The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-02-26

You my friends have felt the baImy inilsenc
Of the zephyrs from the soul cf the phianthropiss
| '.Soft as the evening zephyrs 6osf. og
And soft as tunefnl Tyres above;
Pure as the SUMS enlivening ray,
Pure as the breath Of vernal skies.''
Byhis arguments the periphery Is made piair
and reflects light; consort hearts are bound 10
geiher.. The weights Of se!hshness, the beset-
ments TO virtue are laid aside, the rough aad su
perfiuous parts Of our minds ard passions are re-
moved by the current Of love and respect--ant
the essentials Of life are encased in the safe re-
pository of society. In this haven, virtue il
breast-pate Of righteousness and knowledge, d
crown Of glory 1 i.a ha@s b 7
| CAN states can reach il, W
| And all heads conceive
| The Statesman anxious to act well his par
and aid humanity, labors hard for good code o
laws, thereby to remove all irregularities thai
have "A tendency to derange the economy Of O
healthy government, and protect and secure TO all
those inaiieDable rights Of man, "lie, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness
! He is often panied, when he sees his follow
citizens lulled into a feeling of security by the
electrive and poisoning influence Of the dreadful
error; they knowing not the modus operandi OF
the evil, ON their moral and physical systems. and
the arrangement of the healthy principles o.
government His logic and eloquence go out for
their return, beseeching and wOOng them for d
| higher regard for the government of their coun-
try and better ordered state Of society. He
points them to the gathering storm, to the forked
as they play their frantic and ffigh,ful angles in
the north, and urges them to the way Of salty aud
happiness;
! The Christian moved by that deep emotion OF
the soul, comes forth to the world on the broad
platform Of liie-IIappiuess, his ''being's end
and aim' His soul is famed aud refreshed by
the soft and gentle breezes from the EIysan groves
OF the spirit land-anges around him, breathing
peace and good will. The gratitude Of his heart
returns unceasing thanks to the Giver Of all good
and discretion leads and preserves him from the
snares of the Great Erii.
| He is not selfish man; he entreats others to
the way Of safety, health and happiness.
'Where the anthems Of virtue increasingly roll,
And the smile Of the Lord the feast Of the SOUL -
have heard him in the tenderness Of his soul
pleading with father, brother, and a son, 10
be wise, to leave the dangerous -Erl that deran-
ges the passions, removes the bounds Of virtue,
darkens the lines Of JUSTICE destroys the citadel
of pleasure, and obliterates the sanctum happy
home. say, have heard the Christian in his
labors of love and affectis n, calling on his friends
anu nelSuOOIs, 10 tOuCfl nor nduuIc tHe
dreadful poson.'
Did you hear him describe the storm gather
ing on the shore of iime-its thnnders echoing
upon every hill and in every vale. the electrye
marks of health destroy oyed-shipwreck Of virtue,
peace and happiness? He plead as man pleads
for his life, and as a mother pleads for her child
to save it from The jaws Of death. ! saw him
weep Q the deep emotions Of his soul Think
you, that the passions can be made 80 much Of a
tyrant, as to remove the best feelings Of our ma
ture, benumb the sensibii,es Of the soul--leopar-
dze and dethrone virtue, loosen the bands Of
friendship, and destroy the blessings Of home?
Yes. | have seen it.
The morning was peasant---the lad was ha ppy,
surrounded by friends and the comforts Of life.--
He reached his majority in health, and with a
liberal education, he took an exalted position at
the judicial bar. The sufrages Of the people Of
his district, in the Prairie Stute. soon placed him
in the State Senate. His eloquence and cool head
soon made him an electrometer of power. But
soon the Enemy marked him for his prey. o
that could forget my last interview with him.
meet him in the street Of a city--,hat sunny face
and buoyant smile Of friendship did not greet me
as usual-bis countenance bespoke alarm and sus-
pscion-in a rude manner, he exclaimed, Games,
do You see them:" He was troubled with NOR
bid haucinations--he called for help--his mind
was confused--started with terror and agitation !;
passed on. ] saw him no more.
o! had | the eloquence af Demoslhenes,
yea, rather the eloquence Of neither, would
adjure you by the love Of God-by the love Of
country, and by the love of home, to correctly
live the life Of "a healthy man; yea Christian.
have heard mother pleading with her son,
to live the life OF an upright man. saw the tear
passing down the furrowed cheek--heard the
sigh-yea, the prayer that she offered up, which
angels were pleased to watt away--days, menths
and years have passed; but still hear the echo
Of that voice pleading with her son, while she
sleeps in the savored grave.
Have you heard those pleadings and tina, de-
lighful echo?
"For me, when forget the darling theme,
Be my tongue mute, my fancy pain, no more /;
And dead to joy, forget my heart to beat"