Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-04


Simply wthered broken heart. Simply You neednot
wish your greatest foe lingering agony Skeptcsm
may laugh call it mere nonsense puerile imbecility the
mbecy and lie with the skepc, who refuses
the fact when presented fails to see because OF
his stoid perceptions.
1t is disease of the most subtle, plausible character
wearing in its first approach the guise Of an angel OF
light - commencing itself to the purest best feelings OF
humanity elevatng the soul linking you to divinity
that Gods presence becomes realized fact, and your
immortality secured beyond the possibility of cavil
1t comes quickening the perception of all relative
duties, sanctfying and making clear what before was
dark and sensual in life.
Who would dare close his heart against aught so ra
dianty pure? Welcome messenger of heaven; for at
this period ere the doatrous disease supervenes it is
heavens messenger of peace and good will to mana
ray of beautiful light direct from God himself.
"o fair is loves first hope gentle mind!
Ewes first star through feecy cloudlet peeping;
And sweeter than the gentle southwest wind, =
Ger wilowy meads and shadowed waters creeping,
And Ceres golden fields the sury hind
Meets it with brow uplf and stays his reaping
This is no poetcal rhapsody; it is simple truth which
will be controverted by him who has felt the true
advent of that passion But let the current OF
this mighty oceanic powr be thrown back by imperous
necessity by DEATH unreciprocity, &c., what follows
Stranded for fe-ofen triple wreck of soul, mind, and
body In few nober instances, where conscience and
nrincipe struggle for existence the soul remains intact
but the blighting power falls mind and body. The
opium eater the nebrate and the victim OF inordinate
affection is to the saddest trio earth can present
They occupy in many respects the plain experenc
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the reaction or dreamy, drcary indiherence.
"a grief without pang-void, dark, and drear;
stfed, drowsy, unimpassionsd grief,
| Which finds n natural outlet, relief
i In word, or sigh, or tear
i Can nothing be done for the wrecked heart No ;
nothing ectual this side Of eternity Earths medica-
mens however plausible, avail naught and heaven, TO
make her mnstratons successful must take the sufferer
into her actual local embrace Some by pouring blessings
round them learn to be still and patient-dA they can
0And haply by abstruse research to steal
VI From their nature all the natural man."
For those who fought against this ensnarng power
and died resisting there is doubtless in other worlds
some Lethean wave which, while washing away painful
memories imparts tonic likewise to the enervatsd will
enabling it to throw off that influence which seemed
part of Immortality itself but in this world
there is no restoration where the wreck is entire
Shall these shpwrecks the Of human affection,
most them vessels nobes Of their class, teach
lesson Are they not beaconfres warning us against
the first approach to this maesrom TO usefulness show
ing the necessity Of early training this subject not as
is often the case studiousy keeping the young heart
in blind ignorance?
Humanitys most cnergizing power thus springs into
life unantcipated unrecognised and meeting with
landmarks stay its progress rushes successfully
its work of entire subjugaon merging the character
mans ally into that of his berest foe pursuing its
victim with relentless tenacty.
Let parents and guardians remember their RESPONSE
bty relative to this momentous subject, and not sup
pose that few general placeisms, dashed with
the worldly laugh cutting sarcasm, and usual sereo
1 typed truisms, will be sufficient protection.
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temperaments and capacities Of youth make known unto
Them with all due for mighty agent, that
later they may look for the developed action Of
this gigantic power Let il be done passngy, play
fully but seriously, earnestly famiarizng the mind
with its symptoms, duly marking and prescribing the
bounds Of said power and bringing before youths vision
with panoramic dstinctness, the fororn dismantled
shattered barks which have been enguphed in this
sureless abyss.
There is an amount of false delicacy linked with
reckless disregard Of TRUTH this subject which would
be surprising but for the recollection of human way
wardness and inconsistency.
As the old style of diplomatic intercourse between
tons is said to be evanishn beqSgSsn A%sfcn let her
fight shine on this point likewise here too, giving to the
winds subterfuge and chicanerythat of humani
ty-and in lieu thereolay the solid foundation for nation
al greatness in individual FuthfiHess all su61ects2
There is no necessity to be. ashamed OF, but rather
for gorying in the possession Of that priceless
dower-the capacity love yet not by yielding bndly
thereto but by keeping within the magic circle OF mode
ration and truth and eschewing the polluted streams Of
the great mass Of fictitious works. which, while affecting
teach do but lower and corrupt the taste this sub
ect thankfully receiving from the pure novel and true
poet their light and guidance not forgetting that in
thing do more require the suggestions and influence
Of Gods word which unfortunately Is rarely resort
ed to except as species Of extreme unction"-a pre-
parative for the world whilst the preparation
needed is es obedience to that command, Thou shalt
have no other gods before me- Away, then, with the
Mtonic idea Of womans worshpping God in falble man
She prone enough to this sin without its ncucaon as
prime article in her creed. Herein lies woman's weak
ness and her training makes the difficulty infinitely
greater This doctrine of sef-abnegaton is POLITICALLY
attractive but the idea fully carried out neutrazes in
dividua responsibility and is therefore utterly false
The great poet makes woman lawgver in moral
rs well as civil This leaven quietly spreads step
by step creeps into power large Of mind
becomes mpregnated with this falsehood thus preparing
the way Mornonism and other sms which teach the
necessity of intervention secure womans eter
nal happiness
In this life does indeed require mans presence
for full happiness andmsery but tits rather hard
the old maid il she is go mourning all her days aud
feel that eternity bring her lot no cnpensat
ing influences. There be no doubt that woman
woman" (and not Bloomerite, is heyt rather
han BRAIN and therefore properly feels the need Of
her head but the mother Of all was her
lei lord in acting irrespective Of his counsel many OF
her daughters left to guide themselves without their