Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-13
For the Vermont Telegraph.
sydney southworth TO Orson s. Murray.
Boston, Mass. Aug. 9, 1919.

yet know enough Of you by means Of
your Telegraph to have desire to say
few words. land perhaps they will be
mere words.) Whether my desire to speak
arises from correct or morbid state of
mind. perhaps | am not able to Judge. If
it be the latter, speak in vain; but | can
not think it will be much Worse than in
vain. II did / should not run the risk of
attempting 10 say any thing.
There has ever been ia man an intui-
tive craving. an indie 6nable longing alter
he knows not what-he has always felt a
vague, semi-concious tendency 10 hig her
and better state. We are always dissatis-
fled with the present; bat few Of Us have
definite ideas of what will transcend it,
The universe Of mind has ever been in
chaos but it seems 10 me that it is now
beginning to assume shape; the sentiment
is getting to be an idea; the embryo is
about ready for birth. The soul-hunger
for truth is making positive demands for
something tangible. in understandable Ian
guage. And intellectis becoming enligh,.
ened and desires true means for procuring
this sus!enance for our immortal nature.
The human department of nature has ev-
er been in a state similar 20 what The world
was before its birth from formlessness-it
has ever been agitaled by volcanic con-
WILSON'S. and inherent fires, which were
necessary 10 its perfection. And soon or
der and beauty in the intellectual and NOR
al world will be the result Of all this CON-
motion. The physical is type o. the
spiritual and as matter has emerged from
darkness and confusion, so will soul clothe
itself 10 beauty and perfection.
A general interest is being excited in as
ISOLATION and community and the prop
erty question is arising; ard men begin to
want to enjoy liberty-not merely nomin-
al, physical freedom, but such as truth
imparts. We are coming to see that the
better way to do away error is to super
seds il by truth. We have long enough
been finding fault with the present-we
have spert strength enough in trying to
denolish the old. Men will not give up
time honored systems, if no substitute is
proposed, AMI they must see what you pro-
pose tried, or they will have no faith in it.
They will have no confidence 10 any thing
but what is palpable TO their senses. We
cannot think strange, then, that the prog
ress ofreform should be slow. Reformers
have too long neglected to lire truth as
well as talk it. Il bas been owing to their
own lack of confidence in principle. aris-
ing from unclear views ofthings. Those
only who have faith enough in truth to act
il out before the world, will be successful
reformers. And ifany Of US do see clear
ly as we think we do, it behooves US to
commence better system of things, and
let the world see It's practical utility over
the past and present.
now see no chance for man 10 be re-
generated from all his imperfeclions ard
vices, but to place himself in communities
which will afford scope Tor all the faculties
Of our nature. The business of the hu-
man race is to learn what all the arrange
ments Of the universe are, and more par
ticularly those which more Immediately
concern US as physical, social, mental,
moral and spiritual beings; and then TO
act and be in harmony with those ar
engagements. We must study ourseLres-
become thoroughly acquainted with every
department Of the human being, and un-
derstand The bearings we and all things
have upon each other. We must know
our rights. our duties. our destiuies and
our relation 10 the infinite tohole ofthe uni
verse and lis Soul. But, how few Of us
see even the shadow Of the true idea OF
life! How few suppose, or even suspec,
that life is any thing more than the deziug
and drea ming which the race, for the most
part. have always been engaged in.
Individuals seem TO act as il they tho'l
that isolated self was the most important
parsonage in The world and that no one
was 10 any way connected with any other
being or Thing. They are determined
that all the results oftheir actions shall ter
minate upon themselves. Blu: very fen
! reflections would show them that what !,