Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-17

conspiracy of the Wall seet press, 10 receive from
female correspC ndsnts II the most choenng
and anmatng ettsrsletters that would do honor to
the head and the heart of the greatest genius and
benefactor that the world saw 1t does not de-
ract-but rather enhances the value of these ePstles
that they come from ladies entirely unknown to me.
But that they spring from the female heart herei Is
internal evidence in the manner feelings, and whole
style of address. woman's heart reveals itself on
paper as much it shines from bright eye, or
Beautiful countenance. Selfshness rivalry, malevo-
ence do not mix or minge with the feelings OF pure
benevolence and virtue which find its native home in
the breast of an educated, intellectual and vrtuous
female.
Among the numerous elegantly written epstles
which we have received, sympathizing with US in the
conflict with the Wall street consplraters, we select
the annexed conveying in elegant and polish
ed language, the general sentiments of the female
mind of New York, on this singular subject. twas
received on Wednesday evening" as was sitting in
my chair, after dinner looking into the fire, and
dreaming the singular mazes of human exist
ence, time, death, and dread eternity. My little Mer
curry knocked, came in and handed it to me- read
as follows-
attacks you. reply well Refra from every thing
which njure you in the estimation women OF
popular and the human mind some such @ in
guiding u.s. without operation Of those out
ward aids correct conduct which we find in the general
alone without interchange OF ideas from other persons If
& e u en admsss
by aim The shafts of good at the most evident
abuses good step another light ofin
es made 70 hss s beams the
previously in obcury OF ignorance or looked upon through
rests you n proceeding eo he World must
doing doaSesy viii be- fellow
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yon should shock its opaons-even It's peudces-aye its
as pen fow which yon WELD either for good
ans sa IN m M e
the daily press you win see your ceP.re become goose quill
and that have intelligence enoush to carry public opin
ion along with you pleasing a. ranks and degrees parties
and The sage school children and professors
my other @ and with the prDdse
of us will endeavor TO learn romyou which Of our
ny my and ae up 70 our scholarship hope not
a. so % IN 1e ss ys1 IN
denuty then until know each other more famiary sup
your friend EMMELINE.
The apprehensions felt by my fair but anonymous
correspondent, natural 10 the female heart. BE
satisfied, Emmeline that know the materials have
to deal with. There is not q single man connected
with the Wall street press that 90 not know from
top to bottom, just well know my own
strength, my own principles, my own purposes. On
the points of attack, "religion" and "morality,''
there is no man in this city that can present cha
racer more pure, more unspotted, more untariished
than can Indeed the prime elements Of my soul
are the oftiest and purest views of religion and mo-
raity. M lnstructrcss was wOmaR-a mother
an afeciioRate, pure and elevated mother. l remem
Der the emotions felt in receiving her first lessons in
those great elements Of human destiny well as
do the feelings Of pleasure felt in opening and read
ing the excellent epsle OF my unknown correspond
ent 1 remember how used child, kncel
down by my mothers side, hold up reverently my
clasped hands, and sped cut in youthful accents that
sacred prayer which the Son of Righteousness left as
legacy to this world when he assembled on high
"Our Father which art in Heaven" | would repeat
word for word after the endearing and afiectionate
tones Of a soothing mothers promrtings. The feel
ings Of devotion, humanity, religion, and lal love all
mingled in the same throb, and became eniwined in
the same heart. The angelic salataton 10 the Virgin
taken from the sacred volume, which formed part
of my religious education, gave dscacy and grace
gave tenderness and poetic enthusiasm to those dread
and mysterious principles which require relief to their
deep intensity.
My moral principles were formed on the same stan
dard and in the same way The condsc, the beha-
vior the meekness the calm courage, the boncvo
lence Of that Being who cane down to this earthand
set the great light on high my earliest deepest
and most fervent study. did not seek for materials
IN his life to create more divisions in religion did
not turn religion into ignorant and heartess
versiss. In the prime Of youth, the edge of man
hood, was once so puzzled with the controversies
between different Christian sccts, that wished "Oh
that had been born in the time of the apostles i
would not have been distracted with multitude of
angry systems Of faith" Relief was at hand The
impulses of the heart-the great principles OF be-
Aevoience and good sense, impressed by mothers
instructions maintained their ascendency, and res
cued me from sectanan preJudices, and sectarian
quarrsis The life and example Of Mays Son con-
tans all truth, all msrals, all religion, all love- all dig
nifty The idle disputes about grace predestination
baptism, &c, l never could fathom, never could rea-
lise Trath, virtue, assisting the poor, comforting
the afflicted dealing gently with all men, are the
great elements Of practical regionits m, steres are
to be revcred, not disputed about. Eternity only can
open our understanding on those points.
The elevation of the character of the fernala sex