The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-12

this respect England has taken the lead for
many years past so well, IN TACT
has it been maintained that the
success Of some great men has been attribut-
cd to it. The duke of Wellington one
day while watching the boys engaged in
their sports on the play ground Of Elton,
where his own school daysswere passed,
made the remark, that it was there the bat
tie of Waterloo was won. Adam Clarke
when boy, was only remarkable for the
great strength he displayed in rolling
large stones, the secret, possibly, of some
of the power which he showed subsequent
ly in rolling forth large thoughts
IN manhood; and SO it is in nearly all cases
men of great mental achievements are men
OF good physical development. Proceed
ing we find, that the distinguishing fea-
lures between man and the brutes, are his
natural upright position and his superior
powers of reasoning but of what use is
this superior power of reasoning to man
in an uncultivated state! Intellectual cul-
ture is as necessary as the physical and the
methods are similar. The true ends Of ed
ucation are by gradual development
of all the mental faculties, some think that
education by the state should extend no
farther than simple rudimentary course in
the common branches, such as reading,
writing and arithmetic. True, these are
indispensable, but are they all that is neces-
sary to develop citizen and fit him for
public Offices and state distinctions? Is it
not well in state and country like ours,
that the poor have chance to educate
their children as we'll as the richl
1t certainly is well, and it would
raise great majority Of the ignorant class
above the influence of political imposition,
demagogues, who taking advantage of
their ignorance of the affairs Of the coun-
try persuade them to cast, their votes for a
particular candidate who may be working
directly against their own best interests.
The broad proposition upon which public
instruction should rest is that the state has
the right to teach any branch of
knowledge that will promote
the general welfare are Of
of its citizens. The government will be
held back and dragged down by the peo-
pie, both will seek the same constancy that
water does.
Who Will be the most value to himself and
his state, the man that is educated and able
to take broad and comprehensive views of
important questions, or the man that is ed
ucated and ignorant Of the outside world
and has no care for anything but his own
personal interests? Common sense teaches
us that the the educated man is the most
valuable. Therefore, in the brain of the
true man, there should be no uncultiyated
ground, every faculty should be fully de-
veloped, fitting HIM for any Office Of honor,
trust and profit, and enable him to exercise
great power both in public and private lite,
and making him an object of admiration
wherever he goes, but the crown and glory
of life is character and its possession
should be the aim of every young
man. Integrity, veracity, discussion
are qualities that will ensure
general respect and true success. 1t is well
said that character is power is true in
higher sense than that knowledge is power,
for mind without heart, intellect without
conduct may be powers in their own way,
but they may be powers only for mischief.
In state and country like ours, thou
sand selfish considerations tempt men to
become hypocrites and to put on the out
ward garb of morality; but all such pre-
lenses are contrary to our conception of
the true man. lie must be IN real
ity what he seems to be,
strong, courageous, honest and faithful, q
power to be fel. in government and soci-
ETY., and man well calculated to support
state, for what constitutes state
Not high raised batiements or labored mound,
Thick walls or moated gates,
Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned
Not bays and broad armed ports
Where laughing al the storms such navies ride
Not Stare and spanged courts
Where lew browed bassness watts perfume to
pride.
No. men, high minded men,
With powers as far above dull brutes indeed,
In froest brake and den,
As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles mote,
Even who their duties know,
Rut know thpir riphta and knowing