Washington telegraph., 1851-08-13

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IN the blood o. his fellows; the orator swaying The
fierce democracy by the power of his eloquence;
and the statesman, ruling the destiny of his
country bv the sapience of his counsel, 100 often
dazzle and wilder the mind of the beholder to
In. drtrimenl of the more mild but not less i'm
portan effect of the gentler sex. We behold with
RAPTURE the irresistible etfuigence of the SUM- while
The calm radiance of the moon kes scarce an
impression. The slow and gentle meander of ii
seauestered rvulet, whose shores are deckeG with
perpetual verdure and flowers of perennial hue, is
entirely lost TO view amid the sublime waters of
the Niagara, rolling il. Of the deepest thun-
der and dashigg their spray to the clouds. With
emotions ahip 10 reyerepce and awe, gaze
upon the Mississippi The great father of waters
moving soemnly and ulaJesticaly along, bearing
upon It's llmtabIe bosom the snowy sails OF com
merce, never once directing our attention TO the
tributaries by which it is fed and perpetually
penisled
Man goes forth upon the stage of life minglng
with its bustling throng, only to act out the
character formed at home by the pastIc hand
of woman. All the great achievements which
SO uobly adorn and elevate the human character,
are but so many emanations from this lopni of
purity. The inf; uence Of woman, whether viewed
as exercised By mother. sister, wife or daughter
is "a theme each 10 itself lnexhaqstible Can there
be found Throughout the boundess works of art
or nature a more solemn scene, one more caicu-
lated TO aw AIKEN reflections OF the most serious
nature, than that of mother sitting by fire.
side amid group Of lively, pratling children?
What is to be the destiny G! eact, ole?--what the
nature of his path through Iite?--tbrough what
raregated scenes is his bark to pass, launched
upon the ocean OF life, and what port is il destined
tina ly to redch!--are questions which must nat
uray Obtrude themselves upon every rejecting
ming. May there not be within that little family
circle. IL slate OF e!9bryq. some Washington.
destined TO rekindle into d mighty flame the long
smoulderng embers of Liberty, which, waiting its
light high into the heavens, shall penetrate the
darkest and most obscure recessrs Of enSlaved
nations. waking them to sense oi their wfetched
condition. and calling upon .hcnl, like the pillar
OF clouds by day aud fire by night which led ih
lsraelites mto-a country where milk and honey
flowed. 10 So k tie eiysium indicated by its be
ngn raysl--lDay there not be trankliD, destined
to scale HE 6raveps aud grasp tie lightning t-ry
whgi--oF some Henry. who, wien thrones were
crnno'-d and dynastles forgotten, might stand
the anGmark of his cQunlrys genius, rearing
imuSrf anliG regal ruins and national dissolution,
a mental pyramid IN the solitude of tGle beneath
whose shade things might moulder, and around
whose summit eternity must pdy2
1t is for Tie mother to answer. These results
are 10 be determined by Der exertions. Should
she succeed in Instillipg into their bosoms love
for all the noble virtues for all those principles
winch adorn the human character, and which
form the great mark OF Distinction betNee9 man
aud the RESI- Of creation; should she succeed III
mpresSIng upon their minds the impor.snc OF
truth, justice, industry and ecenomy, then they
are appropriately equipped to encounter the mui
uplIcIy OF sturdy aud almost answering diff
cutes which beSet the path Of life. Then they
may &c forth TO their hfe-warIare clad in mai
~
temper. But if they fail to rpbbe these funda-
mental principles, these materials SO Indispensable
IN the construction of that norle edce, the hu
mdn ter, tl -ir case is hopelesS.
Devoid OF these, the must extensive fund Of
knowledge possible Of acquisitions, the most bril-
liant and gigantic intellect with which man was
ever endowed, would BE- but as a sword placed IN
The hands OF unatlc, turned out upon society
numbering thousands of helpless beings, aud mark
ing hIs course with btoQdsed and rum Destitute
OF these, they would be like Qlto Caesar who,
fired and goaded on by inordinate love Of glory,
with an army hostile to his country's interests,
crosses the line 50 long known and conseerated
as her sacred boundary, desoatng her beameous
heds, razIng TO the ground her thrifty villages,
disseminating her peaceful and industrious nhabi
lanlS, aud finally obilteratng every vestige Of
republican form of governs.,elt and erecting upon
LIS rqlns the debaslng anc servile restraints OF d
desfotlsal. Dtvoid Of these qualities, they would
De ike unto CdtaiIne, hose every word may
be compared TO the sultry simoop of Africa, the
Career of which may be known by remnants OF
verdure scared and withered by its infectious
breath; or whose tongue may be compared in its
effects lo the SUI phuroqs Crater Of volcano, which
PoQfs forth ITS lery deuge, and in moment lays
"sSie spot so lately teeming with lille, fertility
'"u fragrance. How great d restraint does HO-
man impose upon the vicious ncIinalons Of man.
pow often does the fa:her-bow often the son,
refrain from the commission of deeds that would
oe attended with perfect impunity to themselves,
oul Whch Tor lear oi hxng indelbe Stigma
upon the lair and unblemShed character of d
oeioVed daughter or sister they scrupIe, nay, dis
udih TO commit. Woman, viewed as d wife, is
man chef comfort and soIace. Without her,
TIE world be as garden destined for man to
inhablI, but destitute OF lympid streams crystal
iouhs' whence he might assuage his burning
.nrst, or where the caroling of birds could never
De heard TO ravish the ear with its delectable
music, aud reieve it from the dull and monoton nous
iodiipg oi winds. She shares with him the diff
.uueS OF tins life, snooths his pillow in sickness.
"hat rs more refreshing to the spul. than to listen
" her conversation after the mind has been racked
oy ITS daily tolls aud Iabors? There is another
Influence exerted by woman yet unnoced-an
tnauence exIsIng independent OF kindred ties--an
lhnnehce that has been famed in poetry aud song
ever since the days Of Homer and Byron. Oh,
woman. what soul so depraved--what heart
ual'ous, as TO be uumoved by thy heavenly charms?
lhose laven locks. those ruddy lips those piercing
eyes, that angelic form, can melt the heart OF the
inost robust and strong. Beneath their influence
iie most gigantic forms trembe anteuaii; it is
ulese that ''soen The rude and calm the bolster
Gus mind" s.
IN IN Joyous youth what soul hath never known
thought, feeling, taste, harmonious to its own?
!. no hath not paused while Beauty's pensive eye
W ,SNea from the heart the homage Of sigh?
W. no hath not owned, with ,ture smitten frame,
A"e power of grace, the magic of a name?
ihe hardy, brawny, athletic Roman could bear