Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-02

Ire moments in explaining to him the scrin-
illustrations IN the Dutch tiles Of the
It is related of Chief Justice
Marshall, that when a child, he seemed to
possess a real 2~oeticaI talent, but his moth
er who possessed more sobriety in her char
acter, directed his attention to more solid
branches. Hence. the mothers influence
made him Chief Justice Marshall. It was
a remark of the distinguished John Ran.
but fp his mother having taught him
to say-s'Ou Father" he would have become
an infdel of the worst stamp. In the life
OF Byron, We perceive the evil influence of
his malicious mother, who caused him to
become a misnthrope and a blasphemer of
his God, who gas the author Of his misfor-
tunes. Let tie matrons of Columbia take
but the mothelof the illustrious Washington
for their polar tar, and train up the rising
generation so TIT thr~oughoutthe length and
breadth of Chstendom, America, and her
giant sons and dughte S, may be the ehiefest
theme; and thereach mother, like the illus
trious Roman latron of old, can point to
their children al proudly say-"These are
my jewels"
And there yet another position in
the domestic ircle in which woman
exerts an lnt1nce. In the position of a
daughter, the cdiding and holy nature of
woman shines feh with lucid light, though
its refiulgency loften overpowered by the
glaring beams ofashion's touch. Tt is the
daughter 5 place. perform a multitude of
duties. She is gin by our All-wise Creator.
as a connecting X to soften the asperities
of life. There is rhaps no love so much es.
teemed as that Of warm-hearted. i,nnnlsive
daughter. Muaf the felicity of those to
who she yves evehing, depends upon her.
and she rememE the fond endearments
) SO layishly ~thrownpon her, the many sac
riiccs made to ems her happiness, as we'll
( as many harassing )rts made to remove all
: the brambles and lshwood which choke
the blossoms of plure and happiness IN
the walks Of life, ants the daughters place
conscientiously to fl all those duties which
seem to be the conneag link between narent
and child. And thes yet another position
in which the bright es of woman's charac.
8 ter is shown. It is nat ola sister. Where
in the whole rangeeuman existence, can
be found any affecticomparable to that of
. an elevated, high-sot sister. Her influence
is one ever to be felL hen the hot-beadad
e. rebellious boy woult bid defiance to ma
= rental authority, a ! or a tone from her
" who shared the spoF his infancy will Of
e. ten quell the rising hons, and though he
10 may turn away, yetkill not soon lie for
gotten; and when wihe thouehtlessnnsS
of youth he Is drawnle from the maths of
eo virtue, and with his yls COMPANIONS oath
ne err around the Made bowl until each
IS warm feeling of tier is stihed. tits
H. then a sisters power be exerted. With
MS glistening eyes and ttldewed cheek and
- mourntui voice, she ICES to turn him
yer from the sickening halof vice to walk in
M the pleasant path ofrek ton. Ifnot snc-
VA cessful the first time, threats him aaain
OF by the love of childhoo1 the memories of
OF "Auld Lang Syne" tottom his dissolute
'ter habits, and by her reIl efforts to effect
10 this, she exhibits that disinterestea af-
lection of a sister so Bully summed nn
ght in the following lines
n, |
as a "Gem of the heart! gift dixiaa
,+o3 Beaueathed us froma
his Glad offering at ait ethrine
nio A sisters holy love-
p
,rfll And in order that q " NAV nronarlv
,ure sustain the duties,of wni1er and s;star
hose it is necessary thI she SO we'll edaca,
VIII tea: but some oya IS reaCblV to th;s NV
mas saying woman IS not caps reco;v;no ~
utie much aS tneox. We would
and only say IN reply 70 ms he origin of
While TINS prescription Is ioa'io Hnism. Among
vour the Jewish nation she Waad ora ons
bruted, and even in the paal tonic wa
osets find her degraded, only penq the most
who serYlle ootieS az ,a'liouuunly to the
also pleasures OF her SCI! consl lord. The
dig Manomfneoans oePrlEe heI' soul, and
S not teach lhe many VINO lollo" eeds of her
rthlv Koran that she will only -mittad ~
,earf enter heaven to minister to nIaae,,rn
rises while the Jews allow her "a 1owoet
me is seats in their p~lacesof worsh tr,1a wa
and have occasional instances wi man hoo
and risen superior to the age in We lived
namely the high souled De who DO
lingle livered her people from the p the Ca
rowd, nantes, and fearlessly judge A foa,
( rnse ages passed by. then came th', ,,e
Mt the of chivalry, when woman wtd to
ayerse higher position in society and de;God
but the days of the fitting ntonrna
ment, with the wedding pleaf abi1
home alric knights, have passed w vornan
]n;oht is now to be esteemed for herr nnai
natino tiles alone ; and it is to augmeI ona1;
. table ties that woman mus be &C Ut
falls to Christian religion alone emancao
On tits and places her where she ought IT,
i, com seed Of the serpent which brul -
penis head, has also set woman tbo
/, lash tyrany Of the other sex. And we ant
to allie ing IN examples 70 prove 'ha' a.xcr-
less to else the highest functions Of NH, a.
to re- More is abrilliant example; few hIod
he has ner as a writer, d Phfat,'niopls' lied
,st still in mathematics, and she wroteafba
former finest treaties on astronomy 80
NV the Another bright intellectual star ~
v r. he Caroline Herschell, who posse !,
,t;on mathematical knowledge as to ASST
w;fa ;s er and brother in their a~stronomnn
follow ~vations, and who actually discovsof
Herschelrs satellites. Greece had
Antiquity, did not cultivate her tale
is name, a Meriam, but her intellect contrastei
lm', ly with the ignorance of those are
81 away Look at woman who have influence
g tiny of nations by their command
80 lects, for instance Zenobia queen of
who lived in the third century the
can oc- of her husband Odenathus is ascribt
impor- commanding genius. Where Is tt
ny posi- example equal to that OF Hypatlce
exert so andria, who possessed such an insatla
a Moth for knowledge Not satisfied with a
placidly thematical and metaphysical know
ngel-llke gained in her own country, must Wis
!; uncon- to study in the different schools of ph
In mere modern times we take EliZ
the little England, the talented and much lamel
'nflicting Jane Grey, Madame Guion, and 4
hem the mother of Francis Bacon, from a br
a sober stellation Of literary light. It is
er a little narrow minded man who fears per-
ne courts he may have woman as a literary
err. She who so s~trenu0usly opposes the pla