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.NerspnpeYs are growing barren, since the world
has become tame. Where there IS little OF enange'
here must be little OF novelty and ssmeness
and repetition excite no interest. Peace aenieVes
her labors in silence-prosperity pnrsnes nes morse
less march--happiness hee1s not time while resei
ling on howers-and the trahquii pursuits ot Nieoe
seek no clamorous promulgation


Curiosity has pampered appetite. not content
with natural food and only to be grahed by strange
and marvellous productions. 1t leeds not on me or
der. but the arrangement OF society; not on the
even Temperament of the seasons, but on their con
fusion and warfare-not on the happy progress OF
The arts Of peace, but the fierce collision OF arms
and the cruel effuson Of blood


Man banque,s on descriptions OF battle ohow
him field covered with rich and bountiiul har
vest, and gladdened by peaceful and exusing LABOR
ers and he shall regard it with Indifference aithoogn
it teens with the evidence OF the favors oil heaven.
Show him, on the other hand, the same held us
harvest trodden down, its verdure stained with hu
man blood, and its soil covered With human bones
and he shall gaze with exhauslless avidy on these
dreadful results of the foes Of mans nd. Our
sympa,hies for each other remain comparatively
dormant unless excited by some unusual misfortune.
We care not 10 hear OF our friends. when assured
Of their prosperity, while excessively eager
TO know the accidents that belal them hre'
pestence, a war-such is the organization OF our
nature- produce each OF them, respectively, cor
respondent excitement in the readers OF Journals
and consequently in the journalists OF time. Where


these ail it is almost hopeless to obtain interest IN
the public mind by narrative OF events which, DC.
cause OF their sameness, rendered inspid


How happy that period of the world when SO ie"
of these pungent incentives to curiosity remain IN
existence and the press has only to renew and
proclaim the return Of the sentinel, "affs meH.
How desirable that ara, when man shall lose ms
taste for the marvellous in wretchedness aud 10
crime. and shall give his sole anxiety to The progress
Of pie,y and happiness Of peace and virtue.


Charleston Courier.