The New York herald., 1870-05-17
SECRETARY SEWARD.

Visit of a College tn tho sage or Auburn
MIR. Seward on Education and Inc vita.
BILE Destiny.
AUBURN. May 10, 1870.
Some fifty young ladies Of weIls' College, Aurora,
arrived mere to-day accompanied by Mr.. Henry
Wells, president, and other officers OF the college, to
visit Mr.. Seward, on this the sixty-ninth anniver
sary OF his birthday. After collation. Mr.. Seward
dismissed the young ladies with pleasant speech.
and turning to Mr. Wells and the friends who had
assembled to witness the festivity said:--
Mr. HENRY wELLs-I give you my sincere thank. th.
new and most touching DEMONSTRATION OF lifelong fend
me the N Albany every week. "a your r.
Which too So 1sapsencsd as ws
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care and managemen has since crowned
of the United States and many foreign How s
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store not for YOURSELF family or Successors ba.
you a Henry Wells public s' rA. f'ss' se
pronounce upon contemporaries in active lie. What
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willing national will without turbu.ence and wording
our national wo. K without violence and Leaving
said everything that extension of the republic
manestly the mission OF the United States hsrmonze
these several civilizations of the American Continent
blend them into They have Already attained
great similarity All the American States Christian,
PRACTICALLY they all republican nations with
suffrage OF all sacs and conditions OF Although some
connections with Europe, II IL nevertheless true that
only American IDEAS generated and fustered the
United States pcryade the continent and only Amer
ssn all en0w that hne dhg . eSass
ity and that republics require peace and fraternity
There must be a au in education Everybody holds
that intellectual education Ia indispensable condition
universal suffrage. No elucaton be complete
national purposes that for the mind only aud leaves
the heart unframed Man may perhaps train the mind
assiduous and tender OF That education,
therefore, Is not universal which uneqialy trains
the two No education is efectual which
exclusively in schools, colleges
side the family circle II Is there that the child
inQusve and of II s the mother who aiways
dwells there who chiefly give him the knowledge he
cis The education OF woman, however may be allowed
less and thorough at least as the education
of Society is continually protesting against mat
enon these great simple truths. We have everywhere
al home and abroad, questions of womans rights,
and prerogayes and Of the proper balance OF the
social fe and In the State Whatever may be the
end Of these Debates think rest assured
Mr.. Wells, that the proceedings which you have taken
founding university for the thorough education
separately, to be conducted by alone,
practical bold advance In the right direction May your
ton and example.
The guests were entertained during the evening,
returning home by special train and steamer about
M.