Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-29
PROF. YORK'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

Take, freedom, take thy radiant round,
When dmmed. rsviveIwhsn lost; rsi"."'
Till not shrine 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 do and die. Both people and soldiers may
unite their prayers and roll storm of burning sup
plication to the very throne of the Eternal. Every
ferrent petition may reach the Deity, cry in His
ear and plead for our 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 polar star Of liberty and indie
pendence, forever. But these things, alone, how
! ever laudahle 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 fe--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 fearlessly
on every ocean, whiten every sea, and gladden. eve
~ shoref Let us educate the people Dove glory
in Southern ehivalry? Are We proud OF the lmmor-
tai fame wen by Southern srms! Then let US edu-
cate the people, and soon we can boast literature
ScCUuu " none, cisueI VI Oui naSt
step in liberal education for children Is to teach
them their vernacular. The English language is
our national tongue. In it cur songs are to be
snng and our prayers are 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 country's birth. Let every
Southerner teach or cause to be taught, cur beau
tiful language to his children His first step in
giving them correct English education is to pur-
chase the excellent Gra,nmars 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 aye the mastery product
of years. Their venerable author, one Of the most
accomplished English scholars Of the age. has devo
ted to them his palmlest days. And | boldly and
!earessly challenge any good scholar, whose ston-
sch is not loaded with sectarian bile, or poisoned
with doltsh prejudice, to examine for himself and
compare York with Murray. nr kirkham. or Smith.
or Brown, or Bullion, or any body else. would
especially recommend Yorks Grammars for origi-
naity and beauty Of arrangement, for classification,
for analysis for construction and for philosophical
explanation Of principles In worL they are the
best text books on English Grammar, extant a
good way to become fine English scholar, in a
short time-study thoroughly Yorks illustrative
and Constructive Grammars first, and when these
are mastered, take up Harrison on tie English Ian
guage and finish with Shaw aud Spadh,p on Eng
lish literature. Oh, for an educated democracy to
support our wholesome institutions! Then may
We behold our noble ship 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 dmnnled. revive-when lost, return,
I'LL not shrine earth be found
In which thy glory will not burn"
SOUTIIERNER
April 81, 1863