St. Mary's beacon., 1858-09-30

influence Of the institutions in whsch the child
ren Of the more wealth. receive their ptsssta:ioB
III comparison with that brought to bear Spon
the cilkircn Of the professional cAsscs at
! home, his lor'lSnip went on TO say:
/ But the education obtained il. these cram
ming colleges is not the highest species Of edu-
cation: that which is attained at home BY the
eramps GHd conversation Of good parents is by
f;tr tie hiJ"e4t. Hou cannot compare for a ao-
mc~< tte ciucdtion tchich ihe sons of ciergynscn
dHti o9fcYrN get trih the education Obtdined Ly
ths s"ns o' rich grncers anl Haea-lrapers. sfho
viii be successful la these competitive cSaaaiea-
tions. Depend upon it, This Is great and
most injurious >pc..l revolution.
Such sentiment uttered III this country
would fully eutite the speaker To leather
medal and an extra pair Of long ears. Even
IL Eng SIaIsl the ficts are against him. Mluy
II the most cultivated anl vigorous minds that
England has ever produced, who have advanc-
Ell her fame, her national prosperity, and ex-
altcd her literature, have sprung from those
same SEop keeping people. Sir Robert Peel
the greatest English statesman o. II 'dern times
! was trailer and the son Of a trader; Golden
and Bright are traders; Macaulav is the son Of
uLe Of those whom his Flunkcyship would ex-
clUdc "vcn fr",n the right to com pete equal
! terms with the PIT classes. Grnte, the best
historian # 'irctce. IS engaged Ia mercantile
! pursuits; - was Rogers, the poet; "ak!cy, the
! ca"f thui.i"rrr "i the London Tuncs, and in
deed Tie most Vigorous, pushing minds Of the
kingdom. have snrung from tn same class.
When Lnr'i Elicnbrr"ugh shows himself ccV,,-
pctcEt ~ approach the shadow Of Macauay or
to write i leader IN the London Times, it will
bc quite tim" enough for him e. sheer at rich
gro,'"rs and liucn-draptrs.'
But his snecr suggests an imp lortaEt thorght
I; for the thousands Of American merchants ui
every kim! and ,lcgrcc. What Is the influence
NJ the merchants freside in this country
! Amid the whrl and hustle which the u:crlSe
activity, Of AMERICAN mind cngenders, is not
the tireSidc in this country in some danger Of
being "vcrl. 'oked, fnfg"ttcn? Is it not already
neglected to 4 degree that bodies no Ro'sl to
tn" country. The anccdote OF New York
. laly VIII" congratulated her husband upon the
failure OF the chief part of his business during
the late crisis because lee would thereby have
time 10 tFcome acquainted with his family"
! puts the matter III a strong light. IL may
| have been, anu dUIbtlcSs was irkc, hat there is
many a truth thus told, and we doubt il there
! are not many merchants and business men Ill lll
, our large cities who, il not un6cq"dinte,L with
! :n'ir families at least scarcely know what
the true and full eigniht anC- of home Is. Their
lives pass IN a perpetual ard exluAustiug struS-
gle tn 1t leaves them not \ moment, or scarcely
the power, To- think ofanythlng else. stheTc any
a'nSe or philosophy il :his? Shall man
make himself !lc,r drudge, = Ieritatle PACK
horse, and allow himself IL b. constantly spur
, red and booted on, for--what: u he takes no
| satisfaction aS he Sncs along, cui Jono' When
is he going tn take it? What is the effect upon
4 i 4
call him blessed even if he leaves item "a for
tune" whatever tha: may nca:,, and 1T the
same time hy his neglect leaves them nUthiM.
else worth naming! How long will the SAID
fortune last! Witness tic prudigaiity, profit
2acy, and speedy descent ito the shades Of
poverty and degradation which the sons and
daughters OF multitud2s of men in thi5 country
who have made themselves miserable all their
lives l'r the sole purpose ot making these same
sons and dauglt; Rs rich. under the f.i,aviullS
idea that with wealth left to them they could
want nothing else This has hccn often 81
>hOwn by the stern facts OF practical life TO DC
i mere chIu"ra. that it is about time for s.,
suicidal \ course = be abandoned! for one that
promises better, more rational results. Il Is
An ignHS fdtUUS whose dim, false tiickering
lights leads its victim far into tracklrSs ami IN
extricab!e labyrimths oil dirku - and destruc-
ton.
I The truth is tn" American Home is cur
greatest, most sacred. most influential insti-
tuition. and the American husband ard father
ought - ievvt" - il degree Of attention. Of
time, Of care. commensurate to its intrinsic
value its certain and lasting power. What
ever leads man to regard his home as of Sc
ccu'iary Importance i'll not only ietract from
tic SUM total ofhis happiness and that OF his fam
lily. present - well as III the future hut it will re-
coil at last upon the real go-l the true great
ness and honorable elevation # his COUNTRY
L is the aggregated condition of all its homes
! that Constitutes the real condition Of the Re-
/ public at large. IL these are refined educated
unitC'i. aticctionatc: that cannot be other than
/ exalted and safe. The country will reflect the
/ brilliant and chastened hucs Of its many homes,
. or exhibit their ignorance, their degradation,
and the withering and lasting curses which
they will iutiict upon it.
| Let patriots, couEtry'mer and lovers inok at
their homes as they regard their own happi-
IcsS and fair names, and whatever the remay be
Of the beautiful and good earth to challenge
their admiration. their affection and their devo-
! N>as DriS.nS R,,U,I,u ~ IL Ioth