American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-05
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been much gratifed with the sentiments ol
lately published address delivered by H. a,
Scudder, Esq. of this city, before branch u
the Odd Fellows Association. The truths en-
bodied in this address by the very simplicity
with which they are expressed, appeal torcioly
to the heart aud adapt themselves to the noI"'
sense of the community. The remarks on the
abuses of social life as opposed to the great au-
yantaGes Of which that state IS capable, togo-
Their with kindred observations on the Necessity
of social reform, are pregnant with trulh' tho
author we'll remarking that 1t is slmPie iac'
worthy of remembrance, that under the lniiu-
ences of the social condition, the mind Is bent
and educated for its highest purpose, whilst
with this influence misdirected what would
otherwise be good and great becomes OaSe anu
criminal 1t is this latter view OF the subject
which is nicely calculated for warning to the
minds of an intelligent people, and from the
consideration of which in the pamphlet before
ia we have taken the following extract;
Look upon the crime and misery which pre-
sent themselves on every side, and ask your
selves the question, whence and how IS 1t that
such thiurs must exist among us: Speak TO
that staggering, ragged, seli-abused inenra'e,
mr. TO that creature of beauty, but abandoned
v;rtue as thew walk along your streets,-ask
them the story of their degenerate and fallen
state, and they will tell you OF pleasures and
r nprsnits. which men call fashionable, but which
kin the brain and contaminatc the heart 20
6 to the almshouse, and the prison, ana ask
their miserable inmates how misfortune got
such hold upon them; and poverty, WIN us
=, palHd face, will tell a tale OF social eXtfaVa-
> q nee, such as men smile upon at hrst, but al
forwards rebuke;-crlme, with lis aowhcas'
- eve. will tell Of thoughts, and acts, ana mlhol
: sins, such as society cherished IN Its BOSOM a.
4 least permitted, yea, even encouraged, UNI
thov rev into open transgression,- and then
! that same society spurned at them, and thu
3 law. with its scorpion vengeance, seized upoi
them. It's fact, not to be disguised, tina
y onr prisons. our alns-houses, and our publ
3 etreets are crowded with Wretched victims
- who have passed almost beyond the bourne G
=, social sympathy, and who still owe their degra
dation 10 crimes and mistortunes which ha
;" their real birth and juvenile existence, in tn
= very bosom of that society from which they ar
= TINS coldly and cruelty cast forth.
=, The social state, we'll considered, is, in line
~ the very heart and soul of human life. /
y, build properly and permanently in any dePair
III ne,t we must commence at the heart-la
-, our foundations deep in the bosoms OF maj
a kind, for here is the basis of all goodness al
- perfection. OF what avail are all the PROBE
~ sions of the world, if they are not hearty pr
~ Eassons-or the, doctrines of the world, II thu
~, do not come from the heart, and reach I'll
lo hearts of men. Without sincerity OF heal
70 religion is mere ip-service-patrIotlsm Is D
poI.tical intrigue-all business IS but seih
49,, and cold-blooded speculation. The lmpol
M ance of healthy social condition, OF Who'll
81 some discipline, of an enlightened moral sens
~ and high standard of social duty, Is almc
JIG inappreciable. These are in fact the very &C
ner stones of human Improvement. up
49,. them the durability of our best institute
' ~ must depend. Our political, literary, and 3
~, 80" nevolent efforts, all address themselves to
80, nurty of our social natures for protection
"a support. Nations may tower in greatness,
th rear their pillars Of State in lofty magnIhcen'
IT, Monarchs NAV exult IN their grandeur, a
WV Senates in their wisdom. But the noOl
II State of olden times with all its Conscrlpt L
4 - thers. and Cicero among them, was scarce
~ match for one intriguing CatIllno who walk
among the private circles then at hone' WI
cJ. pering discomfort in the ears OF huHlDie 81
49,, iecis. sowing the seeds of vice in The hearts
, a9 men, thus coUuptng the morals OF socle
l'at and, at last, inducing good citizens to rise
I'D omen war against their lawful soverelgns'
' 'tLa THE LADIES CLN TELL. The editor OF
~, Louisville Iris, on his way home the OF
night, picked upa very extraordinary Pece
kor decoration belonging to some young won
ties He appeared to be at a loss TO know VIVA 'l