Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-06-21

ELetuscherish the purc-praetiee Of our
antient and venerable institutions-Let
.usssealily adhere 20 our long-tried and
valuable civil regulations, and in the
discharge ofour peculiar duties = legis-
lators and public administrators, let US
encourage and recommend that spirit OF
harmony, peace and unity, which will
serve TO ztranquillize the passions, and
soften the asperities Of politicaloPinions !;
so that, although conflicting sentiments
may exist among US, we may not permit
this circumstance to embitteraour feel
.ings, unhinge our social intercourse, or
destroy our public or private happiness"
1" said I u0iH take heed unto my mays,
hat Iofcad not NTH my tongue" .
u THIS excellent resolution Of the roy
al Hebrew is eommepdable, not only as
il respects the duties Of religion, but
also as it is connected with our CONVEX
station in the world, and our carriage in
the walks of social and domestic life. An
sunguarded expression, a careless re-
bark uttered with the most innocent
intention, has often been attended with
fatal consequences. =. 80, Il L..
On our Grst outset in life, We ought
to establish il as nnaxim--te be cauti-
Gus Of personal reflections.
The opposite conduct will not pro-
cure US friends, but will, on the contra
ry, inevitably increase the number of
our enemies. However our remarks
may be made IN confidence, or intend
ed only for the ears of our friends, we
oughtnot to depend on their secrecy.-
They may be told again, in confidence,
to another, or repeated by a concealed
foe, to crafty his revenge. - -. ?
The justness of a remark will not ex-
eulpate the speaker it deePens and ir-
ritatss the wound. Here, as inlaw, the
greater the truth the greater. the LIBEL
Bad as a person may know himself to be,
he is unwilting be thought so by the
world. The most notorious in crime
aatters himself thathis baseness is unob-
served and as all are. fond of appearing
honest, so none are pleased with dis
covery Of their faults. -. = {.
In our passage through life,, whatever
we may think, Il is seldom necessary I'd
speak i'll ofany one. To say all the
good we can, but to 60 no further, is
the safest rule, and the only way to make
cur journey pleasant BY it we may a.
void m any storms and tempests, which
we shall otherwise be obliged to encoun-
ter, and shall secure the company and
friendship Of others, who win antuse US
with their conversation, and help us
onward in our way. - - !, !
s. Think twice, before you speak
once" is a maxim not less wise for be-
ing in the mouth of the vulgar. Were
it always observed, how much would be
suppressed by the. good and the we'll
meaning! Before animadverting on so
delicate . subject as the character of an
other, il were well to enquire-What
benefit will result to individuals or to
society, from what l am about to affirm !
Am positive of its truth And may
not the fault l censure, have been unin-
tentional, and one of those errors, to
which we are all liable, from the fsliibi-
lily OF our natures. Perhaps I may
wound the feelings of the innocent, and
plant with thorns the pillow ola virtuous
parent, or an amiable and unoRending
wife. .--. .z=..s /.
With these considerations, the |irtu-
GUS and the good will adopt the resolu.
ten Of the Jewish sage" Z ruiR take
heed unto my mays, athat 1 q end -nat
.oith ny tongue" :. .,-z @--.s-=-