Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-03

EVERYDAY PARAGRAPHs-In the correspon-
dence column of Noah's Time and Messenger
for this week, we find tho following questions
and answers;
Qusrg:-Don't you think the wants Of this
country at the present time require limited
An.sser:-we are aware that there is class
of persons who, under the fret of present griev-
ances, are disposed to fly to extreme remedies;
and, because democratic institutions do not pay
their personal debts, put down rowdies, make
money abundant, and, IN line, accomplish what
no constitutions of mortal construction ever did,
would seek relief in some.other political state, of
which they have no practical experience. There
NAV be those who would be willing to give up
their individual rights degrade their children
in the social scale, and become mere puppets in
the procession of state, provided all care as mem
bers ola political society were taken from them
and they were allowed to enjoy their houses and
Golfers, and be cheered with an occasional smile
from their inevitable superior, and Ornamented
with ribbon or star graciously bestowed at his
pleasure. For those who get the upper seats,
that system may answer; but, as such seats are
exceedingly limited in number, and as the mass
of us would lave TO sit upon the ground, per-
hdps it would be as well to let things remain as
they arc.
Query What constitutes superior mer-
chantilc education, and where, If It is to be oh.
tanned in school either in this or any other
country, is such school located?
Ans;cer The question You cite is rather to
be regarded as newspaper phrase than as hav-
| ing any definite meaning, whatever idea 1t may
have conveyed n quarter or a half century ago,
when 1t was the custom to nut a lad intended
| for nerchantile pursuits in n regular course of
training. which embraced service in the counting
house, the China voyage, probably, and active
lpartcipation in all the details of the business,
from the lowest grades steadily followed up for a
term ofyears bookkeeping, languages, and
correspondence were necessary parts Of such in
struction for commercial life. We are not ac-
ouainted with any schools or academies which
would impart 'tsuperior merchantile educa-
ton There have been several ''places' claim
ing to be commercial academies; but we do
not know that any of them ever justified the
assumption of the title.
Gjueyy lis tHume,s Essys, an infidel yvorl,
and is there benefit or any injury to be obtain.
ed from its perusaL9
Ansuer Briefly. "Hume's Essavs" remark,
able for discrimination and research, and also
for elegance of STYLE are imuregnated with soon.
teal views and tendencies. His moral system
was that the virtue of actions depends wholly
on their utility His theory as tn miracles that
faith of the renorters than in anv intcrference
with the laws of nature which the observations
of scientific men show to he r,nerrino is met hv
the renlv that we have conaIIv tn t1,,st tn h,;.
man testimon,, FIR n bistoiv II the trensoct;ons
which orc conSiiored t be an ecsntinn t tho,
Hume orv that his nh,,sicoI thooriec io5 70
nniversal scenticism and he vas content to he
forevs,. in dInhf Witch Is MT comGortot,Io
nhiIosonbv Hnmc tSerefore is no on;Jo am and
tha ia"It :..;sfaoto,, a,,.tor T tto st,,J aT
young man. IenulnS as MS writings DO TO