The Nevada journal., 1853-12-09
ladies, Festival.

at the new hall of the Sons of Temperance, for
the purpose of furnishing funds for new school
house, was attended by about two hundred
persons, about one third of whom were Ladies.
The comrany assembled at about o'clock, and
after some good instrumental and vocal music,
sat down to sumptuous repast, prepared by the
fair managers. 1t is source of pride and graft
fcation that social assemblages in our city can
call out such brilliant array of beauty as beam
ed on those present on Tuesday evening. We do
not believe any city in this state can boast in pro-
portion to its population, of more falrer or better
ladies' than Nevada The ladies here are the
soul of every good movement; and they have
not only built our churches and school houses,
but they enter with zest into harmless ana use
ments, and without stepping from their sphere,
mako their influence felt in community in thou.
sand pleasant ways.
The repast having that justice done it that its
excellence deserved, being over, party Of gen.
tlemen gave several volunteer songs, which were
received with much satisfaction. A speech being
called for from A. A. Sargent he appeared on
the rostrum, and remarked in substance as fol-
lows
No one can be moro aware than myself that q
lengthy speech would be out of place here to-
night. When solicited by the ladies to appear on
this stand l was informed that five minutes
speech was all that was required, and though
some demurred to that, and wished longer talk.
shall certainly adopt the five minutes rule used
by Legislators when business presses, because
have it on the authority Of the choir, that
'We'll have little dance, tonight, boys"
am happy to inform yen good friends that
the gathering of tonight Is successful in accom-.
plishing its object. Sufficient funds have been
raised, am informed by the committee, TO build
a good school house, and we have therefore the
satisfaction Of kn owing that proper facilities will
be provided for he education Of the children Of
Nevada.
We have met this evening upon truly happy
occasion. Pleasant smiles, good fare and content
are the visible components Of that pleasure, but
the consciousness that we have q noble aim in
our gathering is what gives most interest to this
occasion. We have not met simply because
social feelings are strong within US, and our
hearts beats kindlier and higher for this COM
mingling, but because we desire 10 perpetuaie to
those who will take our stations this busy
scene oflie, good morals and cultivated intellects.
There is no investment that communities or
individuals can make that pays better than that
for education Every dollar spent for such pur-
poses saves a necessity OF ten for prisons, and
education on the world and you give him the sur
est passport to crime. II he escapes that he at
any rate remains in the lower strata of society,"
Without education he lacks the sinews to climb.
At every step Re is passed and left behind BY tho
educated, and thus gets through life mere un-
derline.
The great glory Of this free nation is its system
of general education BY it the poor and the rich
are made practically equal. By it labor is digni-
fed to an art, and science illuminates the most
ordinary pursuits of life. In the workshop alike
with the academy intelligence is found, quicken
ing ingenuity, stimulating invention, and bringing
within. the grasp of mans faculties all the ele-
ments Of nature. Education is not only the lever
OF moral purpose, it is also that Of the worlds
physical progress. 1t overturns mountains, and
hews passages through dcsests-it sends messen-
gers swift thoughtfrom city to cityt covers the
ocean with rushing palaces, it chains the elements
to ponderous cars, and wclds all save creative
power on this theatre Of the world. shall be
brief but wish to notice one other considera.
ton
knowledge not only promotes the physical
progress Of nations, it ensures them freedom.-
Look at our land, the best educated of any the
sun in his wide circuit shines and see the
benifcent results of intelligence. No people can
be selfgoyerncd who are not educated in their
rights AMI capable of Judging of the acts Of their
agents. That the freedom of our land is owing
to its education may be known by contemporary
and past history. England has continually ad-
yancsd in freedonthe past one hundred and fifty
years. The unfolding intelligence Of her people
has continually called for liberal laws twice en-
forced the call by violently unseating monarchs.
till the middle classes have risen to recognized
rights, till star chambers-the instruments of
despots have been abolished, and personal free
dom ensured to all The elements ore still at
work in England, by some called chartism by
hl1fvu
never rest till the boon Of education and political
equality is obtained by all classes till that great
mass OF underlying ignorance is swept away.
Look again at France for the necessity of edu-
cation to freedom. In no country in the world are
there greater extremes OF education and ignor-
ancc than in France. Education is the gift Of the
few-ignorancc the lot of many. When the
tyrannous old line of kings played with phileso-
ply and learning as moths play abou: fame,
they little thought they ensured the inauguration
OF bloody revolution. But the refinement and
knowledge Of the French scholars only evoked q
spirit they could not control. There was no edu
cation in the masses, and the liberty gained be.
caAe license, and deeds were done that seemed
the work of fiends Swiftly down the tide Of
national ruin and degradation have the Frcnch
passed since that time, changing one tyrant fer
another without the power to establish freedom
because they only know how to destroy net how
to build up governments. Were the masses of
the French as well educated as our own people
the lease of Louis Napoleons power would not
bcj worth days purchase. Education is the
great agent of fir eedom and We will foster it for
the freedom of our posterity.
VIM. NJ. Stuart, Esq, being called for made the
following speech =
Ladies and Gentlemen You did not call US with
the expectation that would attempt to make speech
II is difficult to shed light subject upon which
there has been so much said and written that Of educa
on The subject may be said 10 be almost exhausted by
tho writings and sayings OF the great aud learned In all
ages There Is argument to convince you of
the importance of education that depends the per-
mancney OF our free institutions, and that republican
form OF government has existed without intelligence
among the masses of our people. We informed by
history that in the two great and lusrous examples of the
republics OF ancient time, Greece and Rome they who
actual freeman and exercised the elective franchise
were enlightened and educated. And We think may
safely that no experiment OF representative form of
government has succeeded without great intelligence
among the masses or ut least among the voters.
We cannot calculate the benefits that have been and
still being conferred the American people, by the efforts
that have been mada TO extend the Of knowledge
we'll n he Ia tO he