Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-04-11
For tie Jefersonian Republican,.
EducatiOla.

long as the ignorant Man, the only educated
animal is the only one that perverts his nature.
He is lump of perversion body and mind"
A terrible gale arises in one of the harbors Of
the Chinese seas. The typhoon laws PROSTATE
the productions of nature, and the habitatons
Of man. In this harbor are lying at anchor the
vessels of all nations. Every vessel breaks its
cable but one--the United States sloop of war
Constitution. The tornado tossing the vessels
about, dashes them against each other, and breaks
them like egg shells. But amidst this terrific
scene Of destruction, our government vessel holds
fast 10 lis moorings and escapes unharmed. Who
made the links of that cable that the tempest
could not rend Gould that workman have be-
held the spectacle, and heard the raging of the
elemeats. and seen the other vessels as they were
dashed to pieces, and scattered around, while the
violence of the tempest wreaked itself upon his
own work, IN vain, would he not not have had the
fullest, the purest, the nobest reward for the hdel
ity of his labor, in the thought that he had saved
property and human life from ruin, otherwise nev-
liable
Would the owners Of that vessel then regret the
ltule e1tra cost of that superior cables Amidst
the clashing interests, the conflicting opinions,
and the terrible commissions Of the world, do Pa
rents wish their children to distinguish between
Error and Truth, between false reasoning and
sound reasoning that they may stand unn,oved
I" amid the war of elements, the wreck OF matter,
and the crush Of worldst' If SO. give them a
good, sound, thorough Education, that in the mad
conflict of human passions, their intellectual ac-
curacy may lead to immense good, and establish
for themselves the highest reputation, and confer
incalculable good upon the community. "Re-
member the child whose voice first lisps to-day,
before that voice shall whisper sed,ion in secret,
or thunder treason at the head of an armed band"
Remember that in the halcyon bosoms of spor,ve
youth, there lie concealed terrible passions, which,
when aroused, possess tempest's strength, and
scatter fire brands. arrows and death. Not many
years since man could bind his brother to the
stake, and burn him TO death for his opinions
What is the cause that no civil or ecclesiastical
power in Christendom now dares TO commit this
outrage upon human rights. and thus usurp the
judgment seat of the Eternal | answer Educa-
ton.
What is The reason that public opinion will no:
now allow Jenghis khans and Tamerlsnes, Alex
anders and Caesars, those purpled butchers whose
shambles were necessarily reeking with human
blood, 10 make the desire OF extended empire a
sufficient excuse for inflicting the curse of war
upon unofFending and defenceless na,ionsl Ire
peat, Education. Why is human life now counted
too precious to be poured out at the command of
ambitious and abandoned Tyran,s; too sacred to
be made the sport, the plaything Of profigaie po-
tentaes too solemn tie to be loosed by any hand
but Godsl Education united with Christianity
which is now spreading lis benign and healing in
fuences over all nations of the earth, has produced
these changes. Why dares the lowest subject of
the proudest monarch IN the civilized world, now
to stand erect III the image Of the Great God, in.
stead of crawling like serpent, at the feet of
his oppressoG Education has taught him that
he, too, is man, equal in every respect, aye,
Perchance, far superior in all respects, TO his
naughty destroyer. Permitting children to remain
in idleness, with the implied permission that they
may Go just they please, will, like the coils of
the thrifty vine around the tender sapling. or like
the unloosing hug OF forest bear, surely prove
their death.
Then TO use the language OF the Hon. Horace
Mann. who of Philanhropis;s. of Statesmen even.
is foremost among the first. Call down the as
tronomer from the skies; call up the geologist
from his sub.eranean explorations summon. if
need be, the mighties intellects from the council
chamber of The nation; enter clustered halls,
where the scholiast muses. over superfuous anno-
tations dissolve conclave and synod, where sub
tie prolemics are vainly discussing their barren
dogmas; collect whatever of talent, CT erudition,
or eloquence, or authority, the broad land can
supply, and go forth, and teach this people. For,
in the name Of the living God il must be pro-
claimed, that RIGHTEOUSNESS shall be the liberty,
violence and chicanery shall be the law, superst-
ton and craft shall be the religion and selfde-
strucive indulgence of all sensual and unhalowed
passions shall be the only happiness of that peo-
pie who neglect the education of their children"
P.S. ".
TO be cOntanued.) e
The up freights on The Erie Railroad are
largely increasing the season advances, and
the down freights continue heavy. The re-
ceipts of March will reach SI25,0OO The
Contractors on The Extension from Horners-
vile 10 the Lake. have large force on the