Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-06-07

distinguished merit and refine ment; and
permitting their passions to shoot Wild
in all the observation-disclosures of folly and
guilt. Amid this wide extended ravAge
of talents and virtue, it becomes pot the
man of be nc, olence to sit idle. Silence
would be treason to society. Lrttfs IL
mite, then, in the arduous, yet delight
full task Of guiding the steps OF inc xperi-
enced youth. let us point thu ir rassi-
ons to Heaven and teach the m to burn
with holy love. Let us teach them that
the happiness even of this earth consists
not in brutal rnlp, mrn,s and in the de-
basement of their faculties but that to
be really hArTv it is necessary that their
Elections be pure, their Oh ects bc inno-
cent, their minds clear, scrcnCe and stca-
DIV and that the ireblrst pulse Of con-
scious virtue distributes more genuine
bliss through the system, than all the
spasms and commissions oil hberIlne pur-
suits.
Tuiiv remarked Of virtue and vice,
that in order to render the latter disgust
fully repuIsive, and the former irre~i
necessary than to per,ontv them; to
make them the objects OF human sight:
to display them naked to the eve in
stead OF describing the m to the mind Of
man. know not what effect such an
exhibition might have on the 4rigid hearts
and lnvetcrate habits Of advanced age :
but on youthful mind am persuaded
that the impression would be deep and
strong. In vain would vice beCkon them
to her embrace, while her phrenzlvd
face, her gorgon looks, her distem-
pered gesture would drive back the cur
rent of blood upon their hearts and chill
it all with horror Virtue, on the other
hand with placid lnien and sweetest
smile, would wake into life eat h gene
rous affection, touch their souls with
rapture and stretching forth her arm of
snow would only have to bid the m come,
to be obeyed. Thus would the PENCIL
delineatc III, m. Ours is a more dIttluule
task. We speak not &c the eve, through
which the vivid commune alton i, SO ~.
rect, so rapid, SO resistless. We adj
dress slower organ and must solicit pa
tienCe.
The words Of our text present an I'M
mtnse subject. They might lead US to
desrant on the lust of pride, the lust Of
dominion, the lust of fame and renown.
and all the great as well as little passions
OF misguided youth. Let us limit our
remarks within narrower sphere, and
select from the cluster of youthful lus,s,
one which is more fashionable, and per-
haps more detrimt ntal to them in tverv
point OF view, than any other with which
the presontag> is scourgrd: mean the
illicit indulgence OF that passion which
was given TO us for the preservation of
the human species. Considered merely
with reference to this lite | know not a
m ore deadly antidote to bliss than this
hwless tV1ant over man. How often
does it dig the grave Tor genins and cha
racter! How are all the energies OF the
mind unstrung by. its excess; all the af-
fections Of the heart deadtned or impoi-
scned every virtuous propensity put to.
flight and the charms Of chaste society
lost and forgotten. Mark the Youth to-
dav See his checks Crimsoned with the
stream of h, aIth his ewes beAmlns in
telllgencc his smiling lip p"urtral ing
the peace which presldes oyerhls breast;
and his step how hrn, elastic and
spriehtlv. Attend to his conversation.
Hear the depth of remark the nice
discrimination, the fash of fancy: The
affecting sentiment of virtue, and .Ae
tone OF el"quence. Every Object lends
spring to his feelings or his rchv c,iors.
He looks abroad on the scenery OF nl-
ture and his heart be at, with the sweet
est agitation. He, surveys the course Of
the planets,
WhetL'"s unshakea my2nSb the vo!d
tmmeH<e,"
and his soul kindles with religious fer
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