Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16
A true COPY. RUFUS Fl. PAGE, Secretary of Stat

EDUCATION OF THE HEART.-lnat IN fducatlOn Ineft
is moral as we'll Intellectual culture, an ecuca
ton of the heart as well as of the head is sentiment
which should be ngraven upon the door posts OF every
schoolhouse, and upon the heart of every teacher.
In our attempted self government we have learned one
important fact that stability of government and the
happiness of society is greatly dependent upon national
morality The painful and melancholy illustrations Of
this truth are found in those once mighty kingdoms that
have persisted like the visions of the night aud persisted
too, for the lack of popular virtue Behold noW The
wild war and tumult which agltate the natlOnS-the
headlong career of revolution aud say what power shall
control this excited multitude. Long has earthly au
thorty attempted this, but 10 vain for it is only the
spirit of Him who spoke to the stormy of Galee
and ils winds and still, that rebuke this
tempest In mid-tury
la prevailing systems OF education, there exists
an enormous errOr-the gect OF that part OF the
mental constitution which is called the heart. By a
very large class of society the intellectual powers alone
are deemed fit jects of cultivation. They therefore
carefully educate the understanding, the memory the
imagination and the TASTE while the Vest passions OF
the heart are left to flourish in native uxurance Such
system of education is selfish, nasmuch it attends
solely to the happiness of the Individual and takes
thought for society at large Assuming, that intel
ecual culture will promote the happiness OF its pos
sessor but at the time knowing that the welfare
of the community depends upon moral culture. But
this assumption is not true for individual happiness is
not in fact, drawn from the intellectual part of
1t is the heart by which is determined the happi
ness misery of every thinking being he heart is
the fountain of woe bliss and it may send forth
streams that can only curse and wther, they may
beauty and bless and upon u.s. teachers, rests the
training of this heart Let us then remember, that
while laborng hard for the diffusion of useful
knowledge, at except we also duse the principles OF
sound morality, and take care to make that morality
part of every system Of education only
ating the fiery elements OF future mischief We are
clothing with life and energy being whose lack OfcOn-
science and morality will make him terror and curse
to the world and every new existence of which we have
the training, may be fresh star lighted in the fir
mament or a new darkness to add deeper shade to
sinfulness.-National Educator
The SOUTHERN ARMY-The Washington correspon-
dent to the New York Tribune says that Capt. CAKES
one of the officers of the United States army in Texas
has arrived at Washington after raversng the southern
States. He says that the greatest military activity pre-
walls throughout the South. Troops gathering at
all the principal points The look well, drill well
and enthusiastic for the cause and insane with the
lust of conquest, determined taking Washington and
on whipping the North Capt. CAKES is OF opinion
that, to man. they are superior to volunteers
and that only safety lies in sending against them
overwhelming FORCE
A RUSTIC MAIDEN ON MATRIMONIAL county girl
hose sisters had married badly about to take the
moose herself.
How dare you get married. asked cousin of her s
after having before you the unfortunate example Ct
your sister,
The young girl replied with spirit:
i choose to make trial myself. Did you ever see
parcel of pigs running to trough of hot sw? The
first sticks in his nose, gets it scalded, and then
draws it back and squeas The second burns bis nose
and stands squealiug in the same manner The third
follows suit, and be squeas too. But still it makes
difference with those behind They take warning
of those befoe but all in turn thrust in their noses us
if they hadn't got burnt squeaed at ALL SO it is
with girls in regard to matrmony-and now, cousin
hope you are satisfied