The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-08-01
ANEW TEXTBOOK WANTED.

pronfoted Or secured, without the foster
Ing sln Of government, which is at the
fons1etiea Of III civiliziug and christian !
ising i6Stitutions, is fact that is reco.
nized BY the whole world. That govern,
msntshould be based upon, and shaped
in accordance with, the will of the gov,
erncd, is an axiom of American munici.
pal regulations. These being facts it is j
evident that to render government cap !
able Of accomplishing the ends of justice
and protection, the people upon whose
will it rests should be enlightened and
Intelligent; and should possess definite
knowledge Of our republican institutions
and political economy, so that they may
exercise the right Of suffrage with pru-
dence, and with safety to the govern
ment But how is it with the American
people ut present? How many of our
people who east their ballots for Fresi-
dent, for Governor, or for any other Of
ilss saleFsttaRAh tJAffc e s~ flow v can a man
Judge Of the competency Of candidate
to fill an office, when he is not acquainted
with the powers and duties incident to
that Office. The present deplorable con-
dition, Of our country may be accounted
fur upon the fact, that our people in the
exercise of their political duties aud
privileges, have for long time acted
naeressfrom the influence Of party bias
and political bueksters, than from the
dictates Of. enlightened Judgment
CoDfdiog ignorance has been duped too
much by Inscriptions ambition. This
state Of Affairs suggests the necessity Of
reformation and instruction. 1t seems
tome that for the use of schools there is
need of a. text book setting forth the
Fundamental! principles and the mocha
nisrh of our government, together with
the leading items Of established policy
and some Of the fundamental maxims of
our law We teach great deal about
the arts and sciences, while We say moth
ing about the theory Of government
while at the same time the arts aud Sci.
euces would be unknown il we had 10
government. The present crisis attosts
the error of such course. W.
OPENING SCHOOL WITH PRAYER.
Many parents say that they DO not wish
10 have their children taught any creed
OF relis!oa-that they send them to
school to read, write, cipher, &c, and
that if they want them to study theo,o4y
they VIII send them to a school where it
istaught by competent teachers. l, too,
believe that such is the proper course,
sluce this is tru y free land, where eve
ny vorships God according to the dictates
OF HIS own conscience aud, of course,
educates, intellectually and morally, lis
while the above is true, have yet to find
that man that hesitates to send his chill
drcn to school where either the teacher
OF. some other perEons opens the school !.
with ferVent aud devoted prayer to the /
Supreme Ruer Of the universe Chil- !
dren need to know that they are depend !
ent on a being higher than any earthly
one for their lives, their health, tier
strength, and for everything they enjoy.
Is there any other way that the teacher
can get his scholars to understand their
dependence chan by means Of prayer .
ifsa ehald receives a gift, aud does not
return thanks to the giyer, he is consid-
cred badly bred; and if in the presence
OF his parents or teachers, undoubtedly
he will bs reprnanled for his impoIitc
ness. But is not that parent or teacher
setting far worse example to follow,
when he neslects, in the presence Of
those budding minds, TO give thanks to
the GIver of every good and perfect gift
Tor His ,nindfnlness Of Ills children .
Undoubtedly, children should know IA It
God Is jealous being; ana that W
should have no other gods before !Iia..
When the State Teachers Association.
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