The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-03
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marriage which ITO legislator over dreamed OF be-
Crc and to mako the Stale tlu, givcr nway or tho
bride. The following passages from the statement
Of his scheme shows what idiottc trash bright
mon can sometimes write: Permission to marry
should DO tho reward hold in sight Of youth du-
ring tho entire latter part of tho courso of their
education; and IL should I've granted NO tho nation
al attcstation that tho first portion of their ros
lind boon rightly fulfilled. II should not bo attain
eblo without earnest and consistent effort, though
mt within tho reach of all WHO willing to
mako such cflort and tho granting OF which
should bo q public testimony to tho fact that
tho youth or tho maid to whom it was given
had lived within their proper sphere modest
and vlrtuOuB life, and had attained such skill III
their proper laniicrait and in arts OF household
economy M might give wcll-foundcd cxpccta-
tions of their being ado honoIably to maintain
and teach their children. No girl should rccoivo
permsson to marry before lIcr seventeenth BIRTH
day, nor any youth before his twenty-flrst and it
should bc point Of somewhat distinguished honor |
with both eexes to gain their permission ~ mnr-
ringe in The eighteenth and twcnty-socund year, |
and recognized disgrace not 10 have gancl it nj
least before tho close Of tho tweuty-rst and twcn-
ty-funrth. PerInissions to mnrry shonld DO givon
publicly to fhc madons and youths who had won
them in that half year, and they should DO
crowned tho maids by tho old Fronch titlo Of Ro-
Biercs, and tho youths perhaps by somo name
rightly derived from ono supposed Bignihcation OF
tho word "bachrlor" ''laurel fruit" and 30 led in
joyful procession, with music and singing, through
tho city, street OF lane, and tho day ended
with reasting OF tho poor, but not with
thcrs except quietly at their homes. Every
bachelor and rosicro should bo entitled to
clam, if they need il, according to thoir po-
siton i'll life, fixed income from the State for
seven years from tho dny Of their marriage for tho
scttng up Of their homes; and however rich thoy
| might bo by Inheritance, thoir income should not
bo permitted to exceed given sum proportoncd
to their rank for years following that in
which they Ind obtained their permission to mar
w. but should accumulate in tho trust Of the State
until tho seventh year, in which they should be
put ton certain conditions} finally in possession Of
| their property, aud tho mGn thus necessarily not
before their twcnty-oghtl, nor usually later than
their thirty-lrat year, become eligible to Offices oI
State. So That tho rich and poor should not bo
slai ply separated in tho beginning of the OF
life; but the supported against tho fret stress
CT il long enough 10 cnablo them, with proper
forcthought and economy, to secure their footing,
and tho othor trained somewhat in tho uso Of mod
| crato means before they were permitted to have
tho command OF abundant Ones
The ADVANCE, tho new Congrcgaionalist organ
in Chicago, defends the uso of humor in tho pull
pit. II says "Thosc who aro offended at humor
in HENRY WARD BEEcuEn, should listen to SPUR
oEoN, both in and out Of tho pulpit. Wo shall
| mover forgot the evening when wo stood in donse
crowd in tho Free Church Assembly Hall in Edin-
| burgh, and heard him address the Scotch minis
tcrs and elders an objective way OF preaching
tho gospel, for moro tie nm nm hour. Ho insisted
on brief and varied exercises in meetings for
prayer and conference, adding "I novor liko
i tn nf half nm,
hour, and conclude with asking tho Lord to fnr-
give our shortco,Aingsr l. That pun doubtless cured
many of his hearers Of tho hnbi, in question, nj
though as wo looked into tho faces oil the
audience, snw not fcw OF tho grave Scotch
elders twisting thoir features in their effort to
avoid so sinful thing n smile in q religious
meeting. We may aa we'll learn to bo natural in
religion and to laugh at laughnble things as we'll
as to weep those which mouruful. Tho
wise said 'Tiero ia q timo to weep and tno to
laugh, and who shall not Say that both do not find
their time occasionally during a scrmon2 Isaiah
once preached on the folly Of idolatry, and drow
| picture on tho ridiculous conduct of man who
selected a log OF wood, md innde god out of one
part and cooked his dinner with tho remainder!
We suspect 1t ono Of tho most effective Of his
discourscs, if it excited smllo whom deliver
od Tho question Of right is mot to bS dGSiapa 81 by
end of what ho says"
THE WRITER OF "ReadIngs by Starlight
in tho London Star, says: We haye n
new journal, GLASS journal, tho Ciiy Wait
,crs' Proufdent .soclcys Journal. "Yez-zir-chop
sr2 small of beef sir2 comm, sr" Tho
editor is no doubt good man and a smart waiter :;
he haa road DICKENS. and .feclingly refers to
Somebody's Luggage" wherein tho walters lifo
no says, is shown to 'bo no bod of roscs," hut he
III, l.sr
sloppy as IN editor. But tho ubiquitous Mr. BEN
NETT, watch and clock BESNE1r, who is tho presi-
dent of tho society, out-does tho editor. Ho thus
addressed tho meeting OF waitors: $40 had ofton
hoard it remarked that walters wore dressed 40
| respectfully that they looked liko number OF
| ciergymeni And they mado exceedingly good.
looking gentlemen, prepared to do their duty in
that state OF lite IN which it had pleased God to
call them." However,, tho editor moans well, and
30 does tho president, and wo accept their facts
ard honor thoir cause moro than their clouuonco.
II appears from this journal that thero arc moro
than GOOO regular walters in the city OF London,
and 1000 outsiders 5000 wnitsrs moving about in
5000 walters pumps What q notion does this
give our tender spousos OF city chops legs OF NUT
| ton, soup, broccoli, nnd "Greons, sir you said
greons air comm, air." Tho president puts
| down the wages of these useful und Industrious
mon at As. per day each; surey this is undsrrated2
but, whothor or not, wish we'll to tho society
| NsuHREcTIoNAnT MOVEMENTS in Italy do not
necessarily imply dissatisfaction with tho existing
government. The inference should bo rather that
thero is widely prevailing discomfort resulting
from dsstitntion. Tho country is doplorably poor!
For lohg period every productive onorgy' has
boon paralyzed by misrulo and civil disorder. Tho
| pursuit Of agriculture in many sections has boon
almost impracticable, for lack OF protection from
banditti or othor forms Of lawesaness Manufac
lures, &c., have had but feeble development
Meanwhile the burden Of national indebtedness
| has increased, heavier taxes havo boon imposed
| nnd now, that thousands of men arc DISCHARGED
from military employment, tho principal cities arc
! hlled with idcrs-some of whom, no doubt arc
"ft for treason, stratagcm and spoils" Tho whole
situation, MS wo understand it, is we'll explained In
| single sente nco from London paper, which SAYS
| ut is to this overcrowding that tho distrcss of
nearly nl the Italian centres OF population Ia
owing, and that whilo tho fruits of the enrth aro
rolling in tho field for lack of husbandmen.
swnrms Of squalid pnupors and sturdy begears
are injecting the town streets with cros for 'broed
or work, roady to fall into the tolls Of any aeita-
| tor who may ply them with mad theories nbout
| tho rights Of labor"
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