The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-20

Authority, whose tRht II :. 10 cUr7mhnd. He
,nu.i be able In look up n blond aud carnage
WITH indifiei encen Invested witt gwen p1r-
ton ofthe phy zeal force o. the eosntry, his mud
should possess the faculty Of Hlsaataueoas disis-
ION, concentration, and RAPID continuation. His
courage. unquesiioned. should be controlled BY
prudence With a Judgment nnclouded, and
temper unruIled amidst danger, he should pos
sess sagacity 10 discern occasions vigilance TO
guard against surprise iortitade TO meet rever-
scs dcktc.hy t. remedy neir effect aud per
severance 10 attain h. ends. Some of these II Is
true. are high moral at,aInmenis but they may
be baiancrd Nv as f8DrGl defects and in tins ge-
neral sketch OF Military Hero. not sngle
lneameut will be fourd that can Justify the
cnpfpn 10 him of the b -ghiest order of human
intellect
From this character Of soldier. LEI US direct
our attention TO what is requisite to form the
character Of a statesman. By aStatesmau. how
ever, len II not be supposed tlat slude 10 one
WHO has nothing but his pretensions 10 justify
the appellailon WHO'S eager 10 anticipate The
order of time In soliciting trust, due only TO
those of pcned understanding aud the order
ofndture--in assuming employments, for which
he Was neverde,igned aud who instead OF pro
porioning his desires BY his intellectual attain
lnents consults only his precocious ambition and
presuInptuous vanity.
speak only ola statesman who deserves the
name: whose facliitics Of the FIRST and highest
order have been improved 10y early aud contln-
ued discipline whose actual attaiumcnts in the
aris aud sciences, required of statesman, ena-
bic him to perform the duties Of statesman
whose duties requiring the highest intel leetual
efforts, have given by exercise TO an enlarged
capacity still greater vigor and expansion and
IA u pfsltu an cd nd
ennobttng Sentiments constitute IA essential ia
gredient. On each of these much might be
SAID.
The " order Of intellect" or capacity, required
in statesman may be inferred from consider
ing the duties Inch he is required to perform
lie IS charged with the happiness. the prospect
y, the safety. aud the preservation ofthe State
All classes, and every individual Of every class
will owe whatever they can hold most desirable
m earth. 10 his wisdom, aud TO his Justice. HIS
mind must be sufficiently comprehensive TO grasp
4 the relations. and dependencies, and erigcn.
les, Of society aud MS intellectual vision sun
Ciently perspica cous TO survey the vast political
edlhce from its foundation to lis dome. By his
deliberate wisdom, contemplating the wants
lidS sians and u6rmties Of ND the statesman
erecrs ihc Suprrstruclurc al rational happiness
by hn ORGANISED Tournament, iequlrng of no IN
dividuai tho surrender Of what Is nor essential
70 the good of thewhole and which while con.
trrne OH responsible agents the power requisite
10 the attainment ofthe ends OF all government
prescrlbeS the terms OF this great political par
ner hip, prevents licenrousncss on the one hnnd
aud restrans the exercise ottyranly on the o.
rr. BY his wisdom and Justice, looking NJ t5e
complicated relations Of society, the statesman
forms those laws winch promote the greatest
good of the greatest number, which administer
ltte, aud health. aud peace, aud preserve the no.
~ polite from putretaction. Bl the same Wis
dom 10 plan. and execute, the statesman nour.
shes the principle of national prospcritv tho
means Of future SAFETY, husbands the resource.
othc state, and directs its energies in peace and
war. By the same wisdom. connected witt
iOresie ht. he preserves the Fundamental prime
o es OF tn State in their original purity removes
the corrun'lonS rngcnderCd by heir progress Of
me; and anticipating the causes, cradicates tfr
sceds Of early dissolution. Aud are these all
the duties oi statesman II is not enough
that he should know whatever can contribute to
the happiness, safety. and preservation, of his
own country, Ills vision must cxtcnd beyond
Is limits Ills own country forms but Que mrm-
her of the Gteat family of nations and, with 9TH
er members, relations may arise, pacific and
hostile, requiring all his wisdom, energy, and
foresight To managc these relations as be-
comes a statesman he must be as well acquaint-
ed with the government, institutions character
aud resources, of Foreign Stltes, as of his own.
" lth them he Inusi expect TO haSe soutiCfS ofin-
terest, If not of iorce--nf commerce, If not Of
II is only hy knowing the constituent
elements of their wealth. power, and safety,
that he can ellrctually Comteract ihrir measures
and promote the interests of his country
What a boundIess field is here for the excrtinn
of the highest powers of The human intellect. 4
statesman must not only be acquainted with the
leading principles IN the art OF Government and
the kindred sciences at politics, economies aud
Jurisprudence; lis mind should be filled with al
ouanahe knowledge Tie must not be sal SIZED
nth knowing what can impari success To the o.
perations solely Of m, igalion. or OF commerce
~ of war--but otthe whole combined Instead
If beng occupied with temporary cxpedients he
vii look al great results Instead of regarding
With microscopes VISION, the luctuatiug Interests
If part he promotes, 10 the utmost OF hs pow
tr, the permonent welfare of the entire Confcde-
Iacy. His inquiries instead q being limited T.
the principles otaugmentation. wit extend L
those Of creation and supply HIS eve, unconf.
ned IN its range to a single department " III SUI
vcy the appropriate functions Of all He hand
adjusts, not one spring only, bnt the entire ma
chmery of Government HIS attention, toe,
must not he confined 10 all that can enter INTO
the composition of human happiness in his own
country but embrace the diversified elements
Of the power aud prosperity of other Kingdoms,
and other States. 4 great statesman stands mp
IN the apex OF the moral world. surveys its ope-
rnlonS, controls its energies, aud directs It's
movements. Would any one feel the influence
~ z salesman intellect ON human affairs
Lea hlm contemplate the changes or the fe,oiu-
tons experienced Of unprecedented, wncu Chat