Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-04-26

ueteImlHeu. ne TusDes 10 lno gOhl W
hls thought, like the immortal Steeds Of
Achilles. He fears no danger, he hesi-
tatesat no obstacle. he listens 10 no limoF
ous suggestions. Deed follows determi
nation, as The thundeTbol the fash
His courage waits upon his will. Too
careless Of consequences to weigh we'll
thar nature, loo Indifferent TO report TO
heed much itS sUrmises he Urges a
MEASURE 10 its results with a will dsspot.
ic in its dictates, and q moral energy al
most terrific
A Hannibal in coUrsge and daring in
resolution, he gsiOs The field al Gamma,
and IuShes upon Rome and empire. lie
Ioltem not, like the CauhageOiaO, upon
the battle plain, TO gather the spoIS OF
the conquest. Leaving these 10 his FOL.
lowers, he oulstrips he voice oI victory.
and beraldS his owD triumph. 10 The very
thresholds olthe astonishet foe.
With mind aud purpose indomilsbIe,
he aims at command. and BVows his de-
termination. He enters upon his career
undaunled, with heart no obstacle can
terrlly, and a resolution no opposition
can shake. As the eagle, rouslng her
mighty youth, and kiudIiOg her uudaz
zled eye at the fuI mid day orb, he
boldly surveys the quarry, pursueS it 10
full careAr, and from his towering posi-.
tion dashes upon victory.
With q perseverance, that bears the
air Of romance he overcomeS The niggard
Iy provisions OF fortune and the hostile
intentions o. man. Nature has no diff,
cuIlles he cannot surmount, and human
power no etergy he cannot control -
His mind is IN impregnable fortress, en-
trenched therein like another Utica; he
de6eS Caesar and his fortunes.
Born in po'erly, he has conquered its
enlhralmenlsI reared in iDdigencs, he
has made peIury the stepping stone 10
his greatness With no parent TO direct
and no friend TO assist, he has carved
from the quarry Of his mind the statute
10 his fame.
He has his faults 10 bis charscler.-
lie vices are virtues over strained. II
The energy Of his mind is indomitabls
his determination Is unallerable. His
intense courage sometimes becomes un- =
controIIable audsCity; his frmneSS de-
generates in obstinscy; and tho very
maguanimily Of his character, 10 its self
forgeIlulnesS, leads 10 excessive dis
play.
But he never turned his back upon friend
or Joe The hand that he pledges in
friendship, or raises in enmi'y, is warm
ed with the blood OF his heart And The
promise that he gives. equally with the
threat that he makes, iS sacredly OBJ
served.
With all hiS moral sfFinity 10 what il
good in idea. great in conception, and
glorious 10 performance, no hates q
meanness worse than a crime, and fears
dlshonor more than death.
Such minds and such characters alone
can give to morality consistency. order
10 politics, or stability 10 principles. -
For the mind is the type Of the idea, and
the character lie dsvelOpemenI and sole
security.
He thinks with tho justnesH Of sonti.
ment, as he speaks with the authority
Of truth And bis eIoquence slwsys
moves, for his language, while it Occu.
pies The mind, warns The heart. He
has governed mulludes with the pow
er of his thoughts, and charmed Then
with the beauty OF his tones, and viii
a versatility Of talent, as admirable al
rare, has enraptured SenateS and aUi
mated armies. A: the head Of his bat
tie, Bolivar read his speeches to give
courage 10 bis soldiers and victory TO biz
standards.
Such are the portraits OF the leaders
Of the two parties. Under whose guild
ance our country would be most sale, il
is for the people to judge. To their
wisdom let the reference be made.