The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-22

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by IL things entirely opposite are brought into
perfect union, and shose entirely and intimately
assImlated, rendered distinct and opposite =
Coiora are formed, destroyed, and varied BY
thousands OF different hues Metals acids
sails, and most articles IN daily use in the me-
chanle arts and domestic economy are eomhioed~
divided, varied, modified, and applied to the
endless variety and constantly varying purposes
OF civilization and Of progress. principally by
electric affiuity---ihe preferences of bodies for
each Other. The farmer more than any other
person has constant occasion for familiar ac-
quainianee with all the turnings, all the work
ings' All me changes and all the products Of the
chemists pivot -
With the parent, teacher, statesman. and
Christian, MENTAL ELECTIVE AFFIufrYp il IA
much more Important than the chemists pivot.
as mind IS more Important than matter, tho inn
| mortal soul more enduring I an the perisbing
| BODY. Prevention better than cure, overcoming
EVIL with good, preventing crime better thai,
Furnishing criminals; love workerh no IN ~ H.
neighbor. and feeding an enemy, are phrases
recognising mental elective affinity, pre- euiinent!y
the TEACHERS PWoT," and most of all teach
ere, the parent
This affinity, judiciousy and skilfu.ly applied.
has changed thousands of the very worst sclai
ars into the very best; and could hardly I'll, of
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a fact certainly familiar to every parent and 10
every teacher. A spirit so turbulent that no
chain can bind it, when properly directed in an
| appropriate useful field of action, il the most
| powerful agent of Improvement and of progress.
| Inc great army OF house burners, now giving
our country such fearful notoriety If an on.
portunity should be offered, would uss attn
greater energy in building up than they now d,
in destroying houses and villages. Productive
or destructive employment ia instinctively sought
tor, and will be had by every hand and mind.
having energy sufficient for any useful purpose.
Such employment is exactly what is most studi.
ouSly and vigorously avoided forbidden, by
thousands Of teachers and tens of thousands Of
parents. Saying A and B and sitting on i
bench" the graphic description of schooL eyer
cises by little girl who knew, do not provide
employment sufficiently productive, nor an object
sufficiently elevated (not highly sublime) for
active and aspiring spirits; they are hence led,
compelled to seek employment either for pro-
ductlon or destruction, and unfortunatelv for
themselves. their neighbors, and the country.
too often the latter; not highly encouraging for
democracy, especially the Democracy OF Scr.
ENcE."
!. As acting is better than specializing, a definite
action is proposed, grounded on mental elective
aflnty-simply for parents and teachers to fol-
I Cuvler, encouraging their children and pupils in
sketching, collecting, studying, and appropriat-
ing to their own use, letters, lines, and leaves
from the OLDER VOLUME OF Cop"
65t is7
NIAGARA AND KossuTH.-The Magyar, in his
lates speech at Schenectady, on his return from
Niagara, thus eloquently discourseth
s.Nfagara Falls That sublime wonder Of
nature, to describe which, human tongue will
never a word to comprehend the grandeur Of
which man must not look at it with the natural
eye, but with the immortal soul and listen to jts
roaring not with the eyes but with the heart;
when we thus see it with the soul and hear it
with the heart, then we understand it, that il is
mirror in which the Creator glasses His own
majesty that it is the revelation of that great
mystery, that in the boundless eternity of time and
space is still going on; that it is great monitor
to the moral world, advising man that there is no
difficulty over which iron will cannot prevail.
such mlrror--such revelation, and such
monitor was Niagara to me- Every element Of
physical nature, and every element of social life,
hasits destiny, and destiny must be accomplished.
The mighty waters of the always increasing Erie
lake must have and must make an outlet Those
waters must flow, and mankind must be free.
Both ale destiny. whim of nature barred the
way to those waters by mighty range of rocks
las crime and ambition barred the way to man
kinds liberty by rocky range of despotisn but
the falling waters broke the barrier of rocks bro
crossing liberty will break the barrier of despotism.
1t is destiny. When saw the waters take that
sublime leap over the rocks and below the boil
ing foam OF overcome tolls, crowned with the
rainbow OF victory, and then after victory, flow
ing on In calm peace-when | saw the struggle.
the vlctory--the rainbow and the peace, mys-
terlous voice in the recess of my heart told me.
there is the mirror OF my countrys cause. And
the rainbow in the foaming deep spoke to me
IKE the RAINBOW on the sky once TO Noah spoke,
and an inexpressible joy thrilled through NV
heart, and adored the Almighty with the awe Of
silence that eoquence of deep, feeling heart.
Excuse me, ladies' and gentlemen The re-
collections of that sublime scenery carried NV
thoughts away, and had no time to blot them
out
Well, here am again, prosaic as always, but
with the iron will and with the hope.''
Ants AND THE ASrILLERs. Willis, in letter
from Martinique (why not ANT rQuE) makes
mention of the following annoyance
/ "My date, just written, is letter aleeible. and
take the opportunity to beg you to guard the
printer against the alterations made in NV MANN
script by the omnipresent ANTS, of this teemirp
climate. called my friend attention, JUS, now.
while counted to him thirteen who were running
up and down on the quill with which was writ
ing. They are all over my table and paper. The
pitchers and wash bowls are full of them yo,
clean your teeth with ants and water-wasb in
ants and water--sleep on ants and mattrass--all-
well enough, if they were not attracted by fresh
ink as well as by other moisture They do not
SIP, either They first WALK THROUGH the LIQUID
of which they intend to taste and hence you see
my trbulation. They turn my periods into COM
mas, my semicolons into notes of admiration, nv
quotation marks into stars, etc. Perhaps it never