American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-02-04

the tender loaded with wood, without
breaking the couplings.
Candestinc and Runaway Matches.
| The Baltimore American discusses
TINS subject in late issue, in most
sensible and striking manner. We
make the following extract:
1t is almost infallibly certain that
neither party to q clandestine or run-
away has anything approaching just
estmete of the fearful responsibilities
belonging to the welded state. Under
God, the entire happiness of a wife's
lifetime depends upon the feelings and
conduct of the husband to whom she
may have rashly committed all her
hopes. Altogether aside from the re.
quirements OF food ,.raimcnt and shel,
ter, there are ten thousand indispen-
slole elements in every happy house
hold. The ever present sympathy
which cannot DC cultivated, but which
must be of spontaneous growth, and
which is not manifested in words, or
looks or acts, but like an electric fash,
passes from one heart to the othor-the
patient forbearancc, which cannot be
stimulated by any amount of social in.
difference, but which must be the legit,
innate offspring of unselfish love; that
rare self-dcnial which has no sting, be-
cause 1t is swallowed up in the sympa-
ty with her qualification for whom the
sacrifice is made. All these are con.
stantly present in the heart Of the true
husband, and he who is unconscious
OF them, but lamely meets the obliga-
lions he has incurred.
In the Decalogue there is a single
commandment with promise annex
ed: "Elonor thy father and thy moth
CT, that thy days may be long upon
the land which the Lord thy God civ
eth thee. Some of the old diyincs,
IN observing the common division of
the code, into two tables, have inclua-
ed this commandments the first, Which
has reference to our duties to God
saying that the scope Of the preccpt
extends beyond the mere literal mean
ing OF the words. Their paraphrasc is
Thou shall honor God in his repre-
sentatives." 1t needs TO argument to
show that all runaway matches, except
those so peculiar as to make exceptions
to general law, are III direct opposi.
ton to this enactment. 1t requires no
strained and unwarranted application
OF the command to prove that tho
daughter who fees from her parents
house in search Of happiness with tho
man OF her choice, in her first step in
LIES journey, deliberately tramplcs
upon this high command of Heaven
heodIessly rejects the blessings prom
lsed to those who obey ;t--hoaps dis.
honor upon the head Of the father who
begat and the mother who bare her,
and with callous indifference teaches
those to whom she is under obligations
to render honor and obcdience-''how
sharper than q serpcnt's tooth, it is
to have thankless child" Verify she
begins life under very unfayoraLlo aus.
pices.
There can be no doubt that the "a
tai cause Of these wanton violations Of
Fdivinc and human law is in the defec,
tive education of females, Of this gen
Grafton. The home lessons Go not suf-
iic'cnt'y inculcate the stringent force
and obligation Of that law which re.
quires unanswering obedience to pa
rents on the part Of children so long
as the parents live. The increasing
age OF the child should only confer in.
crcasing ability to torccognizo the claims
OF the parents, and no maturity Of are
or power can dissolve relationship, or
weaken the obligation cvermorc rest.
ing on the child. 1t is at the Groside,
moro than anything else, that those
teachings, which are founded alike up.
on the Law Of God, and the very con
stituton Of society arc to be enforced.
But not only here, but also at schools,
these fundamental principles of truth
and righteousness arc either careessly
taught or altogether omitted and in
their stead those merely outside accom-.
plishments, which have no value in
comparison, arc laboriously and cease.
lcssly inculcatcd. Upon such found.
alton the usual supcrstructure is fitly
reared, and in its composition are in,
cluded tho most false and frivolous
views Of life and its responsibilities.
drawn from foolish novels, born of cid
dy brains
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