Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-06-13
Th. spitn Of Rrrsrg..

Indicated by this caption, there are SOME
, g.nsraleftdts connected with it which are
III great Importance " all classes Of human
s.,cirty,s Ii it was not truc--if the spirit
F.. If revenge did not exist in the human,
hcart--theh, an essay on the subject
would be'Euntinicd and out Of place.
! But il does exist and is cherished there
men may and do gp so far rs to ''nur.'
! their wrath to kcp1it warm, And, by
such act, heylbe,rsy their oTnweakn"ss,
in the estimation Of all truly Intelligent
and strong minded men, But this is BY
far the leaSt objectionable feature Of such
.unholy Indulgence, Such spirit. when
duly ndalked. and strongly cherished
draws a withering Influence over the soul
and turns a. dark side to cvrry-aisible.oh.
ieet. III manlcs the social cirtlrin gloom
and kindleE the fires Of disrord around
-, the ,Iotncst, altar. And il com>umes 4
=, beauty Of ,naaa and .caus's him,,to drag
cut IL miscrtlbL' existence. = a.
The:>pirA # reve rsci, opposed 70 thr
spirit 6t fpf bcarancc and tersiSness; ana
j evil doors are always the most easy sub
iects Of its7 prev il i, aus true as any
other prop9siion in moral philosophy,
that. thcr"fects Of every evil purpose is
surf- TO revert back lpon.thc devoted head
{: IL The pcrpgti$Ittr: hence the calamilit>
tina. bcflll those who cherish the spirit Of
revenge But, III order II avoid its dclc.
tcfiou. effects, it may b. necessary 70 cA:
, amino the main source from which il
originates. The man who is wroGgrd is
not 80 apt.to 4incnlcatr the spirit, rs h"
who does the wrong The Spanish pro-
verb says, "a neqn AdtsM those wlom he
hdh mjurtd," This pror"rb. illustrates
one Of the universal principles Of human
nature; lot those who may, favor Tie. pro.
position with y fair and impartial invcsti-
cation, and they will discover that when
one if,an per otratc> an evil deed against
his fellow MT n. a spiri; Of hostiiilywiA be
cnscndcred ih LisoNn heart by the act,
AMI the offended or injured party will be
the tirst to &c rnpt of honorable proposals
pf reeoncilia ion" -. r, r.
The sam" ,rlnriflrMii| ptrNail-throuyh
any form Of guyelnme ut; whcneicrs any
man revotS against the government Of
his country, he can never be reconcilcd
TO it again, as general rule; especially if.
he was prompted byIinccndiary motives,
lie may be brought into subjection--pol.
= icy may prompt him ID formal submission,
z but his heart cannot fully ,arquicsce---hc
is aliepiated in his spirit. The spirit
Of nnbending hostility upon rthf part Of
the opprcssor, and the disposition Of the
injured to relcnt, are fully illustrated in
thefh"rt ofA bsalomt9 dctk"ncliS father,
David. -.
. WhtH ABS lom, BY fair speeches ard
assumed urhanity, succeeded III causing
the people to commit an GORGEOUS error,
there was no sympathy in that ftrcaehcr::7
ous heart for an injured fathcfand tot.
tering throne hut hen fprcspelr reaction.
was apprehcndea, q different spirit was
manifested BY the father Notwithstand-
ing the absolute necessity ofarresting the
instruction, aud Of bringing the aggres-
sorsto justice, his sympalhics were drawn
out after his erring son, saying: "Deal
gently for my sake vii Or the Young man,
e~nwith ABS .lom" AnI such WAS the
earnest s"licitudc~of his heart, that Wien
the second messenger reached him with IT,
E4difgs, his anxious enquiry was, "ls the
young man Absalom .afc?" Andwhehhe
swas answered, The, enemies Of my lord
the king and nll that risc<a against thee to
do hts hurt, bsas Mof Young man i"
J. The questiopwas settled = the sal and
fearful apprehensions were rSali<et;and he
gave full vent 70 his be nevoient, yet afflrt-
cd heart, with an elevated voice he cried,
80 my son AbS,lom. my son; my son
..kbsalom! would 70 God lhad died for
thee, o Absalom, my son, my son!"
The foregoing presents thetrue prin-
eiples Of fidelity and rebellion contrasted,
aud in the ancient king Of Israel We have
an exhibition lof the spirit that should b
cherished and cultivated by all men, in ev.
cry contingency. And the advantage,
which are realised BY il are, great and nu
merous. There is no rule that can b.
adopted for the government Of humamlife
80 well calculated 10 enhance real enjoy
n,ent IS 4 strict adhe.ea;s to the laws .
kindpess-espccially mite. With eorree
principles For il it's true. that the OF
pressed are the most forbsaring and tina
The reward Of aggression always falls bac
upon the aggressorss . knowledge Of th
fact should opel ate as a sufficient stringer
upon the minds of men 10 hold them insult
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