The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-11-21
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re extract The lollawing (which embraces
nearly The laller half ~ The Address
FaysfieriLt Obsrr0.
Bnl he Eager desire 70 leap INTO he
arena &C aifsirs. and participate ~ me
Surfing erenls of the learned professions,
Or 81 polIlics. Is in our Young and ad'en-
mraus ronntry, one great Obstacle 10 the
liberal culture az The mind. In such 2
country. life itself i a school ~ which
p,arliesl affairs are PEsriicsiiy taught. win
bu,a limited course Of previous education;
and with Us keen competition and exeile'
men,s daily before Us. II Is difficult 10 COM
mani Inc paiiencs and perseverance ne
ees,sry 10 profound and extensive erndi-
,i,n. AMI unless the habit Of sindy and
taste Tor generous learning has been esia-
hllshed IN early life. il wall be in vain 10
Ink Tor them afterwards. Is IN The de-
parlmenl OF public speaking that the can
itlale Inr distinction usually makes his
debut before The world. Ii has been said
of The British empire. lh1i since the rest
ora,ion az The second Charles. and The
praclieal ehasges wrought in The Consiiiu-
lion ~ The Revolution which precedrd i.
eIoquence has nsnrped the place Of Wis
dom. and ihe Government has been nm
der lie control &c Parliamentary dehaiers,
many OF who have been profoundly igno-
rant of the departments Of the public ser.
vice. which. on account d this species Of
ialeni alone. they have been called 10 adj
minister. and that "a Premier who can
make a successful speech, need trouble
himself little about an unsuccessful expe-
dilion." Making every statement Tor the
overlrawing Of this picture, il mnsl be adj
miiej that in that country. and in this,
public affairs are in great measure con-
ircl'eI by oral discussion. Hence the ma
;nral wish among us TO excel 10 This quail
ficsiion; and although but few. campara-
lively, have attained 10 the higher grades
OF sloquense. no nation probably ever pre-
sented so great an array OF ready public
speakers. But BY far The greater part seem
content with this one requirement. and
pu.h their intellectual exercises no further.
We abound much more 10 speakers than
wrilcrs-s .iislied with The temporary sue
ress and Tenswn Obtained with The freesl
indulgence Of The Oraioricsl license, the
larger number hare lilile claim 10 the TASTE,
discipline. and accuracy Of thought. reqnir-
ed for correct and elegant compo. lion.
Both speaking and wiring, however, are
bul arts. desigaed 10 pouriray the produc'
lions Of the mine. Unless il has been
inspired with true taste. enlarged and ex
ercised BY study, and stored with gene
rous knowledge, no rhetoric can supply
lis deficiencies. nor give excellence 10 il:
illusions. And although the public and
professional affairs. 10 which allusion ha.
beep made, may be conducted wiihou
pursuits, Will he greatly advanced by il.
aid. Burke had msny rivals among hi.
contemporaries, who successfully contes
led with kim The palm ofeloquence on the
floor OF Parliament, but from the mex.
haus,ible resources ofhis philosophic and
cultivated mind, and his brilliant si,rac.
lions as a writer. he has left them far be.
hind in the race Tor posihumous disiinc.
lion. asd has embalmed even the epheme.
raj party controversies Of his day in die.
lion which will preserve them 10 future
ages. Other examples Of The advantages
derived 10 statesmen and men of affairs
from liberal learning, will readily occur 10
The reader 81 the history of All enlightened
nations. And he who neglecis il in our
country. under The impression that il will
be needless 10 hiO in these pursuits on
which he is so anxious TO enter, usually
discovers his mistake at too late period
OF life for lis correction.
No system Of ejucaiinn. however,
would be complete. which aimed merely
al intellectual Culture and atIainments, and
neglected the morals, the heart. and the
affections. Fortunately Tor US, The culture
Of these is attended with no difficult and
painful study, but is taught in The pages OF
revealed truth. Commencing in infancy
around the knees Of The mother, our d.
lies are learned in The precepis OF the de-
dialogue: and the heavenly charities of i'm.
perfect obligation inculcaied in the narims
and parallels OF the New Testament. An
The elhies the schools. and pure systems
Of morality among men, but confirm and
illustrate these sublime doctrines. And
The virtues which are their fruits give 10
the human character all IFS loneliness and
real dignity. While. therefore. generous
studies are assidnously pursued, an en- I
llghtened moral sense, and an inflexible
discrimination 10 conform your conduct 10
'is dictates. should be habiiuaily cnluva-
ted. In this connexion. perhaps il is moi
below the dignity of tie occasion, 10 com. [
mend 10 your attention The culture Of The
" lesser morals" or proper standard Of
manners and conversation. for the same
reason assigned by Aristotle for the siudy
81 music BY the young Greeks. that so
he mind may be taught how honorabIy 10
nnrsue business, and how credilably To
'njoy leisure; Tor snch enjoyment is, after {
y. The end Of business and the boundary {