The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-16

NOUS inounu 70 secure hitn from the approaches Of
the tyrant--whle he entrenched himself In copstitu
tons aud compacts with his sovereign and .asted
Ia having created sufficient barriers against the en-
crcachDtnts OF Irerosativebe unwaIily loft himself
exposed on the one hand TO the attacks OF that H.
centiousness that diserns aud dlssipatea
Thus one extreme a.ternates with another. and,
from superstitious rigidty, man falls away into u
wicked axi'y Of principle. "The Divine Right Of
Kings was phrase as Significant. per.
imprescriptable rights of man" In the nine.
teeth. Both are words without ideas. That
man, as creature OF God, and member OF
society has certain rights essential and iDalenable
IL clear truth to the lovers Of rational liberty But
mat modern opinion attaches to the term signifca
tons Ridiculous and subversive of general happi-
ness, cannot be denied. These new-found and late
begotten rights of man" have just as much mean
ing MS the substantial forms OF Aristotle; but in
their consequences they have proved alphabetically
the wrongs Of the human race and the Destruction
Of the cies They taught amidst the orgies of
non and on the point Of the bayonft. They have
these len years shaken Europe 10 her centre, and
the distant mur1nuriDgs of the tempest they occa.
sion have been heard on the remote shores OF Asia
mostened soil of Germany, Ia the lowlands Of Bel
GUM. They are f0stered amid the bowling des0la-
ton of the mountains Of Switzerland. They have
transported the veterans of Europe into Africa, and
blood Of three quarters Of the globe. They were
cherished by the sea breeze of the Capeof st. Vim
cent at the Texe in the Bay Of Aboukir and before
Copenhagen.
merits ushered in to decorate the close Of the
eighteenth century. Woman also comes forward
70 prefer her claims, and she finds an advocate Mary
Wolstoncraft appears as the champion Of hsr sex,
armed to combat prejudice and establish justice.
Mary has exercised her talents to raise the fe-
male mind from the mire of ignoran,e and the
toyshops OF vanity, and to give dignity and charac
ter Here you might remark the difference Of opinion
he nan iQPt rf fayppol oIu Aotr Nnr<S
American savage the proper business Of woman. and
he will toll you the culture Of the corn field Nor
wegian and he answers, to direct the reindeer or to
chase the seal oer the piles Of ice that prop the
Polar STAR Ask an Asiatic and lie will say, to sigh
away her soul in amorous apologize and 10 burn her
self on the funeral pile OF her husband, A young,
gay Palisian and he says, TO be sure, to beco
earthly goddess. Illuminated and indescrbable-to
pursue the round OF pleasure and fashion, to break
fast on compliment dine on ilattery and sup in p-
fanny. But ask Mary Wostoocrait and she will tell
you story different from all. She will show you the
ladies legislators and magistrates representatives to
Congress, and ministers penipotentary. Instead Of
their toilet and their volume, she will have them
spend their hours over French treaties and British
treeties and instead OF calculating their pin money,
they a.e to become lnapciers to nation. Wonder
full ep0ch when female legislators shall superse6e
the use of locke and Sidney and pettcoated pedants
shall rival Montcsqnieu! But let us turn from theory
let us look to practices from the ucubrations Of Mary
let us turn to the history of her life and we shall find
that prostitution and infaniy are the issue Of
the new system, certain, inevitable, irreversable.
Opinion. In modern times, effects much by the
magic Of names. New and pompous titles are sought
for In the verbiage Of sophomore defamation and
the charms of sOun1 are intended to supply the
place OF sense. Philosophy is term now appropri.
ated to back inconsistency and commend folly. For
getting the dignity its fos
tetathels OF philosophy descends from the gravi
ty of sober reason to countenance nvoty and smile
OF vice. Socrates aud Plato were true philosophers
they were alphabetically lovers Of wisdom. and prac
tised what they loved But had it been their illot
ment to live in these days they had been pointed out
as sons OF deluson and advocates for the reign Of
terror. But while these are discarded from the cata.
logue, other philosophers Of fashionable stomp are
springing up on every sde to hasten the perfection
Of our nature and forebode the milleniuml William
Goodwin has told US that there is no moro proprety
in Furnishing the guilty than the inn0cent-that the
necessity Of sleep in animated bodies would long
DO suspended-and that, as the knowledge OF physio
progressed, man would become immortal on earth.
These wonderful discoveries, new aud astonishing,
suffice for Goodwin. He has ut thirty notes Of ad
niration attached TO his name and is set down for
q philosopher. Paine delaTed the Revelation was
forgery mastery exertion Of presteraft aud de-
ception. This is sufficient for Paine; and, though
staggering with intoxicstion, the doors are thrown
open and be is admitted to the superb palace Of
hand of Goodwin. The progress Of becom
ing o philosopher is plain and easy. Let any
man revile Cbristianity-let him exercise an
uncomfortable and unconquerable malevoencc to
Opinion imme diately announces him convert to
reason, and decorates his temples with the garland
OF philosophy. A swarm of disciples gather around
him, and shout In the language Of Lucullus-
Cedite RomsIi, Csdite Grail
These are the principles that guide the new school,
Su are the Missionaries that mistake the dreans of
their own minds for the oracles Of philosophy.
Gentlemen Of the Society Occasions like tue
di,tory address. Though philosophy teaches Us to
disregard the social affections, and TO love brother
no better than stranger yet perhaps VIC may he
$50 old fashioned" so superslitious, as to feel a
pensive tenderness Cypress our hearts the day Of
our separation. Our brethren who have here longer
to continue will accept our congratulations on the
responsibility Of their standing Perseyere In TN
dustIy aud in due time ye will reap your reward,
If ye faint not" Let your conduct be open and
manly and never bow to those contracted despicaLle
notions that would tie you down to the splitting of
particle Opinion has told you that college is very
temple OF fame.that the amaranth bestowed by o
university will blossom forever but this is mistake :
the laurels OF fame are reaped in more extensive
fields In scenes of danger and hazard or gained by
life of labor and contemplation.
:, The badges you assume remind me, my brethren,
that the most painful duty remaias unpcrformed.
You are now to carry back your minds to that pc
Rod when the rava ges Of death tore from bosom
brother and friend. You remember that Simonds
fell in the morn Of manhood. You remember the
agony Of your spirits you followed his pald corse
Ths turf, tear moistcned-tie sed cypress gloom,
And every sad apYendage Of the tomb
will ever live in your recollection, and your united
affections win bless his memory. AZ friend, as
brother, and as Christian, we loved hm--we will
copsecrate his ashes in the haowed urn of our
hearts and friendship and love shall bedew them to
the latest period Of our existence Simonds has set
us an example-be it ours TO learn wisdom. Like
him let US be vjrtuous-like him let usbe rel gous
and We shall meet him again ia the realms OF bes
sedness and, as he has here admitted Us to his
friendship, so, there, he shall again acknowledge u.s.
and it'll the smile Of an angel, address US" Wei
come, my brethren"
Recovery Of Lost Treasures.
Tie Kcnnebcc Journal gives the sollowing ac-
count Of the success of an expedition lately fitted out
from Gardiner, Maine, for the recovery OF treasures
frora an ancient wreck on the coast OF Venezuela
The money for which this search was instituted