The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-12-23
Communication.
Do lhe stnliasI.
Ncrr..ityof Tducntion.

HH. EpIfOR:--1hc iact that We are inteiii-
ront beings. endowed with he fscuity Of think-
lns. rsassainS analysing ma comparing, and
that our niisl. ara capable ef unlimited expan-
sioa IN t<nswlssige. isa strong Argumen, in kyer
.ssa euusse Of therongll mental raining. As We
ere created ior = superior destiny, and occupy
% sexaltrd position in the scale Of being; and =
vdAs ezpsl'Ie sE sxertiss high moral, social,
And, political influence in the community Of
wstxs5 lhembers, how imperiously necessary is
q that our education should be such as to most
fully develop eur various talents for usefulness.
7he laws that govern the mental, are analogous
70 those tina. govern Tia physical growth of
man. In order To the proper growth Of the
lsdy, il i essential that it should have suitable
paufishusnt and exercise, and unless this re-
aniremeut Of nature be fulfilled the develop
ment Of the physical organization will be more
or less incomplete. Just so it is with the mind;
1t requires intellectual nourishment and exer-
eise, Ii must be cultivated and stored with useful
knowledge, otherwise it wll be narrow and sci.
fsh and consequently will produce little or no
Esit
tnsthe present article tits proposed to offer a
xsw reasons WAY We should educate; and as We
s:a not accustomed to write for the Inspection
ofthe pullic eye, and are conscious Of our mad
,x1tncy 10 the task before us, we humbly trust
that any failure on our part to elucdate the sub
joct or any want ofdae arrangement or gram
aaAtlcsl precision which may be noticed by the
learned reader. will be inlulgently passed by.
Making no attempt at display Of scholarship
and making NO claims to profound erudiuon, We
design simply to bring solemn and important
duty betore the minds of the pcople-the duty
sfedneating our rchildrcu. We start out with
the proposition, that the education of the young
sa mosU', social and political necessity. Every
new fact that we can gather from the field o
science, every species Of knowledge and mental
isciplius calculated tC elevate the sentiment and
aro.re the dormant energies of our thinking ca
pscity, all have atendcney to ennoble, strength
en- expand, and energise the mind. Bya judi
eious and thorough cultivation of our inteectu-
al faculties, we are elevated in the scale OF intel
llgeHts tsbcings, and the better qualified to dis
charge the varioas duties of life, whether per
suIa4L social, or nors. II is evidently the de-
Si,su NJ the Great Author of our existence that
ssshoald increase in learning. If this asser-
zion isuutruc, tuen why were those Strong and
Fastless desires alter knowledge implanted in
sliE aarures, and why were our minds formed
sal,able OF unbounded attainments? The inhu-
sace Of proper education on the mind is legt-
iEtately moral in its character. A careful study
sf the works of natuic tends to produce moral
reflection. or the almost countless variety OF
material objects which present themselves to
our view, all manifest tho power and benevo-
slaneo of the Supreme Being When we learn
shs structure aud The uses Of the various natu-
raj Objects which surround us; when we ascer-
sain by investigation and actual experiment the
healing qualities Of plant Hitherto considered
hotonly useless but noxors; when we discover
chat atmosphere air is necessary to life, that its
exygen affords heat aud animation to our bodies,
and is All agent in ordinary combustion, and
u stern Winter reigns supreme, dffnses a ge-
hial warmth around the tireside, and imparts
shesrfulness 70 the family circle, we are led to
Aimire the wisdom and goodness Of the Great
Aathorsof Nature. 4 knowledge of the works
il creation Of the velocities, distances magni-
t1des and harmonious action of tho spheres
nrompts 70 the contemplation and consequent
adoratien Of the Deity The individual whC
has collected a vast fund Of information from
khe three great Kingdoms Of nature, who's,
mind is highly cultured ami whose intellectual
vawsrs have been strengthened by rigid eours
IL mental discipline and who has sought on
saiie why's and whereores of the various natura
phenomenom Of Which we are acquainted, see
Gadin the Eain-drop,in the wind and in tn
sssnado; he secs him in the fragrant flower
whose blushlng petals drink freshness from th
siaprning breeze; he secs him in the delicat
plants that adorn earths broad face and is con
ssEsin0d to acknowledge that
'sii'he Hand that made them is divina'
As God Is the author Of all good and the ma
her Of all things, and as he has formed every
thing to answer some good purpose, and has i
his works Of crSltioa particularly consulted ii,
wants comfort, and necessities ofman, q knowl
aige Of bis works together with their desisr
vill most assurealy induces reverence for hi
name on the part of ell those who possess sue
knowledge. AT least. this viii be the propc
moral result. An enlightened mind soes caus
isr ataering the bsnifcaat Creator where an ie
nsrant one sees none. IL mental illGmiaatio
sslsF, couduees 10 pety, or at least has tonden
vY ~ do 50, il il not morally necessary that W
should edncate2
I'VE come now to notice the benefits Of edu
cation in i social and politiea point Of view
HIN il pre-eninentiy q social being. His up
right form and intelligent yisage indicate maj
I'D superiority over The lower orders Of aniua
sfssticn, and his powers Of reason and speec
slninently qualify him to communicate though
asd to eagaga in familiar converse. Tho nj
sssrs and topics Of intercourse however, and II
exrsllense Of ideas. materially depend on Z
y siegsse of intellectual enlturc knowledge @
III. philst ignorance degrades us. In ordt
taat ws may perceive the aEscliorating infi'
ssissof education on society, IT will be neecssaI
ii sontrast the barbarolis and enlightened col
disiaa of man. We are enabled to SEQ. mol
elearly the disparity Of two objects, and to al
pfoximate moreeloseIy to the true values
each. by instituting comparison between then
ID aauHcullivated and rude state man is q d.
graded being; living in dirty novels and beir
saaIf44h II dirg.oeitian his Iaknrs have referent