Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-28
MISCELLAN EOUS.
1MMoRAL1r1Es IN PUBLIC MEN.

INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC MEN.
The public press is too much trammell-
ed by party, and too much under the influ-
cnce Of public men; consequently it does
not come uD to, nor act out those prnci-
pies Of independence which the good Of
the community demands in a moral point
Of rieto. 1t is TOO apt, as general prn-
cipIe, to exaggerate the faults of its poiti-
cal opponents, and palliate the faults Of its
political friends; moreover, there is per-
hap$, 700 great tendency in the heat Of
political warfare, 10 introduce matters of
personal nature, which, perhaps, after all,
have no bearing upon the question at is
sue. BY pursuing this course, the press
has lost much influence which it mi ght
otherwise have had. The truths which
are told have no effect they are suppos-
ed to be mere words used for party purpo-
ses. In this way We account in part for
! the fact-which we think no one will de-
ny-that individuals are elected to high
and responsible Offices, who, although
they may possess talents of the highest
order, are constant Y in the practice Of the
most disgraceful imnoraIities We con-
slider all public men,-nen who are cam
didates for, or who hold public ofice-as
the property for the time being of the pub
lie. And, therefore, every thing which
they do which has direct tendency up
on the moral aceII-Leing of the mass,
should be closely scrutinized, and boldly
commented upon. Nothing bu; the truth
should be told, but that ought to be told,
and told in such manner as to produce
some effect. That persons have been
raised TO the highest honors which the
people can bestow, whose moral charac-
tiers, TO say the least are questionable, no
) one will deny. We do not charge this
upon any particular party; but we do say
that all parties ought to consult the moral
sense of the community, in the selection
} of individuals for office. II it be a fact
that the liberty of our country depends
: upon the rirtue, as we'll as the intelligence
of the people, then we believe it to be the
: paramount duty of the poop e in he seiec
ton of public servants 10 see that they
: have some uirtues, and that they practice
the precepts of morality, as well as that
; they have intelligence and talents. Ii
this principle could be adopted in all cas-
es, our Legislative Halls would not pre-
3 sent, as they frequently do, scenes which
bring disgrace upon the country.-BOs-
d ton Press.
DRowNED.-OnS Saturday last two bow:
! aged and / l, sons Of Mr. Zenas Croweil
of South Dennis, were drowned in POND
. near his dwelling house. They went on
:. the pond in the afternoon with other boys
to skate, and were left there about )
O'Clock. The boys not coming home in
!, the evening, their parents were alarmed
~ for their safety, and the neighbors wen
y into the woods in search of them No
6 finding them, they went TO the pond anc
- found a hole broken in the ice near the
>, shore. They procured gait and soor
" drew up the body of 'he younger boy, anc
= shortly after that of the elder 1t is sup
y posed that at the time they fell through
- the ice they held each other -bv the hand
e Their funeral was mad at the Methods
- meeting house in South Dennis on Mon
r day last, and an appropriate discours,
was delivered on the occasion by tn,
Rev. John Sanford. to crowded audience
- Yarmouth Register.
n. How TO SAVE IN LITTLE
* Procurea book and keep an exactaccoun
Ii of al! your expenditures At the expira
u ton of 3 months. review the account ant
ot see how much you have expended in four
lie penny and ninepenny items which 70,
IS could have done without as we'll as moi
II Then see 10 it that each ensuing qnarte
- shall be minus just those things. In ma
,e ny cases the aggregate would BE- found
more considerable than you would b.
es aware Of unless you kept such an &C
I'd count.
Id The true economy of housekeeping il
of simply the art of gathering up all tn
i'd fragments so that nothing be lost. l mea,
IT, fragments of time as we'll as matters
I'd Nothing should be thrown away as lon!
of as it is possible to make any use of i
IN however trifling it may be: and whate,
rit err NAV be the size of family, ever,
s, member should be employed either il
Id earning or saving money.
10 10 The maxim of Blcon, KNOWLEDGE
~. power" is never more true than In regar
' IT, to agriculture. Hence no farmer wh
~ does not avail himself of the fruits of oil
- ~ ers' experience, and who does not improv
,e his knowledge by perusing the able