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toriors seducer, is expelled from thr hest so-
ciety in the lands The reception which Mr..
Stuart, niter all that hlS BEEN proved against
him, met here, before you and from tEls cum
nlunity, shows how much this vice hurts a
man III the estimation even Of women. The
mother and daughter are eee1, loin:: battle for
the seducer and destroyer Of female chastity.
1t is most dcpl0sab9e L,ct. but it |. nevcrthe-
lcss true, that i bad character for chastity does
not damage = ulan ~ it drser>cs r". II Is 4
vic. which, in the estimation Of bo h ,cScs, Is
treated Us venial; md it is 4 burning shame
and disgrace to the female scx vi our land that
they do take this view Of the subject. The
vice most Of all dangerous TO them, except
perhaps 1:nnkcnness-the vice that sinks
them,thc vice that moet Injuries thel- future
prospects and welfare III lite, tnat vice they,
too, insist upon looking upon A. ycnial: ana
even here supporting Especially il the more
fashionable walks Of life, women would rather
court the society of the accomplished sct.ucer
than that of \ piain hut honest man. Is not
that trues aud it Is rroof rather against ME.
Etuart's chastity, and iu iaror Of his being q
rake, that he WIS s0 well received in more
fashionable life- | have seen something, at y
distance, Of that thing fashionable society
been very near it. I lad IT, much to learn
about those highly intellectual exercises
Is auy one here; such exercises - roofing
RIM cut of pile Of flour with Ono's nose, un1
other like elegant and refined performances,
which are So much practicea In fashionable so
ciety. When came here ! knew no more
about thusc things than you did hud never
been engaged in them. I hal alwars BY the
circumstances OF my life been excluded from
thu. charmed circle It gives me- great pain
and causes me great humiliation to admit It
before you. ] would moi wish yon to infer
that have been excluded on account Of my
chastity. have NJ doutt that II l had becu
a hundred times as good looking man -
was. and d great deal more wealthy, anu as nn-
chaste as even Stuart, might hare met with
~ good success as he has ; .nl might by this
time have been ~ accomplished II even coun-
those elegant accomplishments thnt you taTc
been Instructed IN. It has been great h,ss
to nc, Il. you perceive, that l have been thus
excluded -
But I ask vou now, nil badlnagc aside, Ia 1t
true that IN unca,astc man is always excluded
from society or from office; or that it weighs
feather tn favor OF his chastity that be hss
been to Cou:srtsss I wish yon knew half Is
much as have iearned In regard to tho morals
Of that bodr. The counsel here have whincl
over til. scsutal east upon the ramc Of the
daughter Of = very LOFTY mau. Well. If tho
daughter Of u LOFTY man chooses to a.soctate
with rake until her name becomes rrprcach
TO her family, It Is her own fault; and tie
higher she Is In the world the u.ore she de-
seSyes her fate. have thousand tunes raore
sympathy for the poor and tSaoFant who fnlf
victims to the art Of tho sedurer, than have
for the rich aud educated. ! may have y very
vulgar Taste In this respect, bat Iris natural to
me.
And they say 70 you that stuar. has heen
supported mere. Now, let Us see how he has
| been supported In the matter Of truth and vc-
| Facity. What do 1heir witnesses ray ?! That
| his character for truth and veracity has not
besn called IN ;Qnestton:. The counsel say-
1 L. e. ia.