Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-01-20

lhiuenIe over tneIn 10 be impaired That lnfu-
ence may be almost mperceptibIe, but it is none
the less efectnal and SO long as you can exert
thls silent influence, so long you have hold
upon them, which you may ever exert for their
good. But if moment of pique, or resentment,
or Ill nature or from any other cause whatever,
you suffer that influence to be impaired, it can
not be easily regained. Once lost, it is gone for
over. The confidence of son, brother, or a
husband, is not easily weakened and is less easily
Withdrawn but when it is once shaken, it falls
of gradually and imperce ptbly and at last it is
gone irrccoverably. The love and affection of a
son, brother, or husband, is ardent, vehement
and passionate but if, as is sometimes unhappily
the case, it is changed TO dislike and estrange-
ment, it too often degenerates into rancrous ha-
tired. The enmity between estranged relatives
and friends, is generally in proportion 20 their
former love and affection.
"Beware, then, of the first estrangment. Take
alarm at she first signs of want of confidence,
and try to regain what you have lost No sac
rlhce is too great for this Think not that there
is any disgrace in bearing with weakness, inhrm-
near dear to you, when by SO doing, you can
retain an influence which may be productive of
such important results. Woman's appropriate
sphere is that of submission to man, while this
Submission gives her influence over him. And nc
influence is more unbounded than that of moth
er, Il sister, or a wife, over those whose full conf
dence she possesses, even though she may seem.
lngly be in subsection to them. Beware then,
repeat o beware of the first signs of a lack of
confidence, and lose no time spare no pains, sub
NIT to any sacrifice to regain it. It's return, and
the influence which it will restore to you, will far
outweigh airy sacrifice to which you will be called
to submit.
Il know some females revolt at thedea ofsubmit.
ing TO the whims and caprces of those with whom
they are connected. But to woman of good
SENSE and discretion, this submission is only in
appearance it is merely nominal. While she
seems to be IN subsection, she is only ruling the
more cftctually. And there is not much danger
that an tiectionate son, or brother or husband
however qmerrulous he may be, will ever require
submission IN any thing where it would be dis
honorable to render it. The Apostle says 'Wives
submit yourselves to your husbands And why :
Not merely because you are married to them,
but because woman is the weaker vessel, and the
husband takes the place of the father or brother to
whom it was before equally the duty ofthe female
to submit, in all reasonable things. Policy too,
recommends this submission BY so doing YOU
gain an influence, such as you can procure and
retain in no other way"
"Now. why all this urgent admontlon to fe-
males to retain the influence is OF more vital i'm
poItance to TIE character of man, than any other
influence, whatever, can be. And woman's
influence effect greater things than that of
of any She is responsible to God for its use,
and for her ability to retain it,"
"And docs not this influence react upon the
female herself Is she not benefited as much as
she benefits others Yea, verify, and her reward
is great She has the satisfaction of her own con-
science, that she has done her duty and when
she witnesses the effects of her influence, silently
exered, upon the character and conduct of be-
loved relative, the qualification which she expert
ences is incaculable'
9Th ese remarks will also apply to the case of
other females as well as mothers, sisters, and
wives. For every female eXerts an influence, an
important endearing, influence, for good or for evil
more or less extensive, over some one or more of
the other sex Every female has acquaintance,
with whom she has influence, and who are more
or less swayed by her opinions. Every man of
sense is Influenced in some degree, by the opinion
and views and character of females of his ac-
quaintance even though he may not be willing
70 acknowledge it, aud the intimate the
acquaintance, of course more important the in
huence. Now every female is responsible for the
use she makes of this influence, and for the care
which she takes to retain it Like the influence
ola mother, "a sister or a wife, when once gone, is
lost forever. Beware then, my female friends,
beware how you suffer your just influence to be
impaired, by any act of your own. Study to pres.
erve it, by all the means in your power and use
it for the good of those over whom you hold it,
Thus may you fulfil one of the most important
duties which has been assigned to you by your
Creator /; thus may you produce effects which
will last through time and eternity
VINO ARE THE OPPONENTS OF THE BAYKRuPT
LAW !-PolHicianS-such as Benton, Buchanan,
and their tail or following ;-Creditors, who
oppose 1t from mistaken sense of interest and
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