly
subjects in The school room; "men,sd0s not
gather grapes OF thorus nor 6gs of lthistles- f.
The teacher looks in vain for respect tiIose
who have never learned 10 respect their natural
guardirns, orfor obedience from those who have, !,
not been taught from their infancy that obedi-e
cnce is virtue. The 1sssons conned a. the
fireside are sure 10 be recited at school, and Che
ro,ces of home find there a 6tfnl echo These
considerations, which canno, fail stosreceiss the
assent of every rejecting father and mssher,
should operate as sufficiently powerful Mdaee.
nent tothe exercise Of proper pa retlta! igiiu-.
ence, for their own reputation, if for ne Qther
object. But there is somsthing raore,|lhe
welfare OF their children. They are cent TO-
school with view 10 their mental ard moral
improvement. They should 60 hihes ~
right views OF the object and of duty With Che
conviction stamped deep upon their s1ihds snd
their hearts, that the violation Of the laws OF the
school, dsobedencc Of orders. sdissegPecJfnf
conduct toward their teacher unkind or pn-
courteous treatment of their scbpolmate ,ipat.
Ienlion to study, falsehood, ,yulganH.l lpro@anc-
ness, truanc. are morally wrong r-thst the
commission o. any one ofrthese offences ~ill
subject them to the rightfll infection Of pun.
ishmcht by their teacher, to the dispieasare OF
their parents, and to The rehrkes Of conscience,
which, although slumbering lor the, time being.
will sooner or later awake and assert rs right
to he beard. This is the home pregeration tor
school which isloudlY called for,--which parents
| should be willing 10 make,--which i As their
duty and interest to make,-which they n'sisf
make. ifthcy would derive that benefit fomthe
school, for themselves and their children, which
they profess, or ought TO desire. ss sas,ac ~
THE STAR CrAMBERn sl R co.aaaasos NM IsfosHfEas.
We have been informrd by several indiyidu-
ais ofthe highest respectabiliiy, That when DIR.
Collamer, The hcadsnan of tho Posi- Qhce
Departmen nt made his batch of removals afew
| DAYS since, he admitted to many yofthese remov.
ed that he had notbing against them as officers,
but that committee of citizens to whon ke had
referred The matter, had INT ornaed him that they
,rerc democrats, and had been aclire IN politics.
Here, then, is a confession on The part Of the
Postmaster General, that there exists ia this
city committee OF common ninlosmers,saPpetn
ed by himself whose business it is, 10 inquire
into the private opinions and personal conduct
of the clerks employed in his department. and
make report Of the results of their Inquiries 10
him, with view to their removal. I'M two in.
stances this committee ofinformers made reports
of the opinions of clerks which were totally rn:
founded in fact, Yet the clerks were sacrificed
on the faith of the statements of this Infamous
secret committee, notwithstanding they had It
in their power to prove that the, charges pre-.
ferred against them were utterly ialse. we
mention these circumstances 10 show the
dsreputable expeden:s resoted to ny the
Postmaster Genera, in order to obtain presexts.
for removing democratic clerks. We regard IT
as alike disgraccfli to The Postmaster General,
us to the base instruments who constitdte hrs
secret siar.chamber committee ef common
inEormcrs. Their names should be @sTeted
out. and held mp to the scorn the cornfhunity.
And what jud dgmcnt must the public fornf OF the
character of man holding a higT official
position, who s,oops so low as TO employ agents
to ferret out the private opinions of his clerks,
that he may he furnished with pretexts Tor their
removal? Where is the Philadelphie Ledgsr,
that it docs not rebukc such conduct? Or will
it reserve its censures for us for cxposingsh?
nonR1BLE.-The Forsyth Bee Of the 18th
ut. records a melancholy suicide. which occur
red in Monroe county. on Friday night, The Soth
ult. The wife of Mr.. Stephen Sftfon' de.
slroSed herself and youngest child, by horn,ng
down the house over their heads. Mf. y 1t
appears had purchased grog ship IN saaa
Buren,. and in order 10 be more convensent 10
ii, intended removing TO that ncighb"rhoad.--
From The time Of bis purchase he became sd'
diccd to drinking and while drunk sbametu''y
mis,rcated his wife. Ills removaiwas opposed
by his wife, as giving him greater facilities Tor
the indulgence of his passion and after rseadea.
vorins in vain to change his resolution, she re-
solved to destroy herse'f and family onFfiday
night Mr.. S. being absent from. homie, she
lacked herself two children, and sersaut girl in
the house, and deliberately firedit.; Them
Girl and the oldest child made their esesPe,
leaving the mother and the other thiid t0rerish