Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1843-07-01

Congress- and same for each Extra Sessionpsy
Asbe In all cases In advance.
CONVERSATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS.
In the beautiful letters OF consolation and Of grief
between two celebrated men of antiquity, one Of
them advises the other to take refuge from the af-
ficti0nof severe domestic loss, in the exerons Of
public affairs and the honorable pleasure OF confer
ring benefits on his country. Alas" he replies
I" there was time when such remedy as you
propose might have availed, and when they whom
individual caanities overwhelmed could escape
from their private misfortunes into the contempa-
ton or creation Of public greatness or happiness.
But all this is denied us, and every distress al
home is deepened by the spectacle abroad Of pub
lie affairs as disheartening to the citizen as be-
reavements like mine are to the man"
Such,is, in slight degree, the feeling which,
for some time, has been spreading over the minds
Of many A dangerous Encouragement, amounting
almost TO dsmay, has seized upon the public spirit.
The good find that the most unprincipled counses
but too often succeed the able, who will not con-
sent to seek their support in every bad and shallow
delusion are dragged down and ,rodden over by
every base competitor; while the Public, continual
ly. deceived in its unwsey chosen favorites, is, be-
cause they whom it preferred have proved worth
iess, iahlng last INTO the sun more oeP'orap'e
error OF believing mat all are corrupt ailke L. IN
the popular favor, honor, worth, patriotism, caPa-
city, experience, Independence and all that gives
recttude, zeal, lofiness, dsnerestedness public
service, continually worsted by the fatal arts of
the mere demagogue,so that hness 70 perform one
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part nobly and TO serve the country usefuly be-
comes an almost certain exclusion from popularity,
what must follow lie who would rise must olsen
cumber himself OF every announcements virtue abIll-
ties must bend themselves, not g working out the
public good. bats9a'ferlng the prevall.ng popular
passion; and az sne gpod' VINO arr moi driven from
pubic afars' mus a0andon them IN despair
With this VIDE fxp2Islon or wnhdrawal from the
public employ re who could give them
! just dignity Eye still more general
and disastrou eoneA hand N hand-an
apathy OF the - y n ~ 1ntenigent al large' VINO
orgadaklfxo o'recs naFe IN politics' excePt az
portion OF consQ1nent pody) might YET py
'ne'r vo'es or 2nce mere, nave asAast re-
Gieved thinQ $Fom tne'F 2eent unhappy condition
~ N them ~ gloom o. long pubic adversely, the
po'nsMfps % nesHy every hoPe' mas al 'as'
cneencefeu distrus' Of our institutions themselves
anu 'ofepo"ngs o' result 50 uniformly unfortunate
u'a. manI ~ .neo'' 100 prone 10 cohsloer Puoi'e
anas Us gVe" o'e, - "oPeeS' .on'us'o" anu e''o'
aoanoon Inc srugge' ana seek 10 he selfish care OF
their private pursuits the only remedy or comPensa-
ton which public disorder and distraction can AFFORD.
a Yet, while the brave, the good, and the prudent
preserve their courage and their constancy there is
ALWAYS hone in public affairs There is no nobler
;a.,.noo &C Roman usdon, ,b,n that ,roceedno ~
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tneir SENATE ai'er 'he 'eiiio'e o'o" a. oa""a'
Instead OF yielding to the popular CONSERVATION or
visiting upon the unfortunate commander las would
be- sure TO hapnen IN this country the wrath which
,,Ia Ill, ~. ,,oaL.rsa ,bo n,hI;c sn;r, all,
1o''o o"'' - - sp -
'hore' uey SEM auePu'a''o" - '"e o'a'e ou' ~
an over,brow he had not despared Of the Re-