Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-10-27
ADDRESSES

ssg 10 fbs I>sditt Amended al ~, I,oe CABIN
NJ. Webster having sisai6ed willingness,
sinoc be was unallc. from tho shorness OF
his stay, 10 pa, his respects 10 the ladies' Of
Richmond individually. 10 meet and address
them "a body. The LogCabin erected by the
Wings Of the Ciiy Was chosen as the place OF
meeting a nd accordingly fair assemblagc was
there oollccted on "Wednesday morning, when
or distinguished yisitan, was introduced 10
,hem with few appropriate remarks by Mr..
Lyons.
Mr.. Webster uiercupon addressed the in
kfes,ing auditory collected before him, near
~ IN the following terms
b,piEs-l an very sore owe the pleasure
] now enjoy 20 your kind disposition, which
has given me the opportunity 10 presen, my
thanks and nv respects 20 you thus collect
lively, STAGE the shotness Of nay stay in The
CITY does not allow me the happiness Of call
ing npou you severally and Individually
AID, N tho first place, ] wish 10 express 10
you my deep and hearty thanks, as have en-
desvored 20 do 10 your fathers, your husbands
and your brothers, for the unbounded hospi-
,sifiy ihsve received ever since came among
VOC u Is registered, assure you, on
grateful heart IN Characters Of an enduring
nature. The rough contests of political
world are no, suited to the dignity and 10 the
delicacy of your tender sex bu, you possess
the intelligence 10 know how much Of that
happiness which you are entitled TO hope
for, both for yourselves and your children,
depends on the right administration of good
government, and proper tone OF public morals
That is a subjec, on which the moral precep-
tons OF women are quicker and jus,er than
those OF the other sex. do no, speak of that
administration Of government whose object is
merely the protection Of industry, and the
preservation OF civil liberty and the securing
10 enterprise its due reward. ! speak Of the
government in a somewhat higher point of
view. We live in an age distinguished for
great benevolent eIeriions, in which the az
fluent are coDsecrating the means they pos
sess by endowng colleges and academies, by
uniting TO build churches and support the
cause Of religion, and by establishing A,he-
neums, Lyceums, and all other modes Of
popular instruction.
This is all well; ii is admirable: il augurs
well for the prospect Of the ensuing genera
tons. Blu, have sometimes thought that
there Is a point of view in which government,
is TO be considered--I mean in its power and
IN its duty, TO augment the morals Of the COM
munity and to inspire il with jus, sentiments
ofreligion, which is to often overlooked. A
popular government is more powerful than any
other influence land ] have sometimes feared
than all other influences put together) in its
actions on the morals OF the community for
good or for evil Its example its tone whether
OF respect or dlsrespect 10 moral or social OBJ
s2anon,is most important 10 human happiness;
because II is among those things which most
affect the political morals of mankind, and
hence their general morals also. advert 10
this because there has been put forth in mod
ern times the false maxim that there is one
morality for politics and another morality for
other Things; and in the political conduct TO
ueir opponents, men may say and do that
which they never would think of saying or do.
ing in the personal relations Of private life
There has been openly announced a maxim
which ] consider as the very concrete of false
morality, which declares that "all is fair il
politics" II a man speaks falsely or calum
niously Of his neighbor, and is reproached fo
the offence, the ready excuse is this, il was ir
relation TO public and political matters; | cher
ished no personal ill-will whatever agains
that individual, but quite the contrary; spoke
ofmy adversary merely rs political man.
In my opinion, the day is coming when false
hood will be falsehood, and calumny will be
treated as a breach Of the commandment
whether il be committed politically OF in tn
concerns Of private life. II is by the promul
cation OF sound morals in the community, ant
more especially by the training and instruction
OF the young that woman performs her pai
towards the preservation ola free government
IL Is now generally admitted that public libert,
the perpetuiiy Of free constitution, rests o
the virtue and intelligence Of the communit
which enjoys IT, How is that virtue TO be il
spircd' and how is that intelligence TO b
communicated Bonapar,e once asked Mad
ame DE Siael In what manner he could mo:
promote the happiness OF France. Her repl
Is fnii OF political wisdom. She said "nsiruC
the mothers Of the French people, Becaus
the mothers ave the aiiectionaie and the effet
tive teachers ofihe human race. The moihe
begins this process of training with the infar
in her arms II is she who directs, so
speak, its frs; mental and spiritual pulsaiionl
She conducts it along the impossible years
childhood and of youth: and hopes TO delv
u 10 the rough contests and inmultuous scen'
OF life, armed by those good principles whiC
her child has first received from maiern
care and love.
u we draw within the circle Of our con,en
plaiion the mp'hers ofa civilized nation, VIII
do We sees We behold so many aniGce
working, no, on frail and pershable matte
but on the immortal mind, moulding aud fas
ioning beings who are TO exist forever. v
applaud the artist whose skill and genius pr
sent the mimic man upon the canvass-y
admire and celebrate the sculpture who worl
out that sans image in enduring MARBLE
bow Insignificant are these achievement
though the highest and the flares, in all d
departments OF ART ia comparison with d
great vocation ofhuman mothers, They wo
not upon the canvass that shall fail or /
marble that shall ciumble into dus,-bui .
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