The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-09

an idea that the South must he semi barba.
rons country which can not have Institutions
for the education ofits own Southern-born sons
and daughters
An examination of the catalogues OF Nor
thern shools should make the blood tlnglc III
n true Southerner's cheek and ms brow onrh
with Indignation. lie will see large proper
ton of Southern girls aud youths ~ '''ch' WIN
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, ltNas, oppo
site their names. Before the writer, there is
a catalogue of u school North wllich mas ih'r'y
two girls from Mississippi.
Southerners! Southern parents and guar
dions! this ought not so TO he.
This colonial dependence on the North ought
TO cease mt once.
It is true rich man who is indifferent to
eypeuses. can send his children any where he
pcascs. to France or Germany or Florence.
But ought he to do so? Ought he not TO ed
ucate his children in the land ol his birth and
where he has made his riches!
But you say our Southern schools are not
nolrishing! They langnish!"
And whose fault is it, if they are not pros
porous and do langnisll? Is it not yours? II
the ,hirty.two Mississippi girls sent thousand
miles, were sent to one Of our Southern schools.
would it languish? would it not give m impc-
tus to il? 1t is neglect of our schools that is
the cause OF their want Of cmincncc! Patron.
ze them and yon elevate them by the very act
The cost of educating girls and boys North
Is three times that at the South! yet they are
no better educated than they can be even III
our lanrushing schools in the South!
The cost of travel to and fro, the increased
expenses that distance from home demands
will be saved by keeping children at the Snu'I
In sickness they are easily accessible. Iiirv
will Mt home bc educated true Sonthcrn"rs no'
nd reared rs many now are Southern young mel
and young ladies with Northern principles re
1" turning home with morbid ScnSihili'y on th'
:" subject of slavcry learned in the north by con
&, tact and association, which units them To-
- Southern life as men and women.
W. W. As 10 the supposed superiority of c'lncntion
=, c, the young men and women who have beer
=, educated North he coutrastcd with those wht
=" have received education in the South! Som
=: of our most elegant and influential ladies' an'
~ talented and learned men, never were inSd"
j.. Northern school; are Southern hy birth, train
- ing and rducaon and show themselves IN 50
~ cietv the noble and true hearted Sonthcrncr
=, they are.
;" We commend this subject 10 the South
~, We leave to Southern editors further discus
:" sion Of the subject in their columns
Let Southern education for Southern chil
:. drpn, with Southern principles he lh" mlN
!" i'm of every Sonthcrnrr. FlpElIrAs
'd. NAMES OF THE MoNTHs The names of til
IN months were given by the Romans.
he January, the first month. was so called frol
m, Janus, an ancient King of Italy, who WI
rvs deifed after his death, and derived from til
he Latin word Jannarns.
nd. February the second month, is derived Trol
nee the Latin word Fcburo, to purify, hence Eel
ave ruarus for this month the ancient Roman
ion offered up expiatory sacrifices for th"pnrtyir
nh of the people.
March, the third month, ancicntly the fir
ac- month, is derived from the word Mars, the &c
all of war.
crS April, is so called from the Latin Aprilu
inr c., opening: because in this month the veg
or. table world opens and buds forth
crn May the fifth month is derived from Il
In Latin word Maiores. so called by RomnlnS,
7 OF respect toward the Senators: hence Mains
May
hat June, the sixth month from the Latin wo
gf Junus or the youngest of people.
July, the seventh month, is derived fro
nee the Latin word julius and so named in ho
$ in or of Julius Cesar
August, the eighth month was so called
7iHr 7I0T0r 0T AHgIyTIy, ny Il decree, of the Rom
SfI. Senate, A. d. S.
'lko September, the ninth month from the Lat
'th. word Septcm, or seven. being the seventh frc
ect, March
'wl. October, the tenth month, from the Lat
md word Octo the eighth, hence October.
November. the eleventh month, from I
'or- Latin word Novcm, nine; being the ninth mon
ooS from March
and December. the twelfth month. from the Ii
r OF in of Dccem, ten; so called bccanse it was I
tenth month from March, which was ancient
ION the manner of beginning the year.
crs,
ey. THE WALTz-Byron wrote n singing s
our ire on the waltz and on wnzng but still I
,uld waltz has survived his fnlminations. Oh
satrists, moralists, hnmorists and caricatnrl
for have tried their hands at the effort to |
Ala down this system ofdancing, but in vain. I
ncrs waltz the maznrka. the redowa the polka
heir varsovirne, the Sicilicnne the rracovcnne,
tesr id Omue oenus still flourish and prevail deSp