Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-11-04

- " ~""sse SOuSctUiu0s lie mPct
! ing at which he wis nominated. wa
cnlted by arrival candidate. Mr.. Cush
man now stands before the peopie O
the District, TO be sure without In
support Of family influence, and not ait,
cd by the patronage Of office. but doub
" recommended by numerous bod,
Of his and your Yellow citizens, volun
tari'y assembled, and by his active and
useful political life. a
On the first Monday Of November,
lyoe will give to him, it is confidently
believed, a cheerful and efficient sup.
ip,rt.
BY order ofthe Meeting Of Electors,
desirous that the Administration
J should be tried by IFS meas
ures.
ELKANAH DoGGETT.
Iauntos. OctoJ,rss &c.
He rcckons not the past, while on ght remati'd
Great to be done, or mighty to he gaind
RovFE.
There is fault which though com.
'Ron, wants name. II is directly the
reverse ofprocrastina,ion as we bose
the present hour, by delaying fron, day
to day TO execute what we ought to do
I'mmediately,so most Of us take occasion
TO sit stiH AMI throw away the ,ime in
our possession, by retrospect on what
Il pnSt, i'nagiaing we have already ac-
quit ed ourselves. and established our
characters ia the sight of mank Ind.
But when we thus put value upon
ourselves for what we have already.
done, amy further than 10 explain our.
selves in order TO assist our future con
duct, that will give US an .weening
oPnion of our merit To the prejudice OF
our present industry. Tbe grca, rule,
should be to manage the instant in
viii I'll we stand with iortitude, equa-
nirDity, md moderation, accofdisg to
mems respective circumstances. If our
past actions reproacb US. they cannot
be atoncd for BY our own severe reGec-
lions so effec!uaIly as by contrary be.
halvour. lf they are praiseworthy, the
memory Of them is Of no use but io
act suitably TO them. Thus a good pres
ent behaIvour is an implicit repentance
for any miscarriage in wha' is past but
present sickness will not make up Tor
pat activity. Time has swallowed up
all that we contemporaries did yestcr-
day, as irrecoverably as it has the ac.
tions of the antctliiuvians :: But we
are again awake. aud what shall we do
to day, to-day which passes while we
are yet speaking? Shall we remcm-
ber the folly Of last night, or resolve
upon the exercise Of virtue TO morrow F?
Las; night is certainly gone, and to-
morrow may never arrive: tits instant
make use of. Can you oblige any man
Of honour aud virtue ? do it immedi-
ately. IAN you visit sick friend I?
VIII il revive him TO see you cEter,
and suspend your own ease and pleas
ure 10 comfort his weakness, and hear
the impertinences Of a wretch in pain
Don't stay to take coach, but be gonc.
Your mistress will bring sorrow. and
yopr bottle madness : go 10 neither.
Such virtues and diversions as these !
are mentioned, because they occur TO
ull m en-. But every man is sufficiently |
CONVINCED, that 70 suspend the use Of
the present moment, and resolve better
for the future only, is an objectionable /
folly. What attempted TO eepsider
was. the mischief of setting such \ val
ue upon what is past, as to think we
have done enough. Let man have
filled all the Offices Of life with the
highest dignity till yesterday, and be-
gin to live only to himself to day, he
must expect he will, in the effect up
on his reputation, be considered as the
man who died yesterday. The man
who distinguishes himself from the
rest, stands in a press Of people I; those
before him intercept his progress, and
those behind him, If he does not urge
on, will tread him down. Caesar, of
whom it was said "that he thought
nothing done while there remained
any thing left for him 10 do went on
performing the greatest exploits, with
out assuming 10 himself privilege Of
taking rest upon the foundation oi the
meIit Of his former actions. When
this great general retired TO his loset
in some disturbance upon the repeated
i'll omens Of Culphurnia's dream. the
nIght before bis death, his reflections