Democratic banner., 1845-02-01

'6dEbl, "iirt Hotolh6 h'oe
and care" sHAKsPkARk'
This Essay contains the opinions
Of the author. on the causes o' human
misery, AID the comparative ii"pp'-
ness of the white and black man.
Its 4 topic upon which The writer
has devoted much Observation and
reflection. and 'confnrmabTy there
with. honestly and frankly submits
bis rpInicn.
Wherever we turn our eyes. or
fdnrct eur con'cmpEnti"nS; whether
we behold lie power of the great, W
the lot nf the humble. we arrive nj
l,he conclusion that happlness cannot
lexis, vi'hon' care norprosPentv en-.
dure without iahoUr.
|. is q law entailcd on humanirv-
n law no less stern 'han melancholy
that misery (al,hrugh amongst a.
ltions and individuals is unequal!y dis
itrihu,ed) is as necessarily associated
with humau lite, us lie atmosphere
Nhich su>taibs il.
We enter into the world crying,
and leave II aith a gto~'! iiara'-
ness on eu;th. IS rather a picture 81
he Imagination ~cunceivcd. rhan a re-
iaIItv which man is permitted 10 en-
10y.
Indeed. there is no :ulj,ct on
which iti- uno,e suTurau%us 10 aeon,
mula,e. authorities. nor any assert 40
Of which our minds will more readily
h~iscovcr.tte truth, ,h;n that or con
di,ion in this lie is one OF difficulty.
dangera and intciec'ty.
When We take even the most DIS
tant prospact &. liz. What IS eAn'aii-
ed but a chaos O. uaha ,pinesS. 4 coa
fused and tumutWass scene Of lah tar
and cyrirsi. dis, P,intmen' AID de-
feat?
When We historically take view
a! past aLes. what Is presented IN
our rongenpia,l1ns bot crimes and
calan;tes? Ono year is distinguish
cd Av a famine and another " IN
earthquake: Kingdom. are rendered
tssa,atc someIIn4es hv var and other
tmsS by r.siierce; tie tranquility
e.. oar Globe Is Ut One tlac interrupt
al by the cnprIces OF Tyrant. and
at anu'her by he dc~sotations of a
CcHqGcTor,. Tic memory Is stored
aud The mind Of -ensihlIily aud a:sc-
iion sickered and distressed by such
IA ..uIden e. crime and CALAMITY?
such is a. correct and uuvanIsred
picture of human exiStencPi iSit
not then q truth well calculated To
excite "our special wonder" that
maay Inflated mo.alis'i still cling 10
the opinion that"our own felicity we
make and find" aud dat even. IN tbs
world, virtue meets lis ra~nrd and
virc is punishment But with all
th;~ iriatfon al write and morality
and Religion too miglt he annexed
do not every days experience demon
strate the h~ct,~Ihat wc DO not oil.
wavs suffer Tor our crimes. nor that
81 { are moi always protected by Our
Innocence?
PruIixity IN impariing sentiment.
to the reader Is often painful to the
writer, but not t" he sufficiently cx-
planarory. is pclhaps ~ much ~.
The author viii therefore in iurih-
er defence Of the propositions asSum-
cd. enquire Of n oi these mnraiIstS
"A good man Possesses any shield. by
which he may be protected from the
wlckedDcsS OF hrs nerghh0ur? Does
not the property al a good man silare
he same f lie with tie 6li. in a hail
tfeshet, orr cOb0cgration?
Does he carry about hiv per>Dn IN
armnur, which viii Iuu.ect han from
the ipgraiiudc, ireachcry aud prrfidy J.
IT such as he once Trusted as 'r'crGS?
IS he less obnoxious to the disobcdi-
'nce OF lis Ct ildren. he grippe of pow
ana .'the worlds cold Eeclcci? I
NJ. Is the response Of every niaH in
possession OF tie simplest %observa-
ion. Judgment hGt denomination. ,
Ga thecontrary. the writer Of these )
oenIoits has long since n!ade. the mel d
uc'toly discovery, that 1t mans own :
o~oiness often pfnge5 prolific germ :
D crgender cuemies the most Fancor- "
us ard inp,acabie! How many
Dad men Sqpandcr away fortunes ia II
cts If charity and benevdIcnce, n
.Gich are not only returned With the e
lackesl ingratituGe, but the beneiac- q
'r himself when reduced to pov'rly X
nd want, finds himself summed, neg II
cted and even dispised by those OF
ost instrumental in his downfall? IT
The sen>ibiiiti9S of q good man are r.
ore acute and tender rhan those Of u
bad one, and consequently he SUI -
p,,ra ,n,,a,,l, .ao l..