Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 23, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 19 April 1834 — Page 3

Saturday Horning April 19.

r COUNTY MEETING. A county meeting will be held .at Wilmington on Saturday the 'JOlh inst. for the purpose of nominating candidates for the next Legislature. All those in favor of removing the County Seat of Justice from Lawrcnccburgh ill please attend. i'lic Comity Scat. A large majority of the people of Dearborn must go for the tcmoval of t lit? Count)- Scat; for ihey know it is nothing more than justice demands. Tnerc will not be the same opposition to the measure that thcie formerly was. because the people are everyday becoming more and more convinced of its necessity ; and whenever they shall come clearly to understand the real interests cf the county, they will become united like a band of uncontendir.g brothers, and there will scarcely one dissenting voice be heard. There is no principle, but an uniighiccu.s one, that can ever actuate mea-un.'S sinister to the fair and equal ii-tribution of justice. Wherever the lights of a people have been deterr.ined, solely by the arm of power, ;l,rrc was oppression there did tyranv rai-c her thorny head and stamp i sickly gloom on all that breatlied uui:r. i: ::nJ to talk of our being re- ;. r !;.:;:;. s and at the same time stiller .n s : .-.Is cf discord to be nurtured in 1.' ;:1 of the land, savours too much ii . r; s:stcncy. We do not use this language because wvf.ar power, since trc know that ours . t!ie strong side of the oueslion: but 1 to snow w uai we consider to be correct i '!'.:: ijdes. and our hatred for pai lialitv selfishness. And we feci so well onvinccd that every real republican will accord with us in this sentiment, i hat we have nothing to fear on the subject so fir from it indeed that we fed oiitc independent. Entertain doubt that the Count) Seat will be taken out of Lawrr nceburghl If the propriety of the measure could only once ! lairly understood, not a man, wen there, but would feel himself moi il!v. religiously and politically bound to give it Ids support. They may not njiv understand it, because self-interest prone to blind the eves of men; but t'.e div will arrive when they shall ! k upon the act through a clear and unclouded medium, and then shall they j ronounce it good. We have no doubt . f this. Ci7lt is to be hoped that as many of tlic fi iends to removal as can make it convenient will attend the County ?! ;eti: g announced in this paper, that a mutual understanding may exist in l.ominatirg candidates for the Lcgislalure. It matters not who are talked cf before that time; the ticket agreed o:i there must succeed none other shall be able to stand before it. Randolph, Union, Ca?sar-Creek, Sparta and Laugheiy Townships will support it almost to a man; and there is no doubt but a respectable portion of the upper townships will unite with them. If i, ay oppose it, it will not be upon fair principles, and they will not be unani mous; for we can not suppose that a majority of them are yet ready to barter away the generous precept of 'equal lights' in our government for sectional advantages. REMOVAL. It must be recollected that wc do not approve of locating the County Seat .it any other point than the centre f the C'jmtiy. If that is not a good site for it, then we say let it be at the nearest convenient point to it. We do not say remove it to Wilmington, Au rora, Rising Sun, Hartford, or any other place but the centre there is where it ought to be, and there is where it will be. The people wil take it out of Lawrcnccburgh, at al hazards; since they know that by that act they have nothing to lose, but al to gain. The course they will take to

ucomphsh the object will be an open

and honorable one; there will be no stealth, no bchind-the-curtam work about it. Their candidates for the Legislature will be equally divided in politics; and they will stand or fall upon the goodness of their cause the strength of the question will be put to the lest. We will have uo more "fugling" in the ranks: we have been gulled just often enough by electing men upon half-way promises and vague uncertainties we can't stand it any longer. If niue tenths of the people of the County should desire the removal in contemplation, and should elect their representatives from among their enemies, it would never be accomplished. We must elect men who are not prejudiced against us before we can 1 e fairly represented ; and such men we nili have. If others think differently, why, "the proof of the pudding is in chewing the l ag" let them come out. and if ihey are not lost in the distance we miss our guess for once. Let their strongest horse be brought into the field if thev want him run dozen.

Oar old acquaintance Mrs. Roy all has forwarded us a disfigured, muddy copy ot me Kising bun, containing some objectionable words, in writing. upon it, with a request that we would give the editors of said paper a drubbing for their insolence to her. While we admit the full enormity of the offence on the part of our neighbors, (if indeed they are the perpetrators.) we must beg to be excused from discharging the duty assigned to us. If the crime charged deserves punishment. no one can execute it so well, so eiiicientlv, as the accomplished editress of the "Paxil Pry. One lashing from her pen such as she is wont to administer to the "blue skins,' when the pickle is ipphed at each cut would be worth i thousand from us. Should she deter mine to apply the rod herself, we can iro:?Uie her a comer in our paper, whenever she may wish to use it, in the premises above alluded to. Palladium. From the above we mistrust the dn-ii ias, in our absence, been playing off some of his pranks upon the redoubta ble editress of the "Paul Pry. Now it is quite a serious matter to be accused of having offered indignancy to so dis tinguished a personage as Mrs. Ann loyall; and we feel cut to the heart to think that the like should ever have been charged home upon us. We make, ioweer, the pledge of an editor, that wc took no part in the transaction, neither directly nor indirectly; and we lore promise to atone for "the enorm ity of the offence" by calling all hands to account for this almost unparalleled breach of genteel galantry and edito rial courtcsv. 1 O II 11 U i V AT IO. i'OK THE RISINC SUN. MUSIC. There is a strong power in music. Among the fine arts perhaps it occu pies the first rank in its effects upon the human character, and in its more extended influence over the moral character of a people. In all ages of the world, mankind have manifested a fondness for its enchantments and a passion in its cultivation, indeed, man seems by nature to be a musical being. Among his earliest efforts of imitation, may be traced that of following a favourite tune that has charmed his infant ear and left an impression not to be erased. Its sim plest and earliest etlect upon the pasions, may be seen in the sweet lullaby that charms to repose the infant in the arms of its mother. These facts go to how that the disposition to create and listen to melody in some form, is deeply seated in our natures. In the early ages of the world there was an inseparable connexion between poetry and music. Neither existed independent of the other. Commenta tors have told us, that a large portion of the old Testament was embodied in language that constituted the highest order of Hebrew melody. Bards in former limes, were the only historians known to a rude and illiterate people. Upon all public occasions, they occupied the highest seats, and sung to a wondering audience the martial deeds and history of their ancestors. It was by this means that the history of a long succession of ages was preserved in an imperfect form, belore more dura ble and sure means of perpetuating events were discovered. Among the earliest records of history, may be found the wonderful power of music. In the exaggerated language of the poets, the muic of Orpheus was so divine as

to arrest rivers in their courses to make the trees of the forest attentive listeners to tame the ferocity of savage nature, and to make all nature pauc in mute admiration. This circumstance may serve to show us the antiquity of the art. and that a passion for music is deeply seated in the human character. No age has passed w ithout recording its wonders, and perhaps the individual w hose organ of hearing was perfect, never lived wholly insensible to its charms. Indeed, the uniformity of its effect upon all classes and temperaments is what chiefly excites our admiration. A savage might gaze with a vacant eye upon the noblest specimens of architecture, of painting, and of sculpture, and yet be tamed into the softer feelings of Lis nature upon hearing a single strain of music. The foriv.er arts ate the growth of civilized society and cultivated taste music cx-

: ists independent of the refinements of eitucr. Its mllueiice is native and depen ds not upon the cultivation of the taste. In proof of this it may only be observed, that in the night which closed in upon the bright day of Roman and Grecian glorv, all the line arts shared t'.ie doom of those ill-fated empires except music. She, a companion of minstrels, charming the ear of the savages of the North who had overturned her home and destroyed all her sisters, survived the long night of the middle ages. The Goih and the Vandal yielded submission to her seductive sway, and perhaps her triumph as a wandering maid among savage hordes was as complete, as when she melted the souls of levers under the soft beauty of an Italian sky. But the tfject of music upon our passions, is by far the most interesting feature of this subject, inasmuch as the experience of all cf us can here speak. Who has not had his heart melted into tenderness and the fountain cf his tears broken up at seme touching appeal cf melody. It disarms grief ef its sting and tames the sterner passions of our natures. In devotional exercises, rnu-ic occupies a high rank from the known influence w hich it exerts in calling home the wandering thoughts and fixing them upon heaven. It raises the soul above the sublunary objects which ordinarily engage its attention, and readily disposes it to enter under the veil of futurity and hold converse w ith the solemn truths of eternity. The Catholic clergy best understood its power in t.'.'is respect; and it is remarkable how' important a pait music performed in their religious exercises". The darkened chapel and deep, solemn tones of the organ were w ell calculated to produce the effect at which the priests constantly aimed, and religion was shrouded with a mystery and awe that rendered its ministers objects of human reverence, and gave them an unlimited power over the consciences of men. The effect of martial music in inspiring courage has long been know:) to skilful generals. In what manner a martial strain should convert cowardice into bravery, is quite as hidden and mysterious to us. as that a plaintive air should summon the unbidden tear to our eyes. Sufficient for us that it is the case. The pallid check glows with the excitement and desire of approaching combat. Thoughts that but a mo ment before were resting upon a distant wife and children that in a few hours more might be left without a protector, now turn upon the glory of victory and the honor of high individual achievements. The whole man is changed, and at the inspiring call of the life and drum, he boldly marches against the foe. Producing this effect upon individuals, how can its more extended influence upon national character be doubted. It softens and refines the human character, and it is surely by no means an unreasonable deduction, that when cultivated, it should exert a powerful influence in moulding the character of i people. Ihe objection that it is enervating, is vain, and has been drawn rather from the character of a people operated upon by a combination of other causes, w ho chanced to carry this art to a high perfection, than from any known influence which it exerts. Us boast is humble, for it claims no part of national greatness, but is content with impressing upon national character those softer traits that beautify man, without detracting from the nobleness of his nature. FOR THE RISING SUN. Mr. Stephens, The following is the substance of a lecture delivered at the Rising Sun Lyceum, in Jan. 1833. If you think it worth the notice of the readers of your paper, please give it a place in jour columns. I . In the views which it is my intention to offer on the subject of education, 1 will attempt to show that a genera system of common school instruction

may be established in this State, that will afford the necessary means and opportunity to every youth, between the ages of 6 and 10 years, to acquire a knowledge of the ordinary branches taught in common schools, without any expense for tuition from the pocket of a single individual. This system I propose to base upon the proper management and application of the school fund now under our control. To explain this proposition I will premise, that a principal school be established at some central point in each congressional township, with as many branches around it as may be necessary. That the pupils of that school be selected from the larger class in the branch schools, by lot. That the trustees of the township be required at the end of each quarter to examine the qualifications of each pupil, and select from amongst them, for their merit and fitness for the station, a sufficient number to take charge of the branch schools for the term of 3 months, w ithout any compensation other than the honor of the station, which would be enough to inspire them with a spirit of noble emulation, and make the task of instructing light and easy. At the end of this term, these teachers would return to the first school with increased knowledge, and an increased desire to receive new light and instruction themselves. Their places would be supplied by a new selection, who would be as proud as their predecessors cf the distinction and employment; and thus every youth in the State might have free access to a common school or academy 0 months in each year. The. rough sketch, of the system now off red, as to its details, is confined to the congressional township in which we live, and predicated on a supposition that within its limits, say G miles square, there are at least 660 persons between the ages of G and 13 years. This number will furnish pupils for '20 subordinate schools, consisting of 30 each, and leave oO to be selected from the larger classes for instruction in the principal school. 1 suppose that the school section in this I tow nship may be sold for .$'4000, and the proceeds vested in permanent stock yielding six per cent., will produce ."s240 per annum. This sum would be under the direction of the trustees, and would, it is believed, be sufficient to compensate an efficient teacher of the first school, who may be assisted if necessary by some of his most capable pupils. Does this project present any fea

tures indicating its practicability? If it does, I invite every patriot and friend of our common country, and of its in tellectual, moral and religious institu tions to countenance and promote the perfecting of it by every laudable means in their power. Rut if it be deemed impracticable and without merit, may I hope at least, that mv imperfect views on the subject will elicit inquiry and a better digested scheme from some abler head. I will now present vou a picture of our condition, which 1 have no doubt the statistics of our country will fully warrant. It is believed that in this Slate, from which considerable sums of money are taken every jear for the instruction of the heathen and other charitable ob jects of a similar nature, that not more than one half the youth ol proper age receive any regular instruction in the ordinary branches of a common school education. And not more than one half of this portion go to school one month m each year; not more than one fourth two months; one tenth three months; one twentieth six months; and not one fiftieth nine months. What a picture for a county possessing the means which our laws have provided, nd what pretext shall we leave pos tcrity, to justify the neglect of so important a matter? Shall we plead that the means and opportunity are not af forded to us on highly favorable terms? Nay, in justice we cannot. A fearful responsibility rests upon the parents and guardians of the youth of this age. A generation more highly favored than any other that has prece ded it, with institutions, means and op portunities peculiarly adapted to intel lectual instruction and moral improvement; an age and a country abounding in a redundency ot the common com forts of life, unshackled by improper restraints, and undisturbed hy oppres sion. With all these advantages,shall it be said ol us by the rising genera tion and posterity, that we had neglected entirely the education of one half, and with the clenched hands of a miser contributed so sparingly to the instruc lion of the residue? If there shall be a pood work undertaken and perfected by the present generation, that will endear the memory of those who labour in the cause to posterity more than any

other dependent upon human effort; it seems to me it will be the establishment of a general system of education that shall secure to all classes the means of obtaining a regular course of common school instruction. And though this project may be vague and impracticable, still, the subject is one of such momentous interest to the present generation, and so necessary to the prosperity and stability of all our liberal and happy institutions, civil and moral, that it should enlist in its cause the time, the talents, and zealous devotion of everyr friend of this favored country. If I am correct in supposing that the importance of this subject is felt by al!r and that I have only repeated the sentiment that pervades this audience, permit me to enquire how many of the

members of this little society will agree to devote an hour or an evening in each week to the examination of our means, and to the labor of devi sing ttie best plan for applying them to the greatest possible advantage. COMMUNICATED. Old ignorant man, been here a long time, come from low down old Virginia, worked hard, used all the economy im aginable, and multiplied nil he could consistently, never had any thing give him, not even coat or shoct ; he can pay his debts and a few dollars to spare, and has now turned out to making fence, gratis, and finds all materials. Any per son fetch on their lots and thev shall be promptly attended to. old man. R. K. EATOIV, & CO., TOT AVE just received an additional JL JL supply of SmiNG and Summer Goods, among which are the follow ing: HANDSOME CALICOES, SILK & GINGHAMS, DRESS HDEFS., &c. Also, HARDWARE, QUEENSAVARE, GROCERIES, MEDICINES, etc. Sec Also, I2) ISariTls .IRacIicrel, All of which they will sell low for Cash, or country Produce. Rising Sun, Jpril 5th, 1831. WhctlesaSe cV Kefail HAT ES&NUFACTORY. f ESPECTFULLY inform the citizens of Rising Sun and vicinity, that they still continue to carry on the Hatting business in all its various bran ches, at their old stand one door from the corner of Front on Main street; where they intend keeping constantly on hand, a general assortment of Hats of the Latest fashion; which they warrant, for neatness and durability, inferior to none manufactured east of the mountains; which they will sell wholesale or retail on accommodating terms. 13. &z. M. return their sincere thanks to the public for their former patronage and earnestly solicit a continuance of their favors. 05" II ats made to order at the shortest notice. IHKVAI1TS O'ESl.t J ILL stand the pres- ' ent season, ending 10th July next, the first four days of each week at the stable of the subscriber, in the town of Hartford, and Fridays and Saturdays at James' Mill. The rates at which he stands are extremely moderate, and means of payment made the most accommodating Bonnets O'ISllic is a beautiful Gray, 1G hands I inch high. He is sired by Majesty Gray of New Jersey; he by the imported horse Rockingham. Bonnets O'Blue is from the celebrated mare Blue Jane; she was sired by Wynot Messenger of Philadelphia, and he by the old imported Messenger. Bonnets O'Blue is possessed of much pride, power, und beauty; a great portion of which he has a peculiar nack of imparting ta his posterity. For particulars, see bills; which show a desire of the subscriber that every man who engages the services of this noble animal, should have a favorable issue for his money. A. T. COYLE. April 12, 1334! Magistrate ItlaiikH of every description just printed and for sale at the office of this paper.

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