Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-27

ments a glorious . thooo OF NeWeSn IKE ~
cation universal bat DO not atssmpe IN sxtnvspne
system. Texas b not prspessd eor 9 sysscS o.
wealthy pauperism like that of the West Point
academy, Il il seldom that genius can obtain IN
entrance there, unless il b backed by wealth and
influence You need not look there for Il; but
among the sharp, keen eyed boys Of TIE country,
Who are Knocked about by Adversely, you will IND
it. Look at Naury. I found him . buy without
patronage or funds get him eom'nis.,oa W the
navy. He has gone onward and done justice 70 my
friendship. No man in this age has contributed moro
to practical science-none has received more honor
for his scientific achicvement not only IN our own,
but in foreign countries. You may roar these ins''
tntions-you may tax the people to support them
for the benefit Of the few-but the masscs OF the
people will send out the men like Franklin and
Maury. Make primitive education a. free a poss'-
bic. Then build up your home colleges like those
we have now. Let them be accessible to the young
men Of the country. Many who now attend them
work or teach school six months in the year IN ord
er to be able to pay the tuition and board Of the
other six. That's the way TO get cducation-work
for it A man then knows the value Of II. These
colleges will not be full Of pampcred simpIetons;
but men Of mind will 90 from the.:. II r. useless
to attempt to make man Of mind. lou cannot
make mind. You. can improve It. You cannot
convert puddle duck into an eagle You can make
educated fool, but you cannot educate 1901 mi"
experiments should make them at thcirown expense,
not that Of the people As look around upon this
audience many Of whose faces have been familiar
to me- in connection with the scenes / have here
witnessed, ! cannot keep down the thought that
among those whom I have been wont TO sec, but
who are now among the dead, soon shall be mum.
bered Here first located myself in Texas. Around
my heart still fingers the recollection OF thousand
kindncssess have experienced at the hands Of the
T1,o:. sty fv,enSlxhin Il hare
cherished, and shall never cease to look back upon
Nacogioches without those feelings which are akin
to home This may be the last time l shall address
you. LIES sand is runnin; fast and Is almost out
Ere long it will cease to flow. and I must take my
last look upon earth. II can behold my country
still happy, and the liberties Of the people SECURE
If the end Of sectional strife. and harmony
restored, ! shall be content. I am to leave mum.
erous progeny to sharc with yours the good and evil
that is to come. For my.el: I hare No ASPIRATIONS
beyond the present. Ny path through life has been
stormy. would have sunshine and pcaec at ITS
close. For posterity have many anxious thoughts
As men who may either entail blessing or misery
upon their children. let ~ he faithful to the trust
imposed upon us. The feelings Of father actratc
me when implore You to preserve the liberties
entrusted to your keeping IL the country prusrsrs
they will be benefited if disaster comes they must
suffer. The same results will accrue to yours. Let
me cxhcrt you, then to stand by the constitution
and the Union Confide in one another in the hour
Of danger. Rely upon yourselves when dcmsgogucs
would mslead you. Maintain those res, rvcd powers
which essential to preserve your liberties against
Capitalization, and they will withstand the shock Of
centuries.
TUE LApIES-Gop RlE>SEN.
Ladies, know that politics are always uninter.
esting to You. yet believe you have IN the general
result an abiding interest Il is always gra,ifica.
ton to me to behold my fair country women in
semblagcs like these. It is guarantee that their
husbands and fathers and brothers men of intel
hgence and refinement who appreciate their mental
capacities and desire their ccuntcnancs in their
undertakings. Your presence exercises . calming
influence upon those antagoniSn,s which arc too
often engendcrcd in the heat Of political contests
All parties desire your approving SMILE and thcrc-
that in the direct administration Of political affairs
You have no share; but yet, rcignine a. You do.
supreme in the realm Of love, your influence often
controls the destiny Of nations wouian's !ovc Is
the great lever which ro;iscs man 10 action. The
general, as he plans the stratcgetic combinations
which are to ensure victory, looks forward to
compense dearer than the laurcls upon his brow
the soldier he trudgcs along on the weary march.
mingles in the scenes Of the battle field. even
with death around him, fnrgcts awhile tho carnage,
and turns his thoughts to the fond girl he lcft b.
hind him; the mariner, tempest tossed. driven by
the rude waves sings merrily alot a. he thinks ol
the little cottage by the Shore where his wife and
dear ones await him; the statesman, a. he deviscs
amid deep and painful thought plans Of government
which are to tell upon his own and his country,
fame, never loses sight Of the joys which await
him when cabinet councils are over and he cntcr'
the portals Of home the sentinel. he PAGES his
weary watch, loves the moonlight tramp. that b,
may look beneath its rays at the dear mcmcnto Of
mothers or sisters love- Over man. in all hi
relationships, the influence Of woman hangs like
charm. Deprive us Of your influence, which disni
hes and stimulates To noble deeds. and VIC lie
! come worse than barbarians. Let il he ours, an,
we brave the lannon's mouth or face danger in tci
thousand forms You stimulate all that is good
You check in US isnodle purposes. You have ais
an important influence upon poStcrity. The carl,
impressions which the child receives from you oui
lives all the wisdom Of later days Sagcs may rca
son, and philosophers may teach, but the voic
| which We heard in infancy will ever conc tn Oh
ears, bearing mothers words and mothers cour
sells. Continue to instil into your childrcn virtu
and patriotism. Imbuc them with proper veness
ton for the fathers Of liberty. Learn them to low
their country and to labor for its good a. the srrs
end Of their ambition Bid them proudly maintai
our institutions. Point them to the deeds Of thc
ancestors. Make these their cscutchcon, and bi
them hand it down TO their children as free fros
stain as it came to them. Do this, ladies, and you
influence will not be lost in the future. In d
language Of the poet il will still be ssid:
Woman Is lovely to the sight.
| As gentle - the dews of evea.
A. bright ~ morning's earliest light.
! And spotless - the SHOWS oC Heavso.
PRESBYTERIAN SrAfisrlcS-The following stati
tics Of the last ecclesiastical year were presented
the minutes Of the New School Presbyterian De
I eral Assembly. comparison with the precedi'