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iT ' -. ' ADDRESS
delivered before the Philanthropic and Dia-
Uf.tie Societies, at unsnei run, n. u. June
3ft 1833 by the Hon. Gioasi E. Badb.
(leVU&men pftHt Philanthropic and 2M--
-' -tdeelic Sodttiu: ; ' "
To impart instruction to the young,
his, in eveyegerurnished-ccttpa
tion to those of matorer years; and
every species ol writing has been ex
hiusted in precepts to prepare them
fur the conflict with temptations which
iwsit their -first entrance upon man
npod;fiiTha"eye orfriendl'soticltude
his anticipated the scene of life has
beheld youth, impetuous with desire,
confident of atrength,"and buoyant with
hope; rushing forward upon a path be
let with dangers, oi wmoo me greatest
ir ttnsee8,-4M4hugh4e
for their apparent- intignificancej and
the lessons of wisdom, taugnt ny expe
jience,' have beenged with all the
force of argument, nd all the fervor of
ration with everi'viricty of alias-1
ohich might best serve to srreai iiiib-
tion ana nx, even n two uui vicic,
b sense "of approaching danger. That
these attempts to prepare others for a
iirup?'e. of the nature of which they
ire ignorant, are wormy w an corameu-
" . . . e 1 1 .
dstion, we mutt an cooceac, may
admit of serious question whether they
Iw'vCratlaifled" toinygreat-auccess,
,Uhef ipf
tats recovery. It is not perhaps possi
ble so to epitomise" for the young man
thexperieoee of ger ssMo-send-hiro
forth io aarly wisdom prepared for the
trials of life; and in the art of liviog. as
fteryMtfanW
rinit -will -tostify the conclusioor thst
ibridementa -cart ooly-afford hhrtsMo
? -. sa a iL.
refresh the recollection i nc eipen,
bat will never be able to confer wisdom
ansa the ignorsnt. The ' heaven in-
nired nromiis of iierseverance in rec
titode, is Bot made to occasional warn-
ioi and reproof, however eloquent ana
irneat. but to that daily instruction
which x Wends knowledge: andtrtue
ith the earliest thoughts and associa
tions of the mind, till, in after life,
(hey shall aeem instincts of nature ra
tlier than habits of education. Yet we
ire not justified In supposing these oc-
ttiional efforts to have been entirely
without success. On , the : contrary,
they may afford, and probably often
bate afforded, aid to the daily , lessons
f the fireside and the seminary have
served by their, novelty to awanen an
mention fatigued by ssmeness of in
itruction. and bj external auinonty: to
pve strength to domestic admonition.
But at this day, the difficulties inher
tot in erery effort thus to speak or thus
i writ., are increased an hundred fold.
Tha mind of man is still studious of
sotelty, and pleased with change.
Bat in addresses to the young, where
it novelty to be found? Of mstter, no
where and amidst all the diversities
of illustration, of style, of argument,
which the poet and the essayist have
successively employed to give variety
aid impresslvenesa to lessons wwis
don f.ir vnurh. where is the man bold
Annsk f n otneer anv novelty, even of
fjninner, in Jhe dttveryUDoforcement
of ancient troths? But aometning may
be hoped of attention, of respect, and
of indulgence, for one who does not
usaine the attitude of a moral dictator,
but comet at Your own bidding to ad
dress you comes, not 4nly aware- at
jeneral deficiency, but sensible that
circumstances. v( domestic jdistraetion,
hive denied him the opportunity to de
'ent1wouryrfiftcaeithe'
small space of time which the regular
demands of business hsd left at his dis
DOMlwhn. under these diisdvanta-
u S. is aiocerely desirous to be useful
" iTOtt, and to discharge honorably the
,( which your favorable opinion has
iehed him At all events, whetev-
r difficultifi mar attend the effort at
t ! i'wtructioOi-iHjennot 4el justified-ioJ
J iittiog.the attempts That the issue
(f life depends ordinarily upoo its com
' .itncsmant, experience ttaches; and
;'i j"knnw from revelationi that the pr
, , life, compared (aa it aptly ia) for
' j" shortness and -nncertaintyi to-a
,Tpor which appearetb for a Utile time,
then vaoisheth away.? yet stretch
" fwward ita influence into h ex ,
J Pmse of eternal existence; t rtop
, i Pwiuoity.v therefore, of rightly influ
"ng the outset of life. csn be iuno
!cntlj neglected; and we must not fur
oment imagine, that we are now as ,
11 wibled for purples f amusemejit, or
-mi can jmss from'-oM'pre'set
Reeling without incurrins somerenon
'lit for one aiMd oDDorluuiiy of
, 'aproverafnt. -.:".. V.- '1
j I In the first place, then, let me i
ipoo irwe. that vottf collegiate
wrM U but the commencement f el
make joa learned at loanable youMo
ears of residence
here, bat the rodiraenti of knowledge,
To obtain such an iatrodoetioa to sci
ence as mar be afterwards improved
idio a ion acquaintance with her rich
es. demands all .the diligence of the
student daring college life) but wheo
a college life is over, to permit these
preliminary acquirements , to. , remain
iunimproyed, is at best, voluntarily to
tion amongst the votaries of science.
But this ground even cannot be retain
ed; you must press on or recede. As
by a law applicable to the body, new
supplies or food and ott repeated applf
cation to healthful exercise, sre neces
sary, not merely to its incresse bat to
us existence! so wnst me mind ic
quires can only be retained by dili
gence and improvementr and he" who
resolves that he will not advance, has
already, in elfect, taken the first step
of retrogrsdation. Fix it then ascer
tain, that you cannot stand still; and if
there be any generous desire of excel-
fehcd ' in tour bosoms anv 8ene"of!
duty to yoar parents or Irienus sny
grateful remembrance of Him who is
the ultimate author of all your advan
tages; resolve, that while literature or
scieoce has any thin to be gamed
mediately yours in active life, you will
continue to increase your store.
It ftHLoeeo orteiv retritea Dy to
reigners, and msy be eskiiy perceived
by ourselves, that, in oar country, men
are not in any department of society
thOrou gniy jft wrtrat'ttrey issame to-r
be. W e seek to do too much in a short
time; and yielding to our wishes, with
out consulting the necessities' things
we affect to become skilled in learning:
in science, in J the professions,' aid in
thi mechanic arts, without that patient
application, by which only any thing
can be well and thoroughly learned;
There- are- many causes to be-found in
our aituation and institutions, to 'ac;
tount for this; but It certaihTy reiisfs;
and as certainly has, in sm r4jeo4ra
mischievous temlen'cy.---We are not as
literary a people as we should be. We
depts,- than 'therain.sjjifl.duaji:na
ressary consequence ot the want wi
thorough ' instruction, we are infltted
with self consequence at what we deem
our vast aitainmeots.' How often, my
young friends, and how painfully is this
manilested in the. productions nt our
public men! What pompous bombast
what unmeaning declamations what
artiaciaiisaotreiies wnai gross invec
live what coarse allusions what die
gusting self confidence, deform the or
atorv (as it is called) of Congress! Of
all the weeka which are yearly devoted
in that body to the delivery ot speeches,
bow. lew. the boors which are not wast
AIt - Of ik ltiAihft ' n,ivininr in
fell. V. 1 1 W "V. T .U...V.
lumna- which are filled with reports of
these speeches, how many can a man
of taste read, without disgust, or a pa
triot without sorrow! Attend, our ju
dicial tribunals, an see how the gravi
ty ef jurisprudence ia insulted. bythe
same iromy, iouu, meiegan, anu umo
telligible .vociferations observe how
often" even the: most ordinary ' proprie
ties of language, the most common
rules at grammar,Tfe"violated so of -
ten and ao grossly indeed, aa to leave
no doubt tbat-the-vtotations proceed
from ignorance rather than inattention
yet, scarce a puouc meeting ir,u
(and when & where are they not held?)
from an assembly at FaneuH Hall, to a
separate. election or
is 'ttotraccorJing to the printed reports
of those who heard and acted in them,
enliehteoed and -electrified " by elo
quence surpassing that itf-Tuily or De
mosthenes! in snort, deacieoi as we
are, all our people are prodigies
learning ia to be found in every hamlet,
literature in every couofry store, and
oratory id every debating room. Io
the mean time there is nothing ia the
nublie taste and intelligence, to rebuke
and put to shame, this empty swelling,
thie "aound and fury aignifying noth
tng.'J-Those ho see and Uroent-tha.
evil are not ot sumcienc numoertr au
thority to control public opinion. The
people at large are pleased with the
speakers and writers, who, if intelligi
ble in nothing else, are sufficiently so
m this ascriptions of idolatrous wor
ship to the intelligence and virtue of
the peopir, anu in puouc proiestiona oi
their own dUlnt crested devotioo to the
general welfare. In this state of
things, it wilt require do amait cuon
ia a young man, on ma cnireucv iiw
life, to continue a due attention to lit
erature, to persevere amidst the plea
sures and the engagements which sur
round, him, in preserving what ne nas
already attained, and at HI. asopporm
nities occur, adding t his stock He
sees the highest stations attainable and
attained, not only without learning?
but with little sense; anl,-oickenif.g at
the irksomeness of study -without re
ward, is apt fi exclaim, why should 1 not
rontWnt mveelf with that -mediocrity !
attaimnei t. br which, with confidence
and vociferation, many hae ,uc
ceeded, and which aeema the . surest,
as it ia the easiest moda of advance
ment To this inquiry, it way be an
iwered,.that knowledgt is oliMr de
ir.ht nJ ehould be norsoed even
jfor itt wa aakw-ror th-llgnity; aad
ftappine whicfc it brings t its possefV
orj inti wougri many sueceed in ac
qairing fame and eloquence, without
qiiici iHinments, yet these offer
no hindrance to the acquisition of eith
er and it U not recommended 4 that
they be pursued in exclusion of, but in
Connexion with, and as auxiliary to, the
practical employments of life.- In
these, you should be desirous (as what
youth of noble aspriogs is not) to do
well whatever you do, so that with the
applause of those who mijTe able to
advance you, you may have in yoar
favor the sentence of all whose worth
and intelligence make thrir approbation
a rratifvlnr assurance of kimlrnl .
cellence .in yourselves. But wa have
proof by example, that though the hi?U-
estpaccomplishments of literature mty
net conduce to a speedy elevation in
the political world, or win the noisy
plaudits of the crowd; yet they do lend
an ultimate and irresistible weight to
genius and learning, and command for
their possessor p noble and enduring su
periorily. Of this, no more conspicu
ous instance can be produced than the
distinguished gentleman who address.
edyou"at the last commencement.
He, amidst all the occupations of private,-7
professional and public lire, has
ever rein-mbere l the pursuits of his at.
mi tn'ier; has kept bright by constant
exercise, an ine mental armoury wnicn
f irJj f diicatinri had ..besmwedandxjn
stead of sutfering his classical know
ledge to decar. has been alwavs enlar?
ing his acquW'mMsinor h-ttow-::rea ps
the Reward of his early labors and con:
sistent efforts in a real efficiency,-an
acknowledged superioritv tf which, a
TtjTtf "Vfrmjr frled;TmTg1ititrTtt
proud. When, therefore, you ehall be
tempted to self indulgence, and see
men, by art or fortune, rising into pre
mature, elevation without classical
learning. whtn y ou laatf ser tnerr bf
real abilities, worth and usefulness.
justly honored,' though without these
literary emberlishments. be tint led to
candjiderttiem talaelesfczWJiile
learn to think them not indispensable
eitber' to merit oriucceMraf thie same
time remember 4hat literature gives to
professional talent all itr elegance and
half ita efficiency; and that to emulate I
nc u hi uo reacu ine cibiucqco ui inn
Z!MfimBMMM I have- jur" allffd-'
en, you must be not only profound in
your acquirements, but various, acute
and graceful.
The evils of an imperfect education
to a professional man, none can .know
but he who has felt them. In the le
gal profession,' how often is the care
less student: reminded of. his deficien
cies? How much gracefulness of allu
sionhow much power of argument-
how much felicity ot illustration are
Inst to him! how he longs to be able to
call lip and give distinctness to recol
lections which yet elude him, and how
bitterly he laments ever the early m
dolence which condemns "him to medi
ocrity, and feels that his powers bave
never been developed, and that he will
never be what he might & ought to have
been, either in reputation or desert!-
Let not these renimnzs ever be yours
NowX you hold your own destiny
now, the opportunities ol excellence
are all in possession, or in prospect.
You may either improve or neglect
them make them means of usefulness,
or memorials of criminal indifffirence
and t neglect. Do not hesitate; much
often depends upon the resolutions of a
moment: resolve, now, that you will De
jearnedf- accomplished, literary that
you will not be content while ynu still
have something useful to acquire, and
that no allurements of pleasure, no love
of ease, no indolence, shall ever induce
you to lose the advantage of your on
Dortumties. either by negligence ; ut
study now, or -inattention jo learning
hereafter. 1 here is another considers
tion which should urge upon you this
resolution. If the dsy of bond bom
bast aod coarse abuse is ever to give
way to the reign of chaste and dignin-
ed eloquence if the literary taste of
the country generally is ever to oe im
proved, this most be accomplished by
the united influence of the educated
claases; and br them it can only be ac
complithed by the study of classical
antiauitv. and the best specimens of
modern literature by diligence to
gain, and care to retain knowledge by
assiduous efforts to do every thing in
the best manner, and a steady resold
tion to discountenance empty preten
sions, and to encourage real merit.
Bybeee-meaneHm itifluen may-go
- . t teL aaa
rorth upon the people woicn snau eie
vata the national taste, and by estab
lishing a higher standard of excellence,
dismiss to obscurity those who have
not ability to be useful, aod compel to
ita imnrovement those who have.
Too, gentlemen," form a portion of that
literary class, and your efforts may; be
felt throughout the onion, if met by
tor responding . from iner qoor
tera. and upon this State msy' have i
most salutary efficVeven without such
.. nnfr.tion. Let me. then, entreat
you, by all these considerations united.
fc reaotta upon a inorougn rtiu--uw,.
ft believe and feel, that to neglect were
aiy one opportunity f gioug know.
Idg. is -in ag-iost jourselves aod
...me rnonirr: and that alter you shall
hata left this seminary, to sit rloo i
t-mtented toeiliocnty- o make 6 lm-
provement of your mmlicum of learn
Ittg to be at the bsinnio nf lif hnf
um gngian, ioa oaiiy 19 oecoree less.:
win oe. at once, a mean desertion of.
be. at once, a mean desertion of
duty, and a voluntary indifference to
true glory.
The resolute pursuit of study which
I have thus recommended, will strongly
tenu to repress that sell conceit, which
upon small attainments is apt to rise in
the mind, and to substitute that trde
modestv which is generally the compa
nion -t large acquirements - in solid
learning. It has been sometimes' made
a question, whether to think too" little or
too much of ourselves, be the preferable
error; na it has been determined, I
think upon just grounds, that vanity is
to be preferred to despondency. ' By
study, both these errors will be prevent
ed or overcome, and we ahall anon be
enabled (which all admit to be best) to
think of ourselves justtyrtt is the sense
of vst present possessions that tends to
vanity; it U the fear of want of cipsci
ty for acquiring, that produces despon-
'.ncj: You will be guirded against
both, by a jist estimite of 'yourselves.
I:ur,auaa. will always be small in
comparison with yoar possible, attain
ments: you. will always, in fact, know
less than yoii might and .ought to Know;
less than nuny others have attatped
without your advantages! and this duly
considered, will mike you modest. ' On
IhjLotherjiajdhei IPJJAJ'.?" JiyMrJ.
powers, the more you win be assured
tbajytariVijeaUU
that, in general . asido from som pecu ¬
liar devejopemeots for which a nitura)
aptitude or tact is demanded, all in it
self desirab'e. my be attained by indiis j
tryf,uFrapnroh;;tFin
nence whom you may have .regarded at
a distance with awe, will shew you tne
original equality; arid, though ynu may
be at times oppressed at an amount f I
sitlon, whicH wiir to you-appeir
great, ynu will aoon hod it tab. an ac j
qaisition arising from no innate supuri '
rrtty,-but carefully cnllecterr by- tittle!
and LtitllOrid Lb, tssme prcices-"-
quaily attainabie'by jiSwUiiil'tWo.,
we see a young man inflated . with a
sense r-nf-hts-grear ; attain mehts;rr pfe
suming upnn a genius which renders ef
fort to hi m u n necessary urgin ghimsrlf
rdrwarif
itnag(t!ihms1eiriftedbj3
sal approbation, while in truth, he is
provoking tne scorn of .the wise, and
touching the pity of the good we have
ho "difficulty id assigning his vaniiy io
self-ignorance. And se. when a ynung
man is appauea at wnat is oyeiore mm.
and despairs o( ever attaining to excel
lence or distinction .we jnaywitb eq till
certainty trace his want of confidence to
want of knowledge of himself. Bv a
correct estimate of yourselves, you will
learn a modesty which must keep you
from presumption, and a confidence
which will ever preserve you from ties
pair. , - lieueve that Dy industry -aim
perseverance you can do all things, and
you will accomplish much: but feel not
elated at what you can do for the ca
pacity is a gift, and can in tinsoft be
meritorious: its improvement only, is a
just foundation of eelf complacency.
1. w.l. I.. ' . . 1. .
tout auie io uo, ii iv urn puipw -thingj
to do, ia every thing; lr fii-ien-cy
in itself is misfortune only, but ac
companied with genius, becomes crime;
and yet, nothing is more common, than
to find the mind inflated with self con
sequence at the possession of powers
unimproved, and . though voluntarily
condemned to obscurity and useless
ness, yet filled with visions of possible
importance and imaginary glory. Dis
Unction founded oa worth, mast ever
be the result of exertion; and by a pro
cess, besutiful ss it is useful, distinction
thus acquired, fills the possessor with
modest conceptions of himself. Of this,
the roost instruciiejod jUusbious exj.
ample is found in the gfeal Newionr
After all those mighty discoveries,
which enlightened, and astonished mao-
kind, and whil ta other h anrtrareil
the intellectual prodigy of the universaU should clrcumstsnces require, to nHpftter foundation than vociferation "
. l: ir i.. i ..... i .... I., . i-1 r land naradot. intmt tin. nntln... u... -
iu uiiuicit uc accuicu uuvut u, puii-
ed on the shore of knowledge, and to
have left the boundless ocean itself not
only unexplored, but onattempted.
.Sftcbjs
devotioo to science; and if, my young
friends, you shall find, during your col
legiate course, or io after life, any ris
ings of vanity at your powers and at
tammeots, let the remembrance of New
ton rebuke inti just insignificance i eve
ry effort of ielf-exultatiocr.
But you are under yet higher ob'iga
tiona to- preserve and nlarg your lite,
rary acquirements to learn every thing
which may add strength to the reason
ing powers, and grace, and attractive
ness to style and delivery. The pre
sent is,' every where, ond no where
mora than in our own country, a peca
liar era. , The press is just begicniflg
fully, to developa its mighty influence
oo our nation. Science, no longer con
fined id solid volumes to well stored li
braries, or makiog quarterly visita in
the thick pamphlets oi learned criticism,
now coolcend to speak io weekly
ant) even daily sheets; and thus ad
dresses herself to large masses of men
heretofore' bey oud ber reach. ; : Litera
tare, reliiion, science, have now, like
politics eited upon the daily press,
and tasie, tioiitnno anu anowieuge, are
urged apoo the world in ever multiply
periodicals. What is tbs tb l
timato efftiCtof this new direction giv
en to the march of mind whether this
fecundity of the'nress, this stripping
ir ik !:..;. .( ...i
duwn science to the Jevel of a penny
mnr. will nni ,..ii minr.
to society it is not necessarv to in-
quire
11 has been thought by intelli
gent and observing men, thst the cer
tain, if not the first effect of this siate
.. . ... tr M ....
or mings, win oe. to lessen the stand
ard of writing abilities to put In re
quest a tact for writing acceptably, ra
ther than writing well, for the ples-
sant and rattpwnt-tthftaTrh.
laborious and profound; and thus, in
the next generation, to fill the world
with ignorant pretenders, who will sip
from the surface, but drink not from
the fountain of knowledge: , that'deep
learning, being; no longer in demand,
will shrink, into obscurity. ; There are
others, however, who seem to - think:
thst provided many, read,. i ie.no mata
tec what that w all know miny things.,
it is an important gain, though, noue
know any thing welli and they are
pleased,, of course, with the prospect
of a general diffusion, even of horn
book science. Bat, whatever mar be
the offect'of this-rage:ftfr"bafjks irt ih
literary departments, no man of even
moderste intelligence, can doubt aa to
the .mischievous effects already pio
duced, now producing, and Jn .fearful
irospect of being produced, by the po
otical press. In the party conflicts of
the dy, a spirit ol falsehood, of defa-
mstion of : indecent, scurrility, .and
shamefucorrupttotftlif :-Mtfilif;ip
or ina esnoru-Curps...uace,-. men
were divided on . matters of principle,
or what were suppiised matters of prin
ciplt pipers on different "sides "might
bffTeHed arpfrhYa preaenting -the views
of intelligent portions of our public
men; and if facts weie disputed, there
was an attempt to reach the truth, or
at lout a decent pretensin ta It--
Baf
nowevery thin Seems reduced
to a mere acraam tie for emolument: the
credulity of the people has been so of
tenpraclised-upntt with success that
scarce any care I. used to toncesl the
artilce
ness of the public: and it is lamenla .
oie to remark, that even. the moral
sense of the community has become
corpt and v
ttie nMtlSSmiS''. sure to" obtain"
tolmrrort; if mrvpfmtrM ean tit-rev
a spirit nf insubordination ia by some
openiy taught and recommended; and
passion, and interest, and prejudice, are
appeali to, in order to raise discon
tent, and produce opposition against the
taws. It is not necessary to he more spe
cific; facts are too recent and tooappal
Ung But, doe not this atate f things
call upon you for increased diligence to
qualify yourselves far rendering eff-c
tut) service to your country? If pub
lie ta'e, much more public morals, re
quire for. their reformation, the exer
tions of (he enlightened and .virtuous,
th delusions-that hvogoneiabroad
must bv met and dissipated; (lie
press must be corrected; it. must be
4rshtfVrre4 to -t hedireettmr of able and
upright men: and the people (though
welt uieaniug, yet easily misled ) must
be guarded against those artifices, by
which itia sought 4o array them aiaiost
theirown peace and happiness,- and to
involve them . in tne stupendous guilt
and folly of prostrating the last struc
ture, which can' be raised by man for
the preservation of equal rights by re
publican institutions. ' But to do this,
you must yourselves be enlightened;
you moat oe no novice: your reasou
ing powers musu De perlected in
strength anil dexterity, by constant and
healthful exerciser-roar minds most be
stored with every vsriett ;of knowledge,
to instruct or 'to please. And thus
pnepnren, you must near in mind . your
high duties, and the " large destinies
wMcfcrnsybti iii.fi gieiiced byyoor. exer
tions: you must be the true friet.de of
the people; teaching them to see and to
despise the efforts of those who would
mislead them you must bsr prepared.
ime mjasit at pairtttHi-frtMii ammiton,
and show bis horrid features to the de
testation of mankind; and -to teach,
both by your example andyour, pre
ciptaj.SL.yol un I irj(jiftdyJjLndftitfi
sal submission to the laws. - It is ccr
tain, that the talents of a country, il
generally united in one ' purpose, will
bend public opinion to jt, be it good, or
evil; that through the press, talents must
operata on publio opinion; and. tbst.
therefore, society 'has a deep interest
in the maintenance of a body of intelli
gent and honest writer, 1 bejrwtemt,
in truth, as sentinels on tho walls ' of
liberty,- and give an alarm at the ap
proach of dangeri and only at ittsp
proach. . The profligacy or inadequacy
of a large majority of the conductors of
tne press, is eviueni io cti woo iook
into the daily news; and it csnnot ad
mitof doubt, that much of public evil
may be tiaced to this cause. Until
me -of -standing and literafore, in coo
sidersblo numbers, shall devote them
selves t the press, and all shall become,
a emergency requires, occasional con
triburors, th ' evil must be endured.
But why should it be so? The press is
the most important means of influenc
ing opinion in a'country wh era opinion
is irresistabler why, then, should .this
mighty powet . tw allowed,-, wWut. a
struggle-, to fall ioto bawls generally in
adiquata in ability, or ditrqualified by
corruption? Lot thesi .ifciors hsvc
tbeir dut weighty sod the or it genirs
linn miy seek mighty change accom
r.t,.s..t ; . . r f .
But, in order to this result, each
fone must realize that he has some
thing himself to do, and must, resolva
to dolt. He must leel, that upon Win
individually, rests a portion of the du
ty of arresting false opinions, and
Counteract! n- nrartirp Sninrtnn. in
theirWndency, whether they be result " ! !
f wicked or of mistaken designs. . I
Iltt-maat tie prepared at all ti mer and -in
aj situartuns, Mo maiotain lhe caule
of truth, order and happiness, against
every opnoser. : He will find, in tlia
same ranks, men of genius urging on
the cause of disaffection j some care
less, and some mistaken, : in respect to
meir country's trouui and soin. i n .
deiperately bentopom commotion, and;' '
resolute for mischitif: . lift y ill find mi-
of ; tiio . most amiable tempers and'
sound morals, seduced from their nat
ural atation on the side, of true? liberty .
and glory, and pursuing some deceit- ,
ful' phantom in their stead: intimate '
friends.,; the , associates 1 of Youthful I,
or early inanhoo.L out thus sen- i'
arate between hia soul and themselves.
What is to bo done? Shall lie hesitate ? ; I
in his coursejyUileJieaeea4heiii arg-J'.i -ing
(from whatever motived x ran, a !
auversa to all government? "a cause
IB . .
which resolves itself.-despite of all its
nice and unintelligible distictions, in- -
toarxompete "nTnrthrow-Tjf '-. the tra Wic-'-1
,,J!.IMk,M,.MeouAwuJu.al-.-WMlvery-'
elemeac,coJififtt
tvi:i u. -t . .. i - .1
r, hub.- u oe mesa uungs, can a r "
friend to his country and to truth best- .
Ute Mil' his Course? '" Ha cannot.
Wbefttiuav4y,Itia
leads even "good sense and sound mor- c
ala into disorganization, the: danger -
occwinca ; urgent, , ana uemands the-
morioruu4aerireQCOxtor.publiej
preservation. You must, feel vour.
selves, gentleinenJ)y;iyour position
and political priyit.ges, called always '
to battle , for sound doctrine. " Your
good sense, if olainlv exercised J will
.ftQujodwbick iiucsuiiot lad4o- whole
some; practice : norgoverofinent Iree
which is liaWto dictation and no
ag igueSw T And you will have no great '
dlme'uttJr;", ifl"iie MwgnMktifliMsTr
wnose declared and written opinions, f
uttered with alt the fire of eloquence,, t
ana tne solemnity ot apparent sinceri
ty, M-ay be found on every side of
most i important questions, who bare
actetl ns if "all power in .their own
hands was - rightful 4n thai hands of
oftner'usurpinorit"
midst of - these suspicious -. contradic-
tiorrs in conduct and opinion, hava
ever confidently demanded the sup-
.i i i .i '
jwil ui me uuiioii, anu nave not nesi
tate'd to-day to ask assent to Doaitions
directly opposite to othera as strenu- ' f
oosly maifttaihed yesterday : you wlH2!I
i ssy, easuy uetermine, that such v
least very Jncompetentguidea,!aod U
deny them yeur confidence. You will v ; "
readily iimlerstand,1' when questions , : ! !
arise upon the meaning of the funds-' !
mental taw; that the sense put upon it f
froiriMho tommencement of it opera- :
tion a sense; tor years unquestioned "
never questioned bdt by excited or
interested portion! of the people and ' K
uniting io t support thoJeararfti 4;
concurring judgment of the legists- ; t
ture, the executive, and thejadiciary r
of the union you will readily 'per- ' I
ceive, that this exposition (whatever it ' i
be) su sanctioned by opinion and -prsc
tice. mast be th tru an nr etaa tk- -$ !-
alt - attempts -at exposition are valn,-:4
and society must bedissolved.Lj Nor- -will
you beintaled by aabtie.t)octrines,' fF-:
5?nediaMangu
inteUigible to plain linen which "no '
one can explain, however he may af- ;
feet to uhdrtaud and you will firm-
ijr repei everr vn.ii iio arm you, upon
L .ii a I . . s.
and parsdtixagainstthe ordinary laws
and judges of property. )ep,te f
tneae anu ouier arts, you will hold
fast your integiityf you wll realize"
vov inthgc, uoinestjryranquuity, and
fegufajr triliunats to ainioisleiQaws,"
are uojecu oi great value, however u
il..a.a ....I . t. .. - . . J . 1 . . .
ucusicu uiti . maj ne,- mat: it is
quite possible for a people pot to be
prosperous and happy, though blessed
with ceaseless agitationihat mobs '
may err in opinion and ia praitice;
and t'ut those who most loudly uro
interaHissensionsr re often Iricirru
whom any , change will be desirable
and therefore, you wilt be always found
on the aide of the law ;and "the"1conT:
stitution. .' The jargon," indeed '.-br
which it is attempted to transfer to ,
politics the impracticable speculations T
of the tuost abstruse portions of meta-
physics, can be only excelled infolly,
by the pompous political declamations
the sdema' processions, and thai ora-
tory of the human race, which . mark
ed the , first French revolution! and
1" - ! I L. it
iruni cunsmering mai era, you may
team a useful lesson that, when the
order of society it broken up, ind
men are forced out of that sphere of
daily duties for which providence da
signed them, sententioos tnoralitf,
kowtiveT jpftjit n9secrity,agairAt
yclir? ftndjt&.tfiero is but na ajep,
andtbat a ajrtxmtv.bstvaeaa theoreti
cal absorilUyiati tV prattical crt-r
ty fif ..tbl-:WW:l:;
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