Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-11-09

will be read with much interest, not only Tor Us m
trinsic beauties but Parely literary prodOctioa5
RioHMoND, Va,
5o'olOck,=A NJ April 70, 1s47.
NV Dear Friend I--W neither it be a favor
or an ANNOYANCE, you oWe this letter 70 my
early habits efrising. From tho hour mark
ed at the top of the page, you will naturally
conclude that my companions are not now
engaging my attention, rs we have not cal
culated on being early travellers to-day
This city has pleasant seat 1t is
hign; the James river runs below it. and
when Iswent out, an hour ago. nothing was
heard but the roar of the Falls. Tho air is
tranquil and Its temperature mild 1t is
morning, and a morning sweet aud fresh,
and delightful Every body knows the
morning in its mesIphorieal sense, applied
to so many occasions. The health, strength,
and beauty of early years lead us te call
that period sthe morning of life OF q love-
" Young woman we say sheis bright Is the
mornings and no onesdoubts why ls0cifar il
called $50 &c the NOR
But the morning itself few peop phab-
itants 81 eitiss know an thl0e 6btsl
mong all our good people, not one ina thou
sand sees the sun rise ence year They
know nothing of the morning. Theirid idea oft
is, that it is that part of the day which comes
long after cup of coffee aud boefsteak or
a piece of toast. With them, morning Is
not new issuing of light, new bursting
forth of the sun, q new waking up of all
that has life from sort of temporary death
to behold again the works ofGod, the heav-
ems and the earth it is only part of the
domestic day belonging to reading newspa-
pers, answering notes, sending the children
to school, and giving orders for dinner
The first streak of light, the earliest pur-
pliug of the East, which the lark springs up
to greet, and the deeper and deeper colorinS
into orange aud rcd, till at length the 'glO-
rious sun is seen, regent of the dayi-this
they never enjoy, for they never see it.
Beautiful descriptions of the morning n
bound in all languages, they are the strong
est perhaps in the East. where the sun is
eften an object of worship.
King David speaks of taking to himself
sthe wings of the morning This Is highly
poetical and beautiful. The wings of the
morning are the beams of the rising sun
Rays of light are wings. 1t is thus said
that the sun of righteousness shall arise
with healing in his wings rising sun
that shall scatter life, health and JOY
throughout the universe.
Milton has fine descriptions Of morning,
but not so many as Shakespeare, from whose
W
ry, all founded on tho glory of morning,
might be fled.
never thought that Adam had much the
advantage of fus from having seen the world
when it was new.
The manifestations of the power of God,
like His mercies, are new every morning,
and fresh every mement
We see as fine risings of the sun as ever
Adam saw, aud its risings are as much =
miracle now as they were in his day, and
think good deal more, because it is now
part of the miracle, that fer thousands and
thousands of years he has come to his APP
pointed time, without the variation Of y mil
lioath part Of a second. Adam could not
tell how this might be. know the morn
ingH am acquainted with it, and love
it. l love it fresh and sweet as itis-a dai-
ly new creation, breaking forth and calling
all that have life, and breath and being, to
pew alteration, new enjoyments, and new
gratitude DANIEL WEBSTER.