Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-24

PROF. YORK'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR.


take, freedom, take thy radiant round,
When dimmed, revive-when lost, return,
Till not shrine on earth be found
In which thy glories will not burn.
Our patriotic people may toll and TILL and fast,
and pray. Our heroic soldiers may fight and fall,
and Go, and die. Both people and soldiers may
unite their prayers and roll storm Of burning sup
plicaton to the very throne of the Eternal. Every
iervent petition may reach the DEITY, cry IN his
and plead for country. Every saint and
sinner, from the Potomac to the Gulf may pros
trate themselves before the God Of battles and be-
seech HIM for Jesus sake to make the glorious
South the Pharos of nations, the Paradise OF the
world and the great poarStar OF liberty and indie
pendence, forever. But these things, alone, how
ever laudable, can never, while the world STANDS,
cause us to realize our hopes and find our wishes
met 1t is not enough that our national platform
be covered with leaves from the tree Of hte-that
the Bible be in our Constitution. 1t is not enough
that the groundwork of our infant Republic be laid
in righteousness. 1t is not enough that we begin
right-we must continue right Our people must
not only be patriotic, piouS and brave-theY must
be intelligent. Do we want soon to see the sails
of Southern commerce ride calamity and fearieSSty
on every ocean, whiten every sea- and gladden. eve
ry shore? Let US educate the people. Do We glory
in Southern chiVary? Are We proud OF the immor-
tai fame wen by Southern armsP Then let US sda-
cate the people, and soon can bOGst literature
second to none, either ancient or modern Our first
step in liberal education for children is to teach
them their vernacular. The English language is
our national tongue In it our songs arc to be
sung, and our prayers to be made. Upon its
WORDS and lines is to be hung our history as peo-
pie. From its sentences our posterity shall learn
the story Of their countrys birth. Let every
Southerner teach, cause to be taught, our beau
tiful language to his children. His first step IN
giving them correct English education is to pur-
chase the excellent Grammars Of the Rev. Prof
York, of North Carolina. These books are not the
premature spawn of the war, composed and written
for an emergency; they are the mastery product
Of years. Their venerable author, one of the most
accomplished English scholars Of the age, has deyo-
ted to them his palmieSt days. And l boldly and
fearlesSy challenge any good scholar, whose stOm-
ach is not loaded with sectarian bile, or poisoned
with dOltish pre- udice, to examine for himself and
compare York With Murray, or Kirkhan, or Smith,
or Brown, or Bullion, or any body else. | would
especially recommend Yorks Grammars for origi-
nalty and beauty of arrangement for classification,
for analysis for construction ana for philosophical
explanation Of principles. In a word, they are the
best text books on English Grammar, extant
good way to become a fine English scholar, in a
short tne-study thoroughly Yorks ILLUSTRATIVE
and Constructive GTammars" first and when these
are mastered, take up Harrison on the English Ian
guage, and finish with Shaw and Spalding on Eng
lish literature. Oh, for educated democracy to
support our wholesome inStitutons! Then may
we behold our noble slip OF State, though launched
upon the blood Of mighty revolution, floating high
and fast to glorious destiny. Then may We say,
in hope
. Take freedom, take thy radiant round;
When dImmed, IevIve-whcu lost. return,
Till rot a sbr.ne earth be fund
In which thy glory will Dot burh.'
SOCTHERNER.