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lie stations forAltedi tidal tit aliii:shows
la, disposition to. depfiNeo* q tbeie
t texei
m
just rights and a destreA At:lins
try
. by depriving . her .pf-1. services . of
those best tittalifted - le leiiiiiilt:'i -. ' l ' . ".
As an illustritthe of the ibilities l otof-
M ...!' 7 ''.' fire tee/se - tis to. diselarge. the Auties -of
tr. sq., S ins. I
ion, = -..-- --- - t he i r:stations, let, me ,ad j duee _nne of the
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etty - auditor:. I myself saw. ene . of
.them
reckoning - Up . the cost of lliiie articles
whose total price was less than forty ceuts.
' He was some minutes in calculating. the
amount, and covered IwithAis.figures a
space ;i.s.l.sxgeas an ordinary black-board.,
Such are the abilities of-a W. N:el;,y au-'
ditor, while Beckwith; a mathematical'
genius, is left- to hawk his almanacs abon' J
e the streets, instead of being employed by
the people in looking over their accounts ; I
Do yzni ask, " how can such things be?' ,
We are not inquiring into pauses,but in-I I
facts, and thii fact is a proof o anoth*.
er, viz : the degeneracy of - the times. Do
you say this is only one-case, that we can
draw no inference from one example ? I
Remember this is only an example, a type, I
that thousands. like it Might be cited, did
time allow, and that when such a state of
is
t things has cantinurd so long as this has, '
it it has great force of itself.
LC . When we find such vanity, conceit, i, , j ,-.
norance and> selfishness in the aspirants
T. 1
for public honors, what shall we expect
lin those of more humble pretensions?
Not only in getting into and administer
ing legislative office do we see corruption,
but even in the judiciary. Only last
A month, Jude-. Merwin of the U. S. Cir.
it cult Court, resigned his commission be
cause there was so much proof of his
e
51 guilt. Not to go so far for an example,
:3 we have an equally flagrant' one in this
_
elty. A judge who held his office for!,
many years was notorious for dispensing
w
injustice rather than justice. Any wretch
1'
,who had money was prosecuted. before
- him in vain, even when he was guilty ofj
the most criminal ci.mduct. - The most'
T shameful private wrongs went unpunish-
e ed in spite of the clearest evidence. In
LE vain the poor widow or time injured or.l
e,
phan cried' for vengeance. Their coutin- i
- ual coming wearied him not, for his ears
were stopped by their adversary's gold.
it Even when a town was threatened with
ti destruction by the catelczness and wick-1
edness of a villain, this unjust judge was
- appealed to without effect. What cared
he for the lives of others, if lie could get
d his bribe l Ten thousand such examples,
might be mentioned; "but I will not injure.
1., your feelings nor occupy your time by
their recital.
i Next I. would mention the prevalence,
- I and inpun ity of crime. Every cane knows,
that the most shocking crimes are of fre
t i Tient occurrence, and that they are sel
dom punished. Scarcely a jury can be
found, which will render a verdict of guil
ty, where there is the clearest evidence
of it. Bowen says,
" bankruptcy is not
considered j disgraceful in this country,
because every one thinks he may becomi
a bankrupt himself." Similar reasoning
„J• shows that juries do not bring murderers
1 in guilty, because they may become Blur
t Elerers themselves. Can there be a strong-
I er proof of public degeneracy ? Can we
c, imagine a condition much lower than this,
• j that the whole body should unite in or
l's the American Character De- ' connive at open crime? Though judges
generating? I and juries are corrupt, advocates are still
Time gradually produces a change . in! more so. Look at the counsel for defend.
the character of both individuals and na- ' ant in the late case. Hear them
tious. Ours is no exceptiou to the.rule. I assure the court, in the strongest language
That a change is taking place in our na- ! that their client had spent his fortune in
tional character,
no•one doubts ; the only' the trial ; that he was .absolutely ruined
question is, whether it be for the better;in fortune. And the very next day,
or for the worse. We say fur the worse, i when the case had been decided, hear
and this we will prove from our laws, in-' ; them publicly boasting that they had de
stitutions, manners and objects of pur- I ceiied the court, cheated Mrs. T. our of
suits. Public corruption has now become j $30,000, and that their client was worth
proverbial. It is either true or false. , $lOO,OOO. Such an act might have been
Suppose it is true. - Who will deny there; done by some indecent pettiii.gger of the
is a decline in our national character? past, but none would have ventured to
Suppose it is false. Then the public el-; avow it. Now leading members of the
ther 'believe a falsehood and have lost; bar, who have held high official positions,
their intellectual acumen, or they know-1 who even now occupy places of great in
ingly circulate a falsehood, and have lost ; fiuonoe, glory over an act, which would
their moral character. Take it as you! have caused their predecessors to hang
will, the reputation of our public men isltheir heads and weep in shame and oon
a proof of degeneracy in character. This i fusion,
chance is chiefly urged against public meni Does any one want a farther ,proof of
while in office. It is no less notorious ! the hopeless depravity of lawyers, and the
that improper means are used to obtain depth to which they have sunk ? It is
. office. The subject is so trite that it i high, even in this city. Do you know
COUDERSPORT HOTEL, !needs only ruentionid,g to be admitted., why the jail has been recently moved ?
B. F. GLASSMIRE. Proprietor, Corner of The! great number of those who are so ea-, Why, but to prevent the prisoners from
terp
3 tain . , r.
p. d Second 'Streets, Coudersport, Pot- ; ger to seise the public is likewise a proof' being contaminated bi contact with the
i
• - .
--.:___:_:__ • of decline in the nation' s - - c h arac ter . In !law students, which was the ease as long
ALLEGANY HOUSE, j every community there is a place for each as the jail adjoined the law building. .If
s-k„lary-. ,-- M. _MILLS, Proprietor,Colesburg Imeurber of that eommunity, there is one i embryo lawyers corrupt criminals merely
1 11451- Co., Pa., seven miles north of Cf,”4 - ipcst which demands the peculiar abilities I by proximity of residence, what must we
PI 11. on the Wselksville 11 ; 40. 9;44 I
of each individual; there is one station, the; expect of them when fully developed ?
duties of which each person ought to dis-j Thus we have seen that our statesmen,
charge, for the best interest of himself! judges, advocates, and - even the mass of
an the community. - This is especially I the people are deprave d . and corrupt, be
true in our awn country." So many seek- [yond recovery. Does any one dare to
ing official stations, shows that multitudes; compare the present with former genera
are tiet of their own proper sphere and ' tiens in this respect' The idea is pre
that they aro willing to keep others out !Posterous !,
of theirs ;it shows an ignorance of self' We will now examine the laws. , For
and an unwillingness to occupy the only I merly in this state , divorce was granted
place they are fit for; it. shows vanity and i for but one crime, and then only by the
~
conceit, in aspiring to places beyond their ' legislature. Since 1842 the-law has oft
abilities; for who will admit that we have en been - changed,. so that now divorce can
more men fit for public star ions than pub-' be given on eighteen difiereut grounds
7'oo
per-year. • 80 -00
" a S. - -*--.. . 1600
o tk ee :damn, droplajeA, per aitrintrt & 06
go'a .vitz 35 00
" three 16 00
it=
.rw one month, ' 6 00
" per square
ii lines, each, insertion under 4, 1 00
arts of columns will be inserted at the same
OA ,
m iiiitator's or gusator's Notice, 2 GO
aditor's Notices, each, 1 50
-eriti's Salts, per tract, ' 1 50
Notices, each,_ 1 00
'rats Notices, each, 1 59
ininistrator's Seas, per sqtare for 4
insertions, _ . _ _ L 50
;sines' or Professional Cards, each,
tot exceding 9 lines. per year, - - 500
prcialsad Editorial Notices, per line, 10
gar All traasient advertisements must be
;d is advance, and no notice will be taken
advertisements from 4. distance, unless they
accompanied by the money or satis.fs.ctor;
mace.
u.siit Ca I[s.
JOILN S. MANN,
rortsEy AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
ander:port, P., will attend the several
carts in Potter and M'Elean Counties. All
usinees entrusted in his care. will receive
ronpt attention. Office on Main et., oppo
te the Court House. 10:1
' F. W. KNOX,
OILVEY AT LAW. Coudersport, Pa., will
piney attend the Court; in Potter and
adjoining, Counties. 10:1
ARTI-Itill G. OL3ISTED,
ORNET & COUNSELLOR. AT LAW.
.02 d e rs p o rt, Pa., will attend to all business
enr,,sted to his care, with promptnes and
dt:ity. ()Mee in Temperance Block- sec
tad door, Main St. 10:1
ISAAC - BENSON.
OB..YEY AT LAW, Coudersport, Pa., will
to all business entrusted tolim, rith
aad promptness. Office corner of West
.4 Third its. 10:1
C. L. lIOYT,
ITIL ENGINEER, SURVEYOR and
DRAUGHTSMAN, Bingham, Potter Co,
promptly end efficiently attend tc,
all business entrusted to him. first-cles ,
rz.ofessional references can be given if re
-11:25-1y*
PIRES
CHARLES REISSMANN,
ABINET MAKER, having erected a nett and
conrenient Shop. on the South-east corner
,of Third and West streets, will be happy to
peeive and fill all orders in his calling.
Repairing and re-fitting carefully and neatly
done on short notico.
Mi E.; ;port ; Noy. S,
0. T. ELLISON,
:ACTICUCC. PHYSICIAN, Coudersport, Pa.,
mpectfully informs the citizens of the TH
hie and ricinity that he will promply re
lad to all.calls for professional services.
Bice oa Ilain st, in building formerly oc
cupied ny C. W. Ellis, Esq. f1:22
==!
SMITH & JONES,
LERS L DRUGS, MEDICINES, FAITS,
Oils, I'mcy Agizies,,StAtionery, Dry anwis,
ffijaftles:4s„ Main st., Coudersport, Pa.
10:1
D. E. OL3ISTED,
EIL3P. IN DRY GOODS. READY-MADE
Galling, Crockery, Groceiies, .tc., Main st.,
Coudersport, Pa. 10:1
M. W. MANN,
EALBE IX BOOKS STATIONERY, MAG-
A2IICM and Music. N. W. corner of ]lain
cad Third 5t3., Coudersport, Pa. 10:1
MARK GILLON,
'RAPER and TAILOR, late from the City of
Lirerpool, England. Shop opposite Court
Rouse, Coudersport, Potter Co. Pa.
N. R. --Particular attention paid to CUT
-10:35-1y.
J. OLMSTED
01.31STED & KELLY,
R . V,ER IN STOVES, TIN SHEET IRON
OtattE, Main st., nearly opposite the Court
House. Coudersport, Pa. Tip 'And Sheet :
k r " F ar e /444 e to r‘idei, in good style, on
racgt notice. 10:1
.1,1731..kN HOU"SE, 1
LYMAN, Proprietor, Llysses, Potter. Co.,
Pg. This House is situated on the East
corner of Main street, opposite A. Corey
Solis store, and is well adapted to meet the
"Fatits of patrons; and ffiends. 12:11-17. i
D. L. lc M. 11. DANIELS,
KALERS IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
Reedy-Mai:le Clothing, Crockery, Hardware,
i ksuks, Stationery, Bats, Caps, Boob, Shoes
Paints, Oils, 14c., Ulysses, Potter Co.,
pa. WI" Cash" paid for Furs, hides and {
retts. All kinds of Grain taken in exchan,g^
for trade.- 12:20.
etrittr.
Prom the Home journal.
THR DREAM OF. LOVE
By 080. P. lIQRBIS.
• . -
Pre had the heart-ache many times,
At the mete mention of a name
I've never woven in my.rhymes, ) •
Though from it inspiration came.
It is in truth a holy thing,
Life-cherished from the world apart—
_A doveiltatnever trice its wing,
But likoods and nestles in the heart.
That name of melody recalls
Her gentle look and winning ways
Whose portrait hangs . 4111 Memoty's walls,
In the fond light of dther days.
In the dream-land of Poetry,
Reclining, ip ijs leafy bowers,
Her bright eyes in the stars I see,
And her sweet semblance iu the flowers
Her artless dalliance and graCe—
The joy that lighted up her brow—
The sweet expression of her fare—
. Her Dirm,---it stands before me now !
And 1 can fancy that I hear
The woodland songs she used to sing,
Which stole' to my attending ear,
Like the first harbingers.of spring
The beauty of the earth was hers,
And hers the purity of heaven;
Alone, of all her worshippers, -
To me her maiden_ vows were given.
They little know the human heart,
Who think such love with time expires ;
Once kindled, it will ne'er depart,
But burn through life With all its fires.
We parted—doomed no more to meet—
The Wow fell with a stunning power—
And yet my pulse will strangely beat
At the remembrance of that hour !
But time and change their healing brought,
And years have passed in seeming glee,
But still alone of her I've thought
Who's now a memory to me.
There may be many who will deem
This strain a wayward youthful folly,
To be derided as a dream
Burn of the poet's melancholy.
The wealth of worlds, if it were mine,
With all that follows in its train,
I would with gratitude resign,
To dream that 4reara of love again.
BIDDY O'FLABERTY'S OPINION OF THE
SOUTH. "
Arrah. Paddy, me jewel, don't go to the South.
For an Irishman the! e daren't open his month ;
If a word about nagurs he'd happen to say,
They would lynch him at once without any
• delay.
If he lacked for ftcnat, they'd not let hint go far
Without giving him one made of feathers and
tar;
And they'd give hint still more withont think-
ing it wrong,
Sach as thirty-nine lashes to help him along
You may talk of this country, the land of the
free,
But such freedom as that don't exactly suit
me;
And sooner much longer this way to remain
I would rather go back to ould Ireland again
--...V. Y. Post.
e!p
[The following article, (handed to us by the
author.) was read in one of the Eastern Col
leges, in a society debate; and we present it
to our readers here in Potter with pleasure.
The gentleman critic is now sojourning in this
county.—ED. Jam)
MENEM
I3ll=
Detateb -to Hi? eiplys - the kiss eisAitjaot344l4l,l4lWifiti
• - •. • '
COUDERSPORTr POTTERM#PI7 - - VHIIREIDATi tritUARTNA
I=IMM
add by the:cmirVe;NieSeiiiit,this,ebni4l
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Tl4 , 4itietlif , Oritie
Marriage iilition'ia - tape 3f tlici,pattatOt: .
Prth' rs °f , as,welait:gaiultaiii744 fr ale:.
po any oio n i:o4;:thini n i f r,ll** l n N Ot
of a declin e . in in 'ciridieit.4ltakAtla ALI .
contrary diverce l onili I: td nave treeti - gable.
ed . on the eigtiten''.dtffeiiiitWitivls4 -
The lair is never':madOrbeforel-the' - eritiii
specified in it is kreitvo,lti' 'e - dribofactAbat
each .year some. new claw ,iis• - niAlled_ to
make it easier to obtain divotee,,'shosie
beyond, doubt,, that fortiWthr;se carious
acts were Unknown. - . oertainlyitlien thete
13 a dreadful decline 'in,lcharaete - r-1 to
1, in only IT years. 'Shoekilig !! Horrible!
The " Fugitive. Slavebill," '"Mis,seuri
Compromise" and "Maine Liquor law;
have more. or less agitated- this entire.
country, or various portions of, it. Ido I
not intend here to,discu l is their justice-or
:injustice, constitutionality or unconstitu-
I tienality, or even their expediency, bat I
tdp say that if just and expedient, they I
;ought not to have met i iwith the Opposi- j
tion they did; if unjustj and inexpedient I
ithat opposition ought. to continue. - Either!
way they show a decline of integrity and;l -
virtue.. But it is urged •on the tppesh•.el
side that religious infide ity used formerly I
Ito -abound, while Chri tianity, has neiv
shamed it away, beside - filling our land'
with beneyolent instil tiens for -the re
;
j lief of the distressed; tlint it has also mul
-1 tiplied the institutions 4,f learning and re
' fined society.' All this they exclaim 'is
jan improvement upon the past. Ido not
deny these things ate FT ; I do not draw
from them the same inferences; - Suppose
infidelity used to be more openly avowed.
Tli - ii showed itoMe thought and ' vigor; ,
!none can be openly an, infidel - with:tont)
!some study. And to aeknowledge it is"to
challenge discussion. Now infidelity is'
equally prevalent, -butt disguised under'
the various forms of " Eree love," "Fan
,
1 .;
1 theism,o and all the isms of the day.
I Besides there is a practical unbelief, even
in the professors of Christ timity ten- thou
!sand times worse than she blindest 'in& •
delity or the most rabid atheism. This'
appears in the strong church and 'weak •
,christian spirit so prevalent in, the nation.,.
It is seen in the disposilioirof everybody
to have a church at their own door; !to
hire a : minister 'and nevler pay him; 'to
dismiss Urn if he happens to speak one
word of truth in a sermon.; to make ni
-1 ligion consist in soft seats, flexible con
sciences, creeds and forties, pomp and dis
t play, while -every virtu of the heart is
I ignored. This appears in the professor's
Iturning the beggar - hungry 'and naked
,from his door, and
giving $lOO for the
I poverty-stricken inhabitants of the Fee
jee islands. It is seen in- church mem
bers reviling. - church ;Members behind
I their back, and professing the utmost es
teem before their face. ' This is no false
can be I
statement. It ean De seen . ev-•ry day not
I
a stone's throW from this spot. Whenl
one thinks of these things, of' the-hollow
ness and rottenness 'ofd society, of the
meanness and hYpoCrisy, of even church
I members, it is s.onie comsolation to know
i that the time is coining when all this
mask will hi . stripped - -Tiff, when every
• !one will appear in his true character, and
I one almost Wishes it could be inimediate
.lly, that he might see thb shame and cen
, fusion with - which thesechypoerites would
sneak off and try to hide 'theMselves.
So much for the boasted iMprovement
in religion. As to the'!l:ienevolent insti
tutions, who founded them ? Who sus
tain them.? Why generally some heart
less, soulless old miser, - who has spent his
life in grinding down - a4d oppressing the!
poor, who has amassed a fortune by " keep-
iue; back the hire of the laborers," and:
who wished to erect aonument to per
petuate his memory. 'Such were Mel
Donaugh, Girard and. also Trowbridge ofj
this city. One can now see in yonder i
cemetery a towering panite, raised in his I
.praise. Do you not hear, as you Rossi
along the streets, • the voice j ot' the poor,
execrating his name 'I Such generally'
are the founders of these institutiens.l
There are,•however,' a• few honorable a-1
ceptioes, just enough to prove -the • rule.l
Such an exception. is the tonnder of thee
Cooper Institute in a neighbpring eitY,.a
noble soul who has not ' retained his mon:
ey with . a sordid grasp, Until death snatch
;ed it from his clutch, te has chosen to
use it himself for a. Useful parpese; to be
I - the dispenser of his own bounty, and not
leave it for a prey to laWyers, for a.,litine
Id endless contention.; But really _;the
`necessity for such inst4utions:ii a proof
jof went, of :generosity awl tjenevOlenee.
I Nearly all who; ; enjoy their ;benefit have
I ' -
1 relatives, either parents brehildren, brotli--
I ere Or sisters, friends o 'connections, rto .
; . .
i
can; should, and- unles.ll destitute of affic
!tion; would-support. them. ' •
~
! The very existeneo4ea of benevolent
;institution - shows a decline -in virtue; a
want of benervolerieewheti many now
I have to put their- genresitY - teigether-te
j make it equal that of ;single; indlyidlialsi,
lin former times. ' But! who; manage and'
i
I pretend to . assist in supporting . these. in-,
rititutions ? Why E" 0 ITI . 1 01sew ' i ii , ~, i - I
3 ' 6 c i 4-' s i y
composed of Ineddleiolle, livariciotti, old
I women, prying,' sting - old, Maids; and.
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eji:ifityi ng its. litre . ; -I . 'arlyinttiges 'Or the best
aebool and:college in' Hs.' country, filled
with e
churoh -; containing at least three
ficenSed Pre chers. *to - each - church ;
i
abounding in heid benevolent institutions
and boaStingOfbeine. the' centre of mad
, ern civilization',; and a city so sunk in
1 h e athenish - WCtins that a good den-I
eon told Me lirlielieyed if it was not for ;
Ithe preserjvin l g j pOlier and purifying in-;
I ffuence which comes' fitful the' country, it I
I Would absolutely sink. Thirof itself is ;
enough to 'condemn these institutions and !
1 refulc the 'arginnents on the otherside.l
!This society spend an afttrneon and even
ing every fortnight in their commodious
land elegantly fiirnisted • society room.-1
'Here they partake'Of_a supper, paid for;
[by their fathers and husbands, of more)
I Value than alt 4iroducts 54- - their labor.—;!
This labor,' consists in making a few gar
!
!merit§ for the Orphans. it the Asylum or.
1 the children ' 'attending - S. - G.Sunday'
j School, or' for the heathen, when "prehapS
I some 'ilalf-nated heathen - 'is shivering.
.
Without the . door, and some -pampered,'
*ell : elad heathen is sewing within. ThiS
j reminds me that these gatherings are dis,
e'entinued!in the warm weather. There
lis no need of charity then; besides; liovii
could these good sisters, clothed in silksj,
j With broad skirts; sew in stimuier? They
Wo' uld ha* to use the fan with one hand
;and keep the - smelling bottle in the other.
To
. make these .g. ailments is no doubt a
Worthy and charitable deed, if they aetaalt
i l y accomplished anything; but instead of
s'ewing;' the ; lumbers; gather in knots, ext . •
dept a feu; new memoers not . yet fully
filled with, this Christian spirit; - and spend'
t t i ller:. time in disCusSing the affairs of the'
I ay, in concocting some new slander.--+
Let us-note their remarkS.' The subject
Must be ititerestingfer they are-all attent•
tion. Al; I. they arc talking . about Mrs.
; 4
•1). ; I intended to repeat their remarks..
hut they .are ;unfit , to be mentioned in;
this refined audience. I will not shock!
I your sensibilities by telling the horrible 1
things they say, by' giving the shocking!
tries they apply to her. Let it suffice 1
; t say, they - slander, revile, abuse, and!
!aCeuse without mercy,, reason or linrits.--tj
Can it be-possible, that they are members $
of• - a
Christian congregation ? that they I
I-have met from 'charitable motives, when I
they show no charity, not even decency ?j
l•nuth gentlemen call in to t spend the I
j etening with them. Suck Self-denyingl
Ilabor . of•love ought to be cheered and ref;
IW:tried by the'brethren. See liow'pleasj
;
ell those young ladies seem with the sotj
eiety of that gentlirman. They say liiS I
1 cOmpany ;gives them the utmost delight.;
j Presently he leaves them, when with nn
iexpression of contempt and disgust they
raise their hands and-exelaiui, .'how glad I
;he is gene, such a bore." Here we have;
I
taken a'peeptrehind the scene.' We see
!how much reason we 'have to boast over
these ins.titntions. We see the candor,
j integrity,. and charity - of- ; the benevolent
I societies.' That modern Christianity - so!
much . cornmended, so strongly advocated
jby the .opposite side, is far from desert'-j
ling commendation, is shown by the fact,!
that 'recently a member of -a rich church I
that stands on the green, was Arind in a
starving condition, entirely neglected by 1
those benevolent brethren and sisters.-H
While this sewing' society was regaling'
themselves on the.choicest viands of the!
City. while their -pastor was rolling_ in - fat, i
with a salary of 32:500 per year, this poor:
Woman, their'sister, his -charge, was mi.!
tUallv perishing.for want of the crumbs!
l*hici drop p ed at their feast,..or of whit
dould be purchased by. the sums he spends
jib the- streets or saloons • for peanuts and '
1 dysters. i Members
. of other'- churches:
j4ere are I'destitute'and suffering, and Mil
j id is - extended to -them by those whjO j
rofess to be their brethren and sisters.
i
, ,' I
I ' myself -haye- seen one-: relieved by a i
1
stringer,ifor which-he was laughed at by
Ithe young ladies of this -city.. I speak I
!What I do' know„ and testify what II
j haYe•seen- You receive not. lay-testima I
•
I Let - jiis - examine :tho • institutions of ;
learning,l the stronoOld of the.oppositej
Iparty:.--theite-are increased in numbero,l
I I - -admit-it.-: that alone is.no proof of-aa!
i
I advance n character. - It is'-clear to bel
I Seem thaf they have.-decli ried in morality. 1
Formerlyi -ther.catechism was.a text book
i‘iii all thejschtiols. ; • the - Bible too, and the
• I
;command - of Solomon was heeded.., • The
; t'citr(vas -trepfently . used:: Due subordi-
I nation was maintained. NoW all is change
Cd: 'The catechitire is. banished ;,the rod
tWith IV; • -.Si -a consequence : -the children
ire spoiled. - ;4...luPpoSe 611401:lave been
Multiplidd. - 11.23 - -, not the: piilinlation. of
theeountry iticreased tee? And are rbe:e
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nor inere.pent4 t!ovir /Paw, --..'' • i '... ,
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4fifiiiiliyilep ZISI:Wi . ~ „ i , , ;.
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iiiAeiiiiiiire . :l4 01i4Iiiw ... - 4 i
past,irltlillii 4 . tivei), tiitAte- .I • - Wit
alai! 'iiesi. nuitltelf Rekli4lo.`" The i r
!iiejfto'.tatk'ili:•-lititi.4"l'tt*t:l4 -. ._ *
kfiniv'etiongli latinlOiaticr ibitit'
44i
Eighty: yOrs 'iigo,,TsitaliWeic the' '
..
lof'att itistritter s ° such : Ili oiaiikitr 5
cot, of lanagei'aiiiilt at thirliiilt
'iiithe' pbwer and istvongilevirtiniOtp.
&age, that in four tactiles be et:4llmile
tiii pupils---4 great were their eafeeithes
arid acquirements, even the freshmen-..
complete masters of the' silence of
,estrota.
omy. Now the style ef literstute is so -
changed—so loose--botabasfidelr-r
-that it requires a year's study' of the Ain
book; and four times as many leant.*
by the ablest -men of the country, for the •
sentoraz--so inferior in abilities are theetia.
.dents of to.daY-"—tQ get an acquaintance
even with the elements of the same Bei.
en ce. This is the wonderful improvenient
in education. "Let us give thanks that**
are iafinitely superior to our fathers."
But what shall we say upon college,
ingrality ? ' The decline is.too evident to
need stating ; yet we will give one exam
ple. Not long ago - one - of the moat can
did and venerable instructors in One "of'
the most venerable institutions. of tLie
land, was gividg lectures" to i tiolde dais,
on the eve of graduation. To these lee.-
' tures a nuicuber - of young ladies were ad..
witted.' After delivering several lectures
the professor examined the students upon
what he had already told . thein. -At the
next lecture after the examination, he said
"he forg ot to ask the: ladies to. the i1i...:
1 aminatio ; but he supposed they - would'
like to know how the gentlemen passed
the ordeal; how many -had their hearts
!fail then,. Not one," said he, "they all
II assed first rate, excellently." A fewilays
i after this he asked the class to remain nit.;
it il after the rest of the audience had gone,
!and then said, " Young Gentlemen! Ina
!you are not paying good -attention to the
lectures: I fear the coiling examination'
will prove , you ignorant of this great sub- -
1 ject. I told the ladies and strangentlhe
other day that you all paSsed the last ex.
Lamination first rate. But in truth you
; did not. Several of you, showed you knew
[ nothing of the subject. Many of you did
! yourselves no credit." You, my elms
, mates are witnesses to the truth of this.
[
It needs no comment. When the best of .
instructors, who ought to be free from the
ambition of vouth, who should seek 'fur
something better than to make a display, .
is Fa far led from the truth by the desire
of creating a favorable. impression. what
shall we expect from others? What most
we look for in the studetits ? It it were '
necessary and• time permitted, I should
like to review the change in our customs
and objects of pursuits. But lam already
trespassing upon your patience: I did -
intend to show you how everything has -
reversed, beginning with the family circle,
.the foundation of society. To Show yen
how these had gradually contracted, -while,
thl lading' circles had been continually ex
panding. To show that children, former.
ly 4teemed a blessing, are now regarded:
as a: curse; and not entirety without res.'
son. Formerly they were obedient; dn.'
tiful, affect:haunt°, and reverenced their
superiors. Now they are exactly the opi.
posite of of all this. Young America at
10 talks about the obstinacy and stupid
ity of the,Old Man, and threatens to drew
him out if he don't mind. Formerly they
were of real service in gaining a liveli
hood. Now they are: useless, especially
the girls ' who are good for nothing ei
cept parlor ornaments, and costly Imes it
that, as "Bowen" says of money.. not
can' drum a little on the piano, Simper a.
little and say "yes" if any one !peaks-to'
them. (No particular question is intend- ;
ed.) But that is all they -can • do.. ,I'
wished to show you that formerly , when
ode met a young lady, he could talk with
her freely, and if mutually inclined upea
acquaintance he could-J:12117y fearlessly.
I Now when he chances, to meet onii tits ,
first t hought is, it will cost so muck sr
so much to dress her. No one could pre.
[ dently marry her without' an income 'of .
$5,000 or 610,000. A friend told .me .
the other day that it lonia cost at least ,
$l5OO to dress a lady he met the evening,:
[ before. I wished to show that .all the
time of one sex is spent in acquiring fur
'the other.to spend: To show that fanner.
ly every one was open-liearted. generous
I and-hospitable; not so now that fernier.
ly the water, woods -and air were. five;
now all are taxed. I will "give .one wont
example and then ,close. I . am- OM* I
have, already fulfilled my pledge- and es.
tablished my point. - -Wild , fruit end bar.
ries used to be free everyihere. • Last
Summer I was one morning picking &few .
by-:the :roadside when put rushed a max
-1 moan the form of a man—and said,
" I am raving them - tar . myseli. = . DOA
get them." ' Good.gracious! I bed head
'of forbidding to go into the fieldiftithatn
before: I had seen notices up on.hteudi
and gates forbidding ,the . public tropes.
sing. But I think iltis - clapped the di. ,
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