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; BIOGRAPHY-
A SKETCH
oij tub . i '
Life and Public Services
HENRY CLAY.
In tho autumn of the year 1831, Mr.' Clay
Was elected, by the legislature of Kentucky,
'Senator of lliej Uriiuu States from that stale,
his opponent being Cyl. It. M. Johnson, who
had distinguished hinself somewhat , by his
bitter opposition to th 3 administration of Mr.
Adams, and hi general npproval of the prin
ciples and policy which had elected President
Jackson. The principle of protection, which
Mr. Clay had dune sojmuch.lo establish, and
under tho operation of which the whole coun
try was now ut the he
tility of lhe southern
ght of its glory and in.
uWrial prosperity, began to excite the. hos
section.; It was a fa.
i
Aoritc dogma with southern statesman, thai
the duties levied upon English manufactured
cotton stuff tended jscriously to injure 'the
. production of that great staple, at the jsouth.
!" They treated with contempt the proposed
creation of a home market Cor their cotton
and began to regard he American system,
; as! it was most properly called, as a blow dl."
; rrct aimed at southern prosperity. In the do-
j bate which ensued upon the revision of the,
Tariff, all these Jseclidnal, jealousies werese
dujously inflamed, ana a strong" feeling was
aroused throughout ths country in favor of a
po icy known on y, on the face of the cartlf',
as tan abstraction uncer tho name of Free
Trade A tstrotigjnrly was formed, headed
by southern men'wlu sc favorite project was
ness
of
.schemes.
sunns
He provec
iia oripo thrown off;
our ports to the oods
posing only such iluties
ient. revenue to defray
nmcnt, and. regulating
ightcst discrimination
which they were to be
n one of his most cel-
thu throwing open. all
of foreign nations-rirrf
as might providojsufti
1he. expenses of Gove
theso without"" tjio a
amonjj the articles on
Imposed. Mr. Clay,
ibrated speeches,! exposed, with the clear
the absurdity of their
beyond tho possibility
of dispute that the freedom they upheld would
nbrinx us at once to th
p basest and most abject
dependence upon forfeign nations; . Our du-
and their products ad.
; rnittcd freo we should be instantly at their
mercy, and might be impoverished or starved
I at their discretion. ' 'jhieir policy, he made it
!, perfectly evident, wo aid lead . directly to a
i DrjiUh Colonial bondage ; our country would
speedily be drained of her gold and silver ;
1 her industry, in eve y department, would
droop, and her high and increasing prosperi
ty Would at once bo
Anxious, however, t
w hich he feared wouk
rushed to the earth.
heal the dissensions
endanger, in all its
branches, the glorious cause he had so lon
espoused, Mr. Clay directed his efforts to a
reconc.iliatio?i of the opposing . factions, and
while he maintained in, all its integrity, his
leading principle of protection and encour
agement to American industry, he brought
forward a proposition f jr. the reduction of du
ties upon those article s which did notcome
infjo compciition with t lose of Amcrieati pro
duction, except those iipon luxuries, such as
wines and silks.
facturcs
'the
throush
Committee on Mahu-
Hon. Mahlon Djckerson,
protective fedturcs
This bill, howevjer
r
- Ax
'their Chairman, acporclingly, on the 13th of
March, reported a pill Uoulded by theso sug-
' gestions, repealing! the duties on ceTtain spe-
cified articles, but maintaining inviolate the
pf stho existing Tariff.
did little to allay the fe-
f verish discontent of the south. The section-
. ol prrjudiccsof that portion of the country,
M-jluch arc far strorJgcrjand more unscrupulous
than those of any! other part of the Union,
were thoroughly sroused, and nothing that a
! desire for peace and rleconciliation coll!- SC
stn!bh effected a py ihincr towards their re-
tijsovaJ. Their 6tri:ngU may be inferred from
ihc fact' that they had seduced from alibis
iormcr principles end jprofessions one of the
greatest and most )ow;rful men in the Union:
- and John C. Calhoun, who had been among
he earliest and most t rdont friends of a! Pro
tective Tariff in lfelG , was now" found fore
..most among thosej rash spirits who declared
, Jhat the laws of tlie linion, and the Union it
feclf, should be destroyed before the establish
jed .'Tariff should be binding upon the 'south.
iThq excitement on the subject was becoming
fiercely intense. . IThd ground was taken by. a
e Convention in South Carolina' held No-
vernberi, 1832 j thai the stato had a right to
nullify, aHer discretion, any lav of Con
gress ; and ttoHegisljrture immediately after
ratified tho proceedings cf ,tho Convention,'
:t'ntocirrv i ' i- , - ... i.
Czr.X Jack-on, thc-i IU tJrr.:::: :r-.:;-i V -3
hoito t:?3-p.'ii;-crprL-. el!,:,, i.j
bb Proclamation enjaiaicj olccicr.cj. tra th3
laws of the landand dcncuncirnrmcj !ci
position to them as treason to 3 Govern
ment ; "and this was answered Ly n counter
Proclamation from Gov. Ibycc cf S-'-Mi
.CaroHof ffSt-- -"V -''hP';-
, Thus the mailer stood at tho ' bginnin- of
tbotessioo j pf , 1833.; TTho " preecrvation
tho principle of protection, in opposition alike
totno, insioiousbut determined hostilitv nf
the, President and his, , friends, j and to the
alarming' attitudcj of South' Carolina, bscame
at once the greatj business of, tho" session.
Tho nullification party tn Congress, "of course,
as.uch, hid( I'ittlo strength; .ana a, bill was
repprted-byhc; judiciary Committee to en
force the collection of jthc revenue.' ; The as
pect of affairs was. nov, . i0 the highest de-'
groj; serious and, alarrmncr. Civil war wiiK
all its horrorj. seemed impending and ab'iut
to burst.
dablc
"iw",r' J u"pv! siiiies, mat war
with her would J beyoncj doubt, soon become a
war betwpeaf the nortji and ; the squtfr; the
beautiful fields of our happy country ' rm.,t he
drenchedj with, the best .bjood of her sonsj
dibtresa and! agony, beyond estimate, must
brood over! us forjyeari ; and if hd Federal
Union should finally . be preserved, which was
an issuccareely tobo expected, a dark blot,
never to boleffuced, must have rested upon
our history; forever. Ajll these en nsiderations
presented themscjves with terrible force to
the mind jafiMrJCiay.. He saw, loo,thatin
the threatened event of a bloody striile
final peace could scarcely be' lirlped without
yielding forp-er t le grat princip le of protec
tion, on which, tti his view, was to be based
all the national-prosperity and he ppiness for
which America jcouldi ever hop?. He ad.
dressed himself tl) the (averting if the ovrr.
st. I South Carolipa, though not'formi
by bet own bower, was so closely liik-
"iiviiuiui; vmniuuics which 1 now iium' over
11a lioT'tinwl L-.i.ntL.. IT:. LLl. if. ' . I '1
,,j vi ivuuiiiij . uouio meuri iiiroL).
est love tor cverV nortionlof
bed with the hich
tho' Union. Sectional partiality, and that
narrow, illiberaf patriotism which bounds its
sympathies and exertions by, the limits of a
state, found no pijico wjthin his brqast. The
American jjnWfvas his countj-y j he respect
ed the rights, honored the chfvaljy, and was
as tender pf the lives and intepests of the
people of puth Carolina as of those of his
own noble peritucjky, jlle gave to the crisis
his most attentive thought. He consu lied
with hisriends, and jinvited the counsel' of
those best acquainted with all the 1 several Jn-
ccptable basis, until the
when the whole subject
1
terests of the natjon. jAfter.the most delibel
rat study,! jind a the result of the most carei
ful consideration, jhc brought forward, as blest
adapted to jljic existing jitate "of the country j'
his celebrated Compromise .Bill, settling the
policy of the nation, on the subject of the
Tariff, upon a conciliatory and mutually acJ
30th of June, 1842,1
would again become
open for reconsideration, and when he firmly!
1 .. ! j i 1 . LI j "L J rL.
ueiieveu 11m, incrcuseu iiucmizeuce nuu t'Ape-
rience of the country would have removed all
1 1 ..II, 1 . . , r
effective oppositi(n to jthe principles of pro-.
tection to American industry , and complete
independence of rill foreign, powers. By the
provisions if the act, tne rate of Jdutics was
to undergo ja gradual rqductionlip to the time
of its limitajion, when 20 per cqnt at a home
valuation, was to be its lowest point ; and then-
it "was to bq left to such;leffis!ation as the con
onion 01 11
ces, and the necessities
ie country, t
e state of her finan-
bf her' industry might
demand, and the increased intelligence of the
people might justify.
was devised, measures
At tho time tho act
bad been commenced
by tho administration party to ensure a total
abolition ofrall protective duties, and a resort
to the policy of what was called free trade.;
The Compromise, Act,1 Jin Mr. Clay's opinion,
would avert this dangeij from his cherished
system, and would 1 lead the public mind to
more considerate and better grounded opin
ions upon this vitally important subject.
With these views, an,d acluated by as true
and self-denying patriotism as ever moved the
heart of any statesman jof any age, Mr. Clay
introduced his Comprornisc Bill,1 and upheld
it by the ablest and,mo?t eloquent efforts. It
was accepted by the isouthcrn members: in
Congress, became a laV, nnd swept; at orice
from the political $ky of our country lhat black
r .
v..
prcu::i
ern H.t.c:
::hl!.3
r:-.od.
' .1 I
-yc' vc;::;, v.:: :
'rvc:.v;r..3 cf rr..jrt c.
It calLJ forth t' - r-.
E3 of men cf allfpartits,. ccfrom every
pn cf 1I2 cunrrv.: Tor yearns-scs h
t . . c:c-:er.t rp.
P-2 ; an J ct 1I.2 present tinv- it wiiL net be
rcCirdcdfC3 wcthurdrearnsis-cca it might,
as a fact of no signiGcance, that so late as ip
1830, John Tvlei.thcna 4 member of the Virl
ginia House cf Delegatesspoke of it in the
following emphatic terms : 1 h rarely, bap
pens,", said he, " to the most gifted and tal
cnted, and patriotic, to record their names
upon the page of history in characters ' indcl.
Uble and enduring, r But if to have rescued
his i country from civil warif Vo' have pre
served the '.Constitution and the Union from
harard and total wrcckj constitute any ground
for an immortal and undying name among
men, then do J believe that Henry Clay has
won for himself thatjbtgh renown." . The
feelings of gratitude entertained by the whole
eastern portion of the Union for his services;
were fully prpved by the demonstrations of
popular respect arid love which marked every
step of a visit he'paid, in the autumn of 1833,
to tho eastern states. JThe time to which, by
its own provisions, the operation of this cele
brated act was limited ' has now expired ; and
though' the struggle which, even on its first
proposal, he saw must J attend the revision of
the Tariff, upon the expiration of the act, has
been rendered fiercer by accidental circum.
stances than he hoped,1 the sense of gratitude
for his services has not! benn r.onlpd nno ' int
by subsequent occurrences. ,
In 1832, towards the close of the session,
Mr. Clay, being a candidate for the4 Presiden
cy at the next clection,:surprised his enemies,
but completely fulfilled, the expectation of his
friends, who knew his unselfish nature and
his uncompromising love of justice and of
right, by reporting a bill referred to an in
appropriate comrnittee of which he was chair-man-pfor
the express purpose of setting a
trap to " catch his, conscience,11 providing
for the distribution of the proceeds I of the
public lands to the several states "of the'Union.
That'a candidate for the Presidency should
pot, when so tempting am opportunity was of
fered, secure to himself the votes of the wes
lern states by advocating the cession to them
of the public domain within t
an act of ivoluntary virtue
ccrtajnly had never been gui
thry could by no means conceive the possi
bility;
'bill was
in a speech of surpassing power. It passed
the Senate, but was postponed in the House.
At the next session, however, it had become
ii . i .. i ii
so popular throughout the country, I that it
was taken up ag;ain and passed by an over
whelming majority. It was sent to the Pre
sident for his approval. He dared not veto
t, for then it would have rone back, and,
beyond all question, have Decome a law by a
I wo-thirds vote.f The adjournment of Con
gress within the ten days, during which its
detention was allowed, gave an opportunity
for its destruction too favorable to be neglect
ed. And thus it was i lost. In his message
of December -4th, 1832, President Jackson
had recommended the measure; and there
ii every reasoa to believe that if any. other
nan than Henry Clay his' rival for the Pre
sidency, had secured the glory of its passage,
il would have been signed without scruple or
!. -j . I i I ..'1 :. il ': I i ' I'
hesitation, i. h n- i . I . ,i-
The question of the currency now began
and -cc:;::.:; -oft!.3dr
e!cqu:r.:j c:. 1
U
II; s';:'.. If. v. I;han
-v.cr : . .i I in
r.u;:::. Tho
cur G jwrr.rr.cr.t
the cour:::i c:.-::...:j cf
;,i!::-c;:rr";.:.r:-..' :
iksGrc:;:: :jf RV.-? T
1V: !Gr.::.
.a cf balli.
sr.owp.
violviticn by GcaJ Jackbsa v. as ir.ot c!-.-i)y i Pv.r h:;rcs?s ivlt! tir.:e. Ia cutb, it
rr.;y e:c.ti o Ii!;c t!:2 f.!r.iy 1!;- cf i!:3 5;d.
dor; ia age, like tho f!y cau-;V.t. in. toils, we
struggle in vain. c Hab't, if not j-esistcd,1
S3ys St. Augcstise, ' bcccrr.es r.cc?rr!ty.M
The physical force cf habit is thus clearly
illustrated by Dr. Comle : u A tendency to
resume tho &ama" mouo of action at stated
times, is peculiarly the characteristic cfthe
nervous system J and on tlus -account, regu
larity is of great couscqueacq in exercising
thompralanJ intellectual-power- All ccr.1
vou3 discass; have a" 'marked tendency to ob.
serve regular: periodsj.and tho natural inclina
tion to sleep at the approach of night, u an
other instance. of tho same fact. - It is this
bcir borders, was
of which they
3ty, and of which
t excite the deepest
interest, i As early as
cloud of, lowering waT
which had . hidden the
Tho" ptorm'
brightness of its morning star.
of more than Apocalypltic horror which was
about to burst upon Jthejland, foiled awayj inj
silence, and again the ,sun of peace, .with jits.
gleamingsof glory and( hope, shed upon thc
nation its brightest effulgence." . "
.The joy Which the adoption of this celebra
ted net spread over the Jand was general, and.
of thrilling intensity. JFrom . one extremity
to the other the name of Herirj Clay was jut-
tered;,in connection with it,' with, the . highest,
honor national gratitude could bestow. -The
measure of. his glory, for this act of his lifejj
is not yet full, fo the secret history of that
act has not been written-. .When it shall j be
given to the rorld": by . thot hand, of some.
mnn whr. mingled in sits scenes, tnen. W1
1B29, Gen. Jackson had made1 suggestidns,
vaguo and indefinite, though, concerning the
improvement of the currency; and j in the
yj?ar 1832 he vetoed the bill for a recharter
of the bank of the United States. The doc
trines of that veto bad encountered Mr. Clay's
I . . J :l I : i ' . I
warmest condemnation, for he saw involved
in them principles that must inevitably, if
carried to their ultimate results, establish a
power higher i than that of the people, and
convert our republic into a monarchy of the
most tyrannical character. Ia the prosecu
tion of his scheme of destroying the bank, in
the session of 1833, the President suggested
that tho United States deposites in the bank
were unsafe. J The House of Representatives
examined the subject, and resolved that they
vctrt safo. Thus" thwarted, the Fresident de
termined to remove them on his own respon
sibility; and 'after ejecting from office two
secretaries of the trearury, before he could
find a tool sufficiently pliable for his purposes,
th'rough Mr.Taney he finally succcded and
ordered the public moneys lo;;be Tenioved
from the United I Slates bank," the depository
selected by Congress, J and t6 be distributed
nmnn the banking institutions of the several
states! Circulars were at the same' time ad
dressed to these banks, directing them to use
the money thus deposited with them, -for" the
stimulating of busmessi and to loan it out to
the people as they might desire; T 7 ! ;
I The arbitrary power thus assumed and ex
prriscd bv the- President, created; the' most
anxious alarm' in Congress. 'IV was' a stride
towards" tyrannyof themost dangerous por-
1533,
lie foisted cut tha dangerous tc--
dency of these encroachments ca the public
liberty, and called upon the representatives
of a free people lo crush this attempt to de
fraud them of their rights," and to set at defi.
ance their will on subjects cf the highest ca.
lional interest. The rcsolutionsi were adopted
by a vote of 2 to 20. President Jackson
immediately sent ri n protest declaring that
Ac was reporisible for the acts bf all his secre
taries,: that Congress had no'r right "to take
from him vthc control of the public moneys,
and that he was to Lj bound in his adminis
tration o; the government by bis own .under
standing of .the constitution., After a long
and most animated, debate, in which Mr. Clay
mado another most powerful speech in refu
tatioh and utter reprobation oft the novel and
alarming doctrines put forth by the President,
resolutions were adopted, declaring that the
President had no right to protest against the
proceedings of either house of Congress, and
excluding his protest from the journals of lhe
Senate. It is worthy of remark that among
the. names of the large majority by whom
these resolutions were adopted, is that of John
jlcr;1'''
On the 18ih of May, 1834; Mr. Clay in
troduced resolutions reassertiog his often-re-peated
opinions concerning Executive usurpa.
tion, and the general policy of the high-handed
and dangerous measures of President Jack
son, and providing for the restoration to the
bank of the United States of the public mon.
cys, then scattered, by command of the Pre
sident, throughoutj the several states. They
were adopted in the Senate, but-never acted
upon in the House! The session of 183331
was distinguished by the ability and earnest
ness with which tho usurpations of the Presi
dent were discussed and condemned : and in
all tho debates, clear, loud, and powerful,
above all the restJwas heard the denunciation
of Henry Clay. : . . :v .
At the next session, the most important
feature was the discussion and settlement of
our French relations. That nation had failed
to fulfil a treaty stipulation for the payment
of claims of our citizens for losses sustained
by aggressions upon our commerce ; arid
. I T ( "" i. "':,,.
But they were disappointed.! The President Jackson, with blame-worthy rash
reported by Mr. Clay, and supported ness, had recommended in his'message mea-
sures of immediate hostility." , That portion
of the message was referred to a committee,
on whose behalf ! Mr. Clay reported a resolu
tion declaring it inexpedient to adopt any le
gislative measures in. regard to the Executive
recommendations. It was supported in a
long report of unequalled force of argument,
and was perfectly satisfactory to men of every
party in the Senate, who vied with each other
i f i
in the warmth of their admiration of its tem
per and ability. The resolution ! was unani.
mously adopted, and in the' early part of tho
succeeding year the difficulties were amicably
adjusted. j ,
On the 14th of ! April, 1836, Mr. Clay
again brought his bill for the distribution of
the proceeds of the public lands before the
Senate. It was ably discussed for more than
two weeks, ond passed that body by a vote
of 25 to 20. In the House, however, it failed,
as was foreseen, tnrough the influence of the
President. At the 'same session Mr. Clay
brought forward some powerful arguments in
defence of the right of petition, the acknow.
ledgment of Texan independence, and upon
various questions of local or temporary inte
rest which came ibefore the honorable body
of which he was so able and distinguished a
member. I
to be! continued. a ;
Splitting tbe Difference.
A nice young gentleman not a thousand
miles from this, after a long and assiduous
courtship, found himself, one bright evening,
the betrothed of a pretty girl, the very pink
of modesty. Ono night he was about to take
his departure, and after lingering about the
door for some time, in a fidget of anxiety -
declared and protested to Miss Nancy, that
he couldn't and wouldo,t leave until she had
kissed him Of coUr6e Miss Nancy blushed
i
beautifully red, and protested in return, that
she could not and , would not do that. She
never had done such a thing, and never, would
until she was married so now he had it.
The altercation and debate now became deep
and exciting' until the betrothed' huffed out-
right, and declared that if he couldn't "khs
. ..... - - - . - ,
her he wouldn't havahcr and was marching
off r She "watched him to the gate,:Tand saw
the 11 fatwasin'the iire," unless something
was done. i
"""" Come back; then;" said she coaxingly,
" Hi split the diuercnce. with. you you may
squeeze my hand!?SanrL.Telescope
, Tuz Rica As r: THE. Poor. There aret wo
classes of people' tc whom life seems one
long holiday, the yery nch and the very prVj
t!;c;rcln to c-r ; .
l.ce, cnJ v. - t ; .
arcu:: 1 us l-..t tl.o stream l.urrLc
s: : !I cj r h?. r. J : r. r z c r.: ; v.
on, tr.l
:r ccurci in c.
principle of bur nature which promotes the
formation bf (what are called habits.; If we
repeat any kind of mental effort every day at
the same hour,' we at last find, ourselves en
tcring upon it without premeditation, when
the timo approaches.11 j K
The deportment of the older children of the
family is of great importance to. the younger.
Their obedience or insubordination, operates
throughout the whole circle., ; Especially Js
the stathm of! the eldest daughter one of em
inence. , Shej drank the first draught of the
mother's love; She usually ; enjoys much of
her counsel and companionship. In her ab
sence ' she is the' natural viceroy.' ' Let tho
mother lake double pains ' to form her bri a
correci model i to make -her amiable, dili
gent, domestic pious, trusting that the image
of - those virtues may leave impressions on
the softj waxen hearts of tho .younger ones,
to whom she may, in the providence of God,
he called to fill the place of. maternal guide.
Children should be required to treat domes
tic with propriety. Those, on whom the
comfort of a family so essentially -depends,
are entitled to kindness and sympathy., 'The
theory that industry -and good conduct are
worthy of respect, in whatever rank they are
found, cannot; be' too early illustrated and en
forced on the members of a household.
Be careful jto teach your children gratitude.
Lead them tOj acknowledge every ; favor that
they receive,j -to speak of their benefactors,
and to remember them in their prayers. Ac
custom them to distinguish with a marked re
gard, their instructors, and those who have
aided. them in the attainment of goodness or
piety." jit isjan interesting circumstance in
the life bf Ann, Countess of Pembroke, who
was distinguished, more than two conturies
since, by herj learning, her decision of char
acter, the. languages she acquired, and the
honors she enjoyed, that she erected a monu-.
ment to the memory of her tutor, and always
spoke of him: with the most affectionate ven
eration, as her guide to the rudiments of
knowledge. , , -
Filial love should be cherished. It has, es
pecially, a softening and ennobling ' effect on
the masculine heart. It has been remarked
that almost all illustrious men have been dis
tinguished by love for-their mother. -It is
mentioned byf.Miss Pardoe, that a beautiful
feature in the character of the Turks, ia ire-
i i
verencefor their mother. Their wives may ;
advise or reprimand, unheeded, but their
mother is an oracle, consulted, -confided in,
listened to with respect and deference, hon
ored to the laiest hour, and. remembered with
affection and regret even beyond the grave."
" Wives may! die," say tliev," ' and we can
replace them; children may perish, and
others may be born to us, but who can restore
the mother when she has passed away, and is
seen no morel'1 - -
Gratitude is a principal ingredient in filial
auection. , .it often reveals itself in a most
striking manner, when parents moulder in tho
dust. It indaces obedience to their precepts
and lender love" for their memoryr .A little
boy was once passing the ornamental garden
of a rich man He. was observed to look
earnestly and wishfully at some sprouts, that
were fjerminating on the trunk of an old pop
lar. On being asked what ... he wanted, he
said, ' .My mother loved flowers,' and every
green, living; thing. .- She hasu been dead tvvo;
years, yet I have never planted one where
she sleeps, i 1 often wish1 to. rwas lust
thinking how pretty one of. these would look
there.11 1 The gentleman kindly cave, him a
rose-bud,and the fresh ;wand of a-s weeping
willdwj:Thenlhe poor little fellow lifted upi
his streaming eyes, and gave thanks in a bro
ken, voice for himself, and for his dear dead
mother. Mrs. Sigourney. .-; ' -
oljects more s:ri";ir'j ar.J c.;:.!.'.:::-.;. ',o
are animated by the movi;:j picture cf crjry-
mcr.t and industry p :;rj I fv- u:, : ro.
excited by sliort lived success, or c rer:ed
and rendered miscralb- Ly: .r.2 1!. :rt lived
disappointment. Uut c .:r cr.crry r:. t.ur fjc
pender.ee are both in vain. Tl.o streer.i tears '.
us cn, and cur joys and grLfo 'r.r j L.'i
us j we may bo shipwrecVrJ cr-.:.t an- .
chor; our voyage may bsrh?islcr.cJ Iv.t cin
tiot be delayed ; whether rouU cr smooth io
river hastens towards its home tho 'roaring
of the waves i ' j::cat!i our; heel,. ar.J tho
4and lessons fwr.i our eyes, ih fioods arejlft
ed up around us, and wo take our leave of
earth and its inhabitants j and 'of our further
voyage there1 is no 1 witness but the .Infinite
andEtchKwV ' "Ti;.!' -
' ".And do. we still take so much thought jtor
future days, when tho days which have gono
by have so strongly and uniformly deccited
us? Can we still so set our heart upon tho
creatures of God, when we find, by a sad ex.
r ... - r I I f , j .... I "
neriencp. that thft Creator only is nermancntf
Or shall we not rather lay aside every jstri
which does mos,t easily beset us, and thinlj of ,,
ourselves henceforth as wayfaring persons on
ly, who have no abiding inheritance" buj in
tho hope of a better world, an J to whom even
the world would be worse thanj hopeless, i( it
were not for our Lord Jesus Christ, ,and the
interest which we have obtained in bis rner-
. Tlio Gentleman. .
True gentlemen are ito bo.jfound in every
broad sun-burnt hand, (ds homely dress, and,
his open. honest countenance, is oftener found
to be possessed of the rjeal attrjibutes of a gen-1
tleman, than the enervated man milliner, rwho' .:
is much more careful of his 'gloves than hia
honor whose shirt bosom must .be-pure! as
a virgin's fame and who, if, one curl. of hia
glossy hair were displaced would be thrown
immediately into strong convulsions. Tho '
blood . which flows. in n ricliand. generous
stream through the heart of Russian brf,f
is as pure in - the eyes of God, as the' life cur
rent which eddies round! the princely fountain
of the highest Englishj . noblemen. ' If . ii oi
false, illiberal idea, that because a man can-:
not claim alliance with the proud and.weaUhy -his
name should bo stricken jfrom the listtof
gentlemen. We are all created alike; our moth.
ersfaufler the same pangs and shall "theoner
who ushered into life on a silken couch, spurn:
u: ...i i; T- ' le . i a 1" . J..1-
iiiui wiiuso iiiuus-wure iirsi laiu upon a iruss
bf straw 1 Which class from! time immefno!
rial, has shed honor and glory, on earth tho
geulleman of fashion 6r the gentleman; of
nature -Whose voice is. most , heard i nd
has most effect jhroughiut the Iworld T j, WJiy;
those of . men born in poverty J but clothetj by
truth with the jewelled robe of honoK 'Does
the mere lact of a man s being able to make .
a bow with a scrupulous exactness constitute
him a gentleman V Shall the children of ono
Tnother be divided, because ond is gifted with
gracefulness - of action! 1 and coxcomberyj of
demeanor, while-the c-tjhefs v 111 not stoojS to
crina at flatterv's fnwn: nr wn!a ih hmir
given them by heaven, ro improve, in the qW
less study ot the puerle: forms of fashion?
Oh ! how glad it make's one's heart to "scoj
these ' painted Hazards" shrinking from lhe
approach of the i gentleman 6f nature, and
fearing that they j may be called upon" to jac-i
knowledge their inferiority 7 M -- j
Who is the gentleman? he who can' boast
of nothing but a name,
has - never , thrown its
who can -lie down on
,'! Tlie Stream . of Uf c ;"( v
The following beautiful and impressive il
lustration of jlife is from the . celebrated BishJ
op HebeVs farewell sermon, delivered many
years since, upon the eye bf his departure "fr
India, to his parishionerij at Hodnet a ng
landt:
tts. : cn like the stream of a
mighty rCT. Qur boat, at-first, glides
.5Vit!y dovr-n the narrow channel through ths
littla brook, and
dors': The trees
young heads ;
upon Which dishonor
leprous poison.- jHo .
his pillow at night,'
knowing that he has done his. neighbor no'in- !
jury whose heart is never closed to,, pity the i
injuries of. the oppressed who smiles noj at"
misfortune, and who m'ocks npt,the afiliction.
of his fellows. He who looks upon all men
as equals and . who fears noljio stand injhe
presence of a king.'lthe man who is guitfed
bv moral honor, and not obliged to have laws
made for 7 his observance Hp 'who has truo
dcrnocxacy in his soul ; jwhod esi res and gives
to every man the enjoyment of his opinion ,
provided they do not infringe jthe decrees of
tiyrn in ita mstot 'mXrrXA onnnn I Ci.nVt . mtryS
- . j . i r .
and only such a one, should dajrejay claim tc
the proud l appellation of . " !gentleman,'
Thank God I we are in a country where jhor
rleld of honor abdlfenovVn U open to all
1?he lowest freeman in the land is, in partk
the governor of Us' proudest officer.' tier
who tills the earth, walks erect in the proud J
dignity ol natural Yightj knowing that Jho
cannot be opprcsiia, while be respects him
self. iVneri U no distinction Jf classes hm
blacksmith and the wnttop-ine -inoe. .
' .1 - v - j ... nil n n 7 1 eauii uiiics
maker ana tne rresiuem-7 r , ... , t
as " rentbmon.'" O. Crescent,
. 1 1 -t 1 . v . . ..I
ccnoca me ccstructive ntimnt,anq cicclared 7;". - : . 1 - ' , M lon. and. on the w px ember, it.
j that the who!3'nV;;:ia3ry ;pbwcr cr the stale ruV r 1 - T 7 Sji I Mr. f-:vUtrorluced resolution censuring the 0M because they! need do nothirg, olhsr v.indin-' off its grassy bor
a.
k.
Singular Fatimtt - tj
r.. a stranger deliberately wal
ed over thesida ci w v;--; ,r-;
u "f the vessel-went .to his assis--v
A watchmanot tne . v, ... -r:v-
tanceand a:20sjcii -J .k--
; l-ihouHEuctainnrJecrorccitnainsl the for: a j.Lraj".f --5'. r' , ' m "fbWroialcf Secretary Dcane, because ihcy have nothing to da.--:;. . ; shd their' thorns over our
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