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i'd 5^. : U \. I.INKS ]uj a rif 'iltuit in n. /'rrtign ('■naitry, uu ntnrn Ihnuc. I ranir, l)iU t!ii\ hail p^ssiii u. uy— Till fair in form, t'u'. pure in niinil— .\n(.l liki' a htricivin doer I stray, M lure all arc- stninj;T, and n(MH' ;irc uinil; Kln.(l to tiic Vorn, tlic \v>.:irii il !*()iil, Tlmt jiiiiits, tluit stnij;-j^k s lor n pose— 0 tliut ni} sti ps linil rcaclicil tlii' W In !v ean'ilv sr^lis aiiil ^o^T(l\^s■ dose. • Ycr»rs li.i'-o ])assi\l o’l r ni'-Jiki- a ih\ ani i’iia! It'av(, s no ir.i'. i on fiH niory's pug'C — 1 lool. arouiul nu, anti I m i ni Sunic ri iic (it ik ti niif" Aloiu-, ^is ill a slr:!ng\r i hnu-, ^\ liL-re str n^i r muc^s niock inv car, 1 ipark tti' 1iig toiir»i (.1 tinic, A\'itliin;l u Wii.li—.1 li(ipc—a tiur! Yet I h.ul Iioj)c:—and tlu'v arc tU'i!— And I iiinl tear-, wen- : ll loo true : Aly wislus tool 1 III tiny arc iIimvI, Aim wliat liavc I wi'li lili: 1o do? *'l IS liul to wc.ira load, I in;'V not, dari- not, c.."! auay— To s .j-li fur oiii' .sni.tll s'..II abode, W li.rc i sleep a> sldi tliey— As tliex, the lovili' st oi tliCil' raCC*, >\.liose jcr.tssv toni’os ni} so;1M'a> vieep, Vlio-M woitii niy siMil delij^lits to tn.ci — \\ liit>c verv loss 'ti-- sueet to wt'i p! To w. I. p i)cneatli tiic sdcut moon, ■Witii none to c Inde, to li ..r, to sec, Life can lies o.\ no diarer boon On oni w In tn dealli di-.tlains to free ! I leaM- tlu-'vo-.lil tlial knows iT.f not, '1\> liold cutJinmnion w .in the dead— And fuie_\ con>e':rates the spot >\ here fa;ic_\’s softest dreams nr^. olied. 1 si-e i »:li siiadi, all sih erv wiiite, 1 liiar earii .vpiiil’s nKltinj^ slg-h— i turn to elasp tl'.ose forms (t lij’iit — And the palo iiiorniny eiiills iny eye— I$ul t'le last dim morn shall rise— '1 ne lamp ot' l.fe bums feehiv now— .Vhi I. slrani"'v r lian Is sli.ill eio.->c my eyes, Aii'i sm;oth my cola and (tcwy brow. Unknuivn 1 lued—jo let me dit— Nor Slone, nor inoimnicntul cross, Tell where his numek-ss asiics he, ■\V ho sijjhcd for gold, and toiuul it dross ! 80NG. There’s u t( ur—that I'alls w hen w e part From a friend who>.e loss we fcliall mourn ; Tiiere’s a tear—that Hows iroin the half-broken | _ _ [never! lolti.n liavc cnciirlrii l»is boily, ami iiu- AVhen \ve tliink he muy never return—Oh, j)i’isoiUHl every liiiilj ; m’abpiiiji;, he i.s enveloped in llieii' fouiilless loiis, and Dninli .1 i:i tl'.o ftccnn^j)li>limcnt of l)i i»ri;i!i!('>t hi»pe'. In all llic ai>lor oi' virtiKius meditalion lie is eaiici’ to ac- kiiow leii«;(‘ the inij)ossi!ii!ily ot' a eoni- Mii.ition hetwcen hiippine-'^ ami \ ic'e ; and yet nnaliiiri-d hy ti’.u' ji^Ioiy, and iinahishetl hy >hanie, he daily sat'nlice.s in!( i^rify to eaitlily |iursuil‘^ ; h.e aSan-' dons an (Midearin'j: l*re'le‘1o!', an cvei la'i- tino; si'urce ot joy, loi’ paltry ttf;!''iri s. wliicfi arc* at any nioniciil irihii’ to Ite desti-oved hy the liokle spnrt ol chani-e. Fanie, th:;t r.nnes and i;oe> on t!ie \vii'u:s of the wind—plca.'Ure';, \v!;lrh n.ish aiid di';'[)j)ear liixe ( ieclrifity in a siniinier ciO'id —a'ld wr.ihji whieli glides ii !C'i*-t:i)lv lVnn 1 tie U.MKirioti.s i;i'a>p— are suhjt cls that nionojjnii/'.c ti.e alliMi- tifin ol’llie learned, and arrest tiie stej)s of the ;4' \. , 'ri.e pliilnvf^jiher in hi-- ('lo';('1, ai’d tlie sohi'ff in 'ne lirld ,th(i'i”,li ihe luiTi.cr pro't '.'t-s 1.) leacli the fi;, pi mcs.s »d ^;;o- r\ , and llie l;i1te!'lo strM the cniicnl ol' tnijiis! p(»\vi r,j weary Itic si;iw ly ndlinj^ hour> with eNcr’ioi’.s : l!n' one i:,ainini;' aihnii'ation hy llie ridicide oi pi.u^e, and 'he other ni'^'nnoii'ly initlu-riii” Ilie cause d’ hninaniiy l»y uh.lii.ia; tjiiioeii witli 'the i)loo(| ot li!S teilow men. e cannot too derply ini|»ress onr ininns witli t.he value *d' virtue, n- t»o eaie- lidl\ nionid «)'ur ineilit:ili«>iis inlo tne shape of Inilh. I^ailii aliounds willi fa'.einatiiiii; Ifm jdat ions, \\ incli surroui.o the ailventurer to dazzle Ids visuni willi false jrl.ires, ami helray his attention w;lh eiieatini;' soti.nls. 'Tiie anii)icnl pu-asuies will suHietinit's jirovo li»u sirony; tor eati;lc-eyed ii-solnti m to re sist, and failti often sl(;( ps when ttu; bat tle is nic;h. I’niess trained hy h)nu; discipline int.) the j)iaeticeN ol Jionoi, he may not. aiwiyt; lollnw the Inv t clination, (.r have any ;^ood inclii atiu. > to ^iiiile tliein. 'I'he llo\\»-ry wreatns of V n.‘e stiijjifyed his senses witii their fraj^ranci , and lull his conscience inlo a latal ie|)t)se, till the ((eluded mind is eii- tani;h-ii in lier hnmired thousand folds, and tne whole; man sinks a luMTiei vic tim to irretrievable ruin.—'i'hen too late he sees his ei ror ; theii the chains vvliich .seemed al lirst hut garlamls oi rtowcrs, are melamorphusetl into ser pents, whose breath isjioison, and whose touch is deslruclioii. \’ainl\ he slru:;- ‘i;les ill their nauseous embiace—seizes tlu;ir slippery fornis in his useless j^rasp, or altempls to controul their hiilouy motions, and trample them beneath his shiinkinjj; feet.—Alas ! the creepinsi; n i.s hard to be pavu-d from those With whom wo evcreoidd dwell; r,ut bitter, indeed, is the sorrow that flows, AVhen, perhaps, \\c are saving; liuvwell—for ever! '1‘here’s a tear—that brightens the eye ■ Of the friend, when absence is over; There’s a tar—that ftow s, not from sorrow, but ■VVh-. h we hold the lov’d object ng'ain—for ever! VARIiaV. All |)K asnre consists ii\ Variety. i'UIZK KSSA\. The fuiion idt^ is ' he sir ct'ssful Essay oni of sixty-tlircc, whiil; wcic preseiitid for the prcmiuni onVi cd hy Mr. Morris, the liberal ainl enlii,diieiied editor of the Ncw-York Mirror. rnoM Tilt -vtw-YDiiK :^nIlTlr>n. lit MAN N vifin:. ^Vriticn hij yiclikl'i !/' v •//, affhis ('itij, fur fhc prt'iiiinit Ilf t JJi/ llulltim. The hiiman mind is llkt a fiehl, ■\\hni* two Contending champions scorn to Meld. iJeason and Passion—erieli in tni'U prevails, .l l't a> *lie_(.-w ill V n j;'ld..1i -i tiie «icales. Jt' 1\ lie dll IK :.-,oh\ !,ide de( lal'e, Va:.i on iniisl \ If i I and,hapj/iness be thiTc ; 3“' t It. : t > I'as'io! ’■> s;de he h all, 0) -vrili r ret^n.s, and de'-olati , the seen!-. ■\Vhc:i Kenihli' w;is iii»ed by an ex- audience, in ('(nisefpience of a prc\ iotisijv (dieied to a female he (‘ould not have chosen a il'il)!;' eNPii-t th'Mi th nni\ crs;d ,'tcper,.te' 1 U(klles> f.iVo! ite. I.l'ire p' wiindi I 111. —T!ii re is no lacl; of tliosr sort of he- inc;s vvh(t ahouml in ne;ati\e vii tues, wiio delight in relii:;!(Hi, and detest the devil : who i;o to clnirch thrc'e times (»n. the s.ihhath, and never demolish, a meal w ilhoiit a "ood loni^ winiieil j;race. I he ixcellenceof these consist in ticclara- tioiis of what feats they miirht have ac complished, il cir(*umstanc-' had not |)re\('nted, and how nohle thi'y would t),, y cotiM. 'i’hey ijiow ii|) like^ hrnte'^, d( ticic iit in the cidtivated pas sions t)f civilized 'Society—exidbitiiiLC their slated periods of ye>nth, n'laturity Ids situation, until he wn«! elevated from the manners of beinj; despisetl, to the dii:;nity of being hated, liy a thousand unprincipled actions he has accumulated a fortime, which he lavishes, to t^ain pleasures he cannot enjoy, and friends It is impossible for him to preserve.-— 'The very hirelini^s who iattim oti |iis abundance, letest the hand from which they receive their favors: and while the llatterer, fawninj;; about his person, draws a veil over his vices, or eloijuent- Iv std'iens them into cjenerous intii^cre- tion, he is watchina; the ellectol his dose and !eca\—iemote alike from the vir- as the subject of future exposition and yields, compiering ami sfuiiidenn^ to torments horribh.'as hell !—The course of vicc is a steej) tlescenl, and we pass with accelerated velocity down its dreadlul abyss—a false stej» or a heel- less turn may jilun^e us into the lion’s tlen, and the Sjnrit ol Liou ilweils not with the abandoned one, to j^aciiy liieir Joy, . [ne\ir! I | natures or to’soften (town tlieir When we meet, U. be partecl no more— Oh, j ire. Then all. that in al)-,eiice we dread, j .Let US Oil the fitl'.erhand observe tlie Is past, and forj^ottcn onr pain ; j nutjiest work ol (ioil—an holiest Uian.— J'oi-sweet.is tiie tear w e at such nioinenls shed, j 11 is liie constitution ol humanity to en dure every.sorrow, w lni'h is not me re sult of sin, ami the j>;ood man turoa a shielded breast to t!ie ills ot iile, which rattle like harinh-ss hail-stenes on an armed knight. Virtue to the miiul, is a moi(‘ impel ishable j)rotection liian .Span ish ste( 1 to the b(Joy ; anil he wlio'uus e(piiped himself in nei' sacred suit, walks j>;i|j;.uitic and immortal, aiiiid tne loudest dm aiul liercesl Uan^ers ,of Lu- nuiltuous war. 'J'he ;^reatest moi.arcli who has o-;iined his maj;nillcence by tne sacrilice (d honor, has no iiiji;nil} to coin- pai(‘ to this ; and J.,:ilayette in jdain tjiiic coat, surrounded by tiie enehantiiKMls which virtue has bestowed, is an idjject, comparatively jf more interest and ad- miiation than the sultan hall hurried in th(* treasures ol tlii' eiist. Aiany weak- minded mnitals, at the onset of. Iheii carc.-er, vainly sujijjose it jiossible to trilh a little witli the pleasures oi viee, and alterwai'tis erect themselves in the strict ]»ractice of all tliatis just, nonora- ble and i;ood.—They uonld anni.se their tsjstes by ."ijijiiir^ l(;i hidden sweets, beiiiii' cari fid not to diainth(; jjoisun- ons bow I In the Ijottoin, Vainly imaj,Mn- iiii; that they possess resolution, in wiiif.h daily e\i>ei ience- provi s their lel- low iiioi t;ds so miseiabiy delicient—to ’!.(■(I nim Niiiui one aM'i!aiis' allow a tew more.* mei r\ >;'aml)ols on tlu the y;iv'at tra-i of the piei'ipice. without the ri>k -i.'tu. ',11 lii-h, shri!l,'" peculiar (d‘ heiiiir t.etrr>yed ml., tiie abyss. A 'v. iee : •• i!;m-an .\:Mure,“~‘-Human very lew, hy the i-e’;di.ir bles.,n>c ol !N,iini V lien;''. '.v.’.s elo^pieiit in the ex it,iT'unit v Id tiie World could ii'd !ia\c de\i'. d a wi'-er pri'text loitnne m,i\ rf'i/ain iIku' eipiilihriuni ,ind re-i'-tablish themselves in the road to ha|ipi; but maii_\, and by lues ai.d’the vices, the rewards and tii( ],eiiaities, the dehcate jdeosures and re- tined p:iins ol acti\’e existi'iice ; and al ter ha viiia; iindet 'ione the varieties ot an- ini.'d life, !!t last quietly »epos(. them- c!vt ' in their narro\v bed ; like small pehlih's for a moment distnrhin;j the peacet’nl traiupiility ol the w.iti'r with their fill, silently tliey bury their names and their natuies in an ohliv :on ;is «iei'|) as tlnMit;ii they had never been, 'These impose one of th(! three classes ot the human kn; !. Th(' other two consist ol :K'livc bein'js, whos(‘ loud voices are heard, and \\ ho^e lit:;iire.s are seen and rememheied (.m the icreat stnsce ot the worl !, cmispicuoiis as the heiietactors or I 1 cmies, the :i'!ory or shame ol their ;ace. Anu;u"tus is one'o! the trii incr. him are comhi 'ed at once enliiusias ! 11* .iiin.ii'ition ()!'h.iue.s. ^. with wili au'! powjM- to |)iactise it. \’.rliie consi.'ts M':u'cel\ more in adi I'X, than in resi>i- in;;. 'I’he impulse ot' a moment ni.i} ni'ij(.‘ a yotinLT. warm disjiosition ih,e me i!;loiioos uiuiert:!' in*;, hut it re- tpiires tirm reiisoniiir!:, pliiloS'.-pintM'l mo rally. the most dilHcult to ait.di., to thd’y temptations as a ; o(d; di'lies the waves which are idrever beatieu' al its base, and forever In \:iin.—'I’his o;reat characterist ic dr-.titi;uishes Augustus .iV(nn the rest of me:'. He pursues hi varied pnth, \. ?h an iniwaveriiii; niora coura!i’e, whic!;. .vlth the fopu! rv (d'un- I idicule. iNlunlius himself, in the midst of abundance, and the idol of the warm est and nujst j)romisin;. friends, with thousands to protect him Irom the at tacks of his enemies, and charms to dis sipate reflection, is yet an utter stranger to that chet'rfulness and buoyancy oi s|>irits, which ever accompany Au^'us- tns throuy;h all the vicissitudes oi'lile. Thn’ he is s.ileil with hixurles, he trem bles at their insecurity, and writhina: be- m-at!i existence as an ans^uish, he shrinks shudletini; from its close, as despair. IIis pains iiave no remedv, his pleasures no deliii;ht ; his miml, liki* a dry leal flutlm inii in the air, has been loni; a;o /lereft oi its use aiul beauty : and the mental i*} e l esemhles him to some i;au- dv fabric, standini>; insecure on a rotten roii’idation, with its massy pillars and eostlv d('cor;dions ; every day acceler- ■ U s Its ruin, and while thi'cottaj;‘, un- M-le:.I d:;tiisl_\ and without dan^i'r, lifb its thatched rotd'tothe wiiii!, the feebh temple, s|)realiii2; its valueless maii,iiiti- ceiice to the naze of (lay, moulders be neath th( i.ifluence id' every hour, and rocks in the summer breeze. necessiirv disph • is faithful il. the lu/tii- ol il;ni£Ce!‘, a'ld r : s in latio to tiie tu mults in winch hv is ens>;a_u:ed : stn n^tii- enint; liin in urojMtrtion to tiie oj ,)i-' s- sivo weiu;!i1, it sheds a ;;lory around his PA'rUlCU HKNUV. 7’he versatility oi talent I'or which the cekhiMted American tirator, statesman " jaiHl jiatriot, l\ilrid,' Iknr]/, wasdistm- i;uishi'd. was illustrated in the most hap py manner, on a tiial which took jilace 111 the district court of Aew-l^ondon, \’iri;inia, soon alter the war ol indepen dence. i)nrin^’ the distress ol the con tinental army, conse(pient on the plun derings ail'-, devastations of Cornwallis, wav, when overclouded with the ^'looni- j I'niHijis, and their worthv compeerand ! - 1. - I.. - 1 ...I I... I... -u* 4.. . . ^ . . •• . » • iest shade ; and when he is broiiijht to the test, wiien Vice stands or one side, arrayed in her robes of "aiety. w ith h r lor.o; train of false phantom^ to in'sre her ro(p.K’sls, a:id nllei ins; Sjol-l aiu; ;;lnrv, Sco’.ehnian, w ho was suspected of be- brother iieneral, the traitor Arnoul, in 17M, Mr. \'enable, a’commissary of the army, took for the use ol the troops two steers, from *Mi. Hook, a wealthy and all t!ie eaith can aliord, i'or a sniiie at his lip, (,>r a touch iVnm his hand ; imd the jil.iin tniadnrned Inini i;*’ i'rnth (M) t!u> other, c: !ls with her silver Von-o, iii>; a lory. The act had not been lei^al; anil on the establishment of peace, Hook, under the advice of C'owan, a law\ r r of some distinction, lirou^ht an and bids him [)eware--theii dnes this | cj’ \'(.‘iiable. invaluahie charm cIom- Ins e.-r to sounds | JiL>nry appi'ared for the deiendant, that would betray tiie nnwaiy, and ('oiulucted the cause in a manner .s.il’ten visions th'd wouM rnin the ; |iijrt,ly irraiiivin; to his hearer.s, the un- th'ti!;htless piy. 1 i lee ' his pdiidis a always excepted. Alter heatnil'nl piece of noi.d nieidianisni, w iiich, | !escM ts a h ler to s!ii(dd from idniost evnry \seapf . or atidrds a reme dy for everv woiin l. V* hat ills it can not |',;illiatc, it teac'.es him to eminre, ami wliei; fate Irmishes hihi iVoui the prosperous r-y-^ whicl. id'ten shine on tlifj vicinus, il eiiaides iiiin lo tix-ad the liark !aiiynnti:.s with a li^lit step and a fearless heai-t, confident and h.ijipy tlrat )oy awaits him al the emh he -became animated in the cause, lie had the most comjilete control over IIk; jiassioi's of his audience; at oiie time he would excite their indio’uation, and then vengeance was visible in every countenance aii;ainst Hook : a;j;ain, wiien lie chose to reiax and l idicule him, the whole audience was in a roar ol lauj^h- ler. He j)ainted the American army, ex])oscd almost naked to the rii^i^ur ol ;i winter’s sky, and niafkini:; the frozen lie pvjssi'sses a thousand, resnuiejes for ! 'rronnil over which tliey marched, wit!) (.ireiatile tnoiij^i.t, ujiicli luis.n.s Ins 1 he blood ol their unsho-i ieet—‘Where bosom into a s(;renitv i npt;i \ ions to the is the man, he exclaimed, w'hp liad an storm. ( ,ired'ul! i.'ss peipiinaiiv iirai.i .An.erican heart in his bosom, 'vho ;df‘s ids heai l, from wliicn lie nas v\ is( - ■ w'ould not have thrown ojicn his iiehU, his barns, his cellars, the doors oi h;s liotise, the portals of his breast, to have than the 11 ,iil'ie s ainl ineoiisistencies of | the im.joi ity, tind their_ V. ins swel- liumnn natnie. Cond and evil are wilh incurable malady, when tiiey Mr.ni'.':eiv con.miii'^h (I top;ether. Ojdn-1 venomous goblet oni} ions :t!wa', s lluctualin'.:, .'md passions j ! or dizzy and beu'il- ron. N-racl’in'j: each other, whirl the >'witcheries around lliem, 17iind int!' a i.eKn iiim of e 'Uten.lin'j; enm- I I''*'"*' th ir hohl, ^md are hurled into the tious; and m;-;i iss'i sii.v.ul.n 1 v rnnMruct- I fd, tii'.d he is evi •' re;r,i.i,i:,L^ 1o-m s coe- } •'• o\er I he ed^e. perjMC'il on !,i.: f'jLly, orunserably dii:i]»-[ At: liuue';’. m-n i’> r^j'td\ to be iuuncl. ly shut the i^rt alesl e'.ii iny to ma:i. Ao matter \viiat the tempests hrom, o', i r Ids head, or wliat tei i oi s 'Uu t Uj. .d lus lett, whether he'iloat on ilic iuil tii.e oi Iri- uniphai.t pro^■])erity, oi ilint;ly row his little boat, iiuiustiinu.s to t.ne oppi'es- situi of w iiids and wavi’s —he happily medltiiles, that if his baiipie isovei- w lielmen, iie can heat tlie stira;es w itn his arms ; or if lu) nieans oi security va- rv the wa't*' aronn.d, the worst Uiat can bt iai him is the momentary crisis, which not all creation could much lon- U|(T have averted, and he eludes the cru elly of the an^ry storm, hy causing; the verv winds whiidi wreck his vessel to, wall him to escrla >1 iiiu: peace, ^ianlius, (Ml lh(! contraiy, pursues pleasure over the path of vice, and, lur a lew con- temptiide and (*\ am sceni throbs of joy, pa vs a |ii iee, th.in whicli, f:ir less would iia\(; purehasi'd an eleriniy ot deli;;ht. Ihdore his youth had rijiened into the enerii’ies ol inaiihood, he tiiou_nht he percei\ed inarv ways w hei-ehy he mii;lit indul::;e in idleness, wiiiiont makin:^ tiie result' visible in the lenor.id’ his con- dnc', er the recitations of his task ; but he \sa> al le;i;;-!!i discovered in a false hood w hieh he had in\ i.nt(d to excuse a crime, and in addition 1o the advanta- u;es he had lost, he experienc'd theilatr- ellation of ills tutor, the disallection ol his companions, and the leprools and contempt of all his friends, \\ hen the wiii'id presented a broa-ler p:ith, and he had throw n to be a mover in a w n!er pheie, his propensities lor evil incri as- received wilh open arms the meanest soldier in that litllo band of famished patriots? .where is the man? there he stands; but whether an American heart beats in his bosom, you, gentlemen, are the jiidi;e.” He then carried the jury, hv the ma”;ic of his imajinnatioii lo the plains around Voik, the surrender of which, to^^ether with the captnrt; oi' (’ornwallis, followed shortly ader tiie act complained of. I le r!epict.ed the shr- reiider in tin;,most "hiw Iii'l;- and brilliant cohirs of his iinriv.dled elo'pjeiH'e; the andienci! saw bcd'ori; Iheir «'\es tliu hu miliation and dejection ot'the Ihitish as the}' marched oul (d their trenciies ; tliey -aw the triumph that liuihted np the face ot e\-ery patriot ; they iieard the sirands ot victory, the er;,'ol H dshtni;fnn iind Hftrrli/^ as it rimii; am! ecdioeil thromj,!i the American ranks, and was re\’erl!er- ated trmn the hilU and shores ol the neiu‘h!)()i iiiu; ri\er; “but hark I” con tinued Henry, ‘‘what notes of discord arethose which di'l'iib the iieneral jnv. and silence the acidaimdions nfviidnrv? they :ir(: the notr's of Haul,', horifsely b.iwlimj; tiiroiiLdi the .Vmerican camp, /nrf! hfrj! 'I’he court w as coin nlsed with bm^h- ter; when Hook lurniny: t'l the cierk, said, ‘-m ver mind you nuni; wait till /)///// ('oirff)i '^cls Uj), and he'll sliow him the A/,’’ Hnt Mr. Cowan was so ('omplel-ly overwheimeii hy the torrent Vvhicli bore u|ion his client, tli.ii, when scarcely able to make iin intelligible or audible remark. The cau.se was deci ded almost hy acclamation. The jury retired for form sake, and instantly, re turned w ith a verdict for the defendant. EAIILY IMKTY. There Is nothin.^ so truly commcndablc in a youni^ man as early piety j nothinj^ •dial can add n>orc weight of character, or sccure the lasliiif^i espcct of mankind,than an unostentatious, unafiected, unpretend ing? course of life and conduct, and a strict observance of our religious duties. It se cures the esteem of the old, and the ad miration of all—it forces respect even from the dissolute and pi ofligate ,* and al though they aiTcct to despise the younc;^ man of moral and regular habits, i!u*y sccrcily venerate the courage that can j)crseverc, in despite of their scoff and ridicule, in the even tenor of its way.— ^Ve are compelled to admire the stability and iirmncss of thal character, that can in-early life, resist ihe allurements of fol ly and vice, and turn its back on the guil ty, though attractive pleasures of the world, and tp.e vain pursuits and heartless enjoyments, that form, but too often, the recreations and pastimes of unthinking youth. Considerations of duty aside, and throwing oul of (|Ucstion the oI>liga- tions we owe our Maker, one would im agine that bare policy would dictate a course of steadiness and virtue; that the ol)vioiis advantages of such a life, and ilic maniiesl contetitmenl and serenity it al- v\ ays procures, would be a suflicient in- dui cmcnt to al)stain from practices that yield not happiness but always bring re- pentence. I'an any sensible but reflect ing young man declare wiih sincerity and truth, that the boisterous pleasure of dis sipation, and the iashionable exce.sses and rights lie has l)een engaged in, brought peace and satisfaction, or aflbrded him a jjleasing retrospective ? He knows that il is the very reverse ; the languid body and the troubled mind, have forciiily rc-- minded him of his deviations from ])ro- pricty ; have made an appeal lo his bet ter reason. and urged his return lo virtue. 'I'he writer of this has drunk deeply (in his younger days) of the cuj) of wordly happiness, and found its dregs were bit terness; he has run the rounds of folly, and foiind its vanity; he has troi! the paths of vice and pleasures, and I’ound they ended in pain and repentance. I urge not a superstitious and severe rejeC' tion of reasona!)le enjoyments ; Init I on ly wish lo impress on the minds of my young friends, a manly and virtuous dc- lestaiion of thal course of life, that has desin^yed the health, the standing, and the ])rosiM*i is of many, who otherwise would ha\e Ijcen ornaments lo the socie ty they now disgrace. -Acipiire in your early life, a hal/it of sobriety and regular ity, and you will find that such a course wiJl bring its own immediate and sweet, reward. You will soon learn lo despise and detest the frivilous enjoyment that otice se. nu’d to consiiiute your only hap piness, bill which in reality !)rought no thing but regret, disap|)oinimenl and dis gust. A young man of moral and relig ious i)iinciples, can claim and take a stand in society that nothing else can give him. His character w ill curry with its own weie-ht, and command the respect and esteem of all those w hose good oj)in- ion is worth acquiring. Nothing can he truer than tbi! in 'xim that declares, “a ri.L’ht course pursued al first, iVom habit, will be continued from iiiclinaiion.” A i f)iiscience void'of ollence towards (lod and man is*of more true value, of m')io permanent ad vantage, than all the wealth (d’ Peru and the gratiiicalion it can ])Ui- chase ; lo be able lo lay your head on vuiir i)illow in peace ; to be able lo cast bark a glance on the day that has passed, with a proud consiiousness of having performed \our duty, is a consolation that noiu; can ajipreciate, but tliose who havt; felt it. And fmally, my young friends, if you w ish to live respected and ho!i(.)i'ed, and i!ie calm and cinitenled ; it \ou wish the prayers and benedictions ot tlic virtiKJUs ’() b(.‘ jjoured over the earth that covers yi;u, 1 tonjiire you by all tht‘ regard you have for present and eternal, liappine.ss, by my past experience and by your own sol)cr and rational I'cllcctions. to pursue a li!'e of early pietj. ed ill !)ro]i'jrtiuu to thf importance o*’ Ik; to i-et>!y tu M’'. L'eni V; lit' v.a 1 ( .irnlnm' is wealili to the poor, ui' h ’iio.' 1'. j ieh. ar.d '•'.'iii'.v:’' lo oli
The Journal (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Oct. 4, 1825, edition 1
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