Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-10-23
Editor and Proprictoi:
Jun, Assistant Editor.
Eall. That happiness idslpends,a'lier

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sall. That happiness tdependsia,lier
upon the state Of the soul thai of'the
(, sj., i:2tlylJio odd Iat sIUe3fiH enti,s
Even When the body Is besieged
with all lhe formilable and complica-
ted circumstances Of tintehsest suffer.
ing, the asoul.mayabe, filled with trans
ports; and though ievery'c charm may
'be thrown around our external CON
.dition, if the soul be i'll at ease, if the
mind and heart be over.burdened, we
.pineiand sink md die, despitesallg the
appliances and ministrations address
ed to the outerman. sThemind is the
man aThebody tissbut his dwelling
house. u is this inner, this higher
nature Of ours, that is the seat and
subject Of alltrae happiness Tie
body has its erjoymehts, so haye,thes
cattle upon the hills These al, are ( only
sensual, The soul is capable, I! off a
happiness that is spiritual ,tseraphic,
sGod:like!s s3iEgasb q aGg o9ig q aged!
lizNowlas religious freedom tenaslto
unbind the mental faculties, to plume
the Intellectual pinions, to open1, 1,,l34 the
field for, our best efforts, and clear s the tty
sky for our loftiest fight, itmust be
.highlypromotise Of our'happiness.s
Though the mind may Sfalter and
stagger in tho tug of2mighty effort to
work out the problems Of her exist
enee and her destiny, yet she tastes
the cup Of, pure and exalted delight
in the very toll Of her most painful
Abashed and awe-strick-
len,sshe bows upon the .thresh.hold of
TRUTHS vast and solemn temple and
gaze gazes, i appalled,, upon the gorgeous
splendors that breakitupon her dazzled
vision, more felieveditt ttlanibdrdehed,
less distressed than charmed But
can she regale herself in the pse Of
her God given powers. when. u a.a!a q flaming
sword that symbol Of governmental
authority and magisterial alwrath, waves
over the path Of religious investiga.
ton ton, and a rough voice exclaims, ,-t
@Dare not to attempt thy own l5tllil think i
ing: work Of which thou art utter.
lyi incapable. Quench thy irisingide-I
sire TO grapple for thyself with Iths!
great things Of God and Thy eyefldst-
ing veal. Cast thyself with unaues-
tlonling confidence E1ff1 eAlc upon my splfaluai
guides.n n,.alss4g iiig snul,a ]; gIdi
j On my way to my home goam above, can
! brook such dictations? Thirsting
for fresh draughts from life'sperennii;- i;
al spring that flows fast by ,hethrone
of Cod. as I mass upward to that foun-
tain, am I to be enco dntered BY noE
ficer, who comes in the name Of JUS
tice, to crush me down to the earth
and compel me to drink the muddy
waters disturbed by the dirty feet ofa
loungingi and, wallowing priesthooda Z
No; verify! eLetsme die thirstingyfo
thespure and healing! waters Of life;
but let not my parched lips bg be M Knocked ke@l
and polluted byso disgusting and dan
gerous a substitute i Rather,let my
trembling limbs be torn piece-meal,
and the last dropof my blood flow
from my veins, but let not my eternity
Of bliss be sacrificed upon tie altar
Of superstition or ambition and leave.
my soul unfe,tered and tree!
Il, ',..,s 3 d. B. PIURIN TON. u
& i'is 1coA,slv5sIcA9FEEp s
Mr.. EpIroR:- ts'. \, '5I.I.5s /, ea5
/ hope the time is not No far 81 distant distant
when Western Virginia will awake
to4the suhjectsof educationa While
her sister states are advancing in'lit.
that she will not content her.
self to slumber in mental.imbecility.
WHY'S it thatparents who are rearing
their children in a state ofignorance,
do not realize that inso doing they
are subjecting them to almost every
disadvantage9 Whom they arrive i i ,'la' at.
years of maturity they are lnfl unified ted for for
intelligent society and the great i idu-
ties Of life, and naturally seekltheir