Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-01-11

forfeit, exclaimed the whole company.
here's treason amongst us, spy in our
camp, an advocate for matrimopy, fine him.
fine him, bumper of salt water, a cold
bath, no punishment is too severe for such
alarming opiaions--order, order, gentle
men, exclaimed the chairman, LET us hear
bis defence, let us treat him with deco
rum. Come Howard, said Won Snarl,
your reasons, your reasons, my boy. Why's
gentlemen, said /, although aware that
was to dine with bachelors, was not pre-.
pared to meet a party hostile to matrimo-
N.Y. myself am bachelor. . It's true,
It's pity, and pity tits, It's true" YET 4
cannot subscribe TO the correctness of doc
triues such as have just heard advanced.
ian is social being by nature; ne was
never intended TO be isolated, floating thros
the world without the ties of affection. Of
association, or of kindred; he has duties
to perform to religion, 10 country aud to
morality, and all these point to marriage
as the great end by which they may be
accomplished and fulfilled. You boast Of
freedom, Of the joys Of your table, of your
lunrestrsined liberty; the savage, whose
yell reyerberates through the forest, is e.
qually as free; he becomes Infatuated by
rum, and basks 10 the sun beams in digni-
fed intoxication. No soul feels an inter-
est for you, no soul dares modest him--so
far you are equal: but the savage MAR
RIRs, he roves through the woods with his
vile by his side; he hunts the fleet deer
because his wife partakes of his spoil and
praises his dexter:ty; he teaches bis boys
to become warriors, familiarizes them to
the bow and arrow and the pointed jave-
lin; the savage has social relations even
in bis moments Of brutal intoxication, he
is, therefore, your superior. IL you have
no wife TO control or direct your move-
ments, you have no friend who feels an
interest for your health aud happiness, who
signs for your griefs, who rejoices 10 your
prosperity. who watches your pillow in
the hour Of sickness, who administers with
1her fair aud soft hand the medicine for
Iyonr health, and binds your brows, and
soothes your agitations with the sweet kiss
lof affection. If you are thus free, you
have DO children, whose growing virtues
lido honor to their sire, whose cheerful pratt
tie bIunts the dull edge of care. If mar
lriage brings with it some privatiohs, Il ann
piy compensates, by the additional COM
fort, confidence, mutual respect and inflil-
fence, which it carries in its train Why
then rail at matrimony? Instead Of reel
log home at night, and eDcouaterins The
black visage Of your wench, as she opens
the door for you, and you sneak through
your dark hall to your comfortless and so-
litary bed, walk upright and sobefly home,
There meet the cheerful smile and cordial
welcome Of your wife, as she leads you TO
the ample fire, aud there enjoy (what you
never will If you retain your present sem
ltiments) the social converse and innocent
hilarity of lawful and lovely companion.
The faces Of the old bachelors began to
acream and mantle as took my hat to
leave them, aud as closed the door, Won
Snarl exclaimed, harkee, sir, let US never
see yoar rebellious face amongst us again.
| HOWARD.