The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-05-10

| ne TUIntllthl anu lHSuIltS VI All al
nnen, age, hege,lng bloaed pride, and
leading 70 pompous extravaganza. sensual
| pleasure, and vicious gratihcallons-tn0 Of
Ten engender a cold selfishness, which
makes misfortune crime only to be eX-
plated, by death or intemperance.
In vain will civilization dictate improv-
meni in mind, and recommend humanity
and kindness, as an element of morals.
while the passion of selfgratii:ca,ion, and
unbounded pleasure. close the heart TO
every appeal of sympathy urged in behalf
of the unfortunate. In a commercial
community, especially where riciSsifude
is stamped as an ineXorable attribute Of
trade, such callous indifference to the un
fortunate, heges a creed as dangerous To
enterprise and happiness. AS i. is fatal To
the dictates of virtue, religion, and honor.
" hen the cold seishness Of pride, eslab-
fishes the revolving maxim, tina, the I'M
| fortunate have no resource bat sUIsIDE or
the ,ayern'-i, is time for Christian civil
izalion TO pause in her proud career, and
ask herself, is this the reward of my la
Dor p Was it for this our Savior came
among men, humble as child, and inno-
cen, as an Angel to give lessons of love
to the family of mankind! Was it for
this, that science beamed her rays Of glo-
nv. bringing down the mysteries Of hea-
ven, to become familiar with the minds
OF men Was it for lhis, ruin reared her
banner at the call of i.uther--and mercy
moulded justice into love, at the foot Of
Calvary! Was it for this, Intellect has
become exalted, and perfection in arts
achieved Is lhls the fruit Of tina, system
of government, which has grown ont OF
the Christian dispensaion for universal
happiness No No! No!
Yet Caii0w hnbit, too common to
the unthinking children Of prosperity, has
lorked up all sympathy for the sons Of
misfortune and when a brother groars
in the agony Of affection, he is answered
Ivy the hand writing on the wall suicide
or the tarern is your only refuge from
msinrtune.' BLOT OUT THY nIDEOUs
SCROLL.
The frui, Of this evil and pernicious
doctrine has been too abundant, not To e.
cite every human spirit 10 in,erpose de-
cisive veto upon lis continuance. We
have seen too many gifted men fall VIC
Tins to this sentence Of hardhear,cd
pride. no, to unite our efforts to arrest an
evil of such desolalng tendency-whch
violates The most sacred of all the com.
mandmenis Of God, and trampes under
foo, the nobest feelings that do honor to
our nature.
When The child of prosperity looks
down with the proud leer Of triumphant
scorn, upon his unfortunate brother, whu
has fallen, and is bleeding by the way
side-does he remember that he Too is
mortal, and may also fall like him! What
charter Of exemption from human vicissi.
,ude, is to be found in hard hear, or a
proud mind He who smiles over the
fall Of the victim of to-day. may himself
be that victim io-morr0,c. We have
seen the living illustration Of this truth
not once but thousand times. VIVA,
will poor Smith, who failed the 9th
/ er day do now ! asks one Gicnt
of another. oh ! | suppose he vii
shoot himself, or take TO drink replies
the cold blended chuckle, ,la. provoke'
the laugh Of his inhuman companion.
| But Smith did neither. lie found relic
: in prayer. lie bowed down his head IL
? the storm. and found forli.u,le from hea
; ven. A wife's consolation gave him cour
: age. Reliance on God, and his own IF
] forts. sna,ched him from the ,emplin,
y bowl, and caused him to turn with loa,h
4 ing, from the path Of the suicide. VIVA
e is man, il he cannot bear misfortune