Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-23

TO the esteem and society OF the virtuous
Of her sex, has yielded herself in despair
70 her fais reckless. Of the future.
Now.if we can prove that man is thus
the base leader 10, this rebellion against
the law Of God aud the welfare Of socie-
~, we can prove that he ought to bear the
weight OF that infamy which has hereto
fore been heaped upon the feebler, less
guilty. participant in crime. And that he
thus. is evident from the fact that sli-
centionsness IN almost all cases, pre-sup-
poses seduction, which in its very nature
involves fraud Of the very worst kind. Il
Nprobably always accomplished by means
pi The most solemn promises, and often
with oaths still more solemn. Both the
promises and oaths, however, are violated
In a manner supremely profligate and
shameful. The object to which they are
directed Is base, malignant, and treacher-
Gus N the extreme; and the manner in
which Il Is executed is marlxci with the
same treachery and baseness. He who
can coolly adopt il. has put of the char.
acter OF man, and put on that Of iiend :;
and with the spirit or iiend alone, he
pursues and accomplishes his Internal
purpose. The ruin sought and achieved
Is immense. Il mot the 6lcbing Of prop
,erty-it Is not the burning of house.
u Is not the deprivation Of liberty--it is
not the destruction Of life. The seducer
plumbers the wretched victim of charac.
Ter. morals, happiness, hope and Heaven;
-enthralls her in the eternal bondage Of
s'n--consumes her beyond the grave in
endless hre, and murders her with an ever
living death."s
And yet the libertine is gentleman
worthy the respect of yirtuous society
aud especially worthy to be received with
smiles of confidence by young females
What horrid perversion Of truth and COM
mon sensei But il may be id,-all Ii.
centious men are not seducers, and there
lore, are not deserving Of this odium. Not
seduccrs. indeed ;-and why 2-some of
them may never literally have taken
vTtuous female from the arms of parental,
fraternal, or filial affection, and cast her
out an object Of shame and loathinp 10
her own flesh and blood. But no thanks
TO them; virtues walls which enclosed
these females, were in the providence of
God, too high for them to scale, else thew
would have entered into many a paradise.
~ SATAN entered Eden, and spoiled the
place. There is not licentious man on
earth who would not, If he could, circum
vent and destroy the loveliest female in
creation; and so far from shrinking back,
horri6ed, from such an Internal deed. he
would triumph in il, as the noblest act of
his Abandoned life
The Libertinc y dangerous member or
Society.
Ii is true that libertines often assume
the garb Of gentlemen, and pride them
selves on their importance, and boast of
their high sense Of honor;-while they
are at best but whited sepulchres, outward.
ly beautiful-but within full OF all un-
cleanness. Tales could be told of the
treacherous baseness--the fendish wick.
edness Of such men, which would make |
your sars to Jingle. Is not that man |
villain who enters your family with the
smile Of friendship-who is received with |
confidence and love---who requites your
kindness BY robbing You of your proper
ityanl grossly slandering your reputation
Bun what IS this villainy compared with
t1at of him who fixes his eyes upon the |
'fairest.of yonr household. and plots and
accomplishes her destruction And vet |
such cases Of worse than internal cruelty |
are common in society; and would be ten |
fold more common il licentious men could |
but control our morals.
J. DO reformea Rakes make the best
Husbands
And yet this periurec deceiver, this
reckless murderer Of soul and body, ap-
pears 10 society with the confident assur-
ance Of man Of honor--demands your
homage az such walks gracefully thro'
your halls OF fashion-takes confidently
che hand q your fair daughter. and per-
haps uI'6pers 10 her ear tale of Lore-
Of love, Iorsooth. when there is not II.
ccniions man on earth who is CAPABLE of
feeling pure conjugal affection l speak
adrisedIy there is not !icentious man on
esfih who Is capable Of feeling that af- {
fiction which should secure. the conf
dence Of a virtu0us female. There is !
not one such who will ever afterwards {
proyc fail0'nIiD his conjugal vows, even {
Il she whom he led to the altar be the I
loveiiest 'eNAle the sun ever shOne upon. /
Il ne = eonvertcd by the grace Of God,
ne may prove kind and faithful husband. {
But Il 20 other motives than the charms
OF . wife are employed to allure him /
back 10 the paths OF virtue, they will soon
Be driven away before his base passions,
as chat is driven bye tempest. He has .
seen too many women. and his soul is too /
debased by tins sun, to permit his ever, !
without rcpewing grace. loving and iaith-
fully abiding BY, any one female. No.
= Ihe woman who marries licentious !
.. k1pwing him 20 be such, may also !