The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-12
One great reason why secrets of a Gay

| WV kftNA istAtBu WHY NiIltis vi HAH1
nature, and Of II mote public interest, arr
divuged, is, that we are apt Ia affect an
acquaintance with great men,--rhc Sena-
tor knows the President-the great fight
ing men--and the Ministers Foreign and
/ Domestic the gfent nfn ola State know
/ the Senators and lnaay humble tndsl-
/ dnals hive an acqa'nlaner With the great
! men of a Stat. they arr allneiuated by
! the same prineip le-ihat of Wishing Ia be
| thought intimate with the men above them
=" In II conversation bad with the Pre-
silcnt, he told NO in confidence - III
" The Russian Mhl-trr Told mo that h.
heard the Emprtor Alexander sny;' and
so the secrets of The Cabinet tumble dawn
stairs il they once escape from lhe dnor.
The boasfiug of such wurds Is nal conlaed
10 the individual that uttrrs them, they
burst aud 30 eff with liille discretion, scald
ing solne, drowning othels, aud woundlns
many.
Ii what IL meant hy hearing word has
hesin rightly explained, the mkt head ,
" what ID intended by letting it dir,o viii
be n short one Aly conclusion ~, that
You say nothing about il absolutely no
Thing In thu strong language nf the text,
4" lci il III nth Hee :" otherwise you run
the risque ofbalsiing.
And SheW wherein cnnsists The daBger
of hursllng, Is the I'D general head of dis
course.
II consists simply, in telling 10 others
what you should keep IN yourself.-The
man who hl, 10 idle curiosily--no foolish
Nanlly---ls commonly the depository af but
lew secrets. ! h 5" are bestowed III an
unirequcntrd cuIner of his mind like cakes
ol zee III nm Ice house surrounded by non
conductors. But IN the keeping ut man,
moved by such feelings ~ have been nc
caslonally referred To, this cold and solid
mass Il melted toto water. " The crack
ling of thorns undrr the pot Is heard ;
IT boiIs-eNpanda, aud eNplodcs. Several
accidents of this klnd lave happened,
some from high steam, and some from
weak boilers, " earihcn vessels" Ito"
cane the puililc IN possession III General
Jacksnn's letters? How came Mr.. John
Adams, the elder, Ia let oil hls steam into
such weak receiver as his fnhchhurg
correspondent How came the tender
conscience of the latter 10 burst under The
communication, aud To- sci fire 10 the well
dried kindling under Nr. T,rolhy Picker
Ing's boiler Alas all these had heard
mol dic with them. Gnupowder aud Steam
are both sufficiently explosive but this
iendeucY 10 teH allows of no confinement,
" stone /, heavy and the sand weighly,
bat n fools wrath i. heasrr than them
both"
}al be bold, says the text, and IL ieW
mol burst hce. This security against burst
ing is The last theme of discussion. II we
comply With the conditions, that is, that
the word die with Us, We have The dnrci
assurance, ut least, olannpoesyplml writer.
which might he easily strengthened by
higher authority, thai Ne shall he secured
against the only danger incident IL that
prudential course--rlhr danger OF bursting
! Yet we are aware that ii requires no ordna
! ~ permanrncy of soul lu : be bold Jnl
could endure, with patience, his continual
! ~ increasing mlslnrlnues. His quiet splril
| Mis- proof against the approaches ofhls vile
hat when 10 aggrasate his misery, there
came the drceittuI coHdpicDce ofhis friends,
| he WIS " ready 10 hurst like new bottles"
| Thu holdacss here spakun nj, il rare
qnahty--so rare, thai snuie people ~ pos
session oi Il little PRIV Information, acl
as though II wonld hurst ulrm, in lltera
sense. Let them remGmbrr the end u
Judas his crime was teachcry aud la
burst IN sundrr
But am IN danger of confaundins m,
divisions, the last of " Iich Mas the assur
auce contained Ia the text==-in assurance
comforting 10 the individual who keeps hi
own scerrts, and comforting IN his nigh
bprs, iaasmuch rs hr will not disclose
thciro. lie that bridelh his ipagur, eau
to u good degree, control his heart, ont q
the abundance of which the moull
aprhkrth. The course Of nature is SAT-
from being sci on iifr.-Bnt | am geltin
too deep far laymsu. Why need spral
f Of the comfort Of this assurance, aud Tia
character which it implies The Wis
:. man bath already assured us, that u tai
bearer rrveacth secrets, but Inc that IL of
prudent spirit conc"alh the matter -
Curse moi the King, M, not IN thy lbough
and curse not the rich IN Thy bed chamber
Ior n bi,d IN the ar shoH cdIry the roice, an
mn rhich hath rings shall tH The matter.