Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-11-09
TatsIers.

pouring cut the walls of his wrath on the heads
of the de,esab!e herd who generally are known
by the name which heads this piece With
the sentiments expressed BY him, we do most
cordially agree, and most heartily would we
loin in any enterprise, which had for its object
the determination of these loaihsOme vernln
from society. Ol all the classes of bad men
and women, they are the most odious aud hate
fal. nor in fact DO we know any animal IN The
Whole range Of animated nature. whose entire
annlhailon would more benefit the world
They are race, combining in themselves the
base and baneiul qualities OF all Others. as some
bodies are said to be compounded OF all the pol
sonous substances in nature. With the mean
ness ofthe jackal, the cunning Of The serpent
the deceit of the crocodile and the 1nalianity Of
the wolf the poison of asps under their tongues
and the spirit Of devils in the hearts their vo
cation is he spreading OF lies and the stirring
up of strife, and their sole enjovmen, derived
from The jars and discord Of society. Prving
into Ihe hooks and corners Of every ones heart,
aHd lhrusliug their carrion-loyiug beaks into
ererv body's business, under the prelence of
friendship, for each, into whose presence they
can wind their Shiny and disgusting folds, they
spew up their black gomit OF SANDER and cor
rupl, and turn to bitterness all the well-springs
of affection, friendship and love, from whose
streams, in their purity, grow all the flowers
and fruits that adorn and give a zest 10 life
They are the sworn enemies OF peace, and
wage an eternal war on all social Ties they are
miserable eo-belweens, foul-mouthed reporters
of false reports between friends. hypocritical,
cantng delaiIers of lies; black hearted assas-
sins OF the affections, who stab friendship un-
der the cover of darkness, and rejoice TO see
attachments whitening beneath their pestlential
touch. We could live with some comfort
among The Cannibals of the South Seas; with
the marauding, scalplng black-ieel the Rocky
Mountains, or the blood-thrsty Camanch saw
ages of Texas, we could feel degree of safe
iy, conscious that life would be opposed TO life,
in manly strife, and if we persisted we would
fall by the hand of an open aud bold adversary /;
but, even in this land of law and gospel, no one
can feel assured that his reputation, which is
more than life, can survive an hour SD long as
one Of these tale bearers is in existence
Their despotism is more iniolerabe than that
OF the Grand Turk, and every moment, some
social virtue falls victim 10 the bowslring.-
Against Tue lndN OF lIlS "Oinaii, WHO WIFI WOIHl
himself or herself into the confidence Of your
friend and under the mask of friendship and
pity lo- you will strike the ruthless sleel into
that friends affections, for you, we know of no
defeHce he can never be found out till his he'll
Iish work is done, and friends are embiered
forever. Truly, these iends are an improve
ment or their Old Master, the roaring lion, and
rather had we encounter the Devil than one of
them. They crowd our docket with suits Of
slander ard libel: they disgrace our streets
with brawls, assaults and ARRAYS: they make
The domestic circle scene of wranelng and
contention they invade The peaceful sanctuary
of the madens bosom and leave there passion
and bitterness: they hurry the young man to
the bow and the gaming table, and many, many
do they bring down In The prime of youth and
promise, with broken hearts aud blasted hopes
to an unney grave! Their words are secret
poisoned daggers, ever busy on the harmony Of
society; their breath a moral siroc, whose
course is marked by dreary waste Of wilhered
hopes and bIighred affections God deliver us
from them! If we had our way with them, ev.
cry one should swing by the neck on a gaIlows
as high as Haman's, and there should they re-
main, till the birds and cultures picked the flesh
from their bones.-Or)0rd (N. C.) Mercury.