Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-07-18
fFuR TIE ADvEGTISEE.)

ABNEl, bstlr at "SS wy
ton of the students of
Rose Cottage Academy.
lake this occasion Ladies and Gentle
men, to thank you very cordially, Inr. your
llu,Icring attention to the exercises II the
day; and for the elegant dinner with
which you have honored INC for my sincere
cndcavors 10 servo you as an instructor of
youth.
In encouraging a school in youfvicin.
age, you are not only benclitlins your
selves, but you arc discharging your obli.
gallons to your children, 10 soriety, and to
the country. All the appliances too. for
the support of an Institution of learning,
such as pupils, provisions and wealth. are
made so abundant in your neisborhooL, by
the industry Of Inau and the bounty Of
heaven, that you have no excuse whatever,
for permitting a single child 10 be brought
up in ignorance and neglect amongst you /;
and If you refuse to extend your paIron-
age and helping hands to all whoare seek
Ing for light and knowledge in your nids',
you will deserve 10 be cIassed with the
uusratefnl servant that hid his talent in The
bosom Of the earth.
The constitution Of America is more IA
vorable TO education, than that of any 9th
or nation on The globe and the incentives
10 the Improvement Of The young men Of
our land are 50 many and powerful, that
if parents fail TO be influenced by them,
they will be criminal in the sight Of God,
and unworthy Of the sacred trust rcposcd
in them. Siucc the creation Of man. there
has never been 50 fair a theatre for the
generous strife of ambition as is presented
to The American people.
The abolition Of hereditary titles to
fame aud Office is the noblest feature in our
government /; aud the most beautiful result.
of The whole operation of our system. il
the equal RICH, secured To every one, Of
aspiring to the highest positions Of wealth.
and distinction in the State.
In the monarchical and arislocra'ical
governments of the "o!d world" Il mans
destiny is fixed at his birth. Unless he is
a prodigy of genius, no efforts Of industry
however faithful, honest and u%utirins can
raise him above The rank in which he hap.
pens 10 be born. If he is the son of ten
ant, he feels that lie is "A boldsman, he
lives in servitude, and he dies a slave
The most lofty aspirations Of intellect arc
thus rcpressed, and the mind is le'tercd as
with shackIes of iron. No ordinary genius
ever can burst from The prisoh-hOuse in
which il is confined, aud in which its pin.
ions arc bound down by the fixed rules Of
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Nolhiu. but a revolution and a convulsion
that shook the whole masses Of European
society together could nave called forth
ever such spirits as Marshal Ncy, John
Hampton and Oliver Cromwell, from
the deep obscurily to which they had
been assigned by their birth. One age is
probably as fruitful i'll great ialsnts as an
penscd with an impartial hand but in The
Monarchies and Aris,ocracics of the world
il is only amid the disorder and tho total
confusion of the clemens Of society and
government, that true merit and natural
cnd0wmenls can assume their proper as.
tendency over mankind. The period Of
The brilliant career of Bonapallc which
called into exercise those variOus aud
splendid abilities that courounded the caI-
cuialions Of men, and astonislIed the ma
tiuns Of The earth, we have no reason TO
believe. was distinguished above others by
any peculiar favor of providence. In all
proceeding centuries, men had lived and
had passed away. who might have been
equally as ilIustriuus as the heroes who
fought around the pyramids, or The states.
men who l~bronscd the court Of The mighty
couqucror Of Europe; but they were en-
shaved by tho desrolism of their coun-
tries, and oppressed by poverty aud buried
in oblivion. They felt all the inspiration
that animated the soul Of Ney. or ~enliSht-
cucd the councils or Talleyrand:
I" BIT knowledge TO their eyes, her ample page,
Rich with the spells Of time, did nc'cr enroll
Chill penury rcpressed their nullc rage.
And lroze the genial current Of the soul"
1.-The applause Of list ming scnatcs 10 command
The threats of pain and ruin, 10 despIsc
To scatter plenty DER Il smiling land,
Aud rea,ed their history i'll 4 'atson's eyes,
Their lUi fUrbode-."
In n Republic like ours, On the contrary,
there is no distinction on account of paren-
tasc-no hereditary nobility and there is
no class entitled TO live on the sweat and
blood of The rest Of the people. The field
of fame is opeu TO all, aud every competi-
tor starts from The same gocI, aud is al.
lurcd along his bright path by the same
golden own of victory. by The LIBERAL.
ty and freedom OF our glorious Corsliiu.
ton. The children of the poores, laborer,
are placed 1T the commencement of their
existence, OH as proud aud eleyalcd Il posi-
tim as those Of the %grandees, ipd Senators,
aud Presidents of The land. Hhc lramme!s
thar would attempt 10 throw around them
an assumed arlslocracy, audi The rilicu-
lous distinctions Of blood and caste, may
be sw cpt away, as cobwcbs, BY an infant
arm. Here talent is aristoctacy. honesty
is blood, and valor is nobililyE The father
hero, whatever may be his Occupation or
condition in life. is encouraged 10 educate
his children and iucitc lher9stn exerIion,
by all The honors and pre!erncEls Of The
noblcst government in The world /; and the
fond mother, may present to- the couItry,
her once ragged babes, with more than
CorneIian pride, and as a richer: gifithan
the jewels oil. the Roman marion.
Poverty. in this Republic, is rathcra aus
p~iciuus To The growth of intellect. It is