The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-08-10
BIZ PETER R. LrArHLsNAN.

tue Wauy advantages OF good education,
TO an audience so intelligent as thar which
now have the honor OF addressing We
hve tn an age of reason, literature aud sci.
ence IN land OF morality, civilization aud
religion. Where LIBERTY dwells noble aud
sublime in all her features. Where no ia.
sarmoutabIe obstables exist to impede the
eeneral diffusion oil knowledge. Bat where
every encouragement may be given To the
votaTlesA OF science and all be invited to
partake of the fruit OF knowledge. The
lnestnnable value of education under all
circumstances and in every situation in life,
Is duly appreciated by all who know its
worth, and ia a country such as we pos
sess, land, the rulers of which are chosen
from amongst the people, it is truly impor,
tant that the citizens should be educated.
Many of the young men Of America, who
have Just become OF age. are now busiIy
engaged as leglsnlors ami rulers Of our gov.
ernment. Many of the youths, n whose
minds the ground.work of an education is
scarcely yet completed aud millions un>
born are destined. no doubt, to hold the
same high stations in life
When we consider thus the nature OF
our government, we become sensible of the
duties that devolve upon us individually
and as a Lation.
We feel that it is incumbent on Us, to
sustain those institutions, in which the
bright blaze of The lamp OF science shall
ever shed ITS prosperous light TO ilIume the
dark path which leads to that lofty emf
nence, where Fame's proud temple stands.
We feel, also, the necessity of SO organic.
ing those institutions that they may be use
ful to posterity, in accomplishing similar
designs. TO do this, we must obtain the
service of our most enlightened citizens aud
sustain them in their arduous labors
The citizens Of the South are a peculiar
people; one Of our most important nsitu.
tons, one which we believe Is based upon
social, religious and political propriety, is
not well understood hence not properly ap.
rreciated by the inhabiton,s Of other coun.
tries, and least of ali, by the citizens of our
lister States. Situated as we have been
aud yet ar e, to some extent, many OF our
citizens have thought it necessary to send
their children to the north that they might
ENJOY the advantages afforded by superior
literary institution; by this means we have
learned that it is important to sustain sim
Jar institutions IN our own sunny South
Young men who have gone from the South
TO The North, for The purpose oil acquiring
finished education. have generally mel
with continual warfire between precept
and principle. Those principles which
they learn from their parents, the utility of
which they have seen practically developed
from infancy, are supposed by their instruc.
tors TO be nurtured 10y tyranny aud oppres-
sion. O course they strive 10 remove i'm.
presslons which they believe are adverse to
justice and humanity.
Under such circumstances there can he
no sympathy between pupil ami instructor.
The one by assailling principles formed un.
der the paterna roof either excites in the
Losom OF the other a feeling of distuIst,
which soon destroys The ossibility of gam.
ing that degree OF confidence and respect
WHICH every teacher commands who IS at
all successful III inpating know ledge. If
the precepts Of the teacher overcome the
| impressions Of childhood if the student be
very young and his education makes him
northern rather than southere man, |
am sure that no parent desires lhus to alien.
ate his progeny from his native SOIL The
same remarks are mainly true with respect
to teachers who come from the North -
Some, II is true, emigrate to The South for
the purpose of making it their permanent
home, they generally prove most worthy cit.
w MS. But many come as Adventures seek.
ing a fortune; the acquiring Of that fortune
depends greatly upon the character they
sustain whilst employed here Therefore,
those who come for the sole purpose OF ac.
qniring wealth, aie willing to let their con.
victions succomb, for a time at least. 10 our
opinions and institutions. Such men have
done much good and great deal of injury.
For the man who is willing 10 sarrifice his
prlnriPles TO gain wealth, is also willing to
tmckie TO tue youth whose parents purse
Is filled with yellow gold. The injury that
he does his pupil in this way, more than
balances the beuelii derived from his seien-
tiflc instruction. The youth whose mind
Is not sufficiently strengthened by age and
education to rightly discern between good
and evil, is apt to think that most worthy
OF respect to which most respect is paid.
II bis teacher respects .his wealth more
highly than his fellow students talent, h.
very readily concludes that education is
needless TO him since he possesses wealth
and profitable to his fellow student merely
because il will afford the means Of acouir.
ing wealth. Thus an unworthy induce
nent for striving TO obtain an education is
presented TO the minds Of youths. and they
are not taught TO seek wisdom because
|" Her fruit is better than gold. yea, than
iine gold. and her revenue Is preferable 70
choice silver" Young men usually enter.
tain the same notions and prejudices thas
they acquire 10 boyhood; great, there.
fore is the influence on society M hsd ~.