gift, there must be the noblest appreciation through all the blessed lights of rational education.

Damon and Pythias were extraordinary men, performing their word at the hazard of their lives; one no less by his obligation of friendship, the other no less by that of gratitude. There was no influence of peculiar faith to do this. Truth ever depends on principles self-sustaining, not on faith opinions, unless sustained by certain facts. The man that evidently violates the principle of facts, is not to be believed when he asserts general facts on peculiar faith. What claims has he to any gentleman's confidence if he act thus knowingly to the abuse of reason, justice and wisdom? Too late he finds it is his highest honor and interest to speak the whole truth, to obtain what is due as his own: general confidence.

Here, then, intelligence or intellectual sincerity, acknowledges the severe penalty. The shame and ignominy among men, is of itself, no small amount. When, in daily transactions, persons falsify their words all the time when profitable, or even by ruinous habits imposed by false views and bad raising, and even in a court of conscience, then it is plain, they are short-sighted to self-destruction, without one redeeming virtue in such iniquities. This is so dangerously degrading as to little remove the perpetrators from the animal, responsible to neither God nor man.

Credence is best maintained by good faith to all the world's requisitions. In your life make no absolute promise to perform, or require none beyond what is rational or practicable.

If fact be transcended, what malign influence may not arise? We must recollect that habits grow. Obituaries should be true and just, else they are contemptible. Eulogiums should be rarely published of the living, as they may degenerate into flattery and sophistry of morals. Candor in everything is most becoming. Stop short at once, at the noblest word, No, when expedient.

Men who exact impracticable promises, do not comply themselves, if unprincipled, when it does not suit their profits.

SOCIAL RELATIONS AND VIRTUE.

UNDER the auspices of truth and honesty, good faith is due society, to promote the consummation of all the noblest principles.

The preservation promotes the blessings, while the violation of good faith entails the curses on the world." All, then, are enlisted as good and true members, to insure the best for mutual benefit, as well for self as for the whole public.

To advance all the legitimate expectations of the world, each citizen is a self-agent. The violation of any one relation by any one member, disorganizes the equilibrium. Any legitimate action of mind transcended, involves difficulties, as well by action as by example, both of which have their influence as good or bad.

The question, then, does not remain with evil tendency in commission, reflecting back on the actor, but also forward on the world.

Each can satisfy himself of the least evils of self, as of the least corruptions of others.

It will be best to review the primary transgressions, and their reaction on society. The necessary right result will be, to make gentlemen, whose character will be considered the real noblemen of nature. Many mistake that they do not owe civility or courtesy, when they have no affection. The world owes both the first.

In the first rank is that refined sentiment to be ever shown to ladies, who are entitled thereto on all legitimate positions, from the poorest to the richest. Woman's divergence from her appropriate sphere, can be appropriately met. Rebukes can be given the genteelest ladies and the highest functionaries, by the highest counteraction of any machination, in the front rank of which stands a virtuous independence, that retires from any theatre where antagonism would not be satisfactory. Exclusive independence is the course with impracticable people; in fact there is but one way of proceeding rightly, generally, on this earth: by independent action. Not only must we equalize all citizens in securing an education always rational, but time after labor certainly, for recreation and some mental improvement. The vast and unlimited resources of mind as to this earth, will meet this mighty problem in course of time. In filling time with most suitable employment, the world guards best against immoral habits. All rational beings that have necessarily to act on the defensive must do so, as resenting on principles, not for blind vengeance.

The particular, social, civil, and individual protection of the family, is most honorably confided to the nearest relations, as father, brothers, &c.

Religiously uphold your word and faith before the whole world. If you do not disclose at the proper time, all necessary, you may exclude yourself of all that will protect you afterwards.

Firmness is next to conscientiousness, in carrying out all the obligations of society.

THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF SOCIETY,

CALUMNY and prejudice are abundant world currencies; but while we may have to hear evil reports mixed up with better, we should not circulate any to the injury of the innocent. Let no punishment or penalty be placed on contingent, arbitrary arrangements, when wise principles should govern.

Let not bible bigots presume upon any policy, on the fear of superstitious minds; but let wise, rational discussion ever supersede all such abomination. One of the greatest difficulties is to get mind up to its full world duty, in all the circles of social relations. The world needs light of mind, at the right time, and all the buoyant influences. Partial and abstract efforts will not answer.

Legislation is not up to the full demands of justice, or morals of exact science. What an anomaly is presented when an abortionist was convicted of fœticide, and because there was not quickening of the foetus; therefore it was only a misdemeanor, and not a felony! And doctors are said to be engaged in this nefarious business, worse than the unnatural parents. All such is nothing less than murder, and can only be thus treated by wise legislation.

Take not a seducer to your confidence. How do you know all such? Who is not one? Those that hold themselves in abeyance to universal principles. Does any person know him or herself? Those that neglect principles, or the precautions that govern by principles, are liable to the laws of force and impulse. There are people, of both sexes, of so equivocal character, that the genteel, well-ordered world cannot associate with.

Those of principle are bound to assist the world in its ignorance and want, but they cannot trust them to their confidence: if they do, they damn themselves. Analysis of the world is essential to its well-being.

The world must not take advantage of lovely innocence. Those who meet with many poor, ignorant people, who have had no education, must not make these the easy prey to seduction and vice. What, if you are the means of that seduction? If the world be a thief pirate, are you going to be the conscious receiver? Let the eye of principle watch for God.

If the world do not act on principle, it degrades itself. On principles you can successfully defend your reputation against all, the most degraded of the human family. These will institute the best supervision over those cities that adhere to wickedness and are stupid in crime-whose coverts are polluted by corruption-are an abomination to virtue, and whose iniquitous ways pervert the best institutions of the land. Nothing but the greatest amount of practicable independence, can promote the first principles of society. The homestead exemption seems to be one of the blessings of the best of wise governments, in promoting a virtuous independence. Resist no law of the land in execution, unless such position calls for conservative revolution that can be properly encountered. Sense and virtue beget the noblest independence. Man must not make shipwreck of life, but carry out the supremacy of mind, and rise superior to difficulties. Öne of the best views in life, is to avoid not only what is sophistry, but all its colorings, as productive of much world difficulties. When we violate any principle, it must react some way or other, on some point of society, with retributive justice. The world must counteract the vile, social machinations, and despotism.

How shall we rectify about persons that are oppressive, and from whom there can be but little or no redress? They should be exposed, and when public opinion is enlightened and sound, they will be punished.

You should pay all honorable demands, even to taxes, that may look oppressive; but with a protest, that you may do justice to both sides, in a justifiable way and time. Have all explanations practicable at the time.

ETIQUETTE.

It is important that people should conform to the right usages of society, not because sanctioned by time or personal authority, but commended as right. People must dress and adhere to etiquette of society, as a matter of plain sense, virtue and honesty, as

marks to distinguish the grades and character of society rightly; as well as use a courtesy of refined manners, just to nature and conformable to elevation of character. Every man should adapt himself to the disposition of others, as far as principles permit, to do them justice.

The proper way of treating the world, is to prevent its improper liberties. We should make the world estimate us for personal merits.

The greatest impropriety in modest people, is not promptly resenting with the worthless tribe, one's dignity at once and on the spot, not by descending to their level, but of acting on the legitimate principle.

FRIENDSHIP ALIENATED.

Ir friendship be alienated unintentionally, or by misunderstanding, it may be remedied by proper and skilful management. The character of the notes addressed may be required to be most friendly, as they are between mutual friends.

The strength of sorrow and sympathy must be advocated, at the proper time, by the suitable, tangible test and evident standard, in the overwhelming loss of our friend, thereby evincing the proof of friendship; and the best evidence of his best actions, is industry and exertion to repair all losses. If a person do you a wanton, intentional injury, prevent the second, any way, of principle. Do not trust him any further, as to leave it in his power to do so again. Beware of such a savage the second time.

SENSE AND CUNNING.

PROPER cultivated sense adopts those full comprehensive principles that lead to correct action and sound thought, to secure the best rewards of life.

Cunning devises plans, to escape the penalties for present gratification. The first institutes such a policy as will insure a permanent safety, and prosperous issues as far as mind can influence; the other hazards much in the contingencies of opinions and the acts of duplicity.

The first acts from reason, the other yields too much to plausible feats, and is more concerned in clever and adroit designs.

The first makes valid contracts and executes them; the last seeks to avoid them, unless they turn out profitable speculations, then nothing is said against them, as they are then considered fair business transactions.

Cunning lays hold of the rise, but refuses the fall and loss in property. The people of the world have to observe the perversion of mind in its various faces, though nearly all have to pay for that observation by something in experience. The best corrective to counteract perversion of mind in its various shades, will be a liberal education, and all liberal education should be rational.

The world is not safe otherwise with mind of cunning, that tends to display itself in all diversified personifications. The best evidence of the difference is finally seen in transactions of enlarged business. That of insurance offices, that are designed to protect honest sufferers, is certainly not to reward the base designs of cunning and fraud, its late acquaintance, burning up and destroying insured property.

The intellectual safety of proper sense appeals with high-minded satisfaction to the honest policy of an honest world. The people in general should have plain honest sense presented them, as they most rarely understand metaphysical and figurative language, that hides itself for refuge in all the false pretences and devices of mysteries.

How can they decide rightly on mighty questions, that involve in their solution the deepest science, unless properly discussed and fairly represented?

There are some people very smart in the world by their cunning. They deceive in the end, ruin, as far as in them lies, the world, and deceive themselves.

Cunning has after-thoughts of escaping from incurred difficulties, as the penitentiary and other penalties; wisdom avoids them by fore-thoughts.

How many seek the world-tact, instead of sterling merit. Cunning often defeats itself by its own means. The greatest opposition may make nations and individuals of talents great indeed, as causing the most enlarged display of nature's greatness.

It is a fact incontestible that rational mind only requires the most appropriate theatre, for the proper exhibition of its qualities.

THE WEAK POINTS OF SOCIETY.

WANT of liberal and philosophical rational education is one, and always will be, yielding the flock to every wolf that enshrouds his ambition in sheep's clothing.

If all free men have a just education that is adorned by science, philosophy and analysis, the sooner and better every rational mind will be competent for its sphere and mission on this earth. Such competency, by analysis of man's inherent condition in the vicissitudes of life, will render the advancement of the greatest happiness of the people, adequate for promotion of their legitimate and necessary demand.

Well bred and liberally educated people of both sexes see and feel the effects of transgression of the great principles, that guide life to its best fruition.

There are many points in the great code of life, that individuals only can recognise, and wisely manage. What a host of duties are brought around the laws of nature, unwritten save in the mind! How can that mind analyze, if unprepared, as it has been by black-letter bibles, for the facts of nature?

The debasement of mind by the subtle policies of the world, is hardly to be estimated by common analysis. Some people have had their minds so miserably perverted, that they would prefer killing a fellow-being for notoriety!

Many would murder, by legally robbing all a man had. Many cowardly, unprincipled wretches, would crush the whole manly spirit of the world, to secure its mastery.

Haggard want has driven men from their high mental estate, and thousands of poor girls are starved and seduced into prostitution. But what are the intermediate steps, for the honor of human nature? How many youthful females are dragged to hopeless misery and degradation, by the wily seductions of more richly endowed acquaintances? Wise legislation should protect innocence and virtue, against all those who will take advantages in any such way. It must protect the high principles of honor from violation, the debasement of the needy by prostitution, darkening their future perdition.

The strong and wise guardianship of government should be interposed, to prevent the forcing poor fallen sex to a deeper degradation, to hold up mankind the best under the circumstances.

A better order of things will arise to the world universally, when rational mind reaches its mastery.

One of the weakest points in society, is the conduct of frail woman. But is not man as much responsible for his part of virtue, as much as woman?

Many a seduction has been perpetrated not by mere intrinsic frailty, but from want and necessity, that have been taken advantage of by man, who has committed the greatest crime.

Among the baser passions, revenge has been more the instigator than avarice, by

woman.

What can sustain woman, in her proper high condition? The world will sincerely be ready to do justice to female chastity, and defend it when necessary, if woman be firm to her own position.

To be that, man must do his duty. Woman must be justly dealt with.

Woman's conduct is her best jewel, that outshines all libels. The line of demarkation is drawn forever, between the virtuous and suspicious of society, for its best protection and defence.

Too late lost woman finds that that line can never be expunged. What profit are all certificates to a woman, more than suspected?

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The abandoned should be preserved from lower degradation. The virtuous must not be brought below their own, and only safe standard. It is not the base alloy, the counterfeit, but the genuine currency that wise legislation must seek to preserve. world must come to its own rescue. Man has an important part in this drama. Due respect to society has to be inculcated, for it to be protected.

Genius always seems eccentric to the vulgar herd, from pre-conceived views and prejudices, but none other than general good results are to decide the question properly.

What are the ignorant, careless, and exposed, to do?

They should be cared for by the State, to correct their manners and morals, and that in time.

The acquaintance of some people is a constant annoyance and injury. We should be ever watchful in life with many, else we may get more than we ever bargained for.

THE WORLD.

THE world makes the best show and parade, too often with the insidious auctioneer bidding, of seeking popularity and credit, that have been already overstretched.

We often find that the winnings have been recorded, but all the losses are forgotten or omitted.

What is half its authority worth, but a memento of exploded customs, degraded superstitions, and discreditable faiths?

The time is hardly passed when the moon, in her various phases, governed the housewife and husbandman, the mariner and traveller, from whom is never to be excepted the priest, whenever to be turned to account of profit. The less wise the world, the more advice it is offered.

How ignorantly the mass proceeds.

Its leaders have been mostly designing men of every age, assuming popular respect, whose name, character and words, cannot be endorsed.

Where is science, the friend and patron of mind, the world? The ancients did not know half the globe; it was the genius and science of Columbus that gave continents to the circle of man's knowledge. There are some world-problems for solution, as the disposition of rational beings for best rational existence, individuals and nations of the whole world. For this the talents of the world should be concentrated. Thanks to science and mind, above all, the providence of the Creator, no monopoly of the world is practicable.

One of the most tried for dominion has been martial usurpation. But the conquerors, as the conquered, sleep, and their possessions have passed to strangers, men not even thought of in their days.

Nations who have changed the plan of military operations, fond of gunpowder aspirations, ere they reach the height of their wishes of conquest, may be sick at an early period of their designs, that are mere trifles for the good they do the world.

Man's wildest ambition cannot be satiated by all attainable for improper purposes. The most extensive attempts at speculation have been made in articles of diet, that can be easily superseded by others. Most of such articles keep too little time, or the demands of the producer and the profits of the capitalist do not permit it. Climate interferes and puts in her negative.

The world is made right; it is man that misreads and misuses it. the comprehension of the world's subjects can enable mind to keep and the civilization of mind.

Nothing less than pace with the age

We should so fix the world that it will subserve the noblest purposes of mind, its master, instead of injuring the great objects of its creation.

The imperial position of the world is in expansive commerce, and proportionate light of freedom.

Great railroads are to unite oceans, and navigation of oceans is to unite continents and islands. All this will further the code that nations of the world will adopt, whereby we shall experience the benefits of one universal brotherhood.

Many crimes that now disfigure the earth's fairest surface will be then obliterated. There will be no inducement for national wars, public or private assassinations, secret misdeeds and crimes of cabinets, when they cannot be committed with impunity, and without the world's rebuke. The pope's excommunication will then be nothing to the moral power of the world, that will reflect blessings on man, honor to God, excommunicating all excommunications.

The world has to be civilized, and all nations are concerned in the solution of that mighty problem.

The most important points, that bear most materially on its evils, should be duly attended to.

TO GOVERN THE WORLD, AND RIGHTLY MASTER IT.

THE proper position is the best independence, and not till then its unbounded respect and attention can be secured. To keep it getting any undue advantage of us, is to be full master of principles, that lead us safely through life, and never enslave us by imperial powers that bestride the world, nor imprison us in any of the castles or dungeons of evil passions.

How better can we secure proper exemption from exposure to the various tricks in trades, by fair representations on our part, and the fundamental security of best known