The Greensborough patriot [June 25, 1858]

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VOL XX. GltEENSBORGUGH, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1858. NO. 990.
, i llV.W.l.t OCR. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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\\ | la.riius Merchants, tayetteville, N. C.
• Uliij t7l.O\«J. ATTORNEY AT I.AW.
URr.ENKBOROUQH, N. C.
H. A. *• MMMA,
ID LEXINGTON, N. 0.
,ij«»;r. Bnoww, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
I _;. i'.'.t.'. X. '.. will ai 'nd to nil bturiiMM en-
..j'i":. I:- ■• •!«•. March' 26, IftVS. '.'7", ly.
j ,,'RV «■. i- .v R. L. I'AY.M:, COPARTNERS
l ... ::•■ I** ''•*" ••• M•■■ 1.. iiii-_ Obstetrics and Surge-ittiT
T. 15* KT OFFERS HIS PROFESSION-
5 .• ..ill- •-1■■tin- public. Office adjoining Andrew
, .stare. Lexington, N.C. April, 1867. '.'28 if.
f. FREEMAN, WTTU ABBOTT, K0NESA
\, • •.. I. . ' ■ ■ - •""1 Jobbers of Staple and Fancy
;.. !-. v.. 153 Market Street, Philadelphia,
-i*|. V HOPE, PL UN AND OBNAMENTAL
||| i. Lexington, \. I'.
;. i..! Pai lor Oi nameata tor sale.
,,K. J. '«'. .>! ITTHEWS, II WIN.; PERMA-
[| ■■† ' Union Cross Roads, offers his
. . I .-.:..-- to the citizens of the surrounding
. i" •• - '.'77 8m.
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ADDRESS BY JAMES A. LONG, ESQ.,
Before the Yowuj Lathes of E<hj< worth, on the
21'ih of May, 1858.
YOUNG LADIES :
'•Tis sweet lo so<> the evening star appear;
'Tis sweel to listen as the night winds sweep.
Krom leaf to leaf; "ijs sweet to view on high
The rainhow, based on ocean, span the sky :
'Tis sweet to hear the watch dog's honest bark.
Hay deep-mouthed welcome, as we draw near home,
'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark
Our coming, and look brighter when we cone.
'Tis sweet lo he awakened by I lie lark.
Or lulled by falling waters ; sweet the hum
Of bees, ihe voice of girls, the song of birds.
But sweeter still, than ibis, than these, than all.
It is to trin the smile of beauty,''
pendent of, and not based upon character. of the soul," an 'hidden plague." a "sc-
It is pleasant t<> receive the commendation
of those whom we love, respect and esteem.
It is a great thing to be thought worthy to
stand—not beibro princes, for such is the of-fice
of corn-tiers and time-servers j but before
the beautiful, the wise, the good and learned
of our land. I am, therefore, young ladies,
not insensible of the high honor which you
have conferred upon me, and rally appreciat-ing
the compliment, I sincerely regret ray
inability to discharge, in a .suitable manner,
the duties which, through your kind partial-ity,
have devolved upon me. My past life
and occupations so for from aiding, have
tended rather to unfit me for scenes like this.
The lawyer fin Is but little time to cultivate
the muses; the political editor, tossed amid
the breakers, billows and whirlpools of the
political sea, is surrounded with so much
strife and confusion, tomes in contact with
so much dishonesty, fraud and chicanery,
that all taste for the flowers of literature, and
the sweet waters which flow front the pure
fountains of science, becomes sorely marred,
n».~J. A. LONG & i,'""t ent^y destroyod,and he is oft en ready
|j .-. f. <••••!'. I.I. (ireehsborough, N. ("., having to come to the conclusion that patriotism is
■.,•-■%: lea elves in iheipractice of the law. in the j but a name, love of country a mere profession,
EX. i
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KPERRY, WITH BELL, BROOKS.
. i •. rters and dealers in Staple and
■‥ꀀ i-. .< 8U Chambers, and 71 Reade St.,
Ih,.,... ;.r 21, 1855. s*;2 tf
R.JAHES K. H UbtL, HAVING REMOVED
,ii.
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UR.JAII1
[li •.«!..• w ugh, N.i . offers his Professional
-I.iti.i-, .. . . Office on West Market Street,
.a.iu-e recently occupied as a residence by Hon.
\. Kilmer. February. 1858. 1'73 tf
::« ..:"i,!'. :4county. nill promptly attend to all
in—lestnisted totheir care. Jan. 1858. '."i7tf
Amid
:»il\ W. PAYKE, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
;i . ring permanently located in Oreengboroagh, N.
.."•..; tu« Tonrta of Randolph Davidson and
..!.:.•! >s • •". attend lo ill" collection of all
.-..-j!.v : :-i I.i-.. >'i !-. Jan. 9, ls.',7. 915 tf
It'iTSOS .V. MEAstS, GENERAL COMMIS-
.-'.-.!. Merchants, "4 purling Slip. New York.—
:.,! ii**. i.tl-1* ] ;*i'l ii» th#'" sale of t Irain, Cotton and
r.-" .:.::.«i!i products. R@~Liberal advances made
i.I'Miier..-. 915 tf
its:::*.': WORKS-GEORGE HEINRICH,
i •;,'.-..:•.■: ii., ••• Monufnents, Tombs, Head-stones,
■.: r.-ime I \<:I .-. fouiidoors North of lhe Court
-. Itrerash r—.ij,. .\. i . |_- j-i Irders from a dis-
. !,....p:iyl.i:- I. H71 if
ill. i It. r. iiiHEEU.
itOTT •■w CORREJItl., WHOLESALE AND
t'.'.i.i dealer* ,'• i'ruii-. Candies, Preserves, Piek-
\-i:-. ft •.:'..!. •••;. Segal's, Tobacco, Snuff, Fancy
: -. \r. ii'.. Garreti'H Sew Brick Building, Greens-
. ■• roAUM'. ! IV. !•. lull N'M.OS. I J. II. IHlWI.ANIi.
M-»MM*;5 X REYNOLDS, SUCCESSORS
i 11 Aii'ii .• -iii .v Reynoljls, Grocers and Commission
-Ajni*, N«*i;i o*.;^. It. ajj^r»Pay particular at-
■a :.. the s:'. ■ • :' ii- urj Grain, Tobacco, etc . aroid-
.:.::••..— .•.% chm-ges, tnud rendering prompt re-
:. 1IH-I..O. r. IS57. : 988 tf
PH. IS. KIRKSEY, COMMISSION MER-I
chant and «. ueral ^gent, Morchead tSty, N. C.
!attend lo buying, sellihg, receiving and forwarding
' iii-N of j»r-» luce uid mfr6handise.
.;-.«/. j 1' .v. .'. *.!. Mkireliead. tlrecnsliorougli. N.
l;-!.n II. Ilanghlun. !'•;.. Sewberne, N. f. Dr. !•".
.'■'.'.i. \\\'.ui:>~' .n. N. 1'.' It. A. London. Esq., I'iils-agk,
N.C. June t. I ~ 987 if
! EXIN€rrOS JEWELRY STORE.
ii The subscriber has on hand 1 lie tine GOLD LE-
". W ITCHES maniifaciurcil by Johnson ol Liver-
, ::n.i Uh f Lomhjn. Also, the Silver Lever
•ine and common \ ii ■. •. Watch, with a variety of
'»t.|.|:\ of all .i.— iii.ii.nK. All of which will be
!.iW tor e.i-h. V tii liefcof nil descriptions repaired.
,if GEORGE R1LEY.
-. •*|itSI*I.Y. ' AI.KX. ol hi' lit.
JTOKELT & «>S.S»iIl>l. GRtMrERS AND
i i"..■:.•!•'. ion Merchants, Wilmington. N. C. Liher-
Klranees maiie on produce consigned lo us, when
'• ■ -. # .•—C '. John $cRae, President of the Bank
•ihtungtoa. O. O. Parley, Esq., ["resident of the
. u.r. int Batik. At . iiS, 1857. 948 ly
IIETER YV. IHVVltV. COMMISSION MER-i
•bant. Town Point. SoRFOLK, Va. Special at-
•'. B paid !•• ■ -lling Ti bacco. Flour, Grain, Cotton,
.', .-••.-.-, ■■.••. Also, lo receiving and forwarding
:"..■'.:■ †diaries 1. Hinton, Wake, N. C. 0. B.
■ -. I' •;.. and «<••". IV. Haywood, Raleigh, N. C.
. I'hiiiuuer, K-<j.. \V;i I'CIII.III. N. t\ Aug. lSo">.
[| J.'IIEYDEXIIAJLL, 1 VXD AGENT, WILL
11. -• !• ■; and enter Government Land. Locale Land
•- ' . btakeinvestmeois 1. r capiialisis ai Western
•. 1 j ; ixes, md trai sa«l i general real estate bu-
. ". Minnesota, Itiwa and Wisconsin. Address,
. •■i:«-Ii-, Miune
...' . •;-:J .a. .1. Mj Morchead, George C. Men-
' .'.'.. 1"..'. V,alter (iwi :ui and Hon. .lolin A. (iilmer.
•I- !•: :.--... 888 tf
IARY & <•«».. FACTORS AND
Mi-i bants, Agents for the sale and
Flourj Grain, Sail, Groceries, Ac,
tvs«and W nir Slroels, Wilmington. N. C.
1 Ivanceri t»n C«*nsigtuuents.
; ii :. 1 ige. Cashier Dank of Ca] e
>*: 1'.!: i--:.l .. >' . 1, Wilmington, N. C. F. .v
'"■■'. ■• .;•.-,. N. •'. i' Graham & Co., Marion C.
. s."'. Hunt, tdderton & Co., Lexingt N. C.
•V if. MrRJ
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<«OTa' &. (iORRELL'S PHOTOGRAPHIC
•* •••'.... : 1, .-. . 11 I. and I'amcolypes, Melaino-
• 1:. "."\S..i.'>Ti I'l-'.-1, which cannot be surpassed
"WUtBU.ITV and BEAUTY are taken in Lockets.
•::..ii ..,., t„ . lastes and purses of all.—
:--■ ! r. -.•i-t- ',. ii 1 i^i Greensborough, they
• '*> ,■ iM-.-t alibei d patronage.
. * •",".; .,"..! rv..:,:!!- Specimens, and learn tl.e
!'...:...t .. icupied by A. Starrett, aeo-
• ••?•■...••••', I rick building, Wesl Market St.,
•• ::. ">. •'. March, 1858. '•'. 1 If
I.I.OJK;;: II. IAEELT, COMMISSION MEhV
'* •.••••-. •. • :■ ! imily Groceries and P»o-
■•-. •■ •. it. North « iterStreet, WILMINGTOK, N.
!'•.;. K.I;.. 1 -: uuly a hand, Sugars, Coffees, Slo-
*"■"•. 1". Flour, ISutter, Lard, Soap, Candles,
'■•■•-. Si .r. 1.. t»ils, S tuffs, &c.
'■ • •• .•- •• ii. r.;•..■*,•, President OT Commercial
•••. i'-l.a McRne, I'resldenl Hank of Wilmington.
' ■'.■■■:•. \ >■ †† \ ">,. Gorman, K«v. It. T. lletlin.
••---1. J. ,\ F. Uarret, David McKnight, Greensbo-
-•■-. N. I'.
j M. RWTUROCK, I». O. S„ RESPECT-
'•:.._,.••... 1,.. pi,,;,.. don .I -• . \ i.. -10 ihe citizens
•:•.-.•:,. ..-....,. )M'l nil olhcra who desire operations
. •: T-. .-1.., . „ rEETH in the latest and best style.
"_'•"''• ■■■•. 1 4. inJi I, •• 1. have any satisfactory refer-
'"'■ :■•■...! 1 • r, skill, he. &c: and the advantage
• •••- . lunant practice in MEDICINE AND
:'-"'.-i. r ;.. 1 ;,TV new discovery thai is valua-
'■† J ,*:;••■.. f..,-ai''-...i hisOPERATING ROOMS
'-••' -••■•. .■ rv of Garrett's brick build-he
found uiil«'~- professionally
982 tf
increased in quantity, until the supply of
candidates is greater than the demand; and
as iie those days, gold did much abound,
banks and bank charters, were neither
thought of or desired, nor was the constitu-tionality
or practicability of dist-ributiou
mooted, for says Ovid :
t " Siff""bat nutlo lunitrfotxor Auwum."
Also Virgil:
■f — Xee ttgnart quidem am partite limit? campmm
/■'as crat.''
Iii this happy age, lawyers were not known;
there being no strife, as'tale bearers and tat-tlers
were not tolerated or permitted to live,
nor did they have physicians, as no diseases
were then known except certain palpitations
of the heart, which were never known to
prove fatal, and were healed then, as at this
day, by'simply applyinirjto a preacher or mag-istrate.
We read again of the ago when the godfl
dwelt among men ; when Pan the great pro-totype
of the Goatee tribes played upon his
reed pipes; when .Minerva, the first real or-iginal
Bloomer ever read of in history, and
from whom all others are lineally descended,
stepped upon the stage armed with a club ;
when Venus, the most beautiful of all the
goddesses, intermarried with the old and de-crcpid
Vulcan, the most ugly and deformed
of all the gods; thereby setting an example
worthy of all imitation, and which pretty
girls would do well to recolleet, so that in
choosing a husband, they do not place too
high an estimate on outside appearances;
when Pluto, although the god of hell, wish-ing
to equal Vulcan by marrying into a good
family, made a bold strike, and in the ab-sence
of her mother carried off Proserpine, cel-ebrated
for her beauty—a caution to young
ladieshowthey wander toofar from theirmoth
era; when Phaeton aspiring to drive thechari-ot
of the sun, took the reins from his father,
aud try his rashness set the world on fire,
dried up the seas, and frightened the poor
rivers until they hid their heads in the bowels
of the earth. Phaeton was the great origi-nal
of young America, and as be dried upthe
t seas and frightened the rivers, so doee young
gaining applause, nor with the vain expecta- j America of the present day, in humble imi-tation
thereof, exhibit a decided abhorence to
cold water.
Again we hear of the dark or middle ages.
when all that was good and virtuous was well
nigh driven from the land ; when all that was
great and noble was crushed to the earth—
when the light which had risen on Calvary,
MUI ste1",&r?,m?<iJ,\m, aJ toe*w\ .^aag
rays over a benighted world, seemed waning
and just on the point of expiring; when the
Crescent had well nigh supplanted the Cross
—when the hope of the Christian waxed fain-ter
and fainter—when the Bible was a sealed
book to tho nations of tl"^ earth, and was
found only in the cells and cloisters of the
monks. We hear again of the age of Chival-rv,
of the days of the t 'rasades, when Knights
and warriors, cheered and animated by the
smile of beauty, went forth to right the
wronged, to avenge the oppressed, give li-bertv
to the captive, lift up the down-trodden,
pour the oil ofgladness into the broken heart,
to strengthen the weak against the mighty,
to snatch tho sceptre from the hands of ty-rant
sand hurl despots from their thrones, when
kings and princes with the bannerandtho
cross went forth to rescue Palestine and her
holy places from the unhallowed feet of the
5 Moslem ; to take down the harps which had
so long hung upon the willows by the waters
of Babylon, thai the songs ofZion might be
again heard in Jerusalem. We read again of
the days of the reformation ; of the days of
Lather and Mclancthon, wncn the powers of
darkness began once more to give back before
the irresistable influence of reason and truth,
when the pare light of the gospel began once
more to exert its hallowed influence, and men
catching new inspiration from on high, threw
off the bondage of the Roman Hierarchy, re-fusing
any longer lo submit to the galling
chains of priest-craft, and emerging from the
dark labyiiinths of superstitious error,Receiv-ed
the gospel in all its simplicity and truth.
Ages have come and gone, passing away
and succeeding each other, dropping by cen-turies
into the vast ocean of time, beneath
whose silent waters lie buried in oblivion,
nations and people with all the short lived
and perishable works of man, except a few
scattered fragments of the dusty past, gath-ered
up by history. We of the 19th century
live in what has been styled the age of pro-gress.
And SO far as we as a nation are con-cerned,
it is truly so called, for great indeed
has been the progress of America in all thai
tends to add to national character and to in-crease
the means of social happiness—"for
trammeled by no fetters of ignorance or su-perstition,
the American child of genius
comes forth with freedom into the glorious
sunlight of Philosophy, as the servant and
interpreter of nature."—He looks abroad into
right. But how Stands the case with us
Is national character, national honor, as dear j
vain ambition, and seeking thu* to climb to
those elevated scuts which should only be
awarded to the 'irtuous and good. Hut so
it is, and tho tables of ,1,/,/c. and Ai
truly illusti-ateil in this tho 19th centurx;
Agave, who siew her husband while she was
participating ill the disgusting am! dealing
•ji^iu in honor of Ituci bus, was deified and
worshiped as u god.k-s ;—Met'th-* . for des-pining
aud loathing these abonwnaDle rites,
mi I remaining at home to spin wiih bar ma
dens was turned into a bat—-and her diMu'V.
the emblem ol her industry and virtue Was
rliiiii-cil inc. ■ †vine. So new, those who
would cliinli ttte higlie--l rounds of the ladder
of liimc, must rirst go down and crawl in tho ,
tilth and sliiuo of party—celebrate bat haii.i-j'
luMtorgias, lunlhethat can get the low 'i
down, and bocOUJB the most entirely duMUl
turn of character, i- -are to rtae the higln-i.|
While Lhov, whoso characters lift them higW
above such icoucH, who loathe theso Bachil
Italians rites, an I seek their happiness in do
oosen-1
d t Does the name of Washington still
arises not so much from ignorance as from j age, nation, class or society, but what has
the want of reflection;—the lines of distinc- felt its blighting, withering curse. The soul eu
tion between the two are as wide and dis- I that feeds and lives on mere reputation, like Seas that same talisnianic influence, tis when
tinctly marked as between day and night, us Sysiphns, rolling the restless stone, finds no fnll of honors, he was gathered to his torn!, f
between the dark shadows of evening which ' case, always seeking some higher point, ever j Does his warning voice still sneaking from
rest behind the mountains and the golden j fearful of being cast down from tho height''the grave through fits farewell address, make
drops which the morning snn scatters upon ! already gained. It was this, that suspended '
the grass, and pours at our feet—yet nothing Hainan from the gallows—sacrificing charac-ter,—
moral principle,—to ambition, living
only on reputation, he songlit to (lewtroy
tliousands, because one poor Jew would not
do him reverence.
The ancient Mythologistsrepresented night
-■-■ ii.ti 1014.11 I-II;II.H-H.-I-, ii4(iion.-ii noiiur, a*-near ' ,. , , • ,
to us as in the days of our Dithers ' Have I n***Ui ^»l>l".vmo,.ts and the >.....•> of tin-any
of the silki n "cords, which theframors of vntuou.-—an degrade, as the bats ol
our government, threw around the I'nion,—lunw'1"'U'1> *° brc»»« li" »»''>' »"*<* "' '''
thisVantiful fabric of lihcrtv—Leon loosen- !■»"> Vl°. "K1.11 "' ,Uc ■••?•«*¥ Wll!' »
a eloak used only to mask villainy.
such scenes as these 1 live, from such scenes
I come ; I have no roses or violets with which
to weave garlands of flowers; I come with
no practiced art to make you pleased with
your condition, or to beguile you with the
pleasing delusion, that henceforth you "will
wander in gardens offragrance, and sleep in
the fortresses of soeurit\\"' 1 come simply
in the discharge of a duty—and although, to
win the smile of beauty 'is far sweeter than
all things else, vet 1 come with no view of
! tion that I can present anything new or pe-culiarly
interesting for your consideration.
The sea of science it is true, is wide and deep,
yet its most hidden recesses have been ex-plored,
its rarest gems brought to light, its
trackless bosom has often been crossed, and
its placid waters ploughed by the bark of
main' an adventurous mariner* The field of
merfiiiiie ra n IUC ami r.\irn.-n . , „
in all that is beautiful, delicious and good;
yet others have been there before me, its
mossy banks have been pressed by other
feet, other lips nave touched its limpid waters,
while other ears have drank in all the melody
of its singing birds. Thus, turn which way
I will, wander where 1 may, anxiously seek-ing
to pluck some fragrant flower, however
lowly and hnmble, and to bear it as a proud
trophy of success, and place it upon the altar
of science as :. rare and acceptable ottering, 1
feel that my search lias been in vain.
The Peri who sat weeping ftt the gate of
Eden was told that admittance might still be
gained by those
' Who brni-; 10 tin* Eternal gate,
The gilt most dear to heaven."
But where was the pool- Peri to find this pre-cious
gift ? She knew and could easily gath-er
np the treasures of earth ; she knew many
a fathom down in the sett, where the Isles of
perfume were; she could count the unnum?»er-
•d rubies beneath the pillars of t'hilmin.ir;
she knew
•• The clime of the Kast. tire land ol" the sun,
The land of the cypress and myrtle.
She knew th-* land of the cedar and vine, [shi.je,
Wliere the ll >wers ever biossom. the beams ever
Where the li^ht wings of zephyrs oppressed with
perfume.
Wax taint o'er the gardens of Gul in their bloom. '"
is more common than to confound them, or
rather to loose sight of tho'one in the endea-vor
lo gain the other. For as the one is
lowly modest, retiring, and of little repute
among men, so is the other forward, brilliant,
(landing and greatly sought after.
What then is character and what is repu-tation
? "Character," says Blair, "is derived
from the natural sense of a stamp or mark,
and is figuratively employed for the moral
mark, which distinguishes one man from
another; reputation from the latin rcjnito to
think, signifies what is thought of a person;
character lies in the man, it is the mark of
what lie is ; reputation depends upon others,
it is what they think of him ; character has
always a foundation, reputation has more of
conjecture in it, its source is hearsay." Char-acter
is the moral principle and lies within
the man, and is ent
uciplt
irely
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was
Have wc
lat deep impression, arouse tint love of|
country, stir the heart and stimulate that ]
virtuous desire to do justice 10 all men, as it '
wo,,*. io do, in times that are past '
now, the same amoun: of pul.lic I
virtue, of severe simplicity and integrity-— ]
of domestic parity, of fidentv in dl the rehv '
the "daughter of Chaos,"—as always at war ; tfons of home and society, which 1 stituted ,
with and endeavour ng to gain the victory the glory of our Republic only a few vear-over
light, shrouding in darkness all that was j back:' In a word are the foundations of our
bright and beautiful. So has it ever been stitutions as deep and as secure, as in former |
with those who are striving at the sacrifice \ days, when to speak of disunion was looked |
of character, to build up and secure for upon as madness, if not treason : It is sad
themselves a false reputation. To such ) but we are compelled to answer all these
nothing is more hateful than the bright halo ] questions in tho negative. .Disguise it as we
which virtuous deeds throw around the will, boast as much as we 11 ay, of our na-truly
good. It was this which sent Aria-1 tional greatness, and of the area of freedom
tides into exile, presented the poisoned cha-lice
to the lips of Socrates, and sold Joseph
into Egypt.
Again this desire for reputation not only
, uotild-b.i ilignilaries of tho land.
I Sin h is Iheeliei't which this desire for a
• fillrtS and vain i-epiiliition, has had upon to 1
j |wdy politic. It baa stirred up jeidoii
I aud sectional strife—thrown .the lire bran I
of polities into our churches, caused /.on t»
j iiiourn, rajisad the cry of abmnion, raus
I good men much solicitude UH to the stability
1 of our institutions, an I made them look lor*
[ward with trembling to the day when the
1 cry should go up—-'Thy house <>! :i • ,
w here our fathers worshipped thee bs* ■ ■■■■. •
destroyed by tire and ;,ll our beautiful tiling*
burned up."
I!ai let us i-oiue a little nearer hotm-. 1 r
this desire of reputation attended, with all it <
evils, is not cotii.ne.l to kings and prin
to those seeking political promotion. I' .'■
found in the hovel as well as in the palace, |-
as often seen in rags a> arraye 1 iii purple and
fine linen, is found in the country and villa-ges,
as Well as iii the la-liionahle sir, t - and
extended; point to the mighty revolutions »VCnuea of our large cities. IHt eexxlh. ibit- i:
effected in onr midst, by steam,"cities sprint '
tug up like magic, the seas whitened with
our commerce, and the far oil West blooming
others, whereas, reputation is as uncertain
and as unstable as the, wiutls depending en-tirely
upon the breath of the multitude—
the multitude, which one day went forth to
meet the King of Kings, singing hozitnnahs,
and bearing palms in tlieir hands, and the
next day placed a crown of thorns upon his
head, cried "away with him, crucify him,
crucify him." A man's character ma3" be as
bright, as pure as refined gold, as full of
promise as the rainbow in the heavens, and
yet he, be utterly destitute of reputation,—
No character can ever again be deliniated so
pure, spotless and lovely as that of our Sa-viour,
and yet he was a man of no reputa-tion,
despised among the people. Again a
man may fill the mouth of fame, oceupj- ex-alted
stations, and yet be bankrupt in char-acter,
he having, for the purpose of acquiring
this reputation, sacrificed every moral prin
ciple.
This distinction is most happily expressed,
and graphically drawn by the poet, Burns.
''The rank is hut the guinea stamp,
The man's Ihe gowd "or a' that.
Gi'e loMs their silk, and knaves their wine,
A man's a man for a' that—
An honest man, though ne'er sae poor,
Is chief of men for a' that.
Ye sec yon birkie called a lord.
Who struts and stares, aid a' that,
Though hundreds worship at his word
He's but a cuif for a' that—
His ribbon, star, and a' tliat;
A man of independent mind,
Can look and laugh at a' that.
"The King can make a belted kr.ight,
A Marquis, duke, and a' that.
An honest man's aboon his might
Gude faith he manna, fa' that."
Kings may confer titles, may build up for
their favorites a hollow reputation,—dock
them with ribbons and stars, and throw
around them, a tinsel of glittering gold, but
to make an honest man, is beyond the pre-tension,
beyond the power of kings.
The hnmble bard of Scotland, nursed in the
independent of; brings into play tho baser passions of the and blossoming as the rose, all under the
soul, its tendency is to corrupt and destroy [protection of the stars and the striiajs—vet
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forms it is very injurious to society ; in others
again it is comparatively harmless. U tiding
rather lo excite the mirth of the beholder
Such is the form it assumes in thoca-c ofthe
laiidv—those band-box itoutry, who would
Saul's reputation was touched, gratitude died
in his heart, and the demon of vengeance en-tered
his soul. Character is always modest
and retiring, delighting in the excitation of
othcrs^—but as the proud eagle wings its
flight, solitary and alone to its lofty eyry
and as the stately stoppings of but one is ever heard in the same forest—so with rep- ! and even "2t> per cent. In fact like
titation, it admits of no rival;
character so little valued, that the patriot
looks forward with fear and trembling to the
issue. And why Is all this so? Phe answer
is plain and simple. Population commands
a high price in market, it is a commodity
much sought after, while as to character,
lion
the stock has gone down from par to SO, 3<),
the wild
I cat, money of the West, or OUT rail-road
*' By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap.
To pluck bright hoinr from the pale-lac'd moon.
Or dive into the bottom of the deep,
Where fathom line could ne'er touch Ihe ground,
And pluck up drowned honor by the locks.
So he that doth redeem hi.r thence, might wear,
Without eornval, all her dignities ."'
stocks, it is not m-otiaUo-tmcitrreiit, look- ;!r" «»prcincly happy, ban
Cd upon as bogus coin. '!i""1,v '.'' u '""" *'c l,aVl' al0'.
The foundations ofour government were
j laid deep and strong upon the eternal prin-ciples
of Justice, drawn from the divine pre-cepts
of tbc Bible. Iis trainers and beilders
—men ofcharacter, tried in the purifying
furnace of adversity—seekingnc vain reiiu-tnolism
and love ol country rest. Iloptlta- j t-.tior hut
tion places self before country. Patriotism
Character is the foundation on Will.
statio'Vs. ""vs \ 'I...."..:., ;:,,":;:;.;,,!:l.1,,M'l'a'-<- l»* WW beantiral to
trains, "1 weep for him, as he ''^Hvi.m everv Ian I hr'niilii rbrn'on^rmM
urged Caesar to disband his army,
tion caused him to pass t
plunge his country into all the horrors of civ-il
war. It is indeed a "hidden plague," a
"canker of the soul"—contracting the views
of the statesman, corrupting the heart of the
patriot; making it necessary at times for
the sake of liberty, tor the good of society, to
and exalted
me," said I
was fortunate. I rejoice at it, as he was val-iant,
I honor him—but as he was ambitious,
1 slew him.*' Character is honest. Reputa-tion
is the mother of deceit and hypocricy ;
Character causes the social virtues to bloom
and flourish; Reputation destroys even our
natural affections. Absalom stole the hearts
of the people from his father David, and lift-ed
ap ms rebellious arm against the Lord's
anointed. Tho bloody records of England,
and posterity, the
to secure to themselves
blessings of civil and re-rcpnta-
1 |j rj,,„, iivt.ti',(m erected this beautiful temple
Rubicon, and I and dedicated it to Liberty,—the servant- of
Cod invoked upon it the fhvorof heaven;
great and good men spent their fives in beau- \
tifying and adorning it, tl.e people took
"pleasure in its stones," which being ce-mented
by brotherly love, wer • not only
good rrom every lana oroug
with which to decorate its pillars, the ncfi
stoic houses of art yield.-d up their tress-ares
to adorn its arches. Tho deep mines of
science and pure'.-."Iis of literature, all con-tributed
of their abundance, and poured
their costly gifts upon its altars;—the votary
of liberty came to drink of the pure streams
of living waters thai encircled labaso, tire
downtrodden and oppressei of every clime
came to upon it e.s tbc brazen serpent
nig the line and plummet to their nicely iiirl-e
1 and well cultivated whiskers, •' •
pi serve their flowing locks with far more
solicitude than over was taken lo guard the
golden fleece, or the golden apples of Hesper-ides.
The great ambition oftliese exquiscts,
is to have the reputation of being iii • in >-:
fashionable, and decidedly the pretties!
tlcaion about town—icranl them thisand they.
XlirriVtU Waslhe|il-i
notice. II is sad
fate is found recorded in Ot id. He was vory
pretty, so much so that he foil desperately in
love with In in-el I', and as ihcre were BO nnr
rors in those days, ho would lie down I'V
the clear fountains and fjaxc upon his ilUUg^.
-** He lies extended on the shady grass.
Viewing with greedy eye. the pnt.nv.1 laea,
And on himself brings ruin.''
-Narcissus was changed by the favor ofthe)
god's into a daffodil* and it is theaght that
lliis j-, |!n- reason why dandies liave -ucli Hi
lines for yellow pan!-and tests, i'hci
1 il also make- its appearance every an
about the lime the merchants are IVCI
new goods, for then dandies do mn-l 1
to exhibit themselves. Another instance •■
this innocent or rather amusing I01111 of r j
to the dandies." The li'r.-r'oi'Wci'i'f:.-'- 1
described in Ovid; her name was /'Wio— e •
fell so desperately in I >ve with .\'//v.s.«// . •
■b Bodil dandy, that sh • oatifely evaporat d,
all except her voice.
'■ Sue was a nymph, though only now a sound,
Vel ol her tongue no o'.lu'i use was touid
I iin. now sin' .1-. whicti never could b" iiion-
Than lo lepsat whal she bad learned MM I
So it is Only I'V these lllt'ectcd ICiasM Ii-ti-ng
out a few act speeches h arncd ly )■• 1 .•,
Hers indeed were
and the sea, and
the gardens of the earth
for her "even the stars
themselves had flowers." But the poor Peri
knew that gifts like these were not those
most dear to heaven. Something more cost-ly
than the treasures of earth is demanded,
something more brilliant than diamonds,
though gathered from the coral beds of the
sea; more fragrant than flowors, though cul-led
from the gardens of Guj, is required to
open the gates of Eden. \nd not doubting
that if the earth contained one thing, more
than all others, dear to heaven,
"Twns the last libation, liberty draws,
From the heart that bl eeds, and breaks in her cause,"
the Peri winged lj©r flight to the gates of
light, with the b4st drop shed from the heart
of a patriot, w'ho had yielded up liis life to
his country. The gill was presented, but the
crystal baj* of Eden moved not.
•• Holiuer far," said the angel,
" Than ee'nthis drop, the boon must be.
That opes the gates of Eden for thee."
As the poor Peri, from all the treasures of the rich and magnificent universe, calls the
earth and sea, was unable to find a gift sutli- delightful scenery his own—the mountains,
cient ly
so am I
tlirott«'h the tie
iolv, to open for her the gate of Eden,
cons-ions that in all my wanderings
of literature and science. I
at all
• is
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1 '■'•■ ■ -■' ■†■ tnancntti in this village, respectfully
"'•■•:• es >nal*ervic % to its citizens and those
"'«rri nling coiinpy. lie deems il unnecessary
■1 . •. • ...■ - i,f ibstimoiiials, as he hopes to have
' ; e ince personally to those
,.'" ':: '• • 1 ,;. . whatever qualifications he
-' •'."!■•!!•• ti a he raried departments of the
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have been unahle to prepare a repast
worthy your refined and cultivated tastes—
as an earliest however of my labors, and my
desire to please, I have brought as an otter-ing,
a few sheaves gleaned from thereapings
of others, which with the greatest reluctance,
and I assure you, young ladies, with the
greatest diffidence, t now present for your
acceptance.
Every age has some peculiar marks, some
distinct" features, standing out bold and prom-inent,
by which to distinguish it from others.
Thus we road of the pastoral age, before men ; ham and the prophets desired to sec, but
learned to fell the forest or turn the sod; of I died before it came to pass, that wo live to
the Patriarchal age, when men lived intents, I enjoy the mid-day splendor of the gospel,
went from valley to valley, and lead tlieir Nor shall we stop to enquire in what this
flocks and herds along "the fresh water-, our age differs from those which are now
streams, in search of green pastures; when numbered with the past, and on which the
the servants of Abraham and Lot contended finger of Time has set his seal, nor in what
in the desert for the wells ot water. Again \ those ages differed from one another. I de-we
read of the golden age,—ascribed by the , sire at this time to call your attention to
poets to the time of old Saturn, the father of one particular fact, which was and is char
the Valley, the Ocean, the hills and the sky,
all are his to choose, all have been made
subservient to his will. Bat as to how far
this is a progressive ago, we shall not now
stop to enquire. It is sufficient for us to
know that wc live in a land flowing with
milk and honey, blessed with all the ele-ments
of greatness and prosperity, abound-ing
in every thing that can please the eye or
(harm the fancy; that we live in a day when
all the rich treasures of the store houses of
science and literature, garnered up through
long centuries, are spread out as an abun-dant
feast for the hungry and enquiring
mind,—that we live in a day which Abra-and
distinct! impressions of what really con-stituted
a man,—impressions far beyond the
conception of the bard of Avon. -Mark the
difference;—
'•Good name, in man or woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls ;
He, that filches from me my good name,
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed."
Thanks to Shakespeare that he put these
words in the mouth of lago, the most con-temptible
villian, whose name lives either in
history or poetry.
The sentiments of Burns, apply to charac-ter,
the moral marl; of the man,—Shake-spear's
to reputation, a man's good name bo-fore
the world, although his character is as
rotten as lago's—and it is such unprincipled
villians as lago who prate most about repu-tation.
Shakespeare in another place speaks of a
spotless reputation.
"The purest treasure mortal times afford
Is spotless reputation ; that away
Men are but gilded loam, or painted clay."
Such we presume was tho reputation of
the Pharisees. To the world they were spot-less,
but, to the searching eye of Divinity,
odious and corrupt.
Such then is the distinction between char-acter
and reputation. And it is the neglect
and loosing sight of this distinction, and the
almost universal desire of gaining a name,
of having our praises sounded ly the multi-tude,
of acquiring a reputation independent
of and if necessary by the sacrifice of char-acter,
that has been the curse not only of
tho present but of all past ages. Like
Aaron's rod it swallows up and is the parent
stem of all other evils. It brings into play,
calls into activity, and gives strength and Vi-tality
to all the baser passions of the soul,
which tend to debase and degrade the man.
It has boon productive of more misery to the
huiup.n race than all other causes combined.
Tbvough it countless thousands have been
made—
"Thro' weary life this lesson learn
That man was made to mourn;"
by it the base and wicked have been stimula-ted
to action; before it the wise and good
have fallen. It has destroyed cities, blotted
out nations, effaced in man the image of Ids
creator. Eve plucked the forbidden fruit, not
that she might become more holy, her act
was the offspring of a vain desire to be repu-ted
wise, an inordinate ambition to be ac-counted
ecpial with Cod. There is such a
thing as a virtuous ambition, and a desire to
excel; in what is good, is commendable, but
nothing is more destructive of virtuous prin-agree.
from vine clad hills and laden with perfume ;
the other is tho hurricane, devastating the
land—the one the soft miirmering of the
mountain brook, inviting to repose, the other
the raging torrent ; tl.e one the voice of the
turtle, when the •• time of the singing of the
birds has come"—the other the wild scream
of the eagle as it stoops for its prey; the
one high as heaven, beautiful as the rainhow,
bright and radiant as the morning star; the
Other deep as hell, black as dark damnation.
Such young ladies is the picture
1 lie 1 ky, 1
Of ih - fn e.
fear took hold upon them,
they fled, they basted away
counsel together, and sought fee destroy it
ol
ad
the
,,.ist j—the picture width history sprcadsout
for your contemplation. To look upon it is
not very pleasant; for though there is an oc-casional
Oasis on which the eye lingers with
delight, and though roses and violets are
mingled with the thorns and the thistles,and
though the laurel and the ivy cluster around
the rugged cliffs of the mountains, yet the
trail of the serpent is over it all.
Hut let us now turn from the past and tor
a few moments contemplate the present,—
this ago of progress ahout which so much has
been said aud written;—this boasted age of
the arts, literature and science. Shall we
find the picture any more pleasant or agree-able'''
Will tho dark shadows begin Lo re-nd
1
the oast, so in our time.
MM, the land, tho home! jurious and even uespicai.io ion,,. TI, .<
••Kings passed by and saw it— tho .•„.,„, n, Btterly OsatiUUe of soul,Avai«t-and
trembling, '"4 '"' "*' those refined Nciisilulili.-- win. Ii •»
thoy took Musk adorn the female eharaetor, revelliugin
mtroy it 1 the misorios of others, seeking only ■ reptu
their counsels availed not. F< r this costly I tkm, ffhfeb jlwuld render her o,|„
temple with all its rich treasures had been j correct m.nds-tl.e t o,,,,,, c delights ,-.
committed to the keeping of those whoso i urn so mac has thetorture.d her v.- -
honesty and fidelity bad Lee, Well tried, 1 dowed with talents, audio.,d,ly bleseeil
mcii of known virtue an. integrity—who j thain.s, matoad of devoting theni U, ac -
knew the priceless value ... til 1 tr-al com- j plish the high aims lor which they «
mitted to their care; who could not bo i«- towod, she prortitotes tben.aU to
duced t» sell their birthright, or barter liber- ends-the higher and more noble .,,,.
tv for base -old 'vl""a *IK' l**WontM>gled "i hornet-., til
"In tl,'- .even years offamine Which came cx.pi.Mle bet- delight .the more grat, lymg ■>
upon
their nine
who direct I
though coli! uslhe
A the eoqui |
* brilliant and da
cede, and will the soft and radiant tints sta
out more prominently on the canvass?
fear not. As in past, tin
many bright and shining examples, might
be passed in review before you—great and
good men and women, who purchased for
themselves an honest fame, based on virtue,
Wisdom and justice, and whose names have
been deservedly perpetuated. They acquir-ed
for themselves,—not a spurious fame, the
Offspring of ambition, but a tame genuine in
its character, consolatory while they lived
and enduring alter death—
They mounted the ladder of fame so high
This King set up
oppressed the chil-is
it day's
v. as
grainertes were all full,
otln r rulers, and they
dren of Israel. -Ins: -,, 1- n in our
the old and faithful keepers of this beautiful
temple, of which we have just Bpokon, have
j all pa-.-cd away, and il with a 1 Its rich and
I accumulated treasures, been committed to
the keeping of others who seem not to know
their value, or the costal whieh they were
purchased. Thcv know not Joseph. Those
seats onco occupied by patriots and sage-are
now tilled with money changers,
those who lor a consideration are willing not
only to strip the temp!', ofits ornaments
but even to pull down the edifice
Thcv know not Joseph.
Our national councils were once niic
with inon vviio commandei not only theconn*
That nom the topmost round, they stepped to the sky." ,|,.m. ., ,-. -p t and uftteoui.ofo **Ovrn people
It would be pleasant to linger around the
tombs, to recall the memory ot such, and by
way of stirring up others to imitate their
virtues, to recite some of their noble deeds—
their heroic sacrifices; bat our object to
night is to deal with classes and communities,
not individuals, with the living and not the
dead.
Far be it from me to cast any unjust een-of
Em
E"vi>t. the people wit 1 tb >ir wives and lier vain ambition.
little ones were ail saved by Joseph,, Hake, yet the reputation of be oo.,,,.-:,.-. . .-•
(;„(1, had hud op great ; the ici.-lc ... tl.e MIII. is brilliant a id < :,/
Stores Of com and provisions. For this -and the went and good too ol,,n. a!h.i.-d ly
Joseph was promoted to great honor, and his her lacnat.ons, arc led on to the- deatrn.
brethren nncl kindred were assigned portions tion.
i, Vheh : but mark the sequel, i* time, Bat as eontcmpt.be asUtba repuU ■•
nere a, another King who knew not , sought by the couuct.c, ,. ,- urine,.
lisdi-ihero was no famine then, their so despicable as the reputation ol tho ,-.
of society, oar gay Lotlianos. Tha 1
.
with
gl.ot
lent*,
its. If
fill.
should desire such a reputation i«
vet ii is rtrangar still, fiat such chart . i
are cariessou and nattered by the I
courted and admitted into 1 h I , h
honest worth, with no other charms ton.-
commend il could gain no entrance,
reputation, gained by a sacrifice of 1
moral principle, gives them a paaaporl ' I •
society and throws around them charm-,
irresistable «\.n to fond Mothers.
Another oH'sprim' of this vain desire
reputation is VOang America—llios.- v
Pirn :ons v, ho'snatch tli" reins rroffl "1 • •
fatl.em and aspire to drive the chariot of I .••
San. or to rule society. The rep.it.-...
sought by voting America exhibits Itself ..i
a variety oi Ibnna,—aies seek the is ]..••-
tion ofthe scotti r. -ouii to be the eompan ■•' .
I k-aders, of tl
f
tor has been lost sight of, and tho universa
desire, of acquiring a reputation, has prodnc
the (bids—
• "Primui ad atkereo vnlit Salurmit Olympo,
Arma Joris/uffiltlts, if reams mil ai/em/ais.
Aureagwe, ul fimAHnient, t/<» suh rtgt j'uere
Stecula, tie ptitcido jjapulos in poet rtgtbat,"
when justice was tempered with mercy,
and peace and good will reigned and covered
the earth; when there were no politicians,
acteristic ot
which has m
till ages, and peculiar none,— ciple, than tha\ inordinate ambition which is
marked the character of man j generated and is always attendant on the de-from
the day in which Eve vainly ambitious ; sire to fill tho mouth of fame, not having a
lit wise, plucked the forbidden ' duo regard to character, or the "moral mark,
out moment of time. 1 which lios wit bin tho man himself. Burton,
dry thirst of honor,"
to bo thought wise
fruit, up to the prat
refer to the disposition to sacrifice character
to reputation and the prevailing desire and
describes it, us a
great torture of tho mind," composed ot
disposition to'bitild'up a reputation indc- "envy," "pridrc" and "covetousness," a "can-desire
for a false reputation
stop to enquire of the many stains and Mot-.
which have marred and blurred the fair OS.
cutcheons of England, France, Russia and
other European powers; of treaties broken,
of the weak oppressed, nations and kingdoms
seized upon and portioned out among the
spoilers, on the principle that might makes
d natery, enmbmgap from their