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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU .BUONAPARTE LAMAR
tion is the only agency that 'Can unfold and enlarge the human iu- [te] llect; enlighten, correct and strengthen the [j]udgment; it sub- dues, softens and ameliorates the heart; brings into operation every generous and virtuous principle; it fortifies and [s] ets up reason on its proper throne, and [hr] ings into sweet subjection thereto both the passions of the mind and propensities [of] the body. For i h~ eradication of evil habits, and the establishment and confirmation of those that are virtuous, the only effective means within the r.each of man is Education. Under the blessing of Heaven, it never fails [t]o ennoble and adorn the whole man; to render him generous and liberal, useful to Society and happy to himself. In a word, whatever excellen- cies we possess as individuals or as a nation we owe entirely to Edu'Ca- tion. And let us ever remember that the tree of liberty, so lately planted in this land, cannot possibly grow, mu9h less flourish, with- out Education. In proportion as you permit the shades of night to pass over it, [i]t decays and withers. Moreover, in a Republican Government, like ours, if no effort is made to encourage Education throughout the community, it does not require the ken of a Prophet to foretell what state of things will necessarily follow. For, in a state of ignorance, such glorious liberty as we now possess, may, and no doubt, will be converted into a deadly weapon capable of producing anarchy and confusion far more dreadful in their consequences than the greatest depotism that ever filled a throne. Education is the palladium of free Government, the bulwark of every country, and the glory of every land. But I find my remarks are becoming too lengthy; .I hope the importance of the subject will be esteemed a sufficient excuse for thus drawing your attention from other sub- jects, which p'erhaps at present are of· still greater importance-- Wishing you every happiness Marion I remain Jany. 31st 1838 Yours without guile . Saml. Rowland P. S. Glad should I be to see Texas following the examples of New York, Connecticut or Massachusetts with respect to general educa- tion- [Addressed] To the Honble. Genl. 1\1. Lamar Brazoria Favor of Mr. Hall No. 670 [Endorsed] Saml Roland on Education Jan. 13. 1838 1838 Jan. 31, W[ILLIA]M J. MITCHELL, l\HLLEDGEVILLE, [GEORGIA], TO M[IRABEAU BUONAPARTE] LAMAR, [HOUSTON], TEXAS Requesting information regarding the procedure necessary to obtain property alleged to be in Gen. Houston's hands, in trust from the estate of Augustina [ ?] Parsons. A. L. S. 2 p. Indorsed : ''. . . Claim of Augustus Parsons $3000 left in Genl Houstons Hand &c." 3-Llbrary.
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