Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-08-10
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c.ie sc human estimation, the heart il
ompaFaiiveIy insignificant; and the
nan whose sdections are finer than his
IIlii6ikinks, II regarded al, AZ besf, z
vesk creature, who deserves the COM
,assiion, rather than the admiration @
mankind II Is ox;nz 70 this naisdi~
ected valuation, that we And - many |
nen who are alike remarkable for their
ntelieetuaiemin and theirreligious
Since religion. being con-
,idered . subject coxnizable by real
on, when thrown out by its sylioYis-
I'D fallseies, u supposed to be therefore
when the fac. IS. religion
Ou9nt 20 be confined TO the affections,
and never submitted TO the arbitrament
Of mere Judgment
we once watched At The bed Of dy-l
INK man, WHO had been remarkable for
III the exceIlencies and yagarIes Of
genius. He was . seeptie. As he lay
saDEuishiDx, with his faculties perfect
IL siear, he addressed to Us the follow
ing striking language:
IL is strange" said he, athat reli-i
giion should affect me as il does, bly,
mind utterly reyoIts At il: ii 10 dissos-'
liant with eYery idss Of truth sshIeii l
esn call to mind; it is contrary to all
my experience, 1t isimpoesabis far nse
70 yse:d 70 II ay assent ss--arad yet saepsy
Is It'll I farI ii to be trracs7 my heart
.slls noe, with = aagssage perSecfIy un-f
sss.erskse, thai us di5eraaes ,aee sEsose of
eternal ff1nhs-1ay sGec1Ions aEdon its
side, ADJ thsayxfl tssam I5eIiere. Now
am Ia this extraordinary situation: !
bsHere, and rel donu; for the mo
neDt | bring my intellect to bear on
The question, 1t il settled a. nugat0ry;
bat while / turn my feelings towards il,
! have faith, and peace, and comfort.
siAve sometimes suspected that what
attribute 20 the feelings or affections,
Is the result a. weakness; but have
examined myself effs6, and cannot re-
eognizc any edxy as it is commonly
called, In the matter. Il is, certainly,
singular physiological cnriosiky.p'
Our friend was one Of those rare char
acters who turn their very agony to
profit. have known him, in deIiri-
i'm, spccuiating on his own sensations;
for there was generally glcam Of rea-
son mingled with his insanity, which
seemed to make his mental darkness
..::ss;;s!s; 50 that lie was even conscious
pfhis infrn,ity.
Wniat inference are we to draw from
saeh facts?--Is it not right to conclude,
that since the affections, when dcycIo-
ped, lead to religious peace and tram
guilty, while the intellectual cause us
su6ering and despair, that the heart
ought 70 be cultivated as the source OF
happiness, in preference to the mind;
and thatthc moral MAJ, ought to be cle-
yated in the scale Of society, far above
the intellectual, whose highest eiTorts
and most cxcursive flights, ares afler
ell M transcribed to the poor, limited
NJ here q humanity II usting on MIR.
cxxDIr. The facility with which
credit q obtained, proves the ruin 81
Dnc half IT mankind. Its snare and
strap e the young. To the young
man, his strength Is property and 4 re-
source Tor future years, and he should
never contract ! lien upon il 70 any
one. There was : practice among the
ancient nations Of mortgaging the ner-
sons body e security for loan. ~
81. in it, mildesf form. Il little T. r.