Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21

uhs Ia suts VI III OpFtiNoh hS'o S-I''eu
=, 6,rr.rd 10 successful es.np's,ica. True
4, 4. cracked sca ,idera5ly,' ana 'aAhi'ssts a
s..,a.a ;nc,ins,ion 10 tumble dOwn, but then
~, \. ,he fault Of MT having proper
a..,h nj toundation, aud consequently does
-, p,ousrly belong L. tha structure OF the
I,,;,Ji,g, abstrsetly considered; and con
.,,.,,lv reflects no discredt on those
.anc.,,sd in its erection. And what II l,
s,ts topple and fs,!l IL not that tho tate
~ AL the work, Of mani And are we not
sNs !, build anotheri Yes; just as easy
:. -. spi,, this, but perhaps no, qnite so
.;,lo, Taking it ell in all We are will
,,,,, oooced, te the uHon,rabIe Board
~ f,c,, whah celebrated French surgeon
...l,,I :, s,-nl Of Hrs works; wh, beng
I,,,l h,,,,inr, by the celsbr r'tsi h5arns-
,,v of N, many ,inss h, p''''r"ed
ysrv dfi,uIt sur yicsl operation was asked
hos msny times he was successful In saw
,,s life, replied, "lhat his operation was
os,., ,uc.sssidl, bu:" said h', 'it was
b ll,isnIe
A,,,hn f,c,, which cur progressive
psd,,otas," hs, discovered, UNI one wh'c'
Ia very Catering 10 our wives espoc'a'ly'
T.. that our cbidren generally ore quite
aa.aoeiau.. Tia; In the knoi;sd aud snirl-
"a ,ci.n,.,na ragged urchiu' running about
.he strss,s Of our village, snd chny'hy 10
.hs sleish., and riding upon tho s'ed' OF
the eassers.by, there /. soing dcve'opeo
,ba moral ana intellectual p'wer that 10
ss,dued to recsnstruc, :hs foundations o;
...is,v NJ .y.tsm Of grandeur aud mag
niaesncs, which we nor our 'a'hcts "o'
no, Of. Thsy possess within th'F crahihm'
,h. t,,cll,e,un "s,smins," that, undcr pro-
Der mental training, ia to exhibit the most
astounding advancement IN the ,1e.u!S','
sys,em of progressive development" Ifu'y
air. none bu, a mastery mind could have
os5s 90 wonderful q discovery.
Tha npss,uming manners The stald and
sober department, aud every other meath
enish Characteristic, hist has hitherto been
the Distinguishing mark IN the o'ndnet OF
our elders, and growh up people, are to be
laid ssne, Us relies OF by-goue times, ana
our vou,b. are to undergo a thorough, fin
shed and refined nsining in the principles
and erscties. OF the "pro2r"nive theory
n Longer shsckisd BY the chains OF
uOd Trsy conservatism" they are to cy'
bibji the power and extent OF their ideal
is,icsl d.yelnpm, a,s, in tho pomp"us md
lardly mir. the uristocrsiic feeling ui get.ont-
of,h .wsr-.old -Gunky. and oil other displays
ths, mark the regular disciple. Of the mod
cru philosophy,
Til. OLD Acadenic system OF instruction
4. tos. bsni.hcd from our snd.drlven"ut root
and brsnch % system, worthy only o.
tbs dark asd brniyhtsd ages Of mankind
while It 10 T. be supe'ocded by "systen
Of public Insritu,iou," as the"sIne qua nom
that /. TO relpoVo the s6s'AcIes u the roae
~ the hill Of science, break down the
barriers T. successful ashisvemen'. and lead
the expanding mind "i'h rspidi'y along
the aowery paths Of knowledge, ..aad enrol
the nsrmes Of myri0da yet unborn upon the
earilu, lists OF fams. True It 10, some
.oA ssgy,' who has no letter idea OF Ian.
Husas than 10 suppose 1t nero sehicie
Of ,nuuaht, sHd therefore ought to be 40
sim,s a. 10 s,us- those thoughts to be
under,ioos, nj tht eni some fault with tho
abscuriiy Of seme eRprcssions in our Psda-
rogus's essny, BE-, sll we have to say 10
Them 10, let them grope in their Cimmerean
darkness, and not ,rou,lr Us to make known
10 them the meaning "f oil we say Are
we. to be blinded hy ynur ignorant objec-
tion., whose minds have been illuminated
by the progressive spirit OF the age, to
ob,sin the mssnins uf such expressions and
phrases. and from the iags and mist OF
kunsn language. have laboreG u drag out
proper words In which to develop our
Thoughts; are we, We siyto he blinded, and
b.ffl-d by your ixnoran aud atop IN the
Md. wuy Of our iohy conception. aud ex-
plain unto you oa' 'nennngf Nay, verify;
We shs.l do no ssch thing.
sume of these "uld fo.ies" may likewise
object to The principle Of oth@r people put
ting hands into oTnExs pockets. and tax
Ing their hard. rarnad cash. which they have
laid up against q rainy day. TO edu~ ate the
children of . parcel Of lazy good for moth
ing losfsrs-hanseu on Of society, who
never did any good Cor themselves or any
bodv else, while their our and daught-
srs have to toll and labor for their living,
without an opportunity of cujnylng the
benefts Of . progressive education Now
! sppesl to any man that is in any-wisc
posssssed Of the spirit ~ the age, whether
On individual that would make such an ub.
jrtiion as this, Gn.t IS thooah he had
lIsAr to use his money his own way!O
dues not deserve To be tried by Jury Tor
the crime OF treason against the laws of
the state, and condemned 70 he Gagged and
sold TO Barnnm as a pure species OF the
genus homo III "aula lang ryn"." Whal!
. man talk Of private and individual rights
ia this day and age nt "prlgreasi'r ideas"
WY il ia perfectly p'cp'-'erous and
fidieu'ous I o.
Another Iastt-r, that is {, b. introduced
In our school and one that suiIs well the
ssy and sRc, 10, that the religion Of ,he
"ltther's" 10 Mt 10 5e taught therein
But ins,es ~ thi-, the youths are to have
the privilege a. adopting suvthing or moth
Ing az they may see H.. This wa con,
slider az rHE Distinguishing mark OF our on.
ward march. Just bsni,h religion entirely
frsm our system of public institution"
and you viii s1on hold the car OF pro.
grsss ssd r"torm m.kng such rapid evolu.
lions and such sPtnundrp oprralions n.