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THE TEMPERANCE BANNER.
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Kagie of the toilless pinion. |
Upward to thine oyrie hie ;
Midst the ro-ks whore sound* the thunder, j
With it* borirseet melody.
Where the craven-hearted linger,
Wh e-re di-opond* the gloomy *vuV
Then’ the- hmc* at or.ee join issue.
And r-i-.-ntituic- fate control. i
Wfu> w-suld w arbk out existence, I
Like a song bird in a bovver -
Knowing i't he hath within him
Element* of rjvora! power?
Tbe-n be up! arvl dream r>o K-r-g.-f,
Lofty purposes avow •
Aud with great design* accomplished,
Hind the laurel to th v brow I
in a great deal <sf “the woman,” as a I
lover, in these lino*, which come we know not whence, j
; -J from the pep. of we know- not whom
“Ye*, my lips to-night have spoken
\ ’’Voi ds 1 said they should not speak :
And I would I could recall them—
Would I had not been so weak.
f>h ! that one unguarded moment I
Were it mine to live again,
All the strength of its temptation
Would appeal to. me in vain.
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“True, my lip* have only uttered
What is ever in my heart; >
I am happy when beside him.
Wretched when we are apart.
Though I listen to his praises
Always longer than I should ;
Yet my h-art can never hear the-rr.
Half so ofteu a* it would. j
“And I would nc-t, could not, pain bin-,
Would not for the world offend;
1 would have him know I Ilk- birr.
is a brother, as a friend ;
Rut I meant to keep one secret
Tn my bosom always, hid, j
For I never meant to toll hire
That I loved him but I did.”
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PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE.
\N> tak* the following excellent arti-i*- on ‘.he
Progress of Temperance, from the ••Southern Time*,**
large, ably edited weekly, published a'. Mont- 1
gomery, Ala., by I.ipeec-tnb, Hilliard A 0 0., editors
and proprietors. \W< are glad to s that they bat
tie so ably in “def'mco of the r ight. ‘ The Southern
Times i* always placed r*r*fiiU away, ■ ith the
choicest papers that cocr*-* to tins ‘ ffict. Bur Her* (
is the article, judge for younwiif Bn. Ba km an.
“The raji'd pri-gr*..-** in mat form of k-- Temper
ance principle, whi-'h seeks either to *orogat* en
tirely, or materially -Jitriinih the Ueen-*- System, ,*
one of th* mo*; rer-v-kaWs** iosraVt'c of a chang :in
popular -entim-nt, that the modern world ha-* expe
rienced There most be strong And aulietantial rea
sons for such a movement Pe.ottie, who refer it to
preju iev* or pelftk-aj ambition, to fanaticism or any
other morbid -tenthnoo*. an singularly def'-’tive
either in a ko*wiig.. of the f.,ni* or in a opacity
for ao.Tjrate tudgmeftt. A “v***uf ‘hat h- e raihnd
•o many million* of men in its advocacy .r,d f-up
port- --a nv-asurn that ras oone..iurated e much til
wet virtue-and crrgv * m* n€#r* that has over
come the most numerous and formidfibk- cbetack-W
Above all, a measure Chat had to t-dv ate * ver. jood
mtirenf nd worthy men into rU. ptr--n;if.v- tau*t
bate its roc.tr deep in justice, truth, and tcijfrd
policy, ft is folly to k • any other view t .f this mat
ler. N irr.eera, v* themselves. a r - no arg romot in
favor of a eaoc, but the cEanj-'-w of number* hr.
weight. Tbit fei it indisputable: and hence, inveh
number- as are array.-c i-i bera’f of th* Temperance
Re-form are iixHcativ?* at h ast, that the intellect arid
tv-art of the country arc ,yn its side,
“No man can avoid the reflection, that Legislation
i** becoming more ami tr.or*- itnbiud with a moral
spirit The proof- of this are ; rreistible. If we
r J “ i ‘ • . V.
Ifbotci to Ccntpcrancc. Citmturr. Central I'ntcllinnuf. ant) flit latest Hctos.
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• luok at the history cf Legialntinn in w. at Rritain •
, and th* i'nile<l plates r> the last twenty years, we
, see this truth hjiiy attested. Nor is it at *1! surpri
sing. Moral int. reals necessarily enter more *n<l
, more in tv the advancing stage* of societv Rus
i ness, poht'oes ami all other relations became more
j closely and intimately blended with moral questions,
.in certain of thir asptvts, as civilization fwogrcssi s.
INo earthly power on prevent such a stab'of things,
jlt is eitlu-r this kind of advancement or •> retro
grade t'Owards a lower stag* of inteilr. tual arid so
le:#! rrHooment. Ir. consequence of this uniferm
; arvi paramount law - slaw that Heaven has soaletl
• on the very h*art of sfviety—legislation must take
j cognizanc of evils ; r; the body politic. Nor is ii
|drtficult to discriminate between evils, that are
proper subject* for legal interference, and those that
I are nob The line in broadly drawn If the evi
! presses on us as citizens—if it primarily and ordi
narily acts on us in our civil connections if it m
• volvca oue rights and our welfare as members of a
j community and subjects of a commonwealth then.
jitis a ill subject for legislative action. (>n this prin- •
| ciple, the Sabbath is guarded by law. On this *arm j
principle marriage is protected. There are count j
less instances > n which the truth and justice of this !
principle ar.- acknowledged and obeyed. Andi
I hence, Legislation is recreant to its highest trust, if
in the open field of citizenship, where its citizens
! are suffering under a curst- where they are wrong
| fully taxed to support pauperism and punish crime,
i that might be largely arrested- where their homos
and servants are daily corrupted and injured-—it
’ fails to show a manly sense of integrity and faith !
; fulness in crushing the monster that devours the;
• substance of the land. Such viewF cannot bp gain
saved. They are not in the region of doubtful prin
jcip'es. They are no party disputes Rut they rest
lon the very foundations of all government. They
‘are maxims of age and authority and whoever sets
; himself against them, no matter what mv lie his
: motives or aims, is striking ft fata! blow At the
strength, purity and value of at! social Institutions “!
?r'.iu b tfomh Carolina Temperance Tract.
‘is i PKOUIBITOKY LIQf OR LAW REMAJVPR!) I* i
■RrtCTR CAROLINA.
Is Intemperance an evil, blighting Wasting
• withering as the Sirocco of the desert?
Has a single district, community, or family ir, the
; State escaped its terrible ravages?
Scan the entire criminal code, make a catalogue j
|of all the Crimea enumerated in the statute hook,!
and answer candidly docs any one, or all of them 1
. together, pour such incessant streams of suffering,
| misery, and death upon Society, as this hellish, bot
; tomleae fountain of iniquity?
The extent of this evil is absolutely indescribable, j
; ircalculable, astounding; and yet we stand still w ith ■
farms folded- hardened by constant observation and j
j contact in the midst of surrounding desolation ‘
1 doubting the right or the erjxdienry of binding the |
! monster at once and for ever, in chains’ and bars. :
I Have wc the right to enact laws prohibiting the
, rriariufa''ture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a
| beverage?
j “All power is originally vested in the people, and
j all fiwc governments are founded on their authority,
j and art instituted for their pease, wfety and happi
i(Constitution of S. C., Art fl, Sec. Ist.)
. The vry object of government, then, is to pro
- hibit, or suppress, whatever may conflict with the
j peace, safety, or happiness of the people; and the
; pcopie being the source of political power ir all free
1 governments, have a perfect right to demand legists
I live interferenc. whoo moral suasion fails to seen re
to society immunity from insupportable evils.
Persuasion and foreo, or k-gal coercion are tre- in
! strumentiil.tie- employed t” restrain and prevent
[ vice, immorality, and -rim.— of .-v-ra at.ads arm ri...
■ gree..
Moral snatuon > usually employed to indu-v. men
! tc rnreic* or reject a belief -to do. what thev are
f nivier ro obligation to do. and to rentrain men. when
jthay injure r,..ne toil thi-r .m.-Ivc
The habile, conduct, and *.t ot a man, however
objiv-tionable, on long as nobody el* hut himself is
I injured -if interfered with, and reformed at all by
: other*- - c..n *nly he property react,<vt hy moral -uh
\ sion.
j lsj.it (y*r-‘itm* on rhe other hand mur t*. env
- ployed vo restrain me-, from indulging pra<-ti<-. or
; jiorsoing a business which injur ns any other man, or
( cla**, oj c vmrnuivity of men The moment that we
,-orc.e where -,rv mar, inflict* injury upon another,
: rve have passed the line w here moral suasion ends,
and legal ooerev-n logins. We have left the province
of the one. and hare entered that of the other.
Applying three principles and illustrations to the
‘liquor traffi-’ of South Carolina, is itpo*.iS)e for any
‘one divested -f all prejudice, to question the light
lof our Logriiaiurn to enact prohibitory lavra? Why,
j our statutes mriaa; abound with partial prohibitory
1 liquor iinti* -rirair.ing ail from selling intcuirating
’ drinks in o* oair, ttho do nM h./y tKc prir
! iltyt. It tb State iiae heretofore rvjktj'uliy de
! marvlcd a considc-ratiur. ion thia opocial fK-ruiisf-iorr—
this II en Mi to vdl lirpjorfe -tuay it not go 1 step fi,r
thrT, ir. clew of the admitted tvila growing oik of
i the, trafftc ttpurri ti.c paltry comiideraiiou— withhold
: the hcea.it , anti prohibit the aalc entirely ’
So inuch for (be rif/hl. An*l now wto the ecjv
[JUu'y of enacting thie law
It in sj>i that i.he-f-dople are not ready for it So
ji. was said in Meine, Maaiaebuaetta. hhrde Island.
Connecticut New Y'/rk, and either Static*, until a
lair expression a a,- obtained at tin- ballot-box, when
osenrhfcitnmg majortk-s declared in language not to
ibe mistirderttood —“tw are ready. ~
PF;\FMD, GEORGIA, SATIRDAV, JF\E 9.1855.
So n will !■ in tin old Palmetto Stats. TU peo
ple h. cc ire in advance of pWiticia.,. on vbis quo.-•
tion. Already most of the Koa.i Boat b and Town
(’ourcils, have decided to peli no move iwn*cs al
though authorized by !hw to whi-yc these guilty
indulgences to outrage communities fur tnorray the
virtue of the people is above their cupidity; and
hence vve derive the first assurance that our voters
only wart an opportunity to declare with the teem
ing millions n th*.’ St at* e .um,*u shu',*- ( “Rown with
the !iuu*c traffic.”
Twenty five years ago. the tr.,d. way Cunductisl
by rospc-rahlf m rehante of character aad standing
in the community Every body drank liquor then,
and of course, an article so universally used ht the
people, was kept hr all tinders wbe pr, tended to
have an assortment of merchandize.
Ry dint of persevering efforts, however, fora quar
ter of a century, the temperance reformation has
gradually driven this vile stuff from nearly every re
spectahle store in the country; and now it ia in the
bands of an entirely different class of traders. Li
quors arc now obtained of low, unprincipled foreign
ers, worthless vagabond natives, and the meanest
grade of North Carolina wagoners.
Could a trade of any sort, conducted by such char
acters, benefit tlviKuiU, and deserve the countenance
of the, people ?
If not, w hat can hr said fur the liquor traffic in
trinsically abominable-—avoided hy all respectable
traders, and only seized upon by vagabond harpies
for a living, as a sort of compromise hetwven honesty
and roguery.
Conducted hy respectable dealers, the traffic is
bad enough; but in the hands of such rnen us now
have charge of it - -having for their principal custom
ers, our negroes, and the lowest, and most degraded
class of white people the slave* stimulated to clan
destine acta of theft, insubordination, and perhaps to
insurrection, whilst their boisterous white >.ssoo : ates
in the grog shops, are fast sinking into hopeless pov
erty, wretchedness, and misery ; constituting a'to
gethcr a group from whence issue swollen, turbulent
streams of pauperism, crime and death. I say this
despicable traffic thus stripped of its false allure
ments, and exposed in all its hideous, loathooine de
formity, stands out in such leold and startling relict
a* the great curse- of thr land, it is absolutely amaz
ing, that a free people who bnou ano ft*l it all,
should permit it to exist another day in their midst!
There w as a time when moral snasion accomplish
ed wonders in the Temperance Reformation; but
now an entirely different form of opposition arrays
itself against our glorious rnus., and against the
peace, safety, and happiness of our country.
To use moral suasion alone with such characters
as now chiefly uphold th. liquor traffic in. South Car
olina, is to engage in the old-fashioned folly of ‘‘east
ing pearls before swine,” or “pitching straws against
the wind.”
Some good men, perhaps, still countenance and
support the business, and with such wemay continue
to reuson as heretofore. But, to the entire crow of
reckless, vagabond grog shop and itinerant liquor
verniers, who infest and curse the land, let us say
as we hnve already said to their less offending asses
dates in crime, the (.amblers and Counterfeiters, —
your mischievous traffic j s oulinitf’d fyrhUdun—
l‘mhibitt.4— and mvrt. cease at once, and forever!
Op in Urt f f'hief Juttise. Taney, of the Supreme
Court of the United State*.
“Evc’-y State may reguliip its. ow n internal traffic
according to its own judgment, and upon its own
vii wr of the interest and well being of its citizi ns, I
am not * w are that these principles have ever to-en
questioned. If any State deems the retail and inter
na! traffic in ardent spirits, injurious to its citizens,
and calculated tn produce idli m-e* vice, or debauch
ory, I- •*- nothing in the f. institution of tb- United
State*- to prevent it from regnlatinp and riKtraining
tbe traffic, or from prohibiting it altogether, if it
tirinks proper.”
“PROPERTY.”
Iliere is a gri st deni ot ‘alk about the projirrty -
w hich will be sacrificed, :f a prohibitory lawispass
ed. Can any or.e foot sp th* amount of property
sacrjficeci to k-K’p up the rum traffic -the amoo it
paid for ta~ to sunp-ort rum made paupers and
critnir-ai- ’ Again: the greatest wealth of a ‘'tale is
the intelligence a iyi moral worth r s her citizens.
Look *vir th> htwory of New York Many of her
nv/hl<t and b>ei minds hao bet-n surritic.d npvti
the rum altar Talk atriut the faerrt"--. of prrq.erty!
The wealth of world* would net weigh a feather in
the * alt, against one tnbvd sc allied and mined hy
rum.- Cayuga Chief.
H'flAT H’OU T TBb 1/tVE 0? BmtRT W. I
Last week one of our physicians w as call'e! to rot
k sick child that seemed to Is. wasting away for the
want of proper nourishment, and mepoetirig that a
w ant of money made v want of : -Kvi, he gave a little
lirother of th-. sick child ■ shilling, arc! to id him to ;
take it to some (srson whownu and giv-.btm the worth
of it in good, rich milk fr- hi:- si-.k !*Ukj sister. The ;
little-foile-w Joyfully taking <he money, with many
thanks from th* mother of them both, soil o*jt with
his. litiri; brown mug in she search of milk, are! the
doctor went lib wnv An b'-ur lat'-r ho met the fa
th ‘r of those chddrsn beastly drunk, and *>r biz visit
next morning learning that he had met his little boy
with the rnrtg, and took the’ money from him, and
with It bought a pint of whisky and left his helpless
babe to starve or get it- food from the ravins. The
child and family were provided fur, but not the
wme'ch who gave them whisky fur their milk money.
f American Freeman.
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THV. PROffMOMSTS* PYKIMID.
“Pyramids ate pyramid*” Such if one of
V-'inrV Night Thoughts And it is now as clear as
th.- light of the day, that th>- Prohihitinniata’ Pyra
mid, pron ie.s to he the moat nroper pvnin'd ol
them all.
It is now only se-nn- four years, sinew the Temper I
nor. rutin of Maine set seriously nliout erecting a I
monument v. hi h slu iild do honor to the cause, arel I
loth’ country. Like vvia. builders, thev laid its!
foundations broau tnd deep on thr rock of everlast
ing Truth. Tb i* well- r an reived and patriotic pro
ject, soon commended itself to the good and the
true of other States, The cornni atone w.aa laid he
the noble men of Maine, J ano Thin ini lMfil. In
18fi2, a goeally block w.a;. contributed by the ritatc
of Rhode Island. In the oaine year, the marble and
the granite of Vermont and Massachusetts were
add.si They were followed, in 1*0.", hy Miehigan.
In 18f>4. (*hio. In the same year, Connecticut. In
18f>5 ;let it stand blessed forevor ‘‘in the calendar!")
Indiana, IH-lawarc, the Province of New Rrunsw-ick,
and—last, but not leant—the Empire Statu the
State of New York!
Rut indeed in every commonwealth of the Union,
in every neighboring Territory and Province, in
California, Canada, and Nebraska, wherever the li
qiieir traffic has erected to its own infamy, prisons,
poor houses, and gibbets, then running and labori
ous artificers are busy in preparing contribution* foi
a mighty monument, which shall he worthy of the
grandeur iff the Temperance Reformation. Noi
oven the North American continent “contracts our
powers.” The fur off isles of the sea participate in
the common enterprise; the North will give up, am’
the South hold not hack. England, Ireland, and
Scotland are all astir wiih busy preparation; and
will Ik- present with us lie fore the cap-stone ahall he
brought on with rejoicing. The iol of its arctnti cts
embrace a noble community of noble men. In this
glorious masonry, i-o massive, sumptuoua, and ma
jestic, and consecrated by so sublime a sentiment.
WO feel it “praise enough to ti 1 the ambition of a
private man,” if we may but be count's! a hewer ol
wood, or a drawer of wator.
Yet how little iff this great work is of man. (>ll
wiw master-builder is God. In vain do our enomita
predict its downfall, and conspire to overthrow it.
Let them first undermine the dome ofhoavtn; and
lay prostrate the pillars of Truth! The law shal
not perish. It shall he a statute fur all generations.
Man iH great; but God ja greater th m man.
•‘Virtue a’oof out hu’ldit the pyramid*;
!t*r monument* ftfiftlt ?Ht, when fall.”
Thu materials no* at may pri lta|>F In
arranged, temporarily, somi-wlmt ns follows. Al
ready the Prohibitionists’ Pyramid ‘‘lifts its awfu
form” in llm sight of the civilized w o Id. And whil
it strikes the enemy with terror, let it gladden tin
vision, and stimulate the zeal of the n motet co
worker! .
MAINE
0H I O
VERM ONT
INDIANA
NE W YO R K
MIOH I G A N
DKLAW A II E
OONNE(’ T I C r T
RHO I K I SI, A N D
NF, V\ RRU NS W ICK “
MASBAfII U S F T T 8
SOlifceeFCtut i*isuft c CccfcuJtift.
“Mfrr HiY ¥ol’ CAN'T-00 A.VD TRY.”
The old man v.-e know him well in childhood -
S{K>k<- earnestly His old frame straightened and
his dim • v-kindled a* it looked into our own We
see. him now mh* sto-id then. He had taken his
well worn glooaes from his nose and stood with com
prcezwd tips tow ring above uh. To us, boy as we
were, tbi-r*- was tK-melhing of av.r in his voire and
manner. A bloah crept up over our cheeks and
brow, arid w-r felt ashamed of the word aorrv we
had spoken it in his hearing. “4-an't do it! Why,
l>oy, l coukl do it, as old as I am, ond n r/ir, yon.”
Tb- ‘.ilu frosts had r u t down the young corn
blades, and thr old man whose words wc have quo
ted, frar.ti.-i the dead parts oiipr.ed off with shears.
It was affi ttys ri, Mir oomraiHs were r.a-jy with
their sis-, - on • and bait, and ws looked ufsvn the job ;
as Herculean But we wanted fishing tackle, and I
we kn *v TV’S, vriv.re to obtain the shilling or two- a
great cum st that particular juncture —neevsaary to |
buy the articles. With a sigh, we took tb* shears i
arid cr.minofiCAd. At firet the tip quivered—we
thought the old rnun s-tero and unfeeling. Rrt a*
we entered into tho work his many a.-taos kindnesw
carue up, and tho toil became a [dcaaure.
Th< gras“ did not grow under our fold thnt day 1
We wart earning money; there was fishing tack I o in j
the rtoro; and our comrades worn by tli* stream
where trout were pienty. Backward and forward
we wen M e were astonihcd at our progress, ie
camt aiMouragsd, and put on more steam.
AA'hi'e the sun was high up in tho w est, we elipp-1
ed our last row of corn and Iped the streaming’
sweat fmm our heated face. Without a thought for!
the l ent arid aching bock, we entered the old man's!
office and stood by his chair. Turning his ryes over
hie glasses, he recognized us, ami a shade of dieap
; poinUnont shaded hi* features. “What!” he ha'f
; indignantly exclaimed, “backed out Jo quick? Well,
well, young man. you’ll never get through the world
in this way.” Pushing his glasses violently back
upon his nose, lie resumed his w riting.
“I'he corn is finished,” we at last ventured to say.
“What’s that?” and he turned quickly to where we
VOL HUMBER 23.
w>rv standing. “The mm in *ll clipped,” wc re
(>li.'d “All Hipped, sir*” Nobly done, my boy;
nobly done. Now you are * man again, and I honor
you. Here is your money.’’ He held our Wintered
fingers in hi* palm and looked thrillingly down to
our very non', a* ho with hi* other hand dropped a
half dollar into our hat. “Now, sir, go and Ukc
your comfort with your well earmd money, and a)
wavs romemW not to any, ‘I That's a cow
ardly word, boy. Always rwr, and you’ll aucceed
you’ll anr reed.” The throat was full, for pride, joy
and gratitude was welling up. We felt reliant felt
manly • -felt wealthy. When a few moments after
wards, we stood at the counter and called for fish
honk* and line*, wo felt that chaps of our moan* and
station, did not often trade at the store. We felt
that the finest trout would honor our hook, and that
such boys were nearer.
We never hare forgotten the words of the old
man. They have been a trumpet blast when life’s
battle waged fiercely. “Can't” never helped us
through a difficulty; “I’u, Try’’ has oveieomc the
most threatening ones. It is cowardly to despair; it
is brave and manly to try. There is sorcery in that
iron will which dares. It leaps into the arena against
any odds, and gives resolute battle to all obstacles.
“>Vc must Hog ’em boya, or Molly Stark is a widow
to-night,” was the cry of the intrepid Green moon
tainccr. That spirit, infused into the haidy rifle
men of the mountains, saved their home* from brand
and blade. ‘ I’ll try,” waa the sublime language of
Miller, as he moved calmly through the battle-storm
of hissing iron. “It was worse with mo at Ar
eola,” scornfully replied Bonaparte a* he was urged
to dee from the Chamlmr of Deputies.
V\ e like that .-spirit. Many is the time our hi art
has been pained and indignant when we have heard
the laint-hcartod ones whimper in the reform strife,
“its of no use—we can’t do it!” We always feel
like trying. If we, fall, even in the contest, the
Bight still lives nnd the work is bequeathed from sire
t< son. It is only the trial, which can secure the
triumph.— Cayuga Chief.
NEWSPAPERS,
Judge Longstriet, whose views on ailsnhji-ct* are
sensible, practicable and worth treasuring up, thus
sets forth the value of a newspaper :
“Small is the sum that is required to patrmrxe a
newspaper, and most am -ly remunerated is tbe pa
tron. I care not how humh!e and unpretending tbe
gaz- tie he Ink’s, it is next to impossible to Hll a sheet
llfiy-two times a year without putting into it sotnr
tliing that is worth tile snhseri| tbm price. Every
lift rent whose son is off from him at srho 1 should
supply him w ith * papi r. I well remember what a
lIK retire there was between thnso of my si hoi I
inafi s who had nnd those w ho had not access to m w s
papers. Other things being equal, the first weic al
ways decidedly superior to the last in debate and
composition at least. The reason is plain : they had
omnrand of more facts. Youth will peruse a news
paper with delight w hen they will n ail nothing else.”
i SWEET VOK E.
A sweet voice ia indispensable to a woman; 1 do
not think 1 can describe it. It can be and sometimes
is cultivated. It is not inconsistent with gnat vi
vacity, but is often the gift of tbe gentle and unob
trusive, Loudness or rapidity i* incompatible w ith
it. It is low but not guttural, deliberate, but not
slow. Every syllable ia distinctly heard, but they
follow each other like drop* from a fountain. It i*
like the cooing of a dove, not shrill, nor even ch ar,
but uttered with that, subdued and touching readi
ruM, which every voice assuror h in moments of deep
feeling or tenderness. It is a glorious gift in woman
—1 should be wort by it more than beauty—more
even than by talent, were it possible to separate
them. But I never heard a deep sweet voice from
avn ak woman. It is the organ of strong feeling and
of thought* which have lain ft) the bosom, ’till their
saeredree* almost hushes utterance,— Willtt.
TRITU.
Ah! if wc would but pledge ourmilven to truth, an
we do to Home imaginary mistreM; anil think life
too chart, Bcc.iuhc it abridged our time of nervier,
what anew world we should have I Moet m< ti |ay
their vows to h r in youth, and go up into the hustle
of life with her kirn* warm upon their lip, and her
bloving laying upon their hearts like dew; but the
world has lips letw chary and cheaper benedictions,
and if the broken troth-plight, with their humble
village miatrece comca over them aotueiime'i with a
pang, she knows how to blandish away remorse and
persuade* them era old age, that, their young enthu
Huiam was a folly and an indiscretion.
I-fTThe mighty spirits Os our race, arc as the lyric
thoughts of Hod. that drop and breathe from his Ai
mighty solitude ; transient chord* Hying forth from
j tha strings, sr hi* solemn hand wanders over the pos
sibilities of beauty. One only finialied expression
i of hi* mind, one entire symmetric *tra n, ha* fallen
1 upon our world. In Christ, we have the overflow
ing word, the deep and beautiful soliloquy, of tho
Most High ; not his motvage and his argument- for
in that, there were no Religion—hut the very po* try
of God, which could not have been told u, face to
face, but only cast in m< dilation, upon the silence of
history. Not more certainly, do we discern in the
writings of Shakspcare the greatest manifestation of
! human g* nius, than in the reality of Christ, tho
1 highest expression of the Divine. Not more clearly,
, docs the w orship of the saintly soul, breathing through
1 its windows opened to the midnight, betray the se
-1 erelß of it* affections—than the in nd of Jesus of
’ Nazareth, rcvnala the pet feet thought, and inmost
love of the All-ruling God.—James Jlartincav.
$ JAMES T. BLAIN,
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