The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-01

affairs 1t should bold out Hambeau to igl
| the pathway of truth and the guidance of fb
great march Of opinion in the right directio
| requires something more than the Kaleidoscope
comment, which presents no distinct image, an
offers no steady light
The fac. is that the Press has mission
and In the South especially, a mission of tremer
dous and vital Importance. Opinion here has t
l be diverted from old channels Of thought wor
| deep by antiquated institutions We are no,
going through tedious and painful process Q
| transition. The system of social organization
prevailing before the war was essentially media
] val Tho planter on his hereditary acres su,
rounded by his serts obedient to his nod. was il
every social sense fendaI baron, While thi
system developed and sustained the genereu
| and chivalrie virtues. which are crerywh here TIN
ornament and the flower of hereditary cnse i
was not In harmony with the development o
civilization under the institutions of the centur,
| in the other parts of the world Tho chatelail
| was generous selt.reliant brave and hospitahle
but his inveteratc and inordinate individuaIity
| excluded him from all concert with his partners
| IN the social experiment. The seauelR of thi'
| excessive and nnregulated individuaism with
| out the social compensatioIs that moderated its
| eYcesaes aud clothed its detormties, have fel
| lowed us into the new relations, into which VIC
have been precipitated by the results Of a tisas
| trous war. The capacity for fusion and concert
| of effort Indispensable for the advancement o1
necessary NFIi tiltti pttstS 10 htu1pSt tHLIItlN
| wanting. immigration. manufactures, internal
| improvements Of all kiEds dependent on co
| operative effort, are languishing, not on account
of the inadequacv of our resources. but of these
defects of nursocial aud industrial organization
! have selected this feature of defective and
anachronous organization III the South only as
| Illustrative If the problems which are waiting
| for solution and of the responsibilities of the
Southern press in the direction of public opinion
| Bnt expressed in hlon.l and general terms that
al hn ypyr
civilization to people trained practical affairs
| under traditions which are napplcableto present
emergencies; in divertIng attention from politics
TO business stlmnlatin. a hopeful ambition
in producing unity Of feeling and concert of &C.
ton; in distinguishing sectional and religious
aud race acrimeDy; III exciting interest in moral
and educational improvement; and in inspiring
an enthusiastic attachment for the tiaternal aud
rstriatic ileaa Of he era which will restore
our waste places, ill our marts with the hum OF
prosperous industries, and mako our abandoned
fields The homes of a great united and free
people.
these are The distinct duties ,levnl> inc on the
p1ess which cannot be lightly cvaded and In the
performance of which it will find great reward.
In thu framework of .ur institutions orders of
nobility are established, not by the accident of
birth 0, by the accident Of brutal physical
superiority, but by the contribution that every
man NAV make to the advancement and the anne
Iteration of the people. The cavalier tho in the
old romantic days, praneed in coat of mail aud
with lance al Iest over q helpless and unarmed
moh, now lies with bis legs crossed IL the gloom
of oden C3thelrals the cavalier Of to day holds
a throtth and lIivos an iron horse Oh the cIrauds
of henefc mt civilization The knight Grant
who entered the LISTS in the Wild waptonness of
his unchecked martial enthusiasm, sleeps by the
side Of his outworn arcnutr"ments; bnt the
knight Of TO day stlities tho arena of npin-
ion, all his most powerful inlplemo nts are
tho thoughts that marshal men together
for realizing the ideals he presents. Herein
lies thu nobility Of the literary profession It's
tokens of superiority are not disclosed on
shields emba5oneI hI balbaro heraldry, but
by the devices OF peaceful and useful industry.
It's order Of knighthood is the ToR6H BEARER of
freepenrIe its motto is ! serve; its escnt-
checn is the electric light flashing in the dark
ness ef the night; and It's devnir Is to illuminate
the path trod by civilized man in his march to
libertr frateuity and peace.
on motion Of Nj Lambert II was ordered that
the aadreua be spread upon the minutes and, on
A1r Whit 3 noti"u VOTE of th9nka W a. given
Col (1ess.
The follow Ill. etsoy On the Gu education of The
Sexes written by Mre Ella Bentley pursuant TO
the request Of tho President Of the Association.
was rad IL the Secretary
co ErrCAIIcS or IuL sEAEa
Seek to be good, hut aim not to be great
Her lsircst virtues fly from public sight
Domestic wo1th.that shnns too strong light.
When the fret glistening rays Of the neWInade
sun sole tremblingly through space and walked
plimeral man hisIwondering eyes beheId.
That work which made creation rest
BsTause Eternal Providencethoughth her best
of oil His six days labor
Woman
Since then cycles have sped adown the tide of
Time and been garneIed into Eternity. Intellect
has se4 aside the dark theories of bygnne ages
and Seience and Discovery have made giant
strides across the sluggish streams of Ignorance
and Superstition.
/. The present Of woman stands glowing con.
trast t. her past Suhiuqated condemned with
macy races of man his beast Of burden, it is
noticeable fact that only among civilized classes
his ahA attained her rghiful position.
History is replctc With descriptions If the
debaael condition Of thc female SOY. The
Fsquir,aux woman assists in building The houses
of ic" that form the common labitatiou and in
procuring the nncesstiea Of life warming the
frozen rauDtets OF bar lord and master within
he1 ru sing bosom the women Of Montenegro
ore not only debaI,ed from NIL social endowment.
but within tho sphere Of thciT domestic do:
main al scarcely allowed freedom of thought or
tho Hight Of pro1enltnra Of tho hnman race snd
heaut;' Of face and figure command more respect
than that of brain or intellect.
Tbs elevation attained by women in more
emil q,tensI countries, and notably in our own
land of progress and freedom, rresenta to tho
thou ghtful mind ln1isputable evidence that it is
due more TO tho education ot the male than 10
any special effort OF innate qualities or force of
character displayed by the i.maJ".
The Coftlucatlon Of The sexes is subject
which few 1nopths hence will engage the
serious attention of Louiaiauas legislators and
these GRIM wallis that upheld Themselves 20
proudly during the din aud smoke Of batto and
whose gaping wuunda haze been 20 lately healed.
-
ton SO lar as il affects public institutions of
learning question to which in the rearing of
her offspring Mother Nature unconscio,,sly
trn nishcs tn" onlyanswer. Her un"rring finger
points answer sinaly to th" ,livrrging paths of
brother and sister while yet they dainty.
dimplef dallinga in the earliest stages Of incipeD
mln and wnmanhood
The baby in hreeches, pockets his pndsy fists
and becomes papas pride OVERLOOKING with
health and animal spirits the
flower starred fields re echo with his laughter,
and tn achieve greatness with bat and ball kite
and marble becomes the acme Of his ambition.
Thus the glnh boy slowly assumes tho chrysalis
st9n" from which "mcrges ia" perfected man.
Turn to he maid
In life how
Weak md helpless III happiness itself unsafe
And often wounded while she plucke the rose
IaDght By her very weakness. she wisely hys
simple things Of her gentler aex fashions the
tiny garments which nslorn some treasured dolly
infant and cradles on her own innocent breast
the wasen ettigy of her baby self.
10 this lovely being, scnrr"lg formed or
This roso with all It's sweetest leaves Vet folded :
there comes j 'imo when, lsying aside the
much loved rhythinEs Of her carly ycarst her
e panding mind, nufN ering with underlined ex-
pcctation, turns toward the gold to BIO attained
Tho wiah to hnow-the endless thirst
Which cen by quenching ie awaked "
lie boy hn5 already ov.llrapt socotv'B mar