The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-11-28
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victims to unrestrancd passion, who
would have shared a better lot and
achieved a higher destiny, had the
same care been bestowed on their
moral training that we are so apt to
lavish upon the inferior animals, who
are void Of reason to guide and con-
troll them. Why, then, do we neglect
the training of man more than the
brute creation? Docs he require
less7 No! Does he require more ?
Unqucstionably. Why? Because his
passions are more violent, his will not
so strong as instinct in brutes, his
reason even feeble. when combatted
by passions, or enthralled by tempta.
ton. The first man fell because he
had none to train him-and the entire
history of the Roman race demon.
strates that man can be trained to any
purpose, discip ined to any object that
is set apart for him. Do you want
proof? Look at the people of Sparta.
Look at the soldiers OF Napoleon. look
at the whole French people, innamed
by the fever of glory caught from the
words Of pIebean Emperor. Look
at the English sailor. Look at the
Roman legions. Remember the troops
of Prussia under Frederick, and those
of Sweden under Charles the XII. or
the Russians under Suwarrow. What
you can do with $4,000 men you can
do with an entire people.
Moral training is as cusy with men,
as training horses for the turf or sad
dIc-or elephants, or birds. Few OF
the human species arc intractable, and
they are objects of pity, and compar.
atively harmless, such as idiots, luna.
tics &c. But. unhappiIy, instead Of
training human beings to 4 proper
control of their passions, it is too much
the custom to train them to Their
indulgence, and then expect men to
be virtucus. No animal requires So
much training as man; yet we neglect
him to bcstow the labor of discipline
on dogs, and other animals. who not
only consume the substance Of human
beings, without bringing any return
but arc actually made perfect at the
expense Of human virtue and happl-
ness. AS man is the widest of all
animals, undisciplined, can we DC
better than to train him first, and
leave the dogs, birds, and elephants
as finishing job 2 How many no.
bic sons and daughters may thus be
snatched from the jaws Of ruin p
What is the beginning Of every Grim
inal's confession? Il had no one in
early life, to counsel, advise Or control
mel had no training--1 gratiiicd
every passion, and this, the gallows,
is the fruit of it, Train the child in
the way he should co. &c. Instead
of which we train him for ruin, yet
expect him to escape it.
CARRYING BUNDLEs.-Many people
have a contemplate fear of being
seen to carry a bundle, however small,
having the absurd idea that there is a
social degradation in the act. The
most trtllng as we'll as wcighty
packages must be sent to them. no
matter how much to the inconve.
nience of others. This arises from a
low kind of pride. There is pride
that IS higher, that arises from a con-
seriousness of there being something
in the individual not to be effected by
such worth and weight Of
character.
This latter pride was exhibited by
the American son of Jerome Napo'
leon Bonapatte. While he was in
college at Cambridge, he was one day
CARRYING 10 his room broom he had
lust purchased, when he met a friend,
who, noticing the broom, with sur
prise, exclaimed. "why did you not
have it sent home ?"
81 am not ashamed to carry home
ANYTHING which belongs to me-" was
the sensible reply of young Bonaparte.
Very different pride was this from
that of a young lady whom we know,
who always gave her mother all the
bundles TO carry when they went out
together because she thought it vul.
gar 10 be seen with one herself