The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-01
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FAMILY PRIDE.

troublesome, especially If they have
any pretcncr either 10 blood or beau
": the one has raised many quarrelS
among men: aud the other among
Womcn. and men too often for their
tasks AID ut their cNcilements. Blu
Ia the trSr what u pnthCr haq this
noble blood made III tlr world. an
tiauity OF name 81 family whose
father or MOTHER, great grand father.
or great grand mother. was brst de
sccndcd or allied What stock. or
What clan they came Of what coat
oi arms they gave? which had of
right the precedence? But. mrrli'ks
nothing Of mans fell, has less show
of rcason IN pallrdr it.
For / s,.NhAt matter IL l. II whom
nm, one j. descended. that is not of
III fame sincc il is his own virtue
that must raisc. or vice dcpress hin
An ancestors character is no exc use
II a nan's III actions. bat an agra
Nation al his dcgeneracb and since
virtue comes not by generation, l am
Neither the better nor the worse Tor
my lorciath"f. f. be sure, not IN God
account. NOR Should il be in mans
Nobody would endure injuries the
easier. or reject ta,ors the more. for
coming by the hands ol man we'll
or III descended confess. IT we're
greater honor TO have had n Ilncal de-
scent nj worth but that was never
fund. no. not IN thu most blessed at
families upon earth, | mean Ab.a-
hams. To be- descended oi wealth
and titles, fills no mans head with
brains. or heart with truth thosr
qualities come from an nigacr cause.
II is vanity then. 4 mast Condcmna-
bic pride, for a man oi bulk and
Chalacte ter 10 drsplsr another Of less
SIZE in the world. aud ol mcancr al
lance. Tor want oil them because
the batter may have the merit. where
the lorHrr has onl. the effects III it
IN an ancestor aud though the one
be great. by means of lorciather,
tlr other is SO too, but II IL by his
own then pray, which is the great
est man OF the two !
q, says the person proud OF blood,
il VAS never "A good world, since We
have had 80 many upstart ecntlr-
men But What SHOULD nlaeis have
SAID Of that man ancestors. " hen lac
started first up into the knowledge
Of the world luI, he. aud all men q
! families. ay, and all states and kns-
do.ns too, have had th,ir up-tarts.
that Is. their BEGINNINGS. Ihi4 II
! like families beng noble by being
, old, aud MOI by beng ,Irtuans. NJ
such matter: u Wg~t b. age IN VIZ
tue, ~ else NirIuc b. ~ az, Tor -
tHerNIsc a man -Hadii be mobile ~
; means ii In, prcocCcssWr, ana -
the predecessor ie,s noblc than he,
because he MAS tue arqalrcr. Whlch
is paradox which vi, puzzlc Ill
their hrraldly To- explain strange.
that lhcy should be m9rr noble than
their ant cstor. that got their nobilI-
" for them but II tbs be- absorb.
as II -. tirn The ups!asl Is the noble
man the man TIA, 81 b., his III
tue ard lhosc are only entitled /,
Virtue ; the resi- may bear h uaalt
from his blood, but that - all. Il
virtue thcu eve mobility, vi ~ ma
tens themselves agree, then lamI-
hes are uu l9i1er truls unble. han
they are ,lltnoUs. Aud Il virtue Z,
noi by biuod. bat by the quahacati.
olts ut the decenudni,. II inilon ~.1bai
blood Is excluded els. blood Wa3lt
har virtue and no man that WonIt
b. one shuuld bc allowed The bcue
T. oi the other Which we're 10 stu
and beund Il hIlty Tor want OF an
tiqutN, and make virtue useless
NJ. let blood ana name - toGcth-
cr; but pray let inability and Nlrtu,
keep company. Tot thy are ncalcs
Of hIn. II Is thus posted by G"'
II himself, that best know how Ia ap
E, portion things viii an equal ant
; lnsl hand. He ncllhcr likes nor dis
) likes by descent nor d"cs he re
gard What people We're. but are. III
remembers noi the righteousness %
y any man lhat leaves hls righteous
+, ness much less any norIshieou
= man for The righteousness ol his an
CestOr.
g, Bat il these mcn Of blood pleas
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