The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-22

- a the hung up Lutte that nser hath spoken
Why DO write my frs, letter to your Frat, because
through you can best answsr the deeply earnest in
qSIks respecting my heaiih-is loss and recovery
mace more frequently by persons Of the class VINO read
your paper than BY persons OF other classes second,
because prefer that my hrss communication In this ny
Teecp should be with those who give the best evidences
q poses sMs H. I do not forget that many Of
very POOR judge Of that constitutes tie religion sho
30 ignorant Of The importance Of questions deprAvy,
future punsbntnt ana TIE storemsnt, TO put them all
esse,y o, the essence thai religion do not
reet that In the eye of such be Ia blind re
Of tie Bible sccep, The claims Of absolute aa-
tbory VIM "a Get for IT. insmts that, instead Of the
ousl trial Of Iebs OF human nature by tbst authority,
hun - itself the nns authority by which try
the Bbl ard who says IN terms plain 10 sh ock the
prevailing reisious seree, that this book mmes
eBby befto all books though he, good or bad right
wrong 80 far and ony MS far GO sRsees or dsaerees
wnt human raure. You might, pc hsps, consent thai
love love TIE be art Ia Goa sbd map-iustralsd %
sucb the lite mskss up the whoe Of tie OF
ihe tue religion But you rou'd ADA what csnno,--
that en- The points referred to Essential 70 %
love.
But rot 10 mind stst "a thought OF my own rsE
gor in MY very eh 'essrd Tor the religion OF your
sell SUI hosc HON bsve been cassng wuh you, ihaa
hro SFuops for choosing yourself "a the proper
Itrsen sb'm 10 address ths letter Jesus would have
judge "a oh b. our ~orks Your works approve
yOur Iebeno sbo therefore col rppfoven-Hnd none the
sne 81 cor rthecrs ,beofies and speculatons There
are ussy men vesy religious N their way, whose works
tbttE her religion, thlbk thi5e
tue OF The New Yok State Tempe Ance society men, who
are founo ore Gay srsveiy resolving that his high
crime to hcsrse trtn shore, ard The next eagerly
u,Ik uM ihis would he tue Of ,hoss who should
vote for mcr guilty. Of sfnosieegng murder to
Ion gOiny 4 Sckoglce itg The ~orte crime OF ssvs
~ b. 'aW. Wee jesus sssn tie earth, he would,
nsesd Ct psssirs usgspatfs and legislators for re-
pun ,ne ihe fofa,Ise norrd PIT slavery,
sud instead OF pssrg the voters Who voted them into
ofce he ,r move hse 10 FAY to them all; aye do the
m enE k.lIF ff1o
vrthfT thcy thuld should not put in the plea
Of st tots or other Ieeetsfy The one question In
tis court Is, lot shs' Is Constitutional, but what rs
Be, to return to che object cf my letter and INFORM
ytUr reactrt 81 my health. an not a. blame worthy
nspy think me- for the psostrAtiop OF my BRAIN They
for not having relaxed ueus incessaut L.
bore III, say 'pa ens,r ny n0Oy ases snos ga
,he psts pobac speaking and the care Of largo landed
s,se Il =. BY The wy, ,omshiDg to my credit shss
year 1859 10 20 bom home 10 public meeting,
raey soni thai blsmeless having been the
could 70, q me- "Nsi,bsr hath this man snned sor
he pueru" cOpiees myseh guilty. OF having siufully
lave ., ge mt.c ever
Fere.irrg tbs, human 20 .sis have limts ors't %
thuk That could not 90 all that wished 70 DO But In
world where there n much do that few found
willing 10 90, rot always .oy TO retni the temptation
For.a dozp years before the last, had at times suf
ftreo from dyspt pss-thoueh by no meana ~ severely
as had many persons o my acqusi1tsnce. Ny SUI
u
OF my bead with my dyspepac stomach Yer.
teo aDd other uoet uncomfortable sensations
nsw :. my bead were made Of less and no. Is Il 4
tynTsthy. Never did suffer so much In this wise
~bsp sent 70 Con srsss did not venture 70 take my
f5e :hc my ni;i sfessss T.. days after taking 4.
whtsber should have bead enough TO max. headwsi
Ny fsDd Dr JoIss, OF Opopdsgs wss in the same CON
gess well Ienembcr that to my remSk, that ~ss
,bem without carrying my and other informa
nn ~ ny bat, bis quick and witty reply wss, sSuch
pss !eur hat are OF themselves enough To make you
always was alarmed enough and prudent
enough TO reduce the labors Of my brain In
no tines OF these Aouoniory sensations / ala
20 when in Congress; and 10 this cause among
others, vss n osits tina, vas much Of taking
thsp tbinkos member But the dy spepsa which began
IN the fa Of 1858 and con'pued year wss attended b.
rome Of these tersaons srd therefore BY none Of the al
.bsh tsa hitherto exp. rieDced rohirs vas is mos
s s,s cS%PsnSn and CHEF ss1sl Ny head felt We.
,spes q he s,,Isw ,,ss Eve. S, the sup;ia
The year 1859 hao come INTO that sisge charsc
q nssniy called "exsracn Of the mInd.S Inever red
pl.rly. had never 20 much condcence 10 my powers,
srd YES never % sgous,ical I eossted that could
condition Of my bran, IL s not At all strange
thai, although, 90 my rurse believes, sleps but |
oss soS s ss @ ss.
before v~ removed To TIE asy mm) shorid ocsur
70 me ass 90 serious an injury a. the los Of my
temcfy use Of my brain What, though even 10 |
warm swimmer behe, I freqsertly could not fan /
aser upt my cold feet had been rubbed and bottles
81 hcs water applied 10 them nevertheless In TOO in
toxics,eo snd happy sts,e TO fotbooe esi myself
Why the dyspers OF 1855 add 1859 NV heart ana
prcducss not mfortsble tenssiious In nv head An
rot capable Of explaining Physicians Gao perhaps er
bessp bad more or less Of dropsy that for so or tbs
nsbibs before the drcpsy hsd ypnoid fever and mos,
isressfu ntu,ses IN the heed, and that intermedasy
suntred greatly from der aDge ment OF The kydnsya
fslse alarm, one morning, Whilst did but disqaiet
he other members OF ny family, quite ovcrcsme me |
lear frsno, John Bro~n and his too sons was erca,
box 70 me. oortribatci not . little 70 has |
.r,r eons"'o sa 70 rs e,i's Only th'es weeks
ms My family we're reduced 70 poverty.
I esy were ess, q By their friends and the world
l. was bound IN honor and ju-tics 70 70 70 vrsipia
nd stand b. and snfisr with my upfor,uns,e FRIEND Ia
Virginia that vent 40 vi llrsly Uucs The iccs h,w
yer, ssy my bnIly. ana my memory says lts slso
Herds and relatives IN the south behsved that b.s
,ot'sd their murder. No doubts that got n from |
b .e Ne. ya,s Srs.,s .ssns me IN The mseso
rrns ouf-thnnsh, 81 ccvrsc have no distinct recoec
,on Of r,hs, Continued ma within very fe~ dsysof
AZ sccr az Dr Cray Earned my case he decided thai
leersssnsss vas the prcxms,e csuse Of my insanity;
sep bc succeeded IN getting much Of a. that A. |
'ofneot my -ilfncs' Gas gone, though the DIT ha0
srsorg nourd ne, not my friend and college mate
A. We'more 20 lor rdeed "a 70 be apparently vhls
ie- hours Of ossth In smother ortn'gh. reqoircd no
'"rosni, and vas removed iuto ~. Gtays family.
hrec vests rorr aud he hrcugh 10 the home unicn
" swsys ben ard which vas far more than ever,
am prepared cay that on the ~ho,. 40 NOT regret
y irssnv he following are among my reasons for
~ Gray ASSUMES me that bu, for The shcchs which
ettted nv dovnfsl, or but for olbers, which might
opn uboer ire pre,sure a ms scsily diseases aad
tthl labose Into hopeless type a INSANITY ana 70
r. Trav WAS accustomed A comfort ard cheer me