The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-06

Bachelors Club, nj lhrif hlNi al July eclb
bratiau. liz following excellent Parodg
on our uniionai Declaration OF Ihdepen
dtner was rond on thu snmu uctasion IL
DECi NHAliON 0F INDEPENDENCE.
~ the Bacbeior Cipb, in htir oua proper
persons r~s8CBJted.
When, intht s%iueerity nf certain f. clings,
II hcenmts ruhNe nlent for one class al pea
pie to refuse the domestic buuds ~ hich are
prepared Ion them by another, aud 10 II
tain among the aiugtlais of TIM earth, the
separate mud peculiar comforts 10 witch
the henefcener Of Nature and of Natures
God has entitled them, II decent respect
Tor the eonluncliuns of mankind requires
that they slionld drclate the cauags Which
restrain them from amalgnmntinn.
We hold these truths To be- self evident
that all men are created single that they
are endowed hy their Creator with CERTAIN
comCoriahlt rights Ihat, among these are
peace, liberty, and the pursuit uf lappi-
MISS That Ia secure these rights crlibaey
il cherished among mrn, receiving It's just
privileges from II dislike 10 bu governed
Thai whenever any form of government be-
comes dangerous 10 tllese ends, II Is The
right Of bachelors 10 reject, or avoid it, u
To- support theW w government, resting
its inludalinn On such feeling, and organ
lzing ips pulley IN suchr. firm, rs 10 them
shall seem 'nosi lktly tosecur" lheir safety
N,sd happiness. pulteneas, indeed, Will
dictate, that cus,ofna laag. c6lahliahrd
should MOI be- disregardrd for light and
transient caosrs ; andaccordingiy, ah eS-
peritnce hath shown that singles are hess
disposed 10 bo doubled, while tingulafity
Is comfortable, than 10 yoke themselves,
49, relkAinting the liberty Ia which The yare
accustomed. But When u long train Of
hints and scandals, pursuing in,araibl, The
same object, %e,lnees IA design 10 reduce
them under absolute eonjugallty, II ia tliif
right, il is lhrir duty 10 d.nonncc sucl,
customs, aud To provide new Arguments
for then future tranquility Such has been
the unjust treatment Of bachelors aud
such il now ilir necessity mhi,h conhtrains
them IL hold FAST lheir %laeoriIe state ofex
%isicnre. The history Of The present age Of
small talk, Is u history of repeated Nlnks
aud inutndos, all having IN diiret object,
The establishment Of al absolute control
over rs bafhtlols. 70 prove ilis, let
facts br submitted 10 IN unmarried
world.
II has Refused It's federation 10 i%nclina
lltliiA we ilbal AtlAhi ~ anu Abil3i9A'hA ~
ul1 putrrly,
!. II has permitted il fcminincs 10 circu
Ialc rumora Of immediate aud palpabl,
NtAndal, uuGess arrested in their cour,c till
their rllsehuad could be- PROVED, aud WHEN
80 arrested il has utterly neglected. 10
contradict them;
II has refused 10 belit,c utbcr ruluora, Tor
the ,ildieallon ofllrgr numbers of alnBl
lars, unless hose singulars woald 'tllo
Yeish the righl of r'pres' niii'on ut The
tea table, "a right indifferent IN them, and
valuable 10 dandtes ool5.
II has called togrtll,r lrmalc cancnscs, AT
places unusually pubtie, and contiguous 10
The source Of her scnndalnae lnslnuatlons,
for the suir purpose OF encouraging them
in y Continuance oil thrir whlspelrngs.
1t has brujled false representations of
bachelors, repeatedly, for opposing, With
mhr1y frnnr,a, lis common places, IA the
blessings Of ~mailtnony.
II has refused Cor IN indefinite time,
alter such ftl-c representations, 10 rofin1t
others, mnre yerhclons, to be dlsseuItnni
ed whereby the alaudrflug pIopcnsti"s,
incapable Of anrihllatlon, have continued
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