Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

cellent remarks are taken from the Grafton
delivered by the Hon. G. w. Clinton, at
the County Fair, recently held at Flushing
NJ Y. 1t is the ladies' he is addressing -
In enumerating the sources Of the pecu.
liar felicity which the world attributes to
your lot, my fair hearers must not asc ribe
TO fatery the declaration that the chief one
is, in my fixed judgment, the fact that it
places woman in her proper sphere as wife,
helpmate and mother. have no respect
for, scarce any patience with, the " strong
minded woman" Like an effeminate man
she is mistake Of nature, or q sad perver-
sion Of the truly beautiful and good. But
| do reverence true woman-gentle, heroic,
pilus woman-man softened, refined and
bettered. The two united in holy ma
trimony are indeed one, and that one is man
the only full, true exposition OF our na-
ture. Where this doctrine is not recog-
nized, and the sexes do not pair in marriage,
there can b, none of those cnjoyments
which cluster aronnd he Christian h''arth
and bless the Christian household. You
cannot degrade only one half of human ma
ture, and if y"u dcbase woman, you debasc
man more deeply. ISL
Wherever these truths are unfelt, lust
roams unbridled, and man is brutal or inert.
Disguise the canker az you will-call it
Mahometansm, Mormonism, Spiritual Mar
riage, or what you please; wherever poly
gamy is lawful, or easy divorce makes mar.
riage a mere form, where woman can be
but slave or mere toy, and man brute or
a barbarian, a scourge of the world or a
base voluptuary. IL W much OF prosperi-
ty does our country owe to its women! Is
it too much to say that our freedom was
achieved as well by the wives and daught-
ers of America, as BY the heroes whom
they formed for patriotism and sent forth to
sufforing and to battle ? While the British
Government was pursuing that long train Of
arbitrary measures which led to armed re-
sistance and liberty, the mothers OF Amer-
ca had perhaps unacknowledged prescisnce
Of the coming war, and prepared the way
to victory. Then was 1t that the noble
elegy of Collins was taught to the children
al their knee
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
BY all their coun,ry's wishes blest
.G When Spring. with dewy fingers cold,
Returns to deck their hallowed mould,
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fanc,'s feet have ever uod.
M BY fairy hands heir knell is RUG )
By forms unseen their dirgs is sung
There Honor comes, pilgrim gray.
To deck the tnrf that wraps their clay {;
And Freedom shall await repair
TodwelI. weeping hermit, there"
That elegy, so taught, made and contri-
buted to make many resolved patriots be-
sides Samuel and John Adams, and it may
have its uses yet. And then, had it not
been for the teachings Of his mother,
George Washington would never have risen
to be first in war, first in peace, and first
in the hearts of his countrymen."
But mean not to attempt the praise of
woman but simply say, what you have, l
presume, anticipated, that marriage is es-
sential to the successful conduct of a farm ;
that rural avocatons lead the man and wo-
man duly to appreciate and respect each
other; and then when woman properly ap-
preciated, rules in her department. there is
indeed sweet home-there will pure wo.
manly refinement have due occupation, and
adorn and consecrate the house, and create
and beauliIy the garden.