150 the floral telegraph. 
injurious than beneficial,being merely 
a vehicle of clandestine communica¬ 
tion. That an improper use may 
be made of this or any other powers, 
is not to be denied—but where is there 
any power known which may not be 
misdirected or misapplied, which may 
not equally be appropriated to do 
that which is wrong, as well as that 
which is right? The razor, which is 
intended to remove the beard, is but 
too often employed to divide the 
jugular; the elements of light and 
heat granted to us by the bounty of 
Providence were never intended to be 
employed by the incendiary ; the art 
of Writing, by means of which the 
