Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-08-17
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yf the pai:.;: nj phian. staest There vis an
enthusiasm pcrvading the meetings, aid .-.N.;c.
to the cause Of education, wA:ch gave earnest, that
the citizens Of the sections of: the District named
were resolved that Their chill arcn should be as ac-
complish,d in learning as tie facilities of the coun-
try would allow them 10 be, land if they hereafter
failed to take that postonii society TO which they
were entitled by their birth aud fortunes they should
have no reason to reprpach khcir parents for their
own short comings.
1t was truly noble spectacle, TO see the young
and old, the rich and poor, and al classes of the
people Of Sauda, thus coming forward and placing
their gifts on the aars of learning, and therefore,
on the affairs of their country Nothing could
evince more forebly the progress of that region, in
Improvement, and their generous zeal TO rival, in
inellig nee, the other portions OF the District Of
Edgc6eld.
The children too manifested an earncstncss and
. emulation, which brtoxened their future usefulness
and distinction; and may be permitted the re-
mark, in this connection, that never behrld, in any
J place or in any country, number Of more sprght
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sfsrrl.es.
josE.n As..as, Esq, i, geo da;'ee s,:': s!:c
wi,i.eo ;.aj' gri'a' ~ Q, u, g:a's and patrons
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who had assembled to witness the performances al
ludcd to, at some length.
He appeared to be in earnest, and dwelt at large,
on the advantages o. educat6n-its advantages t,
the young and to the inhabitants of every country,
and its peculiar advantages d the citizens and sub
jects of the United States Government
He endeavored to hold QUITO those who had the
guardianship Of the young, every motive and every
inducemcnt, to aor1 their wards the benefits Of
learning and Of early traini,.g coptending, that,
though education was not ia-stsrlf really mind and
intellect it was yet the food Of the mind, and that
upon Which the mind subsisted, grew and developed
its faculties. The only difference, between the most
barbarous people Of the same race, resulted from
the difference Of their EDUCATION. Had it not been
for the opportunities Of learning extended to us, We
would not yet have emerged from the darkness,
that obscured the understanding of the Ancient
Britons and the Druids
Intelligence and learning better prepares man
for every condition and employment of fr-for the
Legislative Halls, the r"nnl, the BENCH the bar the
battlefield, and even !: II ootton-f.i
1t is most certainly trl.,
and infnunatior, ir-S
ton, only assists thpu
hend the points nccess .'s s.r,..
to insure SUCCESS from ~; ..,s-r. ur u,
ton
The young have greatrr incentives to study, and
more ambitious hopes and aspirations in this eoun-
try than in any other on the globe. 1t is here
alone, that merit and virtue and sagacity claim the
highest honors and"he hiehrrss appointments Of the
government The son even :of q beggar in the
United States has equal, perhaps better chances of
success and Of distinction than The son of President
because all men here, where there is no distinction
Of rank BIRTH permitted and invited to strive
for the highest stations, and the sympathes Of the
community are generally with the poor
1t is moro important that the people of the United
States should be intelligent and educated, because
every man here is in some strs a ruler, according
to the beautiful theory Of our Government and is
entitled 10 vote for the highest officers of the State
although he may not be worth o farthing, end may |