The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-22
A 1l-llR 4 SIS
DELIVERED BY JOSEPH TOWNSEND, Ar TIFF
rL0sE o An EkAMtNATiON or PLAINS
SUHUDL, July 9Th, IT'D

cell your attention, to a few remarks, On
The subject Of Edutat II.
| l1bof Under many disadvantages. III aI,-
pna,ing before you ~ the first place;
am nfarcustoned 10 public speaking, the
effects u which, upon beginner, lsspe-
CHILLY II there are any ladies' presently Is,
faz The Novelist would ssy) tai easier itr-
agined, than dsse'bulN Secondly, kno"
your patience has already been taxed TO
lis utmost htniDs A nd thirdly. The iu,pot-
lance Ut the subject 10 be Investigated
II is one which hi s engaged th,t atten-
lion Of the wise and good, in every aye Of
The void One wh.ehteq,,fes much con-
sidpiaiiou aud careful JeIitera ion, in order
to understand how 10 appreciate ii in lis
proper light
And upon which, feel my utter iDahil-
ity 10 say anything worthy of more than
passing reflection
appear beoie yo,l ladS and gentle
men. as Tie advocate for toal1ton sense |
pledge myself to instruct your childlen in
II, aud nolhing else. | come not. as the
poishef and iinsher, but as the rough
husbet ol primitive intellect. lahcy |
hta, some in This assembly say, thai the
advocate Of this very rare artifle- is sadly
deficient in that department. 10 such, (ii
am right IN my suuluises, ! have but to
say. tai | seusibiy feel he justice Of the
ac,i,ssllon, and freely ~ knowledge the de-
he,eh'f' Il, =.
~" are oe"oe'ess wen a"a'e' ' .1.. ~ -
'h'eh eas'i' W F'''e''e we H'"''''es "
"'"s' ''an '"' WV NV" '",'n'tei, 100
as''eah'e 70 preach pf'eep's Una" set eS--
amps
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thSase' ~ ~, o','"''se u, ~ "',,et
nope W" WIN l""sh i'nPa' Ha,'i' a','in'-
,'ha s"eh e''o's' h"t u '''e 'ea''' 'o' 70 Tue
heaa.
| 'h'ena 20 he very ore, III my opSe'Ea-
'io,s' nav ro"e'''"'i - '"e '''os, ''Iu'-
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e,sF ales i9sh aoovs tea ''f''es o. ',e ''ei.
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''o'' ana 'e'''P's me ~''h ~, " 'atoge s,'o,
stfF'eef 80 MS wishes are "''o 'f'a'
tie lsafot loif9ee m't a'''' ms ""i' M
| ose, ~" l!st.lie' mo mn a h''"'s s'S,
eep,'e" ~ 'haefh''' ~ improvement am ~
eon'ess aIPlosioatio't :" b's own 'h'e'-
r." het i'e e''a'"ea ~" ~, "''h '"'''-
'les' Whito- u 'ptP'oNeot VIZ g'eat,y COW
'mee 20 ms 9arl mess eo'n mere, a'f ti''e-
! af'"' ''' y NOT may eo'a'' "i'9 w, ''''' u
woe W "efe' eh'''s '"'a,'o"' "e pun,
',h'su"1 ~ '''e'ei'S "''''se's a'I " 'oe '''s'
o''au , s,a , he''' 'eeo'nes Us
~ ISiiHitHt U'IHgS, W Gtidth wen W. tHiSHt-
s'a.t'"s'Y oes'ome" y, "ehe 'e'e"' "'"'-
en-, -, WISE a'l' oe' ,'... pr'p"ses
mere IS doi'e au've's',y - oP'h'o,' as
70 ''e ei''h 'he eooea''on o. eu'r'e'' s''o'''9
pe go"'''eheso- oon'e nave ah''h'ea, a''
"',' .'''so ,,' oes,ee y, l.a"s.''I
."a' :, hepV '''se's eo".''e" ~ ,''e'' s'"'-
les "",ie {o"pg' 'hey 'ny"''a''y aeI",e
u" a"''ps'ny 'o1 every 'oi"s, "n',h nus
hhY seiu'ahce, 70 pooh o. scheo' 'o'se'
a'''', ma. sue' results a'e nov "oeo''-
mon o''s a,'''ou'e men, TO o'he' causes
toan those alreaay se,Iofth'
hnu ~ support o. '''e assertion. I Woo'o
say Una - noe "h.'eq"en'', a'.ses ,,o'''
"'se''"ea lp's"'eh.. en 'he pa't o' w. w
s''"c'of VINO 'nsteao o. see"'h 'he'r
respect ioi n''nse,'' an" ny a"aseh'hs W
,'ei'' sp'''t u ''sa'y' ny "n'eh means,
'e"'"'ng oee"H'es 70 'ne'h 'he'' g'eaeest
| pleasure ne 'eh'e's h,'hse' obnoxious
ny e''aeavo''hg 10 goao 'nem onward 70
'ne performance OF 'he'f ao''est oy means
OF tttea,s ana Pohishme,''s. nence, u is
,loe al a., strange, why tney regard 'ea''',
ing win s',ch sp'flt o. abhorfence. ana
consider then hours Oh study, as kiiI' OF
penanee. rendered soPPortao'e on'y "
| temporary cessation, from the tIlson IKE
walls OF the recitation room, aouth has
been very appropriately sty'eP, the spring
u"'e OF me-" the season pest suited 1ot
sowing ehe seads OF tpofai,ty v'''pe ana
re'g'on, the pest safeguards 10 ehalac'er)