New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-20

hssr nee TIA, On uany os its members in every
'ior -ef. uy5er the irfry - hk5cn-sf Our th'a ID
to- t,H- it. l. r. thsn tas' al races 4 men have gene
cut o The zsy have never YET got 'p the se way
lie |. il that IL cCcs 1csrce o: rpsr.tci civnzsuon
i'm II III IsSs Il life ami imperfect ooe-
6ie &c even 10 stose tia, s-e known .hs, many fall
short Of the nouL standard Of heath and sufsr aai~f
sors irsruity
carpo hello tSakins that natural for our
Crtttcr natural conSdeEes that everything Sala
from His h.nd i either perfect N seit ~ confsias
within Itself The .dercss and the scir;@s TO- Ssiay
perfection, must lead Is TO this coaclusion es-ve'
moreover thssi tie limited o5.esysi h,. s.v~ hen
sde snd rsccrdec % cguhsn this CONCLUSION II tas
De then O" coDsder blindness ~, ilh-rsot
tut 81 irc,d .tal cefec; II tire orysniz .,ion
II others 81 this Convention Of the mind then
hty VII agree With that AMI duty shioh they
ih- pubic il - n.itut- minute AMI ex-nsv
quir:fs AL the phslox ssIdsn: upon hdt0ess 50
hat by cci- ciifg comparing them may ascertain
the laws that regulate the increase or The decrease 81 the
rfrniy snd /; greater or less p-svAsnc, IN the COMM
Iiy.
fhst such laws exist l. for my own part, have
of dcnLt Not only do the snSogies in tbs
natural history q domestic snimsk-;he progsgson %
this ply .s peculiarly the eradication Of that d-sc In
bur c.d similar c;s al lead 70 Ibis conclusion; 0d'
clo,e ob:erysion 81 mes sud families confirm, Z.
Tttre ale pers0Ls SaoOg wd"s- offspring the chSncs-
Sc 90 10 zoe that some vi! have npe.tect sight
While there others. s"0g whose Offspring tue ch,nce,
Of thu; being blind children are so small As hsEoy 70 %
sppssisb- c.rtsiniy rct a. one 10 sthcussnd
Nor is tbs iiue alone Of the chance OF children being
bln bind there families which al the children
born With apparently COED ssh but the probability Of
4 them oecou oiac Is tentold gra'er than Is
The probability ~ blindness occurring smong the children
Of another family who are nevertheless to D. exposed to
The ssne sccCefis
have knovn more than one per,,s whose sacs,tri
sn, such that when heard Of their be-
o6uirg t.Bt have not much wondered A. the fat
at the ls'epsss Of rs occurrence.
Thee things being So, y clearly iut out y We
the pubic is agents not ony 20 admsists our
sveTs II situations tht the pupils shall reverence aud
otey the a'ur. Laws shch resnie the incrss and de-
orsss- Il indne,s bat SsO rsnoer these Avs widely
kDs wn IL i5e communfy and tru, That No slusSmsh.
mss 10 or bid sen'in riality usy restrain Us
IRE oy 10 ior such II tl- Blind be, but
&c hat there DC Is lew Of them A. possoeo bs
csfeo fer.
Cal ue utopion or CAL Ee WILT ou may. believe a.
believe IN God that unity nay live in obedience
10 I laws, that after ies generations blindness, deaf
ntsr insanity snd oheE oirnties save a. tbs result ~
scsioepsl violencel would be known only a. existing
srops outside nAi ,. calling themselves civilized who
build ss,luus to contain hs untortunstes who
living snG offerings proofs Of their guofabce snd sin
Bar vs believing IN he possible physical perfection OF
c,unuiy and n possible eradication f blindness and
other fruiss, must keep Ia view the actual mper
'hou at dsl1-On To- tie present snd prospective pre-
vaerce If biucIess We have ou'y tOhe Blind ss vel
in ~ public the Blud c -. ard indiviu .is
A. are t. thstthsy undrr,, thew rights and
that 6ih,rs know ana respect them. IL is IN
thtT hDt thu, ttsy ire blind the fault the community,
in th,s the misfortune alone. and the cOasegunt sulsr
irgs slss theirs They not mere Obi cts of pity,
ara q colo chsTtY they have CLAIMS upon the sympshy
upon the justice at ne community Wesr % demand
ib At the hsIds Of The public full ps-ticp soa in
the sr,t ecucaton rot A. us-r II cha iy but a.
mA,ie # igbt Ia sense il is the comnsnty thtt
max, IL, bliLd but the community redress he wrong
- fsI a. 1t csn, by giving them mental light
schOoi to- ,hs Bind Is more Object OF charity
n 81 School fer hs who Tne Safe admits the
rgft At every o. I'D 10 instruction at the public charge
thtIe cloren who cannot be usht in common Schools
III. State build for their benefit Our
lnsiiiurCrs only uncommon Schoolsthey ought not
4. II sd.Ied Cd sTy Schools the Blind ought not 10
be Lsicersd charity Scholars more than he others But
|, e n. h q the bnG CT lid 10 instruction. the Blind
hiss n, h to the means # labor sad to live by hs
suh o bis labor 1T the ordinary labor provided by the
lily eaprot be d by hun, let special means OF
later be found fer him.
The ind man has stood bat in hand loog enough no
has iotd vhtre sight centuries ago B.utmeus stood
by III. way ,ide ard probably many centuries before
tie day at worthy and all believing cgg1 OF Jericho
sno hs sksd aims let teach him tia, he may pu, his
hat, aud Isl justice snd work.
We 10 li mp the down fallen We ar7 to sesch the
Blind to tnow snd a. respect themselves this certain
way beng respected by others. But, while encoursg
ing he 81 no snd Inspiring them with self respect We ara
s est.sm In thu rs In every tnDg Else We should look
and rely upon the truth sureihst however agreeable
may ~ frs will prove more b. sniifu in the cod
than The ssreenbe form II uDruh. Their outward
III is sesh diet III ir inward SIGHT he trained to sud
love Only he pure light of truth We should let ihsm
ubcer ;sLd that in spite Of all oo"pensstionn spite Of
"A quick eng Of in spite OF All the aids aud
advantage they Ay h.ve-;dey ETH suffer under an in
nifty gfeycus in is nature important Ia ts effects
b. ib and Ph! scs that they must even be placed At
IL bet obly true ths general rule lack loss OF
sight an outward sign ct nssrd bodily weakness or
ccrcer affecting the whole system IN agord OF dsiect or
MI TioTy 81 physical Orgaf iz.toD hut IL H. moreover
true. itst it H. IN ali pedimen. and serious
ol- b- attainment Of bodily and n;s vgcr that ths
CIV IDA! sh, otherEise reach. There stu1y,
ii're Is - calling that blind man can pursue with the
that be wosld DO H. With the sane efforts
be hsd be advantages OF sight Il is either myth that
old philosopher pot out biz eyes order the better -
iipoy rAhs mscs and meisphy sizes elss the
l IhIit 20 yher, but a fool
leach tie blind what t-ey Ia H. and in what they are
Interior hey vii be al TIE likely 10 make up
fort by diligence and perseverance from their natural
cnacysntge.
all TIE bad my make rapid progress, and attain
- eli branches Of study tie Illustrations Of watch DO
quIe the AID If gb and sh .d- There u doubt
~ al nat most OF the ppgs ot zoe insltGOns for tns
Bin u his Cany actually Teosiy- belt, iItele ut
ctucstt = orcinsry chicrn the same walk Of lilo
,biaI n Common SCHOOL, This arise, in part from
what seems great disacvariase-to vii, the aes OF
printed i.1tbcoss wti,h obigs the teachers TO depend
upon raj t!uctI' II.
Bur happy in ore respect and that one Of the great
80 ,mps The blind a: disads sn.sge mean
capacity ceE epI sI.o Guilty. OF ths mora.
ard -'"n n>iuir IL leeds oatsard VISION 70 see
re oxos OF knosc ss, The beauty Of truih the hol
r,ss, f II n.trs mate al hgtt 20 guide the a.
f,o Is ie legitimate objects OF Io. pray I'd for
gh, g. zee sn,- lis fos he would have needed
a. tbO- ard Dhfsss h'- ffien0s
Bat gel TENN this suffice, too important for 10
enter upon H. cur.cry sud infqTDa discourse. | com
cid n 10 yCtr serious attention II vital Importance
You kntw IS well az DO how ohen tins Blind NANTES,
moral tspsci.s, spiritual .xosll-nc-s aud af-c,iOD4
lions Ct TIE highest orasr. YcG. well self must
have Fit that trey Rave sometimes e1chalg d PORTIONS
efces Erh md Zee eKempI.Ts sld teach
q yirfuss 4 q sneefioi-
For ny awn pslt sbeD recall to msm0ry some blind
p.rscns WON havs Known, | tank OF tasr cheerful
Iees sioD 20 tb.r heavy cssmi! frgsfu Of
htr niOiiuns th-ir e3gerness 10 1htsn the mis-
oftons Of cn-rs ioeir s5ideg ah Ihr End sing hops