Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1843-05-13
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The truth Of this divine sentiment hss
been attcsted through all the manv ar WI
winch have succeeded its first prom, q.
|tion. In every aspect in whi,h woma Ss 7
influence may be regarded, ii appears Il.
exPressibly kind and powerful. MAI i
styled "Lord Of the creation. = bnt ho.,
desolate would be his reign il unattended
by the smiles Of woman. Take awav
from life the adjudging sower Other ce,,
tie kindness, and the world would 5e 4
scene Of almost unbroken gloom. tn
who formed her aiiectionate spirit, .sl,new
what was in man." and saw that he ruo.
ged pathway Of life's pilgrimage wouid
need Just such being to tighten its UNI
ceaslng toll. She was taken from man.
and by amysterious affinity, she cleayes
to him in all the various circumstances ~
his earthly allotment She was mostfitly
called his "help meet" for without her
assistance he would often sink under an
accumulated.weight of sorrow. Like az
angel Of mercy, she is ever found near
him, to heighten his joys and assuage his
|grleis. There is scarcely relation she
sustains in life, in which her sympathy
and, oftentimes, her indomtable energy
are not felt in sweet and unfolding power
And yet it is sometimes the case that
man, through mistaken notions Of superb
GRITTY, holds himself aloof from the kind
influence offemale sympathy and counsel.
But there are those who, when overtaken
by the chill blasts OF adversely, have found
and appreciated the solace derived from
the warm affection Of woman.
Husbands whose fortunes were swep,
away by unforeseen circumstances, have
settled down in gloomy despair, until a.
reused BY the perseyering energy of aflec-
tomato wives, to efforts which have re-
trieyed their losses, and surrounded them
again with more than former prosperity.
But the entire influence of woman in all
her varied relation cannot be told. II
pervades the whole frame work of society
and contributes much to the maintenance
Of all that is pure and lovely in this world
of selfishness and sin. She who was
"last at the Cross, and first al the Sepul-
chre" still continues the same ardent be-
ing, strong in attachment to virtuous prin-
ciple, and foremost in every work Of hea-
yen-horn benevolence. But she not only
shines conspicuously in qualities of the
heart--in mind also, she ranks high in
point of influence. AS an intellectual be-
ing, she has left the deep impress Of her
power on the minds Of countless thou-
sands. The works of "Hannah Moore"
and those Of a kindred nature from other
pens, have disseminated far and wide the
most exalted and ennobling principles
And in later times in our country, the po-
etc illusions of "Sigourney,' an EN-
bury" and many others, have reached
he tenderest susceptibilites Of our nature
with skilful hands, those chords
whose vibrations are gentle, yet influen-
ial throughout the entire range of refle IL
ng mind. 1t is not too much to saw.
hat in a peculiar style of literature, ema-
latlons from the mind of woman, have in
ome respects moulded rational character
md seldom, if ever, in other forms than
hose Of great and abiding excellence
Nhlle lnfldelity has attempted to scatter
trough society its arrows, firebrands,
nd DEATH" it has been met and success
ally resisted by woman's influence in
ne form of sanctifed literature, Such ;
re some of the many ways in which /
lose of the "weaker-sex" act as the |
onscWators Of the public morals and as /
le benefactors of our race. Woman /
loves not in the tumult of strictly public e
ie, and yet from her retired sphere ofIl
,tion, she sends forth influences which 5
Torn and bless our world. How full of Il
nth is the sentiment-"H is not rood a
= man to be dloAe." )
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