Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-25

What we said before in our preceding commtns
cations concerning the development physically and
mentally of man, is true in Il national well as in
individual point Of view physical and mental de-
veiopment alone viii net, however, make nation
Of people truly great they should also be developed
morally and reiigiously, inseperabIe and ac-
companying adjunct Of what il takes TO make a ma
ton great in the true hcceptaiion CT the word great
man may possess the strength OF n Samson, and
the mind Of Newton, yet what does it avail ii he is
~anting in the moral attributes, which should con-
troll, and govern, and keep in proper subsection his
appcties, and passions. We read in history OF Alex
ander OF Macedon sometimes termed Alexander the
Great, who, having conquered the world that then
was, hung his sword and irum7ss in the hall weep
ing that his arm was hampere1, e. had not room
enough 10 dO its work in world so small Us ours -
Iais examp proves two ia;ie, first. That nothing
short of The infinite viii satisfy the cravings of
mar secondly; AT the individual that can govern his
psss cns is greater hero than an Alexander. Thus
u We lind thousands OF men during enough to Ice
a ciinaon's month. or an adversary in u duel. WIN
cannot control their own passions. This is emu At
y the result of u want Of education proper 80
oughs comprehensive development and culiiva D..
in mans entire being. NOR ly as well as mentally
We AZ great republican people depend not only
on he INTEL sence. H. the of citizens for
our posi Sfy and perpetuity. The pages of history
corroDor;te The position beyond doubt. Nations
have been saved and they have been destroyed by
portion Of The intellect overpOwering the balance
minority. very small minority at nations Intellect
not morally 1t immoralIy educated, has often
proved the scourge Of the whole country few
spirits, t,o-ike that Of Dant II, Robespierre
and Murat-aided by h few subaiteIns in humber
C cies yet holding places of power, h 10 drenched
the fields of FTssce in human tl ~, and robed its
millions in the sable Ilents cf mourning Time
fail Us to speak of the Pharaohs Cies rs, and
Bonapnrtes, al the shrine OF whose unhH lowed am.
bitten thousands md millions Of the human family
ha se been immoi l. And the lesser monsters in
human form that have from time To time afflicted
mank ind, men indesd, Of high intellect partially ed
ucated, but whose hearts were s. iere, 10 grow up
the hot beds Of every passion that could either de
grade, afflict human kind Love to their Creator
aud love to man. entered very largely into
ttsir composition, had they been fully developed in
this respect, they must have been great benefactorS
ratherl han nrisances-yea, worse than nuisances 10
the ages la which they lived.
But let US turn from the darker to the brighter side
OF the pics1re- We have few samples OF intellectual
and T..l culture combining their happy powers 10
work hation's delverence. We need not tell
you o. sayiors of other countries. nor of the small
bands that have arisen from time 10 time, like ne
cons!ellato',s III Heavens, 10 reiress nation
wrongs, and wrest the scofpoH-scourge OF tvrraun,
from the relentless hand of hcariless despoiisn !.
can tell ot our Washington snd his noble compatss-
OTIS in the council d e Il. who al The sacrifice oi e
that hold dear, dared to redeem a nation from
The unjust encroach sents and avarioiis spoations
OF pusil sss;ops government prompted ON by few
ainDl'ie wSh But VINO Knows out II tsnhhStoh
and his illustrous cope1rs, had been still better
educated than the age in which they lived, and from
which they took their eounses and examples? WHO
knows but all they accomplished for posteri:y mi.n-
have been accomplished BY other means and policies
without lie sacrifice OF 50 much blood5hedy Wro
knows but lha. another Fran Kiln of another category
might have $ =, who could have stolen from The
east of Kings the electric nuid oil monarch rath.
= conducting rod that Would without the iurid
S4sh OF scnhng lightning, and the IN ghiy peals Of
ngry thundefs, have sent il secretly aud quietly into
De bosom of mother earth 7 We cannot give here Il
tythe of attention that The bcct deserves, knowing
that the FESTIVE Californian will not succumb to long
communications Permit US in conclusion 10 ga!
hat that system Of education that fails 10 deveope
the mora well as the mental, falls far short of a
correct system. J.B. C.