Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-13
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nina. If any one does not like II, he can !.
take the less Of il, and 90 to sleep and :
dream for himself.
But it may be said that | dreamed like
one who has dreamed before me, and who
has given the following preface to his
dream -
81 dreamed a dream, but don't mistake
i often dream when wide awake"
Or like another who gives the follow
ing:-
II dreamed adream whichis notalla Dream
Well If any one should say SO, | suppose
that he win say so because he thinks SO;
and he may have as good a right to tell his
thoughts, as ! have to tell my dream and
be may think what he pleases, and / viii
dream what / please. And whether j
dream awake or asloepynosoneReed toscsfe.
What I am about TO tell, tell as a dream.
And though anyo n may say whathe pleas
es about II, yet he cannot know but what
i have dreamed, and seen and heard in my
nocturnal and fantastical cogitations, so
much Of the proceedings Of a great Bach
elor's Convention as | am about to relate.
And ! submit it to nay Bachelor friends,
and TO the ladies in general, to say wheth-
or ] have dreamed a good dream or a bad
one.
Well ! saw in my dream, and behold, a
grand Convention Of Bachelors had assem-
bled in the city of Celibacy, composed of
delegates from all the regions Of Bachelor
dom. This Convention was organized by
the election of Mr.. Lovelady as president,
II A. .n,n.,A,,n,4 of NJ, XNor11,o,,,
and Mr.. Shouldmarry as Secretaries. At
ter which Mr.. Try-to-marry submitted the
following resolutions to the consideration
Of the Convention =
Resolved, lst, That all Bachelors ought
to marry.
Resolved, End, That in order that the
first resolution may be carried into effect,
the ladies should give their consent.
The subject Of the first resolution was
then discussed, as nearly as l can r~ecollect,
in the following language -
Mr.. President,-When we look around
us in the world, we sometimes see men who
appear to be possessed Of minds which are
naturally serious, sober, thoughtful, and
contemplative. And when we see mel
who are possessed Of minds like these, w
see men who are apt to connect the object
Of their affections with all their hopes am
promises for coming time. And the mos
precious interests Of life are involved in tn
calculations Of every mind, the propensit
Of which is to see visions Of good, with fai
and bright ~anticipations, gathering aroun
and along their future pathway of life. Br
however serious, sober, thoughtful and COZ
templative, they are connected with a faitl
-L--r1~~%~-1-ss urrd une0wuryt worius AT
all their bright and pleasing prospects al
liable to fly away, like the "baseless fabr
of a vision or a dream, and leave not
wreck behind"
But when we look abroad into the wor
upon the condition Of human society, al
contemplate the varied scenes of hum
life, we find that there are many ties al
relations, many laws and institutions
which mankind are connected togethe
not only as individual families and neie
borhoods, but whole communities, Xii
doms, and empires all of which have rs
out of and proceeded from, certain natu
principles or laws, which have ever h
and will ever continue to have a contrC
ing influence upon the destiny of hum
society. 1t is upon these natural and Fl
damental principles that governments, c.
stitutional laws, and political structures
built up; by which the rights, liberties,
institutions, and happiness of mankind
general are maintained.
But it is not my intention, on the pres
occasion, to enter into a philosophical
ture upon laws, governments, and politi
systems. / have merely adverted to til
things in this general and ~synoptical W
because Of the original and fundame1
principles from which | consider them
have been derived. And one of those o.
inal principles, which is founded in
very nature of man, | conceive and m;
tain to bethis; that man was formed for
ciety, and cannot exist without it. 4
one of the first and strongest bonds of un
to human society, was instituted by
Creator, while man was yet in a stat
innocency. And such an institution it
that withoutit, allhuman institutions We
have been of but little consequence to
world. And then, you see, my Bach
friends, the Importance of that truth
tanned in the resolution that we are en-
yoring No discuss.
And now, fellow Bachelors, as We
coming more directly to the subject
tanned in the resolution, and as it is a
ject upon which you all doubtless feel n
interest because you have never emf
into those desirable associations and |
ings of life, which are incident to, and
nected with the connubial state, | thor
solicit your particular attention while
coed in the next place to inquire what
Bachelorl And, in answer to this i
ry, | would say that he is a man W
living beneath his privileges he is a
whose wants are never satisfied he
man who is living beneath the dignifec
influential character which belongs to
ried men In fact, / would say that
but an inferior member of society !; a
scarcely ever characterized by that d
of responsibility which belongs to
men. But again l ask, what is a b
lori BE is a man who is going
through the world without his better
he IS aman who is isolatedfrom all the
est and happiest relations Of life. II
man who is -unconnected with all the
and fears that cluster around the strc
and most intense feelings of the hca
other men.
In the beginning, mankind was g,
male and female; and it was said tb
IVAN should be one flesh. But that