The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-02
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. C.. OCTOBER 2, 1851.

universally diffused and largely applied ion
supplying human wants, for enhghtehing anu
elevating human beings.
A foreign Minister said: "The system pro
posed scientific reciprocation is in my opinion,
calculated to promote enlightened and paclhc
intercourse among nations. | snail therefore
earnestly recommend it, both to institutions
and individuals in my own country, as eminent
" calculated TO benefit themselves by extend
ing their benefits to others
The printing press professedly the supreme
organ of light and possessing an competence
in its controlling influence, now more than ever
before is the patron of science. Inns character
Of the public press has already to some extent
changed newspapers into school books. by
becoming generally both the patrons and the
vehicles Of science, they will find in the schools
of our country new large. and rich held OF
labor, and schools will recognise them as the
richest fountains of knowledge, furnishing
streams abundant and perennial.
Each of these three repositories OF power
Legislatures, Government ftmctonares, and
the public press-fmnishes at once an index
of public sentiment, and an agency for render
ing that sentiment a reality Such senti-
ment gives to each of these agencies, provided
expressly for securing and advancing the OBJECTS
of it's pleasure, mandate which is absolute
not to be disobeyed, except by the dlsplacng OF
such agency, for giving place to another ready
TO yield obedience to the authority which crea
ted it. 49,
The object having the combined and separate
support of these three agencies is not some
thing in the wind, which no one can possess
define. Ii is perfectly definite, and within tn
reach Of evs1 one disposed to hold out hi
hand to take It Tbs simple, plain, universe
laws established by the Creator for controlling
every operation in the physical intellectual, o
moral world, aisa1e, applied TO human 1rdntS-
to be in the possession of all, constitute tn
object aimed at by the Legislature, its func
tionaries, and the press, under the peremptor.
order of public sentiment whose word is law
whose mandate, cannot be disObeyed Henc
the progress of practical science must b
rapid, its SUCCESS certain, its completion tri
umphant
ExPERIMENTs-SOme five years since tn
public schools of New York recognised patrol
ism as an object proper to be embraced in thel
system of insksuction To show il in deed NOR
than word, they directed portion of eacl
week tQ>be employed by their pupils in prepar
ing specimens of writing drawing, mechanism
s,>: t,To:-s,. ,,ss. II. "S>' ,etbar ~
auctions Of nature and art, for distribution II
aid Of the cause. This new and strong motiy
power upon young minds caused many teacher
entirely to change their tables in relation t
punishment Instead of saying to their pupils
you do not get your lessons you must sta
after school," they said, If you will get you
lessons you may stay after school, to prepar
specimens to send to the members of our Legs
lature, to United States Senator's and others i
Congress, 10 school conventions, superintendent
of schools foreign ministers, and other agencie
for aiding them 10 leitheir light shine" Anon
hundred msmbers of Congress and more, on
acknowledged the reception of such specimen
by saying, /. | shall gladly use all my influence
when | return home, whittier the beautifl
specimens sent me are forwarded to promot
system which every one must approve
may probably be said with safety that in ever
case in which patriotic feelings and sentiment
have been presented as motives to study an
orderly department in schools, the results hay
been less punishment and greater improvement