The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-10-24
THE WAY is OPEN TO ALL.

Miss Martineau, in her recent work on this
country says that the only unhappy young gen
temen in our Northern States, are those who
are born 10 fortune. Well, there is more truth
than poetry in this. Let those who have no
other fortune than their hands think of it. There
is free road open TO them. Almost every great
name that has adorned the world, has been won
by personal ehort--unuided by the fortuious
power Of wealth, or mushroom force Of birth.
Young men of our country go up this road. Go
up it by the force of your own eXertiCns, for you
will never ascend by any other. Rely upon
nothing else, for all else may fail you.
To our contemplation there is no spectacle
more worthy of admiration, than virtuous young
man, advancing himself in the esteem OF the good
and worthy, by his own eXerions. His indus
Try is unceusing--his department modest and UNI
assuming. His principles are fxed-his integrity
unlinching, lie practices the cardinal virtues
for the love of them-and others love him for
their practice. lie should meet kindness on ev
cry hand, Mankind nre interested in his sue
cess, for lie may become the depository of the
power which our fathers exercise. lie may sit
in the high paces-giving laws to the country
and wisdom to the age.
We would not destroy the hey-day of youth.
There is natural buoyancy to youth, that should
be INDUCED But it should be cherished only in
useful innocent, refined amusemcnts. Amid the
intelligent society of virtuous females young men
should seek relaxation from the cares of the
counting house, and the tolls of the Workshop.
Here will their affections be purified, their man
ners refined.
Young man, shun as you would the plague,
those who deride the society of vrtuous females.
There is moral pestilence in the atmosphere
they breathe. If they loved virtue, they would
love virtuons society 1t is sure proof that they
know themselves too well TO enter where virtue
and refinement alone dihuse their relulgent light.
Seek society above yourself, but enter not that
which is beneath you, either in intelligence, re-
finement or virtue.
More yonng men ruined, in our Cities by
bad associations, than from all other causes COM
hine6. When the nouice enters n coterie, he soon
catches the prevailing spirit. If drinking and
carousing prevail, he drinks and carouses. He
will not be laughed at because he cannot swallow
as much wine rs his fellows, and if they partake
Of "tha strong drink that malle:h mad" he shows
his strength of mead in swallowing the same po
talons. If others gamble, he CANDLES. AS they
descend to the lowest vices, in tho spirit Of brdua
do, he sinks down with ihem-to the very depths
of pollution-until he hangs upon society pest
and nuisance, instead of an honor AMI ansorna
ment, as he might have been, had he not met
ruin in the bewildering, communicating, blighling
Influences of pernicious associations.
When we behold young man capable of re-
ssting all such temptations, we watch his steps
in profound admiration, We look upon him as
a bright promise to human liberty. Morality
shall hail him us her champion. Religion will
exult in his defence He shall sit in the high
places of the Republic and his name shall en-
dure
When monumental marble
Hath crumbled with its scroll,
A len Nh NL.I,I NJ AInrn H.