New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-22

lIrr,s 7ur SICK ROOM Essays by HAREirT MAFTlyEAr :
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We learn from Mrs. Follen's Introduction that
these noble Essays were privately written under
an irresistible impulse by Miss Martincau during
her recent years OF severe sickness, and published
unknown TO her nearest and dearest friends. The
noblencss and deep truthfulncss OF its thoughts,
however, BETRAYED their origin, as soon us they
came before the public, and the authorship is now
50 wei! known that Mrs. Follcn has placed Miss
MS name on the title page, and the publisher de-
votes 10 the soothing her wasting hours share
Of the proceeds Of its republication here, if (as we
uust) there shall be any.
We grudgc line to comment of the space We
can devote TO this work. The following extract
Is from the concluding chapter ON Some Gains
and Sweets of lnvalidlsm':
The true and welcome ultimate shelter OF the
celebrated is in great ntercs,s-9rcat Objects. II
,Lev use the power their fame psts into Their hands
Tor the furhcrancc OF any OF The great ends or
which Providence is operating, they hnd themselves
by degrees in possession once more OF the external
,rrc!on, the internal que', the genuine privacy o
.ou! which they believed forfeited for ever, while
The consciousness OF the gaze CT tile world was upon
teT read WHAT is s;ii VI icist+'e C M Piut
usas twas SAID Of ANY other person, II be au-
d.o!y aud w.ti quctcr feeling sti! ii Ii he nd
verse, ~ shall presently describe
It's sometimes said Jnat II is pity, when great
men do nnt happen 10 die ON the completion OF the
one grand achievement their lives, Instead Of tam
Ing down the effect by living Afterwards ike
conmon men that Garrison should have died Gu
the abolition o the observation-disclosures after his
PRS, or second jOuuey,-Scott tine publication OF
his best ronailce,-and so Oh. But there is nelo-
dramatic air about such WISH, whchappedls clnld-
ish IL moral spectators. We are glad 10 have
Cla,kson su 10 honor freshly in his old age. We
sec more glory about The head oil John Quincy
Adams conlcndins as Representative III Congress,
ior popular rights, than hr wore az President ol
1 the United States. We should he glad that Row
| land Hill should live and work common man
ior quarter of century attertle complete realZa
non oil bis magnificent boon 10 society In truth we
behold great men entering early upon their heaven.
when We see them TRANQUILITY retired, or engaged III
common abors, after their most memorable task Is
| ACCOMPLISHED. The worthiest OF celebrated men
would believe, be found, il their mcditaons could
h. read anticipating with the highest satisfaction. as
he happiest part ofiher prospect beyond the grave,
be;r finding level condition once more-beng en-
cornpassed by equals--or, as The popular preacher
n1,s il. starting fair from the posi-. Such being
The natural desire of simple hearts, there is plea
snrc 10 spectators in seeing thcn while still here,
| srcoupcssed with icllowship-not set above, nor
apart though enjoying The natural recompenses OF
| their deeds.
The words "natural recompenses'' remind ne Of
| another gain conferred on us by our condition.
.carcely separable perhaps, from these have men
| 6oneL-from the extinction OF all concern about our
lure in this world and the ordinary objects ofpur
sni; hut yet TO us so conspicuous, so heartfelt, as
10 demand record az Il blessing by Itself. mean the
conviction o,hc hollowness OF all talk OF Terard Tor
conduct the conviction of the essential blessed
ress of goodness. What can appear more trite =
Where Is the church or chapel in which ii is not
| preachcd every Sunday 1etwc, who heard and be-
| Esyed through all the Sundays and weekdays OF
| many yea,s seem but now have kROtrn this truth
Our knowledge is now testedby the indifference with
which we behold men struggling for other objects,
under snt of insanity as II appears to us, while
| the interests which animate us TO sympathy are
| those OF the pure in heart, seeing God before they
de- and the dread which chills our souls is for tho
multitude who live in passion and die in moral nsen-
sibllty To us il appears so obviously the supreme
GOOD 10 have u healthy soul serencly reposing III
| innocence and spontaneously working tor God ard
man, that all divergence OF aims from this end seems
madness, and all imagery Of rewards for moral de-
,sr, the most prOane OF mockcrles. Ii is mattcroi
wonder 10 u.s. that we ever conceived of royalty
otherwise than as title TO compassion; of hercdi-
fary honors, as desirable; OF fame, as an end; and
We are apt to wander al hers, in their turn, that
thew do not perceive the most blessed OF our race 10
se the moral reformers of each uge passing " from
strength TO strength" although wearing out in their
.nerDrise and the placid well-doers, whether high
lowly in their service. The appendngcs them
elves OF such n state-the esteem, honor, and love
sbicb vo;, upon moral desert-almost vanish from
oor notice when we are contemplating the infinite
SI"s.cdncss of the peace OF holy heart.
Then we have mot to dwell on matter already
,,okcn on n neculiar privilege in the peculiar love-
Lress ,,Lch the maze of Death assumes 10 u.s. Ia
nnr n', leisure nil Sweet and soothing associations
rcs,Eofr relief from anxiety and wearing thought,
of rcentrancc upon Scciety,- Ia society how sane
edN|oCth realization OF our best conceptions OF
What IS holy. noble and percc,,-al affections all
ssn;r,ons Gather round the idea Of Death till re-
snrs =, I'll or hes, and becomes an abiding
| ,bnp.ht ~ neoce and ov. When we hear or read
Inc vonoesr or the most hrob
o rr iseing is our first emotion, rather
the shock which we used to anu
pssar,;o, mr. t;d;nrs of survivors NAV change our