Washington telegraph., 1856-07-23

= rarely appears in these matters. tells hi,
81 have 10 control over my children. the
, do as they please and she heavcs a sig
u over her son contempt Of lawful authorit,
+ and her daughters heacistrcng wilfulness
: She forsets, or perhaps never knew tha
she, herself, is the ''head and front Of th
offending. Did she teach obedience n
home, would resistance at school be IA,
consequence? Did She rule with ,,eu,l
restraint, would impaticncc Of al law en-
sue Did she teach hcr children to .or,le
themselves lowly and rcverently to al thcii
F bettcrs,' wculi we have such scenes o.
riot and insubordination a. 50 frcluenti,
disgrace our colleges aud scho1lsy Whcf,
did these youthful contendcrs for couaIit,
receive their first lesson in successful RI.
bellion At home, where the inflntil,
hand proved stronger than the maternal
arm; where the child's 81 WON'T over.
mastered the mothers '.you must :" where
the weak viii Of the parent succumbed
before the more rrsolutc will OF her of.
spring.
What sort of citizens do these vauns.
yictors nakcy Turbulent rc-isters If law
and order, their names flourish in police
reports, as the headers of mobs: they are
found among the perpetrators of crime. the
miserable culprit- Of the bar
I In the church they are not # those who
receive the word in meckncss." and con-
I form unhcsitatin"ly o. III her holy rites.
But they are found among the eensgrious
critics Of sermons; the oppuscrs of time
honOred ceremonies and prccauts. The
seeds cf discbedieacc, s0wn 80 sle-ls.stlII..
IN the nursery, shoot up the deadly t-pls
branches until they sweep a.aia-t :lc very
arch OF heaven man is resisted on earth.
and God deEcd or hi awful throne in the
skies
There is not . rulcr bat know. this 10
be true; not pastor but sees tLi. iuluence
al work among his flock aud up. q teacher
eontending with discipline aud bread"
but lamcnts this deplorablc widely suraad-
Ing evil Yes, We want a race of mothers
mothers in the true, tho legitimate sersc
Of the word-mOthcrs with scnse Of ma
ternal responsibility sho viii
realize that they are educating heir, for
immortal lie, and that the save. OF Time.
rapidly driving them on. viii soon set them
face TO face IN Eternity with those children
they have educated Tor endless bliss or
uncnalHg woe. O, weak Sic. linz. ir.s.5-
luie lLviA-I, Itint 4. ! 90 oFpfe-s 4 "a IS-1
ran tii.r vt-r-4 cfiii that iooN .o y9u
for rratee.ion: va do rot vi. even t1 hint
at the leugthcning Of your iau handles.
with which To- reach yuu- refractory dlugh-
tiers across the room; a- did the mother
Of Queen Mary day; we would not have
YOU reprcss the joyous s.illics of the child.
or dim with uu,ylnpathy the brightness
Of Young affections; we would not wish one
innocent amusement withdrawn, or one
flower that springs In It's path cut down.
80 far from it, ~ would have You fill It's
little hands with the brightest OF flowers
fold it TO your heart with the tenleres;
love; listen with the deepest sympathy to
its conficHces join in its sports bear
patiently with its pctulanec; outwatch the
stars by its restless couch au,t encompass
it with the mos, devoted Of mothers
heart. But We would nD' have YOU resign
it to itself, To- its eager passions, It's unrc-
strained iempcrs-a miserable victim 20
parental weakness. :, tender plaH; left To-
shoot up uucultiyated, unpruued, whose
luxuriancc l. of vice, whose blossoms trail
in the dust.
We do not ask You to toocc the young
child 10 obedience, but win It by the power
Of persuasion, and by constantly setting
before il the picture in its most attracting
lights. Teach it that it Is honorable 20
obcy-that disobedicucc l. criminal IN the
sight Of God And, in inculcating this
lesson, You need not be one I0ta less anna
bic than you now are YOU need fear losing
none of your attractive gentleneSs, or for
feiting one thr.b OF love chat beats FOR you
III the bosom Of your child. That home Is
the very threshold Of heaven, where tLc
pious. gentle mother exercising her mater
nal rule in the fear aud love of God, teaches
obedience, virtue and seil-rcstraint. such
a mother is the able sustainer of the laws
of her country, the eflectual co-laborer with
the pastor, aud the valuable assistant OF the
teacher. But ala. for her, who, without
counting the fearful cost, has poisoned the
n,ytal a.tHsathorc or home ~ rui uiiahl"
neglect, or weak Indulgence; who submits
to the degradation Of being ruled by her
own offspring, and who allows the stiil
small voice of conscience to be hushed by
the noisy clamoTs Of the child.
o. win not the mothers Of our country
rouse themselves from this fearful apathy,
and realize their sacred responsibility
VIII they not strive to become nVthers
indeed, by exercising their righttul prero-
gative? VIII they not hasten to set be-
fore their children the most complete, the
most beautiful example Of obedience on
record; that of Him who, though Lord
! Of the Universe, was yet ''subjeet unto his
: parents"
When the Mothers of America take uI
the sceptre they have 50 cowardiy Iaic
t down. and children are again brought un
! der home discipline, then will magistrate
rule with ease, pastors find the way pre-
; pared before them. and the present rugge'
D path of the teachers be made smooth
e When mothers become mothers indeed
1 then viii the world regain its proper posi-
T ton, and cease to present that most ex
, traordinary spectacle, "a world turned up
% side down