The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
AsIIING on.

w ASll NC + ON.
10 the las, number of rho r iiu hurgh Review
ti~re 50 continuation, hy Lord Brungham. OF
hi- 81 Pofurai Chur~irrs." Afcr giving an
analysis 81 ths churari,r o. Nupplron, whom BE-
pronounce. the u.o-t sxtrpor iinsty man 81 mod
vY1, u,lls. ae conriises with tie follow ng rulo-
A. or Wasui~uroSf
~ sral-iit the relief which the friend ~
rrls7k .rI- the pyrr ct virtue. experiences, when
turning frnris De contemplation II such a char
arfer. hIs sle rests upon Tee grrafesI OF 0uf
own nf 90 sns other 1er the only onr upon
~ luin au rp.thnt thuughIlr-sly ayislird o.,
usn Co. i,s.frr tire rfifu-s ~ thi.tr worst ctsus~
vi7y Indeed be- uuo-euily 1ai Justly lr.stoprl
g. Np>iIinctrn Ne TRULY hah.hl q marvellous
cDnuH-, tn almost every ono ofthe rntowuenls
nltf fla WOES which vr have been cIutsuplu-
Ing, rui whirb arr $50 veil fu-i 90 excite o.
U1fuEii HfIfrtrfri1r. lud s1rruyy BuH ahlurrurr
Nill none 81 tlat hrIlliBut genus whrh daz
zirs ORDINARY mtuds wii5 MT even ans rrluark b.
Able qsi,rkuess ~ spppr-hcustun; Wrb know
hedge lsss than Hur.f Hil persons Iu Ir u.t i.ll~
ranks anal Hnuy we'll c,lurutrd e lhr huuilL+r
cla~-rs possr~- thi- eitir~,,i erSun Is present
~ ~ mar Oh~prvnfion Cluthpd In Huriufr~ ~
modest, uuItr-tpu,l,ug, 80 hiil~ rHirulsrrd -
strike, nr nsiolti~l. a- or be bal pressed uukuoo o.
fhrauEh so1te ~.rIfHlrl region 81 private hi--
Boz hr had Judgment stl-- not ~ltstri; sts.ntii
U-~s of tniui W'tirh never suffered Hi,y i,n~s,an
or even suy irrug 90 n,tiir ir~ raliu a strength
- understanding wbirh worked. rather shan
f'Frssl o. through 40 oi-fprlrs, -rrrnpVi 100 2
~ av0riinr rather tban ov~rlrapfUg thrni. ilis
coltr# GO Whsr h-f go b7ul- uF tu rouucil, Wa- -
perfect 10 might hs expected 3, oui ,h~ pare aui
steady tenrcr 81 soul A perfectly Iust npnn,
wrh thoropghly frn, resolution never O. hr
u,i-l~i l'y others. any more than ~ others over
avcd never o. be -etlucsd ~ betrayed. or hor
rel sw1N lev his own weaku~~s or self deli>iou
my fu0r" tl1u hg other nIeu's acts nor even
I1 ha ti-br frtrncd % the most complicated dif
frues ruy utur~ fHan 'n d. sIsnils,i 1u bee rftl-
Do h"l-ir- 81 iPuurr--s'trh was this grrat man.
-uh-firr 49, regard him as sustaining alone
lFs ~ hulf. weight ~ rlf4pHfRu-, Hii luf dr~peF-
Bfr, or 1irrou~ly terminating If~t warfare hy
hi~ ~aur~ss Hud hts roIraer--I.Tr~iliiur over
rha Iarriur elrneu's of Itohlirui rouuril pIk~
deaf fp tle sfururs 1T 90 eNtrcfus~--or directing
rr~ formation uf IS new govouuu,otu tor q great
pcpple thr first r.u,e Ilnt ys-i nm ok .rrinlenf
hal rvss been fri,.i ~ uap--.0r finally rptiriua
from fIlF ~tprrurrs Iu.ve. 90 ~h..h Boo ,lffue
hBd r-.-si iru st.., flle ur'luu hr bal created
AL s' .rose Hs~Ilnits he hsI rltIrd l1ug ~
hes rs. l-vs F"qf.,,i -'s'''...g G.stt ,r vtzrrR-
uDr 81 BI pa..s>, a. AL nations, &C. "a mnukind
0 1risr lhut lhe rights at men might be CON
~ we'd, Hud llIa' hi~ example might never br APP
p"1'rl To- 10y vulgar Iyrauts. This - the CON
sIuats glory Of the great American, n trun-
V1put warrior where the most Snnguine had
hcu.tieS OF a course whUlly untried but a war
Iior, whose sword only left its sheath hen the
first law Of our nature commanded IL TO lie
drawn and a ruler, who having tasted OF su-
pr,''ue p"wer, gently aud unosicniaiuusly desir.
ci that the cup might pass from him, nor would
suflrrmore to wet his lips Than the most solemn
and~nrrrd duty tn his country and, God required.
To his iut-st breath did this great patriot
maintain the noble character of IA captain tire
pattern of pence, md statesman the frieu
Of justice. Dying he beIueaIhed to his heirs The
sw ort which he had worn ia the war OF liberty,
charging them. never TO take IL from the srah.
baud but in self.defence, or in defence OF their
country and her freedom AM commanding
them, that when IL sho uld thus Ice drawn, they
should never sheath it nor ever give /; up,
hut prefer falling with It in their hands to the
REIMBURSEMENT ;Crcof"- words, the mqesty s.
simple elnquence Of which a,e not surpassed in
the oratory oi Athens and Rome. II will lie the
duty of the historian and the sage la all ages to-
omit occasion of commenioraJing this illus
irioGs man and until time shall he more,
vii! test Of the progress whrh our hns
made in wisdom and in virtue, he derived from
the venerarion paid TO the immortal name OF
WASHINGTON