The true Democrat., 1857-06-02
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Truth Well Spoken.

The tendency of agricultural pursuits is to give d'stinctness and strength to home lssoeia- tons and influences. The greater communi- ues are made Hp of the smaller; and as a com munity increases in magnitude it decreases in its local influences. At the base of all is ths dlvucly appointed institution Of tho family, where the greatest power s c0ucs trAtel In ths hands ot the father who is the patriarch, less- iator, judge aad cxecutor of hJ. household es- tate. Living ou h.s own domain. wtth hs wpol,auds, pastures, meadows and hills. and streams about hlm, he ], supreme wi.h only those few and necessary limitations which the larger community throws arouui hm l. is here that the influence of womal--man's hrst and last comfort on carth--.s felt and fecog. nlzei. lt IS hrre that she oPeueth her mouth w'th wisdom, and .u her tuu. .ue .s the Law of kntuess." lt is here that she luoktth well to her household and eateth uot the bread of idleaess"
 It w's at home that King Lemuol learned the good and wise words that his mother taught him" Mother The sw eetest word in all the baObliug language of mn It is the mission Of woman-lt 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 u the affections of her husband and children, who "rise up and call her blessed"
 On .he right regulation of these independent households depends the welfare of the larger communities which, with powers more limited, are composed of these associations and fairs which are calculated to enoble disnify, and en- rich the occupation of the farmer, just far will tend to increase the activeness and the wholesome influences of his home--making him and the members of his household better citizens of the larger communities.
 The family being a divine institution, the sentiment aud the affection upon which it is based are mate in man. Hence it's universality. No merely human institution, however perfect, can ever take its place. Directly or indirectly, almost all great and good men have been iu- debted for their benefcent power and influence to the early teachings of parents, and the genial nurture ot home. Above all nations, we should cherish the family relation. The in- huence of home was the inspiration that swell ed the great hearts of our fathers for the strug- gle which has given freedom to their sons; and we will fail to transmit the boon to our de- scendants if we enlist not in its preservation the helps by which it was originally won. IT all homes could be made pleasant, and all family relations traterual, kind and pure, society would lose Its hypocrlcy and guile; and mankind, ac- tuated by true Christian charity, would move steadily on from triumph to triumph toward the perfection of the intellectual and moral na- ture of man.
 The spirit of inquiry, investigation, and en- terprSe, that has been awakened at the town ship county, and State Fairs, by competition for premiums on household fabrics, and on pro- ducts of the dairy, the farm, and the shop may justly be regarded as link in the chain ot 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 ths great iPle-rua&ing abor f,shiona- ble al home. E ucatc, instruct, and encourage, and otler<lil the incentives you can to give in- tercst and Gu.ry to labor at home. Enlist the heart and intellect of the fam in suppor. of adomestjc system that will make labor attrac- tive at the homestead. By means of the pow er'ul influences of early home sducatioQ, en- deavor to iuvest practical labor that will cheer the heart of each member of the family, and thereby you will give to your household the grace, peace, refinement, and attraction which God designed home should possess. The truth is, we must talk more, think more, and act more in reference to questions relating to home.
 The training and improvement. of the physi- cal, intellectual, social, and moral power and sentiments of the youth of our country requires something more than the School house, Acade- my, College, and University The young mind should receive judicious training in the field, in the garden, ill the barn, in the work shop, in the paror, in the kitchen--iu a word, around the hearthstone, at home.
 Whatever intellectual attainmeuts your son may have acquired, he is unfit to go forth into society if he has not had thrown around him the genial and purifying influences of parents, sisters, brothers, and the man-sayIng 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. Patrlotism true and genuine, the only kind worthy of the name, derives its mighty strength from fountains that guSh out around the hearth stone; and those who forget to cherish the household interest will soon learn to look with indifference upon the interests of their common country.
 We must cultivate the roots--not the tops. We must make the family government the school, the farm, the church. the shop, the ag- rlcultural fairs the laboratories of our future greatness. We must educate our sons to be farmers, artisans, architects, engineers geolo- glSts, botanists, chemsts-in a word, practical men. Their eyes must be turned from Wash inston to their States, counties, townships, dis trcts, and homes. This is true patriotism and the only patriotism that will perpetually pre- serve the nation.