The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-04

Miss H. K. Mood, wax flowers.
E. Laftte, splendid specimens OF artlchokes and
lettuce.
II. 7. Peake, two punches OF bananas grown
In his hothouse at Summerville.
Miss Mayrant OF Columbia, collection OF floW-
ers, among them fine green rose.
Miss Ancrum, rustic what-not.
Mrs. Cairns, collection OF Ivy.
Mrs ]. Glllland, curious leaf plant.
Mrs. Patterson, two large geranlums, the larg.
est In the room.
orphanhouse, collection OF geranlums.
The Misses Smythe, fine specimen OF felargoni.
um, grown from seed brought from France, and
planted last spring.
Henry Rayenel, OF Aiken, large collection Of
native plants.
Mrs. L. NJ. Horlbeck, collection Of flowers.
Mrs. Jennings, collection OF flowers.
Miss Thompson and Miss Rhett, wax flowers.
@. Hickey, several pictures
Miss Julia Morton, moss and fern picture.
TIE ADDRESS.
Eight O'Clock was the hour announced for the
opening address, to be delivered by the Hon. VIM.
Gilmore Slmms. Long before the hour appoint
ed, the assembage, which had been somewhat
even standing room about the hall. Shortly after
eight o'clock, Honorable Mr.. Macbeth, president
OF the society, Honorable Mr. Simms, Major Var
dell and other members OF the society, occupied
seats on the stand. Mr.. Macbeth then, In few
complimentary remarks, introduced Mr. simms,
who was received with applause.
Mr. Smms announced as his subject, 'The Sense
of the Beautiful and c0mpenced by saying that
the uses and beauties of all things IN nature exist
chiefly In our susceptibilites; and 1t was In the
degree in which we could find the use and appre-
cate the beauty that the one Is valued as Of profit,
the other as q pleasure he then proceeded to IL.
ustrate the difference in men-how some would
see all that was lovely and fragrant In creation,
while others would see nothing but themselves,
and turn with illconcealed impatience from the
rapturous expressions OF their more gifted CON-
panlons.
This little world in ITSELF which Is called "man,"
Is, said the speaker possessed from his very birth
By two powers which seem to contend for his
possession. The one Is immortal, an angel; the
other wholly mortal, an animal. The antagonlsm
between these spirits never ceases till the
mortal puts on immortality. After describing
the instincts OF the animal In man, Its eager ap-
petite, fiery passions, &c, he showed what enect
the angel, which occupied what iscalled the soul,
ablded In the head ami heart and involved hdeli-
ty, genleness, tenderness and love, had In subdu-
Ing the animal. All OF these attributes were tile
good virtues OF humanity and should be instlled
into the minds Of the young, and thus enable
them early to commence the work OF subduing
the animal which deprared tile whole OF mans
nature. But, said the speaker, We should train
tile child not teach him; there Is too much OF
teaching vulgarly called education, and toe little
of training. The speaker then spoke at length
upon the effect OF training children comparing
their young, innocent minds to the VIM and
hover, both requiring the same delicate attention
to noursh them iEto beauty and health.
After speaking OF the responsibilities OF the
mothers who had charge OF the minds Of the
little ones when they are so susceptible OF obtain
talning good or evil knowledge, and the necessl-
ty Of instilling into their minds love OF the beau-
tirul, the speaker dwelt upon the advantages OF
the right kind OF education; how 1t developed
this love of the beautiful until 1t lowered Into
beautiful maturity; but If neglected, not train
ed, 1t would die like uueAercised muscle. But
the modes of training, said he, had to be varied
according to the characteristics or the ndivlau-
al, and these must be properly studied. We are
told by wretched traders in politics. and the
stupdest OF all philosophers, that all men are born
equal. Even If this were true, 1t is not possible,
as the worlds experience has shown, to keep
them so. The doctrine is simply mlsera-
Bile al cdptand,tns, designed to Halter
vulgar vanity in defiance of common sense, anu
but for the yanities OF mel the assurance would
be received on oil sides with howl o! scorn. The
notion Is In hldeous antagonism with al human
experience So far from all men being equal, II
is the absolute necessity OF society that men
should be unequal unlike, different IN tone tenn
per. attribute and faculty, so that each shall act
an Individual part, playing into the hands o. one
another, in various occupations, for the comniou
good. The speaker then showed that al! labor
was honorable, anu that the quality OF gentlemen
should depend upon the honorable purposes, the
good conduct, the conslderate sens!b!llties,
and in no degree upon the occupation.
After concluding his remarks upon this line OF
his subject, the speaker returned to the point
from which he started-that to keep down the
evil In man it was necessary to train up love
for the beautiful, and argued earnestly and
strongly In support Of his position. When he
closed he received round after round Of applause.
After the speech the chairs were removed, and
the audience commenced to promenade and ex.
anime the many rare and fragrant specimens Of
Flora Oh exhibition.
The exhibition will be open all OF today. To-
night there will be grand promenade.