The Evansville daily journal., 1852-11-10

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the cause of no small as;onishment to me
that those who profess to belong to refined
and dignifed society, should be SO gratifed
by listening to and participating in the indul-
gence of the damnable employment. | say
damnable, because it is favorite occupation
of the damned. The inducement and tempt
alton are similar to, and characteristic of the
feelings which prompt the envious and SLAM
derous converse OF the Father of lies and his
imps, Of which Milton so beautifully dis
courses when discovering the Internal re-
gions. His Internal Majesty's children in
Evansville should refer to it as recorded i'm
that sublime book "Paradise Lost. There
they may perceive more satisfactorily to what
an interesting family they belong.
But a small portion of any ones time is
actually engaged in the common avocations
of life. During the remainder the class to
which we refer, interest themselves in that
which is most cJngenial to the cast of their
minds-the discovery and contemplation of
all that is evil, foul and lascivious going on
around them. Their prurient maginations
luxuriate and gloat over all such scenes and
occurrences as their curious researches can
bring to light. The more SO, because it is for
bidden fruit to them, they cannot personally
participate, and can only regale themselves
with the fancied pictures of others rapturous
qualification. Very active in developing and
publishing others failings and short comings,
they forget that scripture commands truly "to
try the reins on our own hearts,'' and to be
careful of and eradicate whatever is evil there.
If they did, am inclined to think, as the
lu pf bav rC,,Id fin Gsu
fcient for the day the evil thereof" and the
labor of keeping them in order, onerous
enough-enough wickedEess to expend their
virtuous Indignation upon, without recourse to
others. Their own, however, is carefully
covered by the exhausted ashes of former
fires-to be re-lt when the secret occasion
calls, and the prohibited pleasure tempts to
just little taste. Still they think themselves
holier thun the others, being perhaps more re-
strained than the-worst.
That these vicious criticisers and dssecters
of vice should have high opinion OF their
own immaculate purity is not at all surprising.
Whosoever is investigated, will always be
found imperfect, and probe they ever SO care
lessly, a sore spot may ever be brought to
view. The world in fact affords fine field
for the school for scandal, and rank and
poisonous weeds are seldom absent from its
fairest spots. Should flaw be discovered in
any who come under their ban, these gos-
sips never leave one until the entire hide is
skinned
The attack Of the viperous and malignant
tongue is frequently attracted by the very
decorum and apparent severity of the intend
ed victims habits of life. The first suspicion
rests ON that basis, and at the preliminary
confabs, the maxim, "st,ll waters rnn deep
est" is often repeated. That he is somewhat
peculiar is alleged in evidence of the coHclu-
sion, that there must be something wrong
Such is their summary mode of reasoning,
which usually concludes with we shall see
if it amt So" and all understand how pref
udiced opinion twists everything into con-
frmaton-how, from the first ours alarum
c-y, the whole brood, dogs and bitches, give
utterance, and vie with each other i'm the ran
cor of their backbitings and Glamour. The
verdict once rendered, is certain of vertical
ton, for the imaginary castle in the air needs
but a slight foundation, whether the offspring
of hopeful or malicious reveries. Let us
hope that the subject for whom they are
built, proceeds on his tranquil way unaffected
by their vtuperations, rejoicing in the con-
temptation of whatever exists congenial to
the temper of their minds-of the true, the
noble, the gener Gus and the beautiful, and not
like those, swelter in the mire and stencil Of
all the moral nastiness, corrupt curiosity
can rake from its dunghills for the gratifica-
ton of their spirits swineish instincts.
1t would be well if all varieties of those
possessed of Over-active "unruly members"
whether belonging to the envious and jealous
tribe, to the comprehensively malicious, or
only to the bestal order, will remember that
"there is no one righteous, no not one" They
should pray as natures unsophstocated poet
expressed it, that I" God the gift would give
them, TO zee themselves as others see them. -
They might then perceive that however i'm
perfect may be the w.rld external to them
selves, perhaps their own little section re-
quires undivided care, as from neglect it has
probably contributed its full share of the err
rors for which tie mass will be accountable.
Such process would have salutary effect,
and sensibly diminish their squeamshly acute
sense of the "sinfulness of SIM in others,
whilst the holy horror would certainly be
turned in another direction. "Lght would
then shine iL a dark place." and God would
be seen as allowing evil to preponderate in
little, for honey may be extracted from the
most poisonous weeds. In the erring mortal
they would be taught to expect much good,
for they would be compelled to grant '.they
know not what's resisted"
Accounts of but one Joseph are extant,
though many Davids and Solomons. The
latter, though great sinners, were still might.
ier saints, being counted as ''men after Gods
own heart" They were, as is sometimes the
case now, powerful for good or evil-though
occasionally overcome by ambitious or other
passions, they were sonnd at the core, for
the prevailing characte rstics of their affec-
tons was reyerential love to the father of all
that is good and great, as well good rH to
their fellows. Nevertheless were they CO.