Litchfield enquirer., 1858-09-23

was eSGduilSHeu, dud dSaln ne (JOVeflOr FISH J met Professor Morse at Washington, as much excited over the anticipated success of his in- vention as he had been about the Compression al appropriation The Governor was at the Professors elbow when the first despatch from Baltimore was received He recollects the im- pression produced. as well upon the inventor as upon those who surrounded him. The Profes- sor was as full of electricity as was the batte- ry at his side. At last he had achieved his ten years dream. To-day his heart is made to thrill with another first ge-a message transmitted from Continent to Continent under the waves of the broad Atlantic. The Wash ington despatch was the birth of the child, to- day the child has become man, and the Pro- fessor's work is finished! It is for us to re- ward and glorify the mighty achievement 1! Long continued applause ue---.
 The following letter was received by Pro- lessor Morse the day of, the dinner:
 HOTEL RUE DE LA PAX,
 PARIS, Tuesday, August IT, 1858. ]
 My dear sir: have fresh occasion to be unhappy that l am still an invalid, because it prevents me from joiningAin the well-deserved honors which our countrymcn here are about to offer you.
 As would not be thought indifferent to the occasion, seize. the moment to express in this informal manner my humble gratitude for the great discovery with which your name will be forever associated Throug gh you civilization has made one of her surest and grandest tri- unphs, beyond any ever won on a field of bat tie nor do go beyond the line of most eau tious truth when l add that, if mankind had yet arrived at d just appreciation of its bene- fact ors, it would welcome such conqueror with more than Marshals baton
 l write to you frankly and with still cordial memory of that distant day when, in the con- pany of a friend who is no longer on earth. l first had the happiness of taking you by the hand Believe me, my dear sir with much regard,
 "Ever sincerely yours, CHARLES SUMNER.
 Professor Morse.
 " child, when asked why certain tree grew crooked, replied. Somebody trod upon it, I sup pose, when it was little
 gnarled and twisted, and crooked, by being trod on when little ! Parents err in this par tIcnlar They mistake severity for frmness. If they Runish it is too often done in anger, with words, and tones, and deeds, which irri- tate and wound the child, and give its mind the crooked tendency which marks it in all af ter life. Gentleness in the treatment of chil dren can as well be united with firmness as se- verity can be. Parents little know what eff ct their severe and biting wortls--their loud and angry tones-their violent and unreasonable pnnlslments-ar having on the minds Of their children. Such minds in after life, will show that they have been trod upon while little. Some fathers hold themselves as much aloof from their children as possible. When very young they never mingle with their amuse- ments or direct and advise them in their sports. In the progress of childhood they never seek their intimacy or friendship. They never encourage their confidence. This neg lect destroys the affection that should exist be- tween them, and the son looks at the father as an inaccessible, unapproachable being, too far off to love- Fear thus springs up, and the father ceases to be the best friend of the child. Is it any wonder that mind thus trod upon when little, should grow up crooked
 It is much easier to govern by love than by fear. It is much easier to guide child into the right path than to drive it. There is nothing gained by severity. The moment a child perceives that his punishment is dispro- portioned to h,s offence, from that moment punishment has lost it's effect as a discipline, and fear and dread will take the place, in the education of that child, of obedience and love. The foot has ruthlrssly trod upon it while lit tie, and it will grow up crooked
 It is great thing-a difficult thing-an important thing-to bring up child. The earliest impressions are the most lasting The parent may give, by .injudicious severity, or through misplaced tenderness, such bias to the mind of his offspring, as will warpit for ever. Love and affection are better agents in government than fear, provided love does not degenerate into indulgence, and the child be- come the master of the parent. Both ex- tremes are hazardous to the future well being of the child, and both are to be guarded against. Parents have difficult task before them, and responsible one. It would be a sad thing, if it proves that it was their foot that trod upon the mind when little, and caused it to grow up crooked Couront
 p9rWe cut notice from the business col umn of the Chicago Journal, which is a little out of the legitimate line of business notices. It reads thus s e-s4t
 "A gentleman residing in Wisconsin is desi- rous of obtaining for adoption, a healthy female