The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-08
THE WoRIH oF CHARACTER


ExFaei from discourse on lie Draih
Of William ilsnty Harrison. lale Psesiden,
Of The United Slsses. BY Rev. Charles D.
llaslduek, Professor Of intellectual Philo
snPhy II Dartmouth College.
I" To Young men. especially 10 rounp
men uhn have eho.rniar themselves The
sphere &c cisil life. lie history of The
kdeparIed STATESMAN IS full &c instruction.
/" fhe grea, lesson, which his LiTe most
sirikingly ssl,Ices, expressed With some
thing ~ Apharisuc brevifv, h this. !. DO
nell and srai.." .Coniidenee,' sid The
E.rl Of Chatham. sis plant iof Glow
growth. /" Aud 50 j. The merit, By which
c"nadcnce Is VIM. The Rrea,estNol Ell
misliker. II The outset ~ Life. Is the ,Uis.
take al prssuming on the favor OF min
KIND without earning il. IN youth tn
void will pardon much. Us indisrreliou
End obl'qul,ies are overlooked with sur.
prising charity. IIul youth saon passe.
away. anil. with u. passes awav. also, The
lenlIy 81 jndgmeni, the kind allowance,
with which its errors and iollles are re.
garded. The man is measured by q
sesefer standard; aNd swards are melted
cut 70 him on Steiner principles. The
high pnsis. The permanent distinctions ii
life, i's great prices. are az purchased by
reAfy wears of Toll. IA Il true. in com.
ny like ours. The patient cnllisaior ofhim.
self. lie diligent student % ihe absrusel
end lrss in,i'ing principles of things
inay be. sometimes. oulruE. aud disiancej
By nimhisr. more bpslling, and les.
scrnpuluus spirits. Bui lsl him consider
that. whilst the monarch al the foFest j;
slowly maturing 10 his noble stature
generation after gensrili0n Of the Rra.se,
aud weeds. that shaded his infancy. wihel
aud rot ii hrs foot. In a quarter al ;
century many shining names grow diu
many budding hnnars are bligh'ed. Blu
Que man in hunlrrd liyes 10 come /,
nny thing. We are ton anxious to real
before we SOW. "fhe husbsna,nau vail
eth for the precious fruit Of he earth, an,
hath long pstience Tor il, until he receiy,
the early aud the latter rain" Tb,
objects which Young men propose Il
themselves can hardly be too great; hn
they may be ZOO near. Impotence ]. tn
SIN &c youth. Unity and slea.liness o
pursui, are the true secret Of Illimat
success.
/ "I,is, however, an aGimating thought
to ihesmau Of patient, iron industry, that
/ if 4. great rewards must sll be earned
/ they are seldom withheld. The marke
seems sometimes uverslocked; and
yuuug mans spirit sinks within HIM, a
| the thuught Of having so many 10 conten,
| with, and so liii.e 10 be divided anon!
them ill. But The rsrest thing in III,
world is character. the growth OF per
sonsl pains. and sacrifices, and trials
Every place and every calling wants il
! I. is never seen begging bread. An,
| price will be paid for il. ~.
These principles are strongly enforce'
I by the example 81 General Harrison. A
a late period Of life, unsmbiulous, an'
retired from public observation, he wa
sought out and solicited 10 accept the iiFs
office in his country. A man was wanIe'
!. To concentrate public sentiment. to iuspir
general confidence. The able statesmen
the great orsiors Of the time, were al
passed by: and Cmcinna,us was agai
/ called from the plough. That he ha
always done well. Whatever he had done
anil aimed uniformly to perfect himself
was his TILE TO Office.