Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-21

,,od AZ he walks along, the outcast oi
peel be receives the pity of friends, and the
suo.r: of enemies. His home Is no longer agree
ahis and his broken-hearted wife sanctihed In
hor sorrows. eats the bread of indulgence moist
ened with her tears.--Here Is desuoyeu W.
nestle happiness
| ssIRe only bliss ,
OF Paradise that has srr1red me tae.
Here is total extnguishment OF some one Vi .ne
noblest of the benevolent affections. rcqune'
the highest efforts to extlngulsh this ane''io"'
which is one of the attributes OF De'ty' eonoe
uuently, all the kindred feelings must nave per
ished in the struggle. The hand Is ho ,onse'
extended to the suffering wretch who petltions
for raI;ef-the eve IS no longer gemmed with the
tear of sympathy. nor will the heart respond 10
| the promptlnss of Charity. So much for the De-
neyooIent affections, which temperance alone can
preserve, in all their purity. :, -,
4thly. sTempern,ce leads to the posts OF honor.
Genius is seldom found-it is gift which Is pre-
cious because it is rare. Talents by that eX-
preston. would only mean, greater aptitude
70 learn than the generality of mankind possess,(
can easily be COMPOUNDED with genius; but still
I there is definite difference. Men ct genius
NAV be considered as the .4ristocracy OF the ~
mightu-they surmount every diffculty-trl-
umph over every repulsive circumstance, and at
tain the goal of their ambition. No matter what
their vices may be, their intellect Will pave the
way to those seats of honor and trust, which mer-
it alone should occupy. =,
But these examples of genius are few, and the
greater portion of even this small number, nave
contributed their superior endowments 10 the
cause of virtue. In all enlightened count1es'
we have seen the merltOrlous part OF the cOnmuhl-
ty. ascending gradually the road OF preferment;
| :I.l - IL with Urpa
ties and more SURPRISING advantages, have, by
Inducing in Laten,peraace, forfeited the conf
dence of their fellow men,& were even deprived OF
the last strong hold of the human mind, that por-
ton where self.respect resides. This last result
invariably follows consciousness, by the victim,
that he has forfeited the respect of others. Now,
unless man be one of those favored few, who
acquire knowledge as by intuition, he must not
expect, without corresponding exertion on his
own part, to be a successful candidate tor the
honors of his country. knowledge must be the
grand desideratum of man, who would wish to
take an imposing station on the emnence OF Fame:
He must accomplish his purpose, by unwearled
labor and Notifying self-denial: by noticing
the adaptation of means to an end, and by drink
ing deeply of those springs of science, which in
themselves are inexhaustable. The mind, du-
ring this process, must be serene and unclouded,
not swaved by excitement, but always on the
alert, to eIucidate truth, and expose error.
None of those luxuries, which degraded the Asi-
atics, must be INDUCED in. By observing strict
Ienperancein every thing-the man will have
gained the confidence of his friends, and the re-
spect of the public; his mind will always be rea-
DIV, for receiving and dgesting important truths:
and if to these things patience and perseverance,
be added, success must crown his labors. II
they do not lead him to honor, they will at least
conduct him to happiness. Should he be pusheu
into the arena of human life, ne Will not appear
to disadvantage. although contendIng with those,
whose faculties have been sharpened in greater
intercourse with society, and whose minds have
been ripened by experience.
In this country the instances are numerous,
where from the humblest occupations in life, men
have been elevated to the highest. Some of those
"sgners" to that instrument which declared all
men free and equal' once owed a bare subsist-
ence to mechanical trade. Their names and
characters are now surrounded with glory imper-
ishable. Temperance was the mighty agent which
brought about this result.
/ In England, some of her most illustr0us charac
ters, owe their elevation in society, to temper
ance: among them may be found Lord Chief JUS
tice Hale, born in Worcestershire, in the year
l6O9-his biographer (Burnet) relates the fol-
lowing anecdote of him: ':Durng his course of
study at Lincoln's Inn, he happened on one oc-
casion, to mingle in joval company-in the
course of the evening, one of his fellow students,
having drunk too much, fell down apparently
dead Young Hale was so much affected, that
he retired to pray for his friends recovery, SOL
emily vowing, never more to keep such company,
nor again to drink health;" after this event his
disposition underwent complete change; he
forsook all manner of dissipation, and devoted
his time solely to his profession. His labors end
ed in his promotion to the highest judicial seat in
the kingdom.
Another instance, may be found in the per-
son of Sir William Jones, one who in the sum-
mer of 1888 embarked for India, and in the ca
pacity of high functionary, for many years, on
the shores of the Carnatic, unsealed those sacred
. fountains of Justice, which meandering through
, the kingdom, bore in the nature of its pure and
tranquil waters that consolation, which revived
the fainting spirits of many millions of men.
If time would permit, | might adduce many