The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09

glrds herself Tor new aSgresslons, the free
States prepare to meet the crisis. united,
compact, and resolute. And above all,
the day has passed for the gag on free
lips, for successful slaye-hunts ON free
soil!-X. ]. 1Ti6ane
Profanity.
This is one of the marked vices of
the boys of the present day. What
multitudes of them are addicted to it,
Are parents fully aware of this? ? Do
you know that your sons, when away
from home by day as well as by night,
are mingling with profane associates p
Or rather, do you know that they have
not such companions? Are there not
parents in nearly every town in our ia
yored Commonwealth, who are famous
at home, and it may be abroad, as moral
reformers, whose sons are suffered to
grow up at home habituated 10 the use
of profane language and all its kindred
vices whose number is legion ? Said a
boy not long since in our hearing, .'The
boy or the man that viii swear, will drink
and smoke and be guilty of other kindred
vices" Said another in reply, "Now we
do not think SO much of persons who in
dulges in profane language as of those
who do not" remark fully concurred
in by all who were engaged in the con-
versation.
Boys-our advice to you all is to
avoid the wicked practice OF using pro-
fame language-and all idle words ap-
preaching it. There are persons who
would not swear, but continually inter-
lard their conversation with such ex-
pressions, as, "Ivow'-'1 swan" and
others of similar kind, that will suggest
themselves to the reader; also persons
that would think it awfully wicked to take
the name of God in vain, yet are very
familiar with such oaths as, "by Jesus"
-"by hoke" and by everything else,
almost. There are persons, however,
who see little difference between "I swan
and 81 swear" and, therefore, as mat
ter of taste, if they use either, choose
the latter. Now is it any more wicked
to say II swear" than Il vow,'' or q
swan ?" If so, we confess our inability
to discriminate. Let these things be
carefully considered in the light of divine
truth, and all these idle words will be
abandoned.
Let all the boys who read these re-
marks, who have, already, become ad-
dicted to the vice of profanity, resolve
to break themselves of it by immediate,
total abstinence from every variety of
profaneness. Let such also as have not
yet become habituated to it, resolve to
be free from ito avoid associating with
such as indulge in its use. Swear not
at all, for it is not noble, nor brave, nor
wise, nor the sign of good culture, nor
anything else that is pure, lovely and of
good report. Would every girl and wo-
man frown upon this vice and those al
lied to it, all but the abandoned and
hopeless would forsake it. Will parents
and teachers strive to check the growths
of this vice? viii those phil,snthropist
whose benevolent aspirations encircle
the globe, see to it, that their sons do
not continually annoy their neighbors by
profanity
The Revised Statutes of Massachusetts,
contain the following declarations con-
cerning profanity j: ''If any person, who
has arrived at the age of discretion, shall
proEanely curse or swear, he shall on con-
viction thereof before any justice of the
peace, be punished by fine, not exceed
ing FIVE dollars, nor less than one dollar. -
We read of one of olden times that
neither feared God nor regarded man.
If there be any such '.as have arrived al
the age of discretion" and are habitual.
ly indulging in profanity, they should
not be unmindful that they are liable te
fine and cost, for every violation of the
aforesaid statute. When every Other
means fail, the law should have its
course. Express.