Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-03-10

With al Tie reekntspes OF - eunning nge
tssaeh<ry, undsrhanded bud. pock sir-
~. GOODNESS. Eslt q slnpstby hqsi'
bodinsss. u obsok and prevent them.
Is purinnism. Upon this moral. Or r.
ihsr inssoral ideA Of oonssrtins youth
into aid sgs. With IL. canting and dis.
gpsting diserstios, u founded The pu-
ritaanicsl idea Of Legislative intsffsrencs
with ths moral social man. with the nat
ural. and w ~. harmlsss propsnsitiss
Of young humanity.
Manhocd has its desirss planted By
God and nurtursd by nature, TOT wise pur-
poses. natural promptings. natural de-
sirss and natural cravings. wholly TO re-
strain their qualifications. 10 not only nm
natural. but nature in!her violated law
rebels against the restriction. and like
the wounded viper, turns upon and de-
stroys herself. To violate the law 81
these passions. and impose upon them
unnatural restraints. BY slander. iraduc-
ton, busy tongue, vhisperings, back
biting. exposure: il social puritaniem.
70 legislate fol; their suppression. Is po-
liticai puritanisn, from which springs
Maile:liquor-hw:ism. womsn's rights,
blue laws Of New England, sabbath laws.
laws against feetiyity, political preach.
ing. Leyiteism-all forms. without the
spiri. Of true virtue, and all other laws
which seek 70 make morals subsersient
to individual OF Legislative within and ca.
price. ..r,<
II you would know what the cavalier
element in society Is, we WILL give It IN
few words. It's the opposite Of the mo- mo.
raj or rather immoral social ideas and Po-
litical principles founded thereon as
above described. TINS SOCIAL element
called inthls country cavalier. OF chly-
airy pays great regard ana mucn nom
age to the loys ana iestiyiles Of YOUTH
and leaves the moral law % Keep TIE pas
siops and Propensities Of mapnooo. IN
their proper bounds. Hence Inc cavailer
element in society IS as aohorrens 70 leg-
islasion, on these subjects as the puri-
tannlcai Is eager ana prone % u.
The thirst for stimulants Is natural.
The excess II the error. Puritanism
would impose total sbstirnsnce and correct
+ .rror nv lag;sI.t;on cayalier;sm would
restrain The error by moral suasiou. and
indul0a the qualification of the thirst
Th..rro,;so.,;on of y.r;ops5 n. !, =, ora
{, :.
.ipgs = = 0onsonAnos WIN nat so,
homage 70 her law. y = ne excess ana ae-
bauchery is the sir. Puritanism Wouldre-
strain, BY whisperings, back-biting, Sian.
der, the holding up Of hands and turning
up Of eyes, ordinations, : ruling out
from society, .injufing, degrading him
whose rides il delights to expose, whose
virtues it is studious to conceal !; and &.
nally punish with legislative penalties.
csyalierism would seek to reform By mo-
raj suasion. and not repel the object Of
its care. The motto of social puritanism
q Wall set out ia these lines
ia. penny sared /, tvs penniess le.I
pin . Day !. = goat . year.
And " 4ag'slasion = IN harmony with 10
tnis sentiment.
The motto Of true cavalierism may thus
oe get ONT;
z. ~ 3 nature = me voice 9. s0ai
or NOR forc;bly 4 .tb..s words.
Be tru. 70 tAuelf n every thought sincere
Virtue is here andvies Is everywheie."
There ls no people where canting. by
pocrisy. deceit immoral gaining, and the
lhr'ft-of cheatery, are 90 apparent and 80
lOstered, q in New England ; and New
England Is the hot-oed Of pnri'anism'
both social and political. There ls no
country where Che moral man is 90 high
y developed. where cheatery. fraud a. :,
cent, cunning hypocrisy illegitimate
tnril.' ana iil-gotien gains, are held IN