The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-21
Boston.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l

After all that has been said about connubial fell
city, there are undoubtedly more marriages month
| ly soiemnzed than there ought to be- The haste
| with which unapportloned maidens and poor young
| men rush into this state, deserves condemnation
II is better there should be fewer people in the world
| and they happy, than that there should be a great
population with small means of subsistence. Young
people sometimes, nay, too frequently, imagine that
il is fine thing to enter the state of wedlock; and
even after they are prematurey bowed to the earth
| with the cares of family, they do not always
Judge correctly OF their own situation, and make a
| Just comparison between their single and married
conditions. Blighted hopes, prospects darkened,
energies weakened, burthens enforced are the con.
| sequences OF marriage and welded life with po-
verify Is one of the deadliest curses with which our
unhappy race are ever afflicted. have Just visited
such an abode of miserable penury. young man,
apprentced to printer, at wages scarce enough to
pay his own board, some six months since fell mad
| ly IN love with the daughter of a widow lady. in
scarce moderate circumstances, and being forbidden
| the house by the MOTHER the daughter eloped with
him, and al the age of ID, welded herself to bride
| groom of H. Three months have witnessed their
plshted falth, and yesterday note informed me of
| their wretched situation. Pen cannot describe the
anguish fe at witnessing their lamentabIe fate
the sad result OF their own precipitancywould that
| other young mad caps could have beheld the scene
| my word, 1t would have taught them prudence
But linglng aside mere pecuniary considerations
ana the ourthens OF family, the marriage state is
| seldom happy on account OF the precipitation with
which II Is too commonly entered into. In curso-
ry glance at the docket of the Supreme Court forthe
present term, | counted twelve libels for divorce
and recognized the parties in nine of them as young
and respectable members of the better order of So
ciety.
| have heard old bachelors saw that if candidates
| Tor matrimony decided on their companions by lot
| and without previous acquaintance, they would be
| Just as happy as they are now and know not but
tney spoke truth, not that great crcumspectOn is
not necessary IN choosing partner for life but be-
cause there is at present little crcumspecton ex
creased, and 1T is witha exercised in such points
| that nothing Is gained by it. Two Young pc ople
come together, they argue on some one point their
tastes are alike in some few respects, but other
matters OF great consequence and of immediate
bearing upon P their future lives, are wholly over
| looked. The brilliant points OF resemblance are
| alone consulted. Perhaps both are romantc-both
are fond OF poetry-both admire noble and generous
deeds, and this is the bond that untes them. While
youthful fancy is new and bright, they seem to be
| admirably fitted for each other. They marry, and
In few months the gliding is worn off by the cor
rosan OF worldly cares. Dull realities destroy the
| illusion, and the same couple who thought thew
could be happy together in the rub of Diosenes, find
cause OF complaint and dissatisfaction with each
other, although In palace. Love is no philosopher
and after the fancy is warmed with admiration for
one OF the opposite sex, we do not pause to
and weigh chances but we should not heedlessy
fall IN love, in the first instance AS soon as we find
| ourselves In danger OF doing so, should pause
and refiec and If we listen to the cooler voice of
| reason as all rational creatures ought to do, we
shall, perhaps discover that the individual who has
occupied so much OF our thoughts is the last one to
iehoer us happy, and to unite in watching our
lasting and best interests through life. We know
that love is not disposed to reason impartiay, but
we should reason impartiay before we fall in love
| Then, when attachment is based upon the solid
foundation OF reason truth, and justice. we may 60
dhea0 and virtue honor md
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| and thus it frequently does exist, and hence the
many unhappy matches with which are cursed.
hear that libel of this nature is assigned for
February 18th, which will create an immense excite
| ment. The petitioner is lovely lady OF twenty
two-hlghly accomplished and extremely fascina-
ting IN her manners-yet she tailed to hold the al
ectlons OF her liege lord who basely deserted her
| for female of the most degrading ignorance.
charmed by fair face alone. The evidence upon
the libel will develope the precious norceau of va
rlous ntrigues unparalleled Cor bold presumption in
the journals OF the most accomplished roues and
which will be read with intense interest by your
citizens, with many of whom the intriguing and I'M
prnciped husband is connected by ties of blood
| The cause of this great evil have detailed at
length, and II but substantiaes the truth of the old
maxim, You marry IN haste, to repent at leisure"
The only business OF Importance transacted to-day
in either branch of the Legislature, has been the
| choice of Secretary and Treasurer, and Receiver
General of the Commonwealth, by the two branches
in Convention at Ill o'clock, which resulted in the
/ triumph Oh tHc uemOCIdt1C party. me DdlOtng tOf
Secretary was as follows: Whole number OF votes,
| 1888. Necessary for choice, 1872 John A. Bellies
(democraD had 1884, John P. Bigelow, (Whg)
is9 The baIoting for Treasurer was: Whole num-
Howard, OF Springfield, CD had 1877. Thos. Rus
| sell, of Plymouth, (W 1874.
Messrs. Rodney Church, B. f. Halleu b. v.
| French and Charles Thompson Councillors elect
nuthed the Legislature of their acceptance to the
| office.
| lpromsed you, yesterday a copy ofthe message
of his Excelency, with my letter to-day, and should
| be able TO fulfil II had there been quorum of the
| Council present this morning, but five only have
cepted the office. One other Councillor elect will
reach this city tonight, and tomorrow at IL o.
clock, his Excellency will send his Message to the
two branches in Convention. 1t will be most able
document, and is looked for with the greatest inter-
est not only by pa-zan politicians, but by the COM
munity at large. Marcus Morton is ripe scholar
and noble hearted gentleman, which his most vio-
| lent political enemies readily acknowledge, and
| WILL doubt not, discharge the duties of his office
with honor to himself and his fellow citizens and
for he best interests OF the commonwealth, whose
destiny he sways
One of the police of your city leaves here to-day
for New York in company with wellknown
| rouge named Blgney, who is indicted in New York
for the larceny OF laces of great value from Messrs.
Phillips IL Co.'S store in this city, last fall. The
! goods, you know, recovered in New York
through information afforded the police by your in
valuable Sunday Herald but Bigney escaped, and
after several months security, was arrested here a
| week or two since by our Argus-eyed Clapp The
| New York officers arrived here week since
with requisltion from the Governor of New York,
| but owing to some mistake in the State papers, a
messenger was sent to Albany to get them corrected,
| and did not return TILL last evening This morning,
his Excellency, Marcus Morton, signs the warrant
| for his removal, and John p. Bigrow made his ast
| State autograph, for year at least.
| Among the spectators at the inauguration, yes
| terday, | observed the venerable Major RUSSELL
who has, he says, witnessed the Inauguration OF
every Governor of Massachusetts,, since the time Of
| John Hancock. In taking leave of John Davis,
the Major said that he Congratulated his Excelen-
| cy on his promotion from servant of the people
| to one of the sovereigns themselves for which
honor he told him, he was indebted to the apathy
| of ten thousand his friends.
| The ignorance of the President OF the senate OF
| parliamentary rules and orders, and his want OF Ia
miliarity with legislative proceedings, caused quite