Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-04-25

~ Nc Uust lhst thc Hct mfn VIII le
prepared TO vote for The establishment, of
High Schoo, should the COMMITTEES report
in favor Of this proposition at The June
Town meeting. When This matter was
under consideration in April, we were sor-
ry TO hear any gentlemen advance opinions
that The rising genera ion coul be too
highly educated, OF ,ha, there WAS any
danger Of enlighleuing the mind TO too
great an extent. These sentiments have
been advanced. in ages which have long
sine passed away, but we had supposed
that tho idea was an eXplodei one. and
that the question was too well settled, at
this time, by the in,elli..en and wisdom
of all, to adm il of a single doubt, as to
whether a sound education could be in uri-
Gus To any ole, or whether IL could make
man bad ell zen. Common sense, sound
reason and all experience teaches US, in
the most emf hattie manner, that Education
has never yet inju.ed n man md, as .
general thing, vi here you find bad men in
the word, il is because they have not been
sufficiently well or properly educa'ed.--
There has been radical iefcienc, somc-
where bu, it has not been in consequence
Of polishing AMI ennoblng the mind or elc-
vatng and purifying the heart. We year
ly pay our thousands and millions for the
support Of Pcniten,aries, Poor Houses,
Houses of Refuge, Jails, Public Work
shops, and all those kind of things; this
none, is TO support persons IN confinement,
who have disgraceJ ihemselve., violated
the laws of the land, or who are unable
10 maintain themselves, in consequence Of
a deficiency of education adequate TO the
demands Of life. Better, far better will il
be, few years hence, if We contribute
literally TO educate the yo .ng now, aud
we s'ia'l then have far less TO pay for the
maintenance of hese public Institutions Of
which We have spoken.
Nothing ex,ravaganl is proposed OF de-
sired by the friends of this project /; they
10 not expect to establish a Schoai which
shall give boys 4 Collegiate Education
1t is only intended to prepare them thor
ouehly TO enter life as they ought TO quail
ly them for lht discharge Of all the duties
which my be imposed upon them, and
thus to make them honored ard useful cili-
zens. We advocate this School system
from The pnresi and most disinier5 sted mo-
tives We have no children 20 be educated
at llcse Schools, and we Lcver expect 10
b personally benefited by them. Yet We
most earnestly desire to see the young
around us nur,urcd and trained IN the best
manner, because we know that we shall
then he surrounded, in canning ycars, by
inlc 'lig"ut, educated and wcll-trained men
and women, whose minds have been prop
erly bal ,nced and " lose characters have
been polished and sysema,ised by all that
Educational appliances can do. For these
reasons we advocate the system. and we
are vii ing to be taxed for the accomplish
mert of 81 desirable an object.
Men labor all their days. and heap up
riches 20 make their clildIen miserable hs
who leaves his children fortunes, but cure
rs them with ignorance, entails misery up
on his pos'crty which God Will hold him
strictly accountable for. lie permits men
70 accumulate wealth, bu, The cnjoymen, Of
this possession is ,rifing when compared
wi h the degree responsibility uhich He
attaches 10 it. In America, particularly,
there is no Aris,orrlcy but ,ha, Of Mind,
and there is no Supremacy but that Of
Reason and he who cxccs in these res
ecis is the only true hoblcman who can
ever claim preemioence on ihi. soil Of
freedom. Our only ambition, therefore,
should he to excel in all that can elevate
the mind and einobc the character.
We ask the ffecmcn to deliberate upon
this matter, and they mast come TO tho
conclusion that the SAT s, and happiest
manner in which they can discharge the
important duties which are oi liga,ory up
on them is TO do all in their power to edu-
cate The rising generation. Such course
wiIl aifurd them pleasure while they live,
and consolation when they die. If we, in =
our last moments, cIn look bact, and feel
that we have performed ou- whole duty to
those who were entrusted 10 our care, and
that although we may no, be able to be-
queath them wealth, still, that we have al
ready given them a more invaluable lega.
cy-a thorough Eductton, the reflection
will relieve the mind from fearlu! weight
which would otherwise terribly darken tho
soul in It's flight from the enjoymen, Of the
present 10 the accountability Of tho future.
UPThe Pos, Master General has dscon-
tinucd the Post Off at jamestown, in
his State, in con sequence Of the rcsisna-
tion of the Post Master there, and because
i, was deemed inex pedent TO continue il .
longer. All Mril matter for iha, place will
hereaf er c distributed at the Post Office
in this town.