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The Angela of Grief.
BV WHITHER.
With alien- only aa their nrnrdirtinn,
tiod's snarls eorue,
Where, in the slwdow or a rreat atnirtioll,
The aoul nits dumb.
Yet would we nt, a hat every hurt arrmveth,
Our rather will.
Calling to him the deer ones whom he loveth,
Is merry still.
Kot annw ws or nttrs the solemn angel
llalhevil wrought:
The funeral anthem is a clad evangel :
The g'vd dieuoll
Cod calls our loved ones, nut we lose not wholly
What he has piv-n :
They live on earth in luiht and deed, as tru'y
As in J I a, lteaten.
From tlie lli:!d. Kvenin Itulletin
CHARACTER.
BY UKV. I1ENBY WARD I! EEC1IL11.
, ... . i i i it i . I ueed never ask whether he shall be influ
The sulject on which I shall read you a .... , , , ,
..... en . I cntial. lie may not le loved ; he may be
lecture this evening is I hurarf.-r. , -
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tatim are popularly understood as syuon
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y ctam :Ur we mean, tno sc.tieu nao-:
its of the mind ; and 1 y rrpufati-tn, w
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n.n tltm ii.iT.rcwiifin wliit-li ik man nroiltl.
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cos, respecting
iia linr.ti't.tr. nn otl:er
niiuds. The one therefore is withiu, aud
the other without us.
' Character exisU in but our reputa-
. ., , , ... ...pose, aud he will have influence, and let
stance, the other is the thudow which it f. .... . . . .
casts. '
When men are frank, aud the society in
which tiny live fair minded, and calm, a
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loan s reputation may be as bis character :
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but it is frequently the case, that some men
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bay a noble character with a sorry repu-!
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tation. i :
... Jn times of party strife, there is a ead .
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. for then rogues aud pretenders have good
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reputations, without character, and honest ,
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crated republic of the mind.
element for another; it should have its
keel laid in the family, its sturdy planks
thonld be braced and counterbraced, within
aud without; aud when ready, then let her
be launched to her own element, and if
houndly built, storms may break around
her but she will bear up agaiust the gales, i
baffl'in the force aud fury of the elements; J
and though dUabled or maimed, will be
able to put baek safe to her port again. j
'...e.i. e hkn shins, is built on one
But were reputation is the revolution ,
which minds produce upon other miuds
for their own benefit Mere reputation
requires neither time or labor, but a cuu- j
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he SCImportanc. r" W'
yo V m d ttal all ipiritig men j fr ence incversneaks an dwoulJ perpetually, injure and damage each j
Luld know within thenis-lvc , wht it is ! a UUtrUtL' " " f"uk a.,Jd other, but carried to excess there are very ,of ,h ,att.c bf tlr,I f J no eneral'enal,cter. But j.ntern.pt.oD t, break, to secure increased
hat he, I-k in life whether it is ,W i aud DeVcr ,US1UUa,eS wLat rt W,U "0t few things that so deteriorate and cmascu- j nP lLc ,,est 2,Uaht,cs .of th'so'11 a " "J " S!tThev over-rule this ' t0DBa' a"J ab,lsL a" and
thatthcyckin ite , wue uer it is im. What shall be said of that slippery, artful,' tLchar . f money-saving, office-earning life, when I toshowjou that hey overrule tbis diurtg The ,aw of ,ast KsAmi
acter, or whether ,t ,s simply "f-iJJ. I venal y M ncut hM of tonitod toh rf conduc TheII tall n not hy J P
To build a character, ,s a work of labor 'hich subntitute. the love of f'". "'t find much to their grief and annoy- m-ans disreputable, but ,s the simple rule ; L die works has operated
andtirae. It u ; the developcment of his S Uuntwrttowuto J g q( the Cospei. d0 unt0 otLers as ye ! b fc iu
spiritual, mental, and bodily fieult ics, the 11 b and this may be seen by the contrast. ' ouu that thev should do unto vou ," th r ' . ' . 3 . .
Bpiniu.11, , j not prudence. . . , , .. , , of gold and the chinking of silver. wouw mat mey buouw uo uuui vu, a rej a deficiency in appropriations.
rinht keeping of them together, and the . He is afraid of new ideas, because they . , , .,, . ... I pnidin" lines Each trade has its own se- . . ., . . ...
. . 1 6. . ,., i,rt t 1 ' This dstraction becomes a touchstone in . , - t-ii The second class, is that in which groups , 8ulalDo "nts- jtu iwue 1 u The Ctdumb a Railroad has inereawd its
unanimity and harmony of thciu : the fed-, 1 uiMratuon utc w a wuu ue arc not popuiar ,n tbc clrde ,u wnlch Le fe t- , of cuurse jc niuistct is not ; u -.......,
- ning eexU-ntv to mate men ociieve tuiugs,
L -hen 'thev onlv seem to be. Its !
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nest furnis are seen in empiricism, char
latanism and hypocrisy. The world is full
of mcu aspiring to reputation, and espe
cially anxious to become favorites of thc
popular will ; like moyaff, mm, ican,
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Aud huucrv who ot themselves nave no:
i.inn.1 but steal much, and the whole foree !
of whose prodigious nature lies in their
prodigious power of suction. (Laughter )
It take good parents, good teachers,
ad aa honest to begin with, in a man,
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4o make a good cltaracter. There is as
much difference in men as there in timber
or metal, and although it wakes a vast
difference witi poor Umber, whether you.
Iiave a good or poor workman to shape it,
yet the best of workmen, with poor niate
" rial, cau never make good work. Though
. man be kind, yet with a naturally sneak
ing disposition, if he be thrice regenerated,
you can make him deceut, but no more,
Newspapers can make a reputation ; wri
ters' ctTtificates aud reports may bring
forward men, but that absolute antagonism
between character and reputation is as uui
versally visible as the disproportion be
tween, the one and tbe other.
Men who would scorn a reputation equal
to their deserts, would accept one fax be-
yond them. They would not claim a
thing they do not believe themselves to
bavo an iutores in ; but they will exagge
rate their right and interest, not supposing
that an exaggeration is aa bad almost as a
claim without any interest whatever. If a
man is good Le wishes to be thought bet
ter; if wise, more profound; if handsome,
more beautiful.
Thus men wish a shadow, four times as
large as their body. And a reputation
four times as great as they merit. Like
bants, they hare three paper bills for eve
ry dollar of bullion in their vaults.
( Laughter.) If a man is worth $300,000
be likes to be reported at a million, and if
worth half a million he aspires to enjoy
the reputation of more than a millionaire,
but the assessor brings him to his senses,
andthe subscription paper wakes him from
his goldon vision. There are few men who
any it is my duty to make myself popular
and confess that to bo their aim aud ob
ject ; they aay it is my duty to obtain in
fluence, and nnder thia name they can
cultivate vanity and selfishness. It would
be base to say I will not set out in this or
that cause for I should lose my popularity,
and so men say it is not my duty to impair
uiy influence. Let every man who nour
ishes his influence aud who is seeking ap
plause under the cover of influence, probe
to the quick his motive, and see what de-1
inon his deity is. Real influence docs not! we very few who dare be peculiar, and , we think a wise and good man. The rc
Iits in other men's wills but in your own think against their interest aud the current verso of these, however, may be the case.
strength. If a man is true and has a;
heart that dares speak the truth, that man
naiea, or leareu, wn:cn is ine parent ot i
i uiw,, I'll i aa 'j tuuui iiv.1., i v u uve niui sue j
I popular will, but with his own good heart ;
and pood sword of truth. The weii'hts '
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' ihivi aao. mi. ibiui v. .tic cvsiva , a mvn- i
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and nounds weiL-ut. a thousand Douuds liv i
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t . .run mi mil I, i' miiMmv
If one has'
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the elements of power within himself he
I will stamp himself upon other men's minds and it will be his deepest impulse to make ' individual who is the most quiet, is often
! without asking leave. Let him have cour- j himself agreeable to all to get the praise ' times the least appreciated. It may be
i age aud magnanimous generosity of pur-
him abide in that magnanimity when storms;
coma as when the sun shines, aud he will ;
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Meanwhile, how base it is to see men
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thirsting for applause, running round ta-
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king good things as a dole, and reputation
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as a charity paupers or public sentiment
Under such a course of conduct men salve
their consciences with the term prudence.
Moral prudence is a right judgment, and
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an application of proinT principles to prac-
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1'rudence in moral things is always
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! f..r voider v-nu r I vv frinrl e.n .rJwnaf
wan a character. It is sometimes the case j
e re aPf1,ed to bJ tIi0se ho d U8I
"ice, and arc leaving our employment, ,
give them a .-haracter-a charity which
sometimes need but which is utterly ;
u' of our Puwcr t0 6' thorn. (Laugh-j
t.) They can give it themselves, aud
J Ise; we tbem wptHatMm j
ot clwr-ctcr.- We can none of us (
awi,J a nlau' eharacter. No hand ;
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hat can defitroJ Lis reputation, and that j
' a11- lt 'apPinS ever5 daJ that I
mcu lose thcir ebanuster for the sake of j
Irnnrtiniv tlioir rAnntitlAn ainfl that f an. I
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prebend, was meant by Our Savior where
ho speaks of men losing their lives, that
they may save it, and savin their lives
that they may lose it"
Whoever dues a mean thing for the sake
of popularity, whoever neglects to do right
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creditable reputation, is like a shin plaster,
passing current until presented at the bank,
and then good for nothing. (Laughter.)
A man of truth and honor is always dis
cernible in times of turmoil as well as in
times of quiet, aud though he be shorn of
reputation, yet nothing can detract him
from his character. It is as abiding as
the mountains, and after ages shall take
their observations and departures from it.
Without entering upon a further prelimi
nary discussion, I shall proceed to show
that the characters of all men will be found
included in their classes. First, all who
have one single faculty so fully developed
that it gives direction to the whole mind.
Second, a class in which groups of facul
ties are visible ; and thirdly, tbat curious
class which comprises men of many and
complex characters.
In the first group, then, we are to place,
all who have one single faculty so power
fully developed, that it gives direction to
the whole mind.
They are not the most numerous, but
far from unfrequent The single faculty
will impel a person like a faith; end it will
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become the constant point fnyn which
ideas will be conveyed, and the measure
by which judgments will bo formed.
Sometimes pride is the singularly central
faculty, and every other ability is obedient
to this.
This is the helmsman, and directs the
character as does the pilot the ship. Those
prominent faculties are very numerous, but
our purpose will be butter answered if we
, select two and give them a delineation.
We shall select, therefore, for obvious rea-
sons in such a metropolis as this, the love
of applause and gain. First, the love of
applause is the dominant faculty with hun
dreds and thousands of persons in all com
munities, and I think, perhaps in America
more than in any other lan J, if we except
I ranee,
legion.
The name of this class should be
The peculiar style of our civil po-
lity, the organie necessity of referring ail lis iu character; therefore you are not to
questions to tho popular will and so of judge by what you sec most plainly, but,
courting public favor causes this faculty I of that which is the cause of activity with
to be the Amerimn faculty. Now wc ars 1 iu. Our own sensibilities should not be
a very independent people in regard to im- ! allowed to operate on men's characters. A
material things, aud in respect to tho as- j man who makes us feel happy wc think a
sertion of our rights, but as to questions ! benevolent man; a m.ui who makes us
that lie out of the range of public genti- J laugh we think a witty man ; and a man
nient, we are a cowardly people, and there
ff popular favor.
There is an intense leaning towards what
is called public sentiment
There is a healthy public sentiment
with a deep moral tone, which may be cal-
lets sue iiui ut lieu in'f'uiai titaiaiiuii ,
but there is an artificial sentiment compel-
liniv them to tro enntrarv to llie diefntn nf
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n.ui, 1UI iuiu VI tile 1US1I Ul sue UUJIC mil.
In tuo man of the icoilJ. tin dominance) :
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of antirobativcness will be seen, in I.i . '
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traordinary elasticity of taste and opinion,
-' of all.
Ile is bland, complacent, observant of ;
vour w:siles anj tir..,ends to think as vou i
think : he is asdouch in vour bands.which I
you may knead as you please, and which j
you may handle and twist in ten thousand i
ways, and it is dough still. (Laughter.)
Such a one is like a cloak, which has no I
shaoe of its own. but takes one from the '
shoulders over which it is thrown. i
Such persons are like the navigator's
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dre!S wh,cn changes m every degree be-
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twecn tho equator aod the poles. This.
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without t ip Imiikc intinnr fn rim strrrtnlm.
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moves.
lino lovds notlimo' inori than
startline- ideas, berause thev ara ulrasine I
thms wIifflm he assocatcs.
while on the contrary, the other adheres
t(J which no fendcncv t0 innovatc.
Jlh rcmin(,8 mj of n
UoB 0Q one of our stesmship between the
cnginc anJ tLc ancuor onJ decWlng that
ship w ma(1(J to lie hy ha con.
tI0f anj thc other asserting that she was
u propellcJ b. its I wust con-
;f T werc ,0 choosc tncra j
would be rather the engine that speeds thc
n(jb,e vcsgel tUan tbe anchor tbat piUDges
beneath thc waves to stick fast in the mud.
Anoi0rs are gooJ for those who wish to be
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anchors. ( Laughter.) Thc first thought
of the one is what will people say ; the last
thought of thc other is, what have people
said. The love of applause is to bo found
in the halls of tbc legislature, if the man
in whom this love of applause predominates
bo a politician. Such an one is not actua
ted by the same principles as govern a true
statesman, for could his supreme request
be granted, it wonld be to know before
hand on which side the popular vote would
be. This love of applause leads men in
turn to servo all masters, and by thia we
cau fathom the motives which prompt in
dividuals, first to 6taud on the free soil
platform, and then to advocate tin provi
sions of thc fugitive slave law. It is also
to be seen in thc pulpit, and although my
impression, from long intercourse with
tuiubtcrs of our day is, that as a body of
men they are honest iu their intent and
purpose to an unusual degree, yet there
never was sawed out of any mill a piece of
timber so perfect that would not warp and
crack if exposed too long to the sun, so it
is a bad thing for any body to be put out
in the popular favor without being turned.
But tli3 lover of applause can never grow
wise in heart or morals. If it is our de
sire to itudy human nature, or to become
proficient in any particular way, we must
not be governed by the fluctuations of pop
ular favor. From tho day an artist begins
to conceive or embody the lineaments of
his picture, he must wcrk as if he were the
COUNTY, PEM., FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1853.
only inhabitant of the globe. So it is with
the writer. Unless this be done, a man's
influence lies upon the surface, and though
his haukcrings for popular favor be grati
fied, yet this influence never goes down to
the deeper feelings of the heart
We have run rapidly over a large field,
and we' must pause, to make some point of
application before we go further. Those
faculties used the most do not determine
. the character The mister of the house is
not he who runs in and out the most fro-
, quently. It is not from activity alone,
that wc are to judge. Oftentimes the
strongest faculty is seen tho least just as
in a watch; it is not the pointer that pro
duces the motion ; nor the dial nor, if
yon open it, the things which are apparent.
J The cause of all tho motion, is the little
blue spring, ceiled up out of sight. So it
j who makes us contented w ith ourselves,
There are many faculties very apparent,
' but they are not the pivots of character.
j Tho most systematical characters are those
n which all tho faculties are developed
I'l'O intellectual, the moral, the physical,
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'le or it may be otherwise. A good band
of music falls upon the car as but one in-
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were uui one voice. JJut tne Dopular eari
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looks for some sovereign voice, w th head
and shoulders above its fellows ; and an i
asked which character is the most profita
ble iu this life. It all depends upon what
mm w1dU t0 do with lL
If a man wan,s to Iuakc a nnck-rake,
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m08t VntMj developed. But if a man
wanU a deep and abiding ad-
Pfcct, though not so
powerfully developed, ia the best. The
less conscientious scruple a man has the ea
'sicr ho will pass; for of late great cbarac-
tcr have contrived to get through very
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small places. Also, a man may have a
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far greater opacity to achieve than to cn-
:otf ,ue frnit of hi. ochicwemenb.
lanimal CTOUP If the Strongest and allies:
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men most effcotuallv to matter. This
men most effectually to matter. This ,
trronn. toother with the nlivsieal oualities
of nature, are very nseful when properly
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limited. These groups, however, not un-'
frequently overrule all that is fine and no
ble in thc character, although some for the
luxuries which these faculties procure them,
will not overstcn the bounds which rcsncc-
tability prescribes; yet within thc bounds j
of respectability, there is a vast range for j
a man to be a glutton.
Respectability does not deny a man 1
driuk, if he drinks thc right brand. Some !
live for the pleasures they enjoy while par
taking of the delicacies of French cookery.
But such are these in whom the animal
propensities control.
On the first sight of these men you wo'd
say of them, that they are jovial and good
natured, to sec thcir eyes puffed out with
fatness. They arc not absent, however.
from thc sanctuary; there they are found
deep plunged in consecrated plush, and
their whole idea of religion is, that the
preaching shall be eminently theatric, the
singing operatic, and that it is a peculiar
mode of producing pleasure for tho sacred
nerves on Sunday, just as the pleasures of
thc world produce it for the secular nerves
on Monday and Tuesday Laughter.
There is another class, who have too
much nervousness and elasticity to be tame,
but not enough to be irritable. These are
the men whom we love and enjoy in times
of quiet ; they do not plant tho grass and
the flowers, but they appreciate and value
them when they are matured, and we sho'd
not altogether blame, them. There arc
some who are the heroes of the day, and
who plough and sow that which causes the
grass to grow and the verdant flowers to
spring.
Another class may be called doers not
that they alone act but these are they in
whom the force-giving faculties are the
ones. To endeavor to acquire and achieve
in their prominent feature. Tbry would
make good friends if they had time, but
they are too industrious to cultivate those
graces which thrive by quiet
In such a city as this, and its adjactfnt
one, that class are very numerous, and
they arc so observant of their business
that they spend no hours at home, and
have no opportunity for the culture of
friendship or religion. On every day of
the week there is the same incessant toil
from day-light to dark, and it is only out
'of courtesy that such men are called fa-
then and husbands. Next are the -esthetic
who shrink from ragged reality, and whose
tastes aro confined to the philosophy of the
beautiful. Tbey are poets and artists by
nature, but whether they are by profession
or not it is impossible to say. These, uu
like Americans generally, have no relish
for bargains, though wo think him an ig
noiamus who knows not how to make one.
They think, and think and think, and that
is all they ever do. They speak of the
deep feelings of tho soul, and are them
selves as cold and chill as the drops which
fall from icicles in March. Such men can
not be expected to act in concert with men
whose motive power is the heart ; and I
sincerely pity their wives and domestic re
lations in general.
The third class comprehends those whose
fitcultios are multifarious and manifold.
It is a philosophical fact that men have
different characters for different depart
ments in life ; their conscience may rule,
but it rules in different depart meats of
life, by the use of entirely different systems
of jurisprudence.
If you have such gentlemen at your
house, your wishes are the rules of their
conduct there ; with them custom is the
rule of their life ;
with some conscience
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lcaI creer 01 pnln 1 "" 13 "u
rule 01 r,gnl- ucnevoii-nce uoes noi aiwajs .
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consist m the same tuiug; at one time it
is shown in the act of giving, at another l.j yal, as he believes the State can
time in withholding. Honor with men of j tuU3 jarg0 Bmfnt 0f money, can
different characters is obligatory in some !cel rr(.SOut bonds, and avoid the
spheres, not in others. A lie with such troul,I and expense af keeping loan books
men is a gross injustice in their personal and transferring her stnks. The opera-character-
but a mere foible in their pro- J ,;OU9 of sinking Fuud are also detailed.
fcional character. Justice , with these ! considerable portion of the State stfk
men is regnant in one place, and contempt-1 rurcija$cj for th;s Fund was uot dflivered
uously repelled in another. I at tie Treasury until after the close of tl.c
This subject might be passed by to a
certain extent, were it not that public opin
ion has legalized it In order to see the
extent to which this hypocrisy goes, let us
look into manufacturing and commercial j
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life. Now manufacturers, if you regard ;
them as neighbors, husbands, fathers, bro-
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Is auwf..
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To be sure wc are the purchasers of their
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&oods and wares, and consequently to aj;
,re..ot tTiant make ourselves resnonsi- '
tent we n'ake ourselves rcsponsi
hie lor their malpractices.
The general priuciplo is, thai where a
mechanic or man of business can obtain a
livelihood by a fair compensation for work
properly done, and we are anxious to ob-
tain articles of clothing or consumption for
less than it is possible for them to be fur-
nished us, wc are thc losers, and tbe bad
effect recoils upon ourselves. Whatever
may be thc cause, the effect is undeniable.
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Commerce also has an ethics of its own.
Thc merchant, as I said of the manufactu
rer, is among the best of men ; but they,
like the other, do not implicitly act up to
the broad problem laid down in the Gospel.
I say of lawyers and every other class'
as I have said of merchants and manufac
turers, but tbey do not allow the same rules
to govern them under one state of circum
stances that they do under another. Thc
true Christian, however, is not the believer
of this or that creed, although I think
Christianity has its true creed, but wheth
er all who call themselves Christians arc,
or strive to be such, yoa can judge as well
as I.
In closing these remarks, let me say to
the young, aud those who are aspiring to
build for themselves a character, that they
must not draw the inference from what I
have said, that it is impossible for any one
to obtain one.
If I wished to shew you beauty, I should
not take you to the disrecting room, and
you must not come to any unprofitable
conclusion from analysis of charaster by
a morbid anatomist
If you wuh mushroom, you can have
them the next morning by sowing them
the preceding night; but if you want a.
oak tree, it will take time for its growth,
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siusiso whb vuaracwr. r.
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musnroom cnaracicr, ia u nuis - a -
but if it is your purpose to bo the posses-
for of an oaken character, yen must wait
fur it to mature, ami though it may cost
yon much time and piins, yet by the bles
sing of God, it will be with you, when to
have a character, it is worth more than th
mountains of gold.
A UttV worl la kitMl-wM ,okii.
A BtotioB or U-r.
Vm rn-m b-ftlH itt hmrt tluU brokvtt.
AdvI OumW fitrU'l itx'vnt.
A woH Inok crvl to -arTh
Full miif m buililiN 0omr,
V hirh. h-im miU ht if 4 l lnbv
Hfu)a bt life darkfrt hW.
Tfaa J -n ft mm id thing
A (il-mnt otd to fvm ;
Th fa jfn wrr h iHim-iitJi you hiring
" The hi art mav boat r brrak.
Tho Governor's message.
The annual message of Gov. Higler is
a busincss-liko documeut It opens with
congratulations with the prosperity of the
State aud nation, aud the blessing of a
representative democracy, as evinced in
the late Presidential election, accomplish
ing a peaceful revolution, cheerfully sub
mitted to by the initiurUy, and magnani
mously enjoyed by the ruujiirity. It then
proceeds to examine the fiscal affairs of the
.State, reports the success of the $350,000
loan for completing the North Ili aneh Ca
nal, and the progress ia five ruiilicn loan,
to be applied to the psvment of six per
cent, loans, payable ufter lS4t)-7, the can
cellation of certificates issued todnmestie
creditors, outstanding iuterest3 and the ex
tinguishment of the outstanding five per
cents. Tho progress of tie m:ssin of
Col. McCahcn to Europe, to convert the-
jfiva per cent, loans into new coupon fnur
per cts., is fully detailed, aud the Govern
or recommends the passage of a law au-
U:,;,.. ,.!,t,iitu.ii of the old five
per cent, bonds bv the creation of new
ones, iree or laxanon, wim
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cour-ous at-
tached, bearing a less rate of interest, or j
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tonjs iearlBg flve ?,.r ceDt., nn which ut
, 51 ct,Dl (lf a casll p.,,,;,,,,,
Csca Jearj anJ i,CI,ce ti; investment i
not stated in the Auditor General's Report
The financial condition of the State
aud the revenue from tho public works,
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stated in the message, are familiar to our
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readers from previous articles publihed in
jtjicse coju
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!ttvluni lhn liovernur navs t niL'h com
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iews of the Governor as to avoid-'
cornpll.tiDg the North i
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Branch Canal, and rc-laving the north Co
lumbia Railroad track, given in a formal
special maessage are reiterated and pressed
upon the Legislature. After these are
completed he thinks he thinks the State
jgbonia abandon the policy of constructing
improvements, as the circumstances that
majc jt wige fur tbc state to participate in
such work, have passed away, individual
capital having carried out every feasible
scheme of this kind. With present im
iiiiia. To r!i;mrH-te with rival
pressions he will resist the process of any j stream, and swam across the deep part,
new project of this character. The Gov- j and wis fouad by an " early riser" sitting
ernor regrets the controversy between the on the hank of the river asleep I Re
Canal Board and the Pennsylvania Rail-1 uiarkable euough, as the girl was only l.'i
road Company, and hopes tho rivalry be-
tween the State line and the incorporated
road, may bo directed to an united effort
to counteract the influence of rivals out-1
side our State.
The Governor suggests a speedy cancel
lation of the Relief notes, of which about
$600,000 axe now in circulation, by allow
ing thcir conversion into 4 per cent bonds,
to pay them from thc Sinking Fund, or to
apply to thcir liquidation all premiums
received from the conversion of present
stocks in new coupon bonds. He thiuks
tbe aggregate amount of State currency j pOUTtCAt Si'Et ir,ATlox.--By ichan-a
sufficient for all legitimate business ptirpo-! of 31,40.-, votcs prov,cr:y jWeU between,
sea, and considers any increase f PP r : certairj .tfttt9) General Scott would havo
circulation unwise as the present upward Wn eWted presi.tntf ailJ hy cbaBe
tendency of our market is thc consequence I pf on,y 10 719 votcs d;vjJed tJje sUUg f
of the abundance of money, advancing j Massachusott., Vermont, Kentuckv, and
nominal values to an unnatural elevation. ! Tennessee, Franklin IMcrce would have
This state of things is attributed in part to . ecct1 ananiraon.jj..
the influx of gold, which has cheapened j
th .tand.nl of real value. To meet the I . A trcniu'u pe became greatly of-
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increase of specie circulation ,ggu
j the removal of all five dollar 1,11a. Ton
part of .the Governor s message must be
read in full to be understood ; ,t can not
he abbreviated without impair in a the foree
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and disinir lniustice to his ariruments.
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j Special legislation is depreciated strong,
t ly in the mcssagp, and remedies urged
VOLUME IX -Ia S7.
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Whole Ncjieeh, 457.
I he Commission, eortMNting ot Mesar.
I'ortcr, Tenniman and Bonham, appointed '
under the resolutions of the last Lrcisla-'
tore to prvpnre gener.d laws, have 1-eea'
ctively engaged and will soon report Tbo
Governor has dcteriiiined toeorrtit thsse
evils, and recommends the adoption of
more general laws, and rigid enforcement
f existing ones. In anticipation of tho
Report of the Comrulssioix-rs, wo aro in
formed that tlo-y have recommended tho
extei.siou of grnoral hws, to mining and
unfiling the im-Uls, and extending tho
liability of stockholder? ; to give the CourU'
lurger power in relntion to tho sales of
real estato by parlies ho now require
pecial legislation, and to rofr claim
ajrainst the Commiuwalth to the Courts.
These things t -fleeted, it is hoped that
money will be saved and hasty, e parts
legislation prevented. The Couiiui-'su. tiers
have also simpliliiil the tax laws, extended
their provision" to new subject, ands-ui:ht
to guard agvust their infriugtmcnt.
The Govern ir strongly urge tho ap
pointment of an Agricultural Chemist, hij
duties t bt Mij'g. U d by the State and
County Agricultural Sot i.-ti5, and cal!
peial alteutivii to the capHcities of Peiin
lvania for wool-growing. Iho Census
'port is made a sul j ;i t of congratulation
to the Stat?, as to its population, value of
estate, producrs of grain, iron, wool, cot
ton, aud coal. The augmentation of tho
latter trade in 1?70, in tho ratio of its pas
increase, would produce forty-five million
of tons valued at I80,t)rt,000, more thaa
treble the revenues of the General Gov
ernment. Wiih her natural advantage,
the cctiiplr-ii;n of the North Branch Ca-
ml, tLc avoidance of inclined plants, on
the All'ghtny mountains, and tberailaoad
connection of Philadelphia with the Lkcs,
the Governor believes tbit before the close
of the present century Pennsylvania, in
point of wealth and real greatness, will
stand in advance of all her sister States.
The remarks of the Message on tho
claim of the Franklin Canal Company, to
construct a Railroad from Krie to the Ohi
1 1 lie, 011 the obligations of the State to the
encouragement of Education ; it warm
approval of the suggestion of Mr. Water
man, to erect a monument in Iudpendenco
Square, commemorative of the Declaration
of J nly 4, i 1 70 ; and the recomameivdat:oa
to improve the public grounds around the
Capitol ; the appeal to provide for the tran
sit of slaves through this State, as sugges
ted by .inter-State comity, and the hint to
tho Legislature not to leave the Appropri
ation Bill until near the close of the sea
ion, will all comniaod attention. Philad.
Sun. ..
Im.nf.ss or Col. Ki.no. W. R. Kino,
the Vice President elect, has made hia
will. He was bora in 1736 : owes 506
acres of land in one body, in Dallas coun
ty, Alabama, and upwards of one hunJred
slaves. His entire estate is worth about
$150,000. He is a humane master. He
told a correspondent of the Tribune, some
years since, that he never sold but one
,aTe.iu Lif life' anJ Lo WM peed to
sell him because he was a terror to the
1 neighborhood. Col. Kino can not possi
bly recover. His physician 1 as sounded
his lungs with the stethoscope, and decla
red that one of his lungs is entirely gone,
and the other partly so. CoL K-'s niece.
Mrs. Kllis, is with him.
A curious case of somnambulism is re
corded in the ChilieothcGaietto. A daugh
ter of Mr. Thos. Kane arose from her
sleep, and iu her night-clothes walked four
miles up the Scioto river, wnded into the
( years old, and couldn't swim when awake !
And yet, they say, this midnight tour tit
'i.Wi did n't hurt her a bit.
TLe vreULu har. lai! srU-nn n
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some extraordinary iustaiices of mal-traus-latiou
of Fuglish. A blunder has lota
made iu potting into French the detail
of Webster's last moments. "Thy rou,
thy rod ; thy staff, thy staff," is rendered,
" Voire soutien, Vvtre toutt'en, t'tre tfcortr,
csrorte !" Staff translated by nmrte tho
taff of a general or field officer! ILiLe
Jnmnl.
.fended with the iieonlo .if I'it.'sbujtv .l
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then said, all this i will give vo if vou
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fall dowu and worship me. But he tlap
his right hand on Pittsburg, Mil gaw. At
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