The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-12-09

gainst them BY the brutality and iGnosspee Of
mso 40 IL, thersfoss, we owe that eharu aud
sxpassion Of life which their smuncipa,iou
has conterreS on civilized Europe.
The opersiior of this gfest agent Of human
improvement became assisted By IN eveps,
which woud al -frs, scesh :n csicvls,ed to
promote the progress OF softe manae ., and
10 aid the development, Of the kind affec,icps.
We alludc 10 The isfop,ion Of The 6s. 10 ous
nations u the north, iato the morc scu,bs,n
kmgcoms, and their establishment, at them
sslves In those courtsics as the mastef . of
the, soils and the ssock Of the people. Mira
Essten, . Ce,msn professor, who hss wet
ten some excellent work. ON the phiicsugnis
CO questions which hlAsosy sugyes,s, em4 kss
thai "a religious ,espec, for the sex, ,olt
of nyslicsl tsnslicism in love, belongs essen
TALLY to tho Tsutonick chstsctsr." There
has always existed, in this regard, q ,ems,k.
able difference between the north, aud Tho
south ~ was vislble In their es,lies, add
tudss, respective conditioos; snd ,y.is not
oLii,eraied 70 this Day The Scsudsns.,s
tribcs always respected thsir womes ia
,hsse wild md iusIsnen, regions, females
wers uevsi he ID in o slats OF rcsltsint or 90.
ciusioni they accompanied the wsrriors In
their exprdi,ioosj 8 ,hey dis,,ibu,ed the 20.
wsrds u vast sne then p esencc inspired
the effotls 70 deserve thsm. Love, consida
e,ed as sentiment, has aiways been . iarara
its ,heae OF ;hs nor,he q poets and the he
roes uod bunlcrs auongs 'hcss wake pco.
pie, roaming Though thsir last, ssts ~. tho
ahsighted refuse ot the great smpile o, ,nd
soush, regarded IL ss ~ honor and dG,y N
bs Submissive ,otheir women. To i1is sources
then, we owe H,st the spirit of cnlvslrous gall
lanlry, and ui,imAtey the prse'iec OF ,ha.po-
Ire gsllsGIsy, which 10, me lhe thos, p, dsni-
neat feature In the pfssest eonslitsusion Of
social intercourse.
Tho iostno,,on Of chivalsy chiefly gtew
out Of tho dosire Of pso,se,lng woman, ex.
posed rs she wss BY her weaknessin Ihoss
times Of disorder, when society w.s agi,atcd
BY the throcs that p-ecede the blIth OF esisb'
iishmen,s. AZ clvilisa,ion advanced, snd tho
law became more strong, the Original objects
OF The knight became by deg ses eImos, tore
goiten bot tho Institution was too agreeable
10 the spisi: Of tho spirit Of he ege 10 BE- ye.
allowed 10 disappear. Gailaa,sy, ambition
and taste Cor martial exel eises, bccpa,s 'hs
chief anima,ions Of chivairy. Eoch warrlor
salllsd foslh - msintsi1 s,be peeflsssnrss os
his mistress /; and Europe was covered. notf
oas end 20 sns osbe r, with lhes az zds ee. eysrss
who, displsyiag re soasfs ars"r.vs's of heis
ladies, knockcd tach olhsI cu rare bead to
merit .hsis favor However, prDefvus vera
the Absut diijrs incladsd 10 Ihis custom, its
influence inspired snthusiassa TO poets, and
gave gface aDa seriiiioocy to the nobih =,
Chivslry, says German sushsrs forms lie
sole glssy of several centsries, which wuUds
bu, for Il, be consigned TO horror snJ eoo~
tempt in history Remove fo lhs middls
ages this ins,,u'iop, snd vhsl would fclnslA
,othem To Il We owe ths, cxrsovd,nary
ssn,imen, Of modern dimes which 10 called
hosov a sentiment unknown to the sncitnis
bu, which, In the sbssacs of much higher
ptincip!s, 10 Que Of the mos, powerful sptings
Of soblc and admired acsiouss--Abovc all, 10
added still more TO the vslue ds,hs female
seq 10 the public estimation. In the courts
ia The lists, in battle, aud 10 literature, woman
was the principal objss, Of cslebsstion and
ofien tho same pcsso was st once lover, poet
and warror the could sing 70 bis Iyie,s wcn
~ combat, with his lance, in behalf Of tho
kaa has. I. f..f t.- sss.i I'D