The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

apartments, filed with rich and gorgeous fur
nlture-would feel, say, as ifhe, lofty, inn
mortal being as he is, were but an ordinary
thing amidst the tnselled show around him
or would feel as If he were more ordinary
being. for the perishing glare Of things, amidst
winch ne walked How many man, VINO
as ne passed along the wayside, saw the cha
iiot oil wealth rolling by him, would forget the
Intrinsic and eternal dignity Of his own mind,
III poor, degrading envy Of that vain pageant
-wouid ieei himself 10 be an humber crea-
lure, because, not IN mind, but in mensuration
ne was NOT quite SO high! And so long as
TINS - the case, do you believe that men un-
derstand their own minds, that they know what
they possess within theml How many, in
fact, feel as d that inward being, that mind.
were respectable, chiefly because their bodies
lean on silken couches, and are fed with cost
y luxuries! How many respec, themselves,
and look for respect from others, in proportion
as they grow more rich, and live more splen-
didy, not more wisely, and fare more sunip-
tuously every day &! Surely il Is not strange,
while all this is true, that men should be more
attracted by objects Of sense and appetite,
than by miracles Of wisdom and love. And
It Is not strange that the spiritual riches which
man IS exhorted to seek, are represented IN
scripture as " hid treasures - for they are in
deed hidden in the depths Of the soul-hidden,
covered up with worldly gains, and pomps,
and sanites. 1t is not strange that the king
dom OF heaven, that kingdom which is within,
Is represented as treasure buried il field
the flowers bloom, and the long grass waves
there, and men pass by and say il is beaui-
full but this very beauty, this very luxnriance,
conceals the treasure And SO it is in this
life, that luxury and show, fashion and out
ward beauty, worldly pursuits and possessions,
attracts the eyes Of men, and they know not
the treasure that is hidden in every human
soul.
Yes, the treasure--and the treasure that is
in every soul. The difference that exists
among men is not so much in their nature, not
SO much in their intrinsic power, as in the
power OF communication. To some it is
given to embosom and embody their thoughts;
but all men, more or less, feel those thoughts.
The very glory of genius, the very rapture OF
Plety, when rightly revealed, are diffused and
spread abroad, and shared among unnum-
bered minds. When eloquence end poetry
speaks-nhen the glorious arts, sta,uary,
painting, and musc--xhen patriotism, chari-
ty, vlrtue-speaks to US, with all their thrilling
power, do not the hearts Of thousands glow
with kindred joy and ecsiacy7 Who's here
so humble, who SO poor in thought or 10 affcc-
ton, as not to feel this Who's here so low,
SO degraded, had almost said, as not some
times to be touched with the beauty Of good.
ness! Who's here with heart made If such
base materials, as not sometimes to respond,
through every chord Of il, to the call of honor,
patriotism, generosity, virtue What glo-
rious capacity is this! Apowcr to commune
with God and angels Ia reflection Of the
brightness Of heayen--a mivror that collects
and concentrates within itself all the moral
splendors of the universe light kindlcd
from heaven, that is TO shine Brighter and
brighter forever! For what then, my friends,
shall we care as We ought to care for this Z
What man can bear about with him--what Of ,
fce. what array, what apparel, that shall beget
such reverence as the soul he bears withhim!
What circumstances Of outward splendor can
lend such imposing dignity to any being, as
the throne of inward light and power, where
the spirit reigns for everl What work Of
man shall be brought into comparison with
this work Of Godl ! Twill speak Of it in its
simplest character-I say thought, a hare
thought--and yet say, what is itr-and what
is its power and mystery? Breathed from
the inspiration ofthe Almighty /; partaking Of
infinite attributes compromising. Analysing,
and with its own beauty clothing oil things;
and bringing all things, and all themes-earih,
heaven, eternity--within the possession ofthe
momentary being what is there that man can
form-what sceptre or thronc--what sruc-
ture Of ages--what empire Of widespread
dominion--can compare with the wonders
and the grandeurs Of single thought 1t is
that alone Of all things are made--it is that
alone, that comprehends the Maker Of all
That alone is the key, which unlocks all the
treasures Of the universe. That alone is the
power that reigns over space, time, eternity.
That, under God, is the sovereign dispenser
to man, of all the blessings and glories that lie
within the compass of possession, or within
the range ofpossibiIty. Virtue, p,ety, heaven,
immortality, exist not, and never will exist for
us, but as they exist. and will exist, in the per-
ception, feeling, thought--of the glorious
mind.
GARLIc.-The Hungarian jockeys fire.
quenty tie Glove Of garlic to their racers
bits, when the horses that run against them
fall back the moment they breathe the often
sive odour. 1t has been proved that no horse
will eat in manger if the mouth Of any other