The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-12-30
For the Oariu.



Just now our papers are filed witt the
pros and cons Of the murder of Richardson
AS THE CLARION has copied extensively
from different papers; / refer to it ony as
1t impresses me more and more witt the
idea; the fact, that half the wretehednss in
the world comes from hasty and ill-assrted
marriages. Wretchedness and miseT for
all concerned, and so deep that it threteHs
in its outworkings to undermine the ocial
edifice entirely.
Young girls, blinded and dazzled. uffer
themselves to be led into marriage witt I'M
prlneipled men, who make, perhaps fair
show at first, but how soon to end in dsap-
pointment-for which she must drag cut a
lonely, weary existence, or a wrecked and
stranded life. When I think of all hese
miseries marriage like that, seems more
like fearful abyss, into which one plmges
and is lost.
Not that it is always thus, not that it need
ever be, if young lady has firm and light
principles, or wise advisers. The difficulty
is, they suffer their better judgments b be
misled or blinded by some external effet Of
face, form or appearance, or some flattGing
tongue with its story of wealth and fortune.
All, who has not seen the young maj, 50
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winning, that he came near being among
young ladies, what he considered HIMSELF
perfectly Irresistible" But he was liter
ly without principle, if not without leart;
for no one with any manliness, any loble-
ness of nature. any truth or honor couH will
fully trifie with all that is good and pure
and holy in womanhood. Yet such young
man processes TO have great deal Ofhonor
of the most sensitive kind. All, his beauty!
his accompl ishmentsi his gracefulness is
like leper, to be 1oathed like Shiny ser
pent. Yet the young and unwary could zee
nothing but his PROJECTIONS, or deceivedby
the glitter would try to find excuses for lis
conduct.
The fact is-a man, to be worthy of trus /;
TO be worthy to receive the sacred chargeOf
a loving, trusting woman,-to guard and
cherish and make her peace and happines
his first aim, must be christian. Nothing
short of that will secure it. Not a man
who merely thinks of religion or who pre-
fesses to respect it.
In this age there is no reason why, if a
man regards religion, he should not come
out and take decided stand in it. 1t pa
rents were more careful to instil these prin-
ciples, if they did not expose their daugh-
tiers, unarmed, to such evils it would be bet
ter. Not that they need keep away from
general society, or anything of that kind
but in choosing associates and friends, to
choose those worthy of their respect. Love
must have some foundation to be abiding.
No character that does not command the
deep, silent inward respect of our Utmost
souls is a character, which is going to hold
our regard and esteem through all the terri
BILE strain of life. | am more and more con-
WINGED of this and against this, all the
wealth and social position of the whole
world would not weigh a straw.
Why is it that some young men have not
the firm principles? They have been too
lazy to make good, strong, noble, manly
character for themselves. They like bask-
ing in the sun, as birds who admire their
plumage, and when you come to scan and
search them through you find all the ''chiv-
airy" the ''high-toned honor" TO be the
sheerest and merest self-love. Nothing else
Rather let our dear young ladies wait I'M
til they can find one who will seem to them
like strong and beautiful pillar on whom
they can lean with trusting sense of SIRE
support.