Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-11-09
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straight forward, open course Of con-
duct. All sinister designs and unwor-
thy attempts will revert upon your
own heads, and throw the weight Of
influence into the scale ofyour opponents
If you have low, crafty, and hos
tile competitor to deal with, let him
alone, and he will work out your own
reputation for you.-The opposition Of
such man can never doyoua any harm.
His INSTITUTIONS, and even his sland-
ers, will contribute to your advance
ment. But you must remember not to
disturb him in his course. If you take
the trouble to refute his calumnies too
often, he will, in some measure, bring
you down to his own level in public
estimation. Asensible author has some
where observed, that there are two
ways Of attaining prosperity in the
world-the first by the praises of hon
est men, the other, and the surest, is
by the abuse of rogues.
When your competitor is an honest
and high-minded man, the proper way
to make him serviceable to you, is TO
maintain the same character yourselves.
Treat him as one gentleman should al
ways treat another, with liberality and
magnanimity; and not with mere
scrupulous regard to these mean and
sorry points Of etiqaet in which little
minds suppose all the virtues of life to
be centered. Such conduct, even when
exhibited towards inferior morals, will
always give you an advantage over
them, while it will at the same time
place you on equal ground with the
most elevated. 1t will make you res
pect yourselves, and thereby supply
you with more moral strength than a.
ny thing excepting the purest Christi
anity, can inspire.
Wushington's regard for the Sab
bath, and veprobafion Of prefane
s,cearing. That the troops may have
an opportunity of attending public
worship, as well as to take some rest
after the fatigue they have gone thro' /,
the General, for the future, excuses
them from fatigue duty on the Sabbath,
except at the ship yards or on special
occasions, until further orders. He is
sorry that the foolish and wicked prac-
tice of profane cursing and swearing,
a vice heretofore little known in the
American army, is growing into fash
ion-he hopes the officers will, by ex-
ample, as well as influence, endeavor
well to check it, and that both they and
the men will reflect, that we can have
little hope Of the blessing of heaven
on our arms, if we insult thy our i'm
piety and folly-add to this, it is a vice
so mean and low, without any tempta-
ton, that every man of sense and cha
ractcr detests and despises it Order
N BOoh Of the .Arvay, tug. 8, l776.
We gave, few days since, an account
OF visit to Mr.. Madison, by distin-
guished citizen of Philadelphia. In
the conversation, Mr.. Madison held
with this gentlemen, it was gratifying
to perceive, at the end Of his lifc-the
first of which was given with devoted
ness to the establishment of our insti-
tutions, the meridian to their admins
tration, and the close to philosophic
contemplation of their tendencies
that he bore evidence of his confirmed
conviction in the propriety of cherish
ing the democratic doctrines, to the
opening triumph to which he had con-
tributed SO much. Our Philadelphia
correspondent says, that Mr.. Madison
cast back his looks to Mr.. Jefferson as
his idol among Statesmen; and we are
happy to find, from the following note
from Mr.. Bancroft to his late 18th of
July Grafton, that he required to Mr..
Jefferson with the same affectionate
confidence, in a conversation with him
IN March last. To both these gentle
men also ne expressed his repugnancc
to monopolics.
but what will the coalition of Web.
ster, White, Clay, Calhoun, Tyler, and
Granger, say to the fact stated by Mr.
bancroft, that he expressed .his IRE.
ference for Mr.. Van Buren,, whom he
personally esteemed most highly:',
that he "was alike opposed 10 tho
wings Of the south and the wings Of the
north-not to them personally, but to
their docfrine?''
And what especially, will that dune
The nullifcrs, Judge Whitley say,
whcn ne learns that "the party that raj.
lies round Mr. Van Buren,, was to Mr.
the party of the union?''
Inc outcry of one and all of these
-, Mor'n.es will be, that the Magician, in
''ls VISIT TO Montpelier last year, cast