Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-11-05
REFLECTIONS,
Such as melinrate the heart,
Compose the passions and exalt the mind.'.


An Rxtract.--The great. object OF
lite 10 happiness, or in. other. words, 10
apportion 10 life as little misery as,pos-
s'ble; yet perfect happ mess is not the
lot OF mortals-content is not in this
world. A man must have enough OF
whatever his aim may be, to enjoy even
comparative happiness; yet what is e.
nough? This question was once cor
rectly answered to he a little more
than a person possesses"
Lille is short, and short as it is, the
more man spends it to the ful6lment
mhis hearts desire, the happier he is,
but mar is a tumble of cnntr arieties, he
is constantly on the alert Tor new scenes
"f excitement; that which pleases him
to-day, displeases him tomorrow.
Pleasure as it is called, is an excite
ment or calm, congenial with the feel
ings OF the iine-out pleasure probing
ed beyond the dial hour of the heart be-
comes pain. How much toll and la
bour, some men undergo inr what is
termed pleasure! Change the appeiia-
u,
business or duty, then with how much
reluctance would they engage in i, |!
they would not endure hunger and
fatigue, sun and shine, with so much
patience aud content. Imagination,
nay, even name works miracles |!
Such maynard thing is man! Every
mortal is either vain. proud or ambi
tlous-of all, by turns. Some seek
IN tame, some in wealth, some IN love,
to reach the summit of their wishes.
S'me ask the homage of the world -
others the applause Of their own partic.
; ular sphere or in other words, fame
pieases one-no,oriety is enough for
another. One prides himself upon
hts mental, another on his physical
strength. One is proud of noble. or
sometimes OF an ignoble aclion-anotber
has the pride of not being proud,
and to prove this, is guilty of &C.
centricity.
Be it fame, wealth or notorieiy, that
man cOvets, he stretches each nerve
for its attainment. The desire of fame
IS the pursuit Of noble and magnanl.
nous mind--notoriety of week and
imbecile. The persnit of fame is up a
steep and rugged cliff, and at each step,
difficulties almost insurm0unlable pre-.
sent themselves; still the aspirant, like
strong man, battles with them &. dis.
dams aid-he must alone achieve the
prize. The pursuit OF notorlety is over
level plain the traveller may now "a: d
then stoop his head to escape entangle
ment from the boughs OF the foliage
that crown his path--he may meet mil.
lions on his way he bows courteously tc
all may, sometimes like sycophan,
he disdains not to take hold ola fell
low travellers arm 10 be carried swif.
ter on his couIse-he seeks all aid-se
that his object be attained, he care no,
1T II be by his own or others execu.
tons. The road to wealth is indeed a
rugged one i; self denial, pruden. eau.
ton, nay, even mind distressing all
men, and hard labour alone, are compe
tent to surmoun, opposing difficulties
fhe Address to the Citizens OF Bos
ton, which was delivered on the III
ult. by the distinguished, President o
Harvard University, Mr. Quincy, has
been issued in handsome pamphlet
and will he. read with fond interest by
Severy son of New England. The sub
.1oined passage Of the conclusion de-
serves to be recorded in every memo
siy.-Nat. Gaz.
HThe great comprehensive truths
.swrit,en,in letters of light on every page
-ofonr ,bistery--the language addressed
aby- every past age Of New England tc
adj future ayes, is this: Human happi.
ness -hss no perfect security but free
dom freedom none but Dirtue: oirtn,
meme but hnoaotedgs; and neither free.
dom, nor virtue, nor knowledge, has
any 1v'gor, or immortal hope except in
the principles OF the Christian faith
and the sanctions of the Christian Re.
igion.
.iChristion Jubilee A letter from
Stockholm mentions, that officialorder,
have been given for general Jubilee
to be held throughout the Swedish do.
minions, on the 2Sth Of Noyembe,
next, in. celebration Of the first intro
duc'ion ofChristispity into that, coun.