Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-01-01

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eldest son, youth of singular promise, possessing
largely the personal and intellectual attractions of his
accomplished father. 1t is proper remark that the
letter was found among the private papers of the
distinguished hgentleman TO whom it was addressed,
by his son, John Randolph Tucker, of Virginia.
Having been long associated with the family of Judge
Tucker In terms Of intimate friendship, | have OBJ
tanned permission from Mr.. Beverly Tucker of this
city, TO dispose of the communication my juIg
ment and sense Of propriey migh dictate. there
fore send it you for publication and bespeak for it
especially the attention of those who, in the days of
other years, associated with its distinguished
author In the relations Of personal and political friend
| ship.
Very respectfully, your friend and obedient serv'l,
SEPTIMUS TUSTIN.
! May He who has the power, and always the will,
when earnestly, humbly, and devotedly entreated,
support and comfort you, my brother! l shall not
point TO the treasures that remain you in your
wing children, and their mother, dearer than all of
these put together No; have felt too deeply how
little power have words that play round the head TO
reach the heart when it is soreIy wounded. The
! common-places of consolation at the tongues
end OF all the sefcomplacent and satisfied, from the
pedant priest TO the washer.woman. ('They who
don't feel can talk.) abjure them all. The father
! OF Lord Russell, when condoed with according TO
form, by the book, replied, Il would not give my
dead son tor any other mans living" May this
tnought come home to your bosom, too; tut not on
the same occasion May the spirit OF God, which is
mol me chDera oil heated brains, device OF art
full men TO brighten and cajoe the credulous, but is
as much an existence that be felt and understood
as the whisPerings of your own heart, or the love
you bore TO him that you have ostnay that Spirit,
which is the comforter, shed His influence upon your
soul, and incline your heart and understanding to the
only right way, which is that of life eternal! Did
you ever read Bishop Buffers Analogy? If not,
| will send it to you. Have you read Book
what say upon this subjec not only believe, but
! know to be true-that the Bible, studied with
humble and contrte heart, never yet failed TO do its
X. hncn hn fran HJOcun
dlsordered minds have conceived that they cut
on from It's promises of life TO come.
" Ask and ye shall receive seek and ye shall find );
knock and II shall be opened unto YOU" This was
my only support and stay during years of misery and
DARKNESS; and just as had almost begun 10 despair
alter more than ten years of penitence ard prayer,
pleased God 10 enable Inc TO see the truth, to which
| until then my eyes had been sealed, To this vouCh-
statement have made the most ungraletul returns.
But would not give Up my slender portion OF the
| price paid Tor our redempion-yes, my BROTHER
rsdempuon-the ransom of sinners-of all who do
not hug their chains and refuse from the
house OF bondage say that would not exchange
my little portion in the Son of David for the power
land glory OF the Parthian Roman empires as de-
scrbed by Milton in the temptation of our Lord and
SaVlour-not for all with which The ensmy tempted
the Saviour of man.
] This is the of the change of my spirits,
which all who know me must have observed within
I a few years past. After years spent in humble and
contrlie entreaiy that the tremendous sacrifice on
Mount Calvary mig ht not have been made in vain
tor me-the chief test of sinners-it pleased God to
speak his peace into INV heart-thaI peace OF God
which Passeth all understanding to them that know
II not and even to them that do. And although have
now, as then, TO reproach myself with time misspent
and faculties unemployed; although my condition
has on more than occasion resembled that OF him
who, having one evil spirit cast out, taken pos
session of by seven other spirits wicked than
the frs and the first also yet trust that they too,
by the power and mercy of God may be, if they
not, vanquished.
! But where am running to! On this subject more
hereafter Meanwhile, assure yourself of what is Of
small value compared W it'll that of those who
piece OF yoursell-o the unchanged regard and SYM
! pathy of your mothers son. An my God l re-
member 10 have her die, to have followed her TO
the grave 10 have wondered that the continued to
rise and and the order of Nature go Iguo-
rant of true religion, but yet atheist, remem
Der with horror my impious eXpostulatons with God
upon this bereavemen-'' but yet atheist"
The existence of atheism has been denied; but was
an honest one. Hume began and Hobbies finished
me. l read Spinoza and all The tribe. Surely fell
by no ignoble hand. And the very man 60 who
gave me Hume's - Essay upon Human Nature - TO
read administered Beattie upon Truth, as the anti
dote-Venice reace against arsenic and the essential
oil of bitter almonds-a bread and milk poultice for
the bite of the cobra capello.
Had remained successful political leader l might
never have been Christian. But it pleased God
that my pride should be mortified that by death and
desertion should lose my friends that, except in
The veins OF maniac, and he, too, possessed of
child by deaf and dumb sprit,'' there should not
ture besides myself. The death of Tudor finished
my humiliation had tried all things but the refuge
10 Christ, and to that, with PARENTAL stripes, was
| driven. Often did cry out with the father OF that
wretched boy, " Lord! | believe-hep thou mine
unbeef; and the gracious mercy of our Lord 10 this
wavering faith staggering under the force of The
hard heart of unbeiet, humbly hoped would. in his
good tine, be extended also.-St. Mark, viii,
tI7-29.
Throw Revelation aside, and drive any man
by irresistible induction atheism. John Marshal
could not resist me- When say any man, mean a
man capable Of logical and consequential reasoning
Deism is the refuge of those that starte athesm
and can't believe Revelation ; and my -, (nay
God have forgiven both,) and myself used, with
DdeTot & Co., TO laugh al the deistcal bigots who
must have milk, not being able to digest meat. All
theism is derived from Reveialion-lhat of The law
contessediy. Our own is from the same source so
Is the false revelation OF Mahomet and can't much
blame the E1rks for considering the Franks and
Greeks to be dolators. Every other idea of God
that floats in the world is derived from the tradition
of the of N oah handed down their posterity.
But enough-and more than enough-I can scarce
~ guide my pen. will, however, add that no luke
warm seeker ever became real Christian; fol" from
the days OF John the Baptist until now the kingdom
of heaven suffereh violence and the violent take 1t
by force "a text which read 500 times before
had the slightest conception of its true application.
| Your brother
J. r., of Roanoks.N
To a. ST. G. TuckEn. esq.
MISSISSIPPI UNITED STATES SENATOR. GoyernoI