New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-25


,., mo-, tanls liudeed IN thai regard Tho co'a"qcls'
,a,nrnunl, ave well am M, now speaking ofths"
m. n plur The ,nfpets tho outiaus, the esuntafpane
~, resh Of iasle Enera,lnrs upon ,le wall papc
stell,s water colo speak ofb'ir ooris ~ olacaon
of The struggle to ',safs beauty
And The Piano " Tho symbol ofmuslc. may vnnfnro ~
ss,.-wis al protesting 10 know necnraioythni IN tho
h,u,es ~ third Of tho farmers aud mechanics Of Tho
Nothern Stster who have dnngterr viii he found piano
n il 90 that scarcely think Of ne ostifyng
OF tho tendency ~ our times and our inst'utions.
1hoso material comforts pervsde our population" They
show how many wants require 10 be gratied among our
mnscs and tho number and nature Of the wants Indicate
the dcycloi mtnt Of The mind.
III survey of The democrac feHdeaoss of Edacaion
among us u worthy Of serious remark and gratitude.
Tho primary source Of knowledge IA the family. II IL
the rt school II may be said that there was never 30
large proportion OF all The families OF tho State that were
20 well fitted to children inellgently. American
mothers honoraby eminent, not alone for personal
viriues but for capacity for intelligence for skill in train
ing their children 1t is worthy Of remark too that our
eminent do not spring ususly from the families Of
the rich or the educated but from he families Of the labor
ing class. By their fruit shall ye know them While the
family is ncoIrrp and home il rich in love and knOSl
edge make the fond heart hiher again ia every
after period of life 10 its highest conception OF peace
rurity love and intelligence safe a. people for
leIcmes offhe pccyle the soErees of HaoRolEfe.
2 Next 10 the family stands the school Not to read,
write and cypher is universally among the laborng class
educate bis children Is the pity contempt of his neigh
borhood II is Just natural and necessary Tor
northern children to be educated rs i Is TO be born
An examination viii show, to-, that the number WHO do
not receive edocaon Of northern population less snd
not greater than formerly.
The substarce Of education Is also increasing. Every
decide our schools rising in the kind AMI amount of IN
sruction imp parted. Tie elementary books are better,
the Departments Of knowledge are increased and the
teachers better fitted to teach and the tendency oil
things uft deterorate tut We: better things
Where education left OF fifty years ago, il scarcely has
begun now. Connected with the common school is the
academy and in many most western R states eveT
Hgent Scholar satisfied with primary schools augment
their intelligence by residence Of various length in the
academy. .
lam not detailing to you the education Of the rich and
refined classes society am speaking of the process
which going from top 10 bottom at least IN all the
free States And il j. voluntary work. For although
there s School Law that law is not as far advanced az
il the pull sentiment which really provides toe schools
No man can tel the strength Of this feeling till some en-
deavor made destroy the school An edct to shut the
schools Of New England would fall upon the burning IN
dienSon Of Tie labong class, as flakes upon an sa
TIE poor, the aborng population. know well as you
90 that ignorance ia oppression and roO2ery-hI m
ielgCn is prosperity and elevation Inc schooi
tie ladder Of advancement There the passport 10 mel
ligence and honor.
B. Next TO the school used to be the church do not
mean for religious culture merely but means OF gene
raj information, ana in its democratic tendencies.
Religious doctrine tends toward democracy, in proper
ton II makes important. The most rigorous views
OF moral government the most rigid doctrines OF account
ability the highest conceptions and requirements OF eaar
and conduct have always resulted IN the greatest
amount of freedom in the community The reason Is not
obscure. Views Of Divine Government or OF Human
Destiny that make human character and existence rela
lively valuess bege; corresponding feeling among
men toward men. 1hOse which impress the mind most
painfully with the value of the soul give to the deepest
sense, socially and cyilly, ef mans worth.
Any doctrine which ghtens the responsibility of conduct
in its Ultimate effect will surely make cheap in each
others esteem.
Religious governments in America are, except the Con
gregacnal in which include Baptist, Unitarian and
Uniyersnsts emos wholly undemocratic either regard
to the worship and discipline the secular administration
both Church governments are at this time the repos
- 10 Nd Ihqya
TO keep authority out but to retain il unmpsred within
In the instances they stand at variance in their spirit
administration they obliged be lax most always
have roties which are variance with the public sent
ment in which they dwell. So
But not 10 confOund religion with Churcn poIles
or with dogmatical theology,
Tie religious element Of the country is prominently
democratic Whatever distinctions prevail in society men
are taught that all men of blood The schedule OF
duty is the same all to the event and stand
before God not with laurel another with diploma and
another with badge and garter but every man sccoTaog
to stimulate growth TO inspire responsibility for the fa
deveoI mt and most capable use o. every iacuy s
mower TO excite the consciousness Of the deepest moment
TO enlarge and dignity the whole conception oil me- toPy
the soul with motives drawn from Eternity and the bosom
Of God the work which il gives him-a son OF God an
Of love auspcious and wonderful the destiny which en-
knces in the future read by the all seeing eye
as if the Apocalyptic scroll unroed and ever glow
irg grand transparency is not possible for the hu
nan sou 10 receive at the hand of Religion such living in
hueEce and lie N the Stiffness abd content u VI
stupidity 1t must it must reach forth with eye.
lasting struggle. Ii whites for itself as motto Forget
"ting the things which behind, reach forth unto
"the things which before The fruit Of religion IS as
prstion the fruit Of aspiration is perpetual growth the
fruit of growth is power and power is the Th0e 'oH Is
liberty.
raby 10 be noticed that they simply men, and
classes that they governed their existence ana
development by the popular influence Nor can any
school, academy college university church. or educating
element OF any sort stand among our people long without
contributing directly or indirectly TO the democratic Gle
ment Knowledges without function in this land which
docs not swear allegiance the sovereign The throneis
not upon the top where the few seishy cultured cluster
The throne lower down among the people II where
the base Of the pyramid H. next the ground knowledge
like every other commodity Is exposed to whosoeyer
will pay the price of mining It,
w Tyesoprees Of knoriedge in America are such as
both indicate and produce Ike most powerful democratic
tendencies.
When once education has opened the eyes OF the soul
Graves knowledge; hungers and must DO led
There was never such a supply. The leaves upon the
forest ocr for number hardly su4ass tho printed leaves
that ay os or our whole land One is impressed with the
mora grandeur of that woik which going on every Jay
Ten thousand presses working day aud night to pro
vide food for mental hunger This rolling cylinder th"t
casts of 10000 sheet. hour what butler and baker
II he what n farmer, gardnor and steward
Iut that which IA 10 remark tho drrefion
which ihrgn take Books. nowafapofr. magazines, oil
mus recognize aud conform 10 tho democratic clement u
| tLln world cfbt 49,.
Westsat II cheap h,ucs ~ tho result Of competition
CmJson 10 tho accident tho fact that roadora are not
any longer few educated casn, but tho mas that II
ho sen,a 81 cheap isruea Docks and papers have 10
como Of life 20 Tho people much No clothes
furniture and food
n IL lnposslho mol ~ perceive that oil The tendencies ~
M II Hien,c aud u learning. arc toward lcmocra'y
do not mean that u ey recognise tho puliiral doctrines
~ stn in nnnay the servants eft otnn the reverse 10
bpe, HIT vhrp oo,o men begin 10 10 wha, 'h.y wrfe
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