Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-22
Truth Wei spoken,,.

. NC Ienoency OF agricultural pursuits IS 10 give
distlnctness and strength to home associations and
irfuences. The greater communities are made up
OF Inc smaller; and community increases in
magnitude 1t decreases in its local Influences AT the
base OF all IS the dvinely appointed institution of
the family, where the greatest power is concentrated
IN the hands OF The father, who is the patriarch le
glsator judge and executor of his household estate
Living on his own domain, with his woodlands. pas
lures, meadows and hills, and streams about him, he
Is supreme, with only those few and necessary imi-
tatlons Which the larger community throws around
nim II Is mere that the influence of woman-man's
ntst ana last comforter on earth-s felt and recog-
nized 1t is here that she openeth her mouth with
wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness"
1t s here that she ooketh well to her household
and eateth not the bread of ideness"
1t was at home that King Lemue learned the good
and wise "words that his mother taught him.
Mother! The sweetest word in all the babbling
languages of men 1t is the mission of woman It
is the holy mission of the mother-to impress upon
the young mind the first lessons of truth, virtue,
wisdom and courage Her empire is in the affections
OF her husband and children, who "ariae up and
call her blessed"
On the right regulation Of these independent house.
h0las depends the welfare of the larger communities
Whlcn' "';h powers more limited, are CON posed of
tnese smaIler ones. And, so as the influences of
these Associations and Fairs are calculated to enno-
ole olgnly ana enrloh the occupation of the farmer,
just so far will they teno to increase the activeuess
and the wholesome influences of his home-making
him and the members of his household better citi-
zens of the larger communities.
The family being divine institution, the sentiment
and the affection upon which it is based are innate
in man. Hence it is universally. No merely hui
man institution, however perfect, take its
place Directly, or indirectly, almost all great and
good men have been indebted for their benfcent
power and influence, to the early teachings of pa
rents, and the genial nurture of home Above all
nations, we should cherish the family relation. The
influence OF home was the inspiration that swelled
the great hearts of fathers for the struggle which
has given freedom to their sons and we will fail to
transmit the boon 10 descendants, if we enlist
not for its preservation the helps by which it was
originally won. If all homes could be made pleas
ant and all family relations fraterna, kind and pure
society would lose its hypocrisy and guile and man.
kind actuated by true Christian charity would move
steadily on, from triumph 10 triumph toward the per-
fecton of the intellectual and moral nature of man
The spirit of inquiry, investigation and enterprise
that has been awakened at the Township, County
and State Fairs, by competition for premiums on
household fabrics, and products of the dairy the
farm and the shop, may justly be regarded as link
in the chain of home education and this is very
proper direction for things to take at this period in
our history.
At the base of the prosperity of any people lies
this great principle labor fashionable at home
Educate, instruct and encourage and offer all the in
centves you to give interest and dignity to labor
at home. Enlist the heart and intellect of The fam-
ly in support of domestic system that will make
labor attractive at the homestead. By means of the
powerful influences of early home education endea-
vor 10 invest practical labor that will cheer the heart
of rach member Uf the family, and thereby you will
give to your household the grace, peace refinement
and attraction which Cody designed home should
possess The truth is, we must talk more, think
more, work and act more, in reference to ques-
tions relating to home.
The training and improvement of the physical, in
telectual social and moral power and sentiments of
the youth of our country, requires something more
than the School House, Academy, College, and Uni
versity. The young mind should receive judcious
training in the field, in the garden, in the barn, in
the workshop. in the parlor, in the kitchen-in q
word, around the hearthstone, at home.
Whatever Intellectual atainments your son NAV
have acquired, he is unfit 10 60 forth into society if
he has not had thrown around HIM the genial and
purifying influences of parents, sisters, brothers, and
the man-saving influence of the family government
The nation must look for virtue, wisdom and
strength to the education that controls and shapes
the home policy of the family circle. There can be
no love of country where there is no love of home
Patriotism, true and genuine the only kind worthy
of the name, derives its mighty strength from foun-
| tains that gush out around the hearth stone and
those WHO forget to cherish the household interests
will soon learn 10 look with Indifference upon the
| interests of their common country.
We must cultivate the roots-not the tons We
must make the family government, the school, the
tarm, The church the shop, the agricultural fair the
laboratories OF our future greatness. We must edu.
cate sons to be farmers artisans, architects, en-.
gineers geologists, bottansts, chemists-in a word
practical men. Their eyes must be turned from
Washington to their States, es townships dis
tricts, homes This is true patriotism, and the only
patriotism that will perpetually preserve the nation.
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