Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-09

does work like this call out for female hands, To wash
cothe for amuse and govern young children, hay
ing less than ordinary share of understanding is work
for woman and she alone do ii il should be done
True mind must govern, and that the mind Of the
superintendent but he should have, in his confidence
and for his aid rife, if it be if not, judicous,
good-empered active indefatgable female who enters
into his views heartily seconds his endeavors and cheer
fully meets and welcomes the labors and the pryatons
of each day.
These two would be sufficient to make beginning as
the school increases (which if we'll managed soon
WILL further help be added but all of the
general character.
Then there must be suitable building, in healthy,
cheerful situaon within the city, yet far from
it; with rooms clean, airy and suitably warmed and
ventilated respect being always had to the comfort and
pleasure of the scholars Here, suppose, much of the
arrangement ought TO be adopted is employed in
the best establishments for the insane for the want of
reason its imperfect development is nearly and natu-
rally allied to its loss where enjoyed.
As to the funds necessary although the ultimate
will Of be to Congress, yet much may and should
be done previously. Let first put shoulders
to the wheel then may call upon Hercules Sub
scrpons for all other benevolent objects readily OBJ
tanned why should il be doubted that they viii be forth
coming for so and noble enterprise this
Besides the absolutely required will in the out
set be very moderate. We require at first, only the
means for an experiment. Mr.. Richards, at German
town, Philadelphia started small school by his
unaded personal exertons, and chiefly if not solely
his private For want Of capital he is obliged to
receive only pay scholars want school free to all
But the building to begin with may be frame only,
neither large costly. Collect here few Of the
fortuuates; show that they be benefited demon
sate that they learn and the proverbal benevo-
lence of country will soon supply the for their
support. Look at our orphan asylums
Perhaps some viii say :" We grant all this but
where shall be found to suit your description In
work like this it is not enough that the ice has been
broken that one man has yenured and has succeeded
his followers must be like himself, baptized from the
fountain filed with the spirit In sense
this is true another it is tits true he must large
y share the sefdenying love- the patient and
enduring zeal but let it be remembered that he has not
the difficulties to conquer, and therefore the
originality is required Much has already been done
Recent is the enterprise, there is already body Of
experience, both European and American. The first diff
cutes lever the greatest have been met and conquer
ed The door has been opened 10 the idoc mind and the
means Of cutivating it may come in time to be much
matter of and well understood any other
form of human education
When MIR. Richards devoted himself to this seemingly
hopeless task he took the counsel of sense and
Europe consult those whose had awak
ened his noble emulation From these ever-o-be-honor-
ed apostles of mercy he learned the methods they had
pursued and practcing these hints in the institution
founded by the Massachusetts, Legislature, he
ed length Germantown school of his own. Free
ly he has received freely he will give. Find the man
who is ready to devote his days task like this and
he will gladly lend his kndest aid in fitting him for the
And ShaI1 that llriea
the exigence that calls for them When has it been
otherwise in this land of mulfarious enterprise In
community that has educated Laura Bridgman being
without sight, speech, hearing shall be wanted
train those who have al their bodily senses? will
believe it. If the deaf found GALLAUpET the blind
HOWE, and the insane DIX, upon American SOIL who
think meany of his land lightly of the bene-
feence of Divine Providence believe that the
way has been opened up to of the nobest charities
that ever woke effort the human heart after the de
monstraon complete that the idiot himself is no
beyond the reach of mercy's aid that his mind is no
dead that there is lamp in the sepulchre which tn
breath Of love can kndle into fame not will rs
in this land Of Proean benevoence to follow in the god
like footsteps Of the benefactors of their race? No
Let the voice Of this community call for them and the
will come. Summon meeting Of our citizens. Let tn
clergy, whose heavenly calling it is to go before thei
focks in every good word and work, put forth the
power and lift their trumpet voice; let leading mer
support their appeal let the be pledged the way
1 prepared and God will send us a man The Orphan
House Halle built by the efforts of one man. and
he began with a single orphan The Orphan House in
New York begun, | had almost said was built, by
one woman and she too commenced with n single father
less boy Both built by faith and prayer and he
who gave to the world FRANcKE and an ISABELLA Ora
HAM has full many like gift yet to bestow the land
Of the Huguenots and the Pilgrims. SIGMA