The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-06-16
From the Providence Gazette.
SELF RELIANCE.

From the Providence Gazette.
SELF RELIANCE.
The all wise Creator in his disposition Of human
affairs hos surrounded with dilfcultieS lie has
placed the objects Of worldly love upon an emnence.
whose rugged s. precpitous sides duunt even the
bold terrfes the faint hearted. And he that wins the
prize must fight for il. The student he trims tho
midnight lamp recalls the sages Of the past, and still
tolls on the merchant wealth in the distance and
struggles to obtain it, and the statesman fights many
battle and Inecs a, the shrine of mad ambition.
The Creator has given man the inherent energy TO
conquer. Self reliance is OF the noblest altri-
bues ofman, 1t is an indispensable quality. Wheth-
he is to carve ont path of glory amid the clash OF
and the din ofwar, or take noble stand in the
cause Of humanity, he mast rely upon himself And
i; is this reliance which elevaes man in the scale OF
being Without it, Columbus would still have been
poor Genoese sailor. Farnklin printer and Faust
but an humble artist. Look at the great men Of our
country, and shall find that many of them are Of
humble origin. They have fought their way through
difficulties and stand forth tho architect of their
own fortunes
There is dignity in Self Reliance which always
commands attention. We despse the individual
who ereeps along the feet of his fellows; we feel
that he degrades himself that he insults his God; for
God made in his own image But that man
ecis our admirtion, who in tho midst Of dangers
and difficulties boldly meets, and even courts them.
Winter and the Alpine SHOWS rose up before the mad
career ola Napoleon.
"Opposuit natura Alpem que niven que,"
but they could not damp the determined purpose OF
his soul Poverty and an ignomnious death, stared
Washington in the face, but they could not check
his ardor in the Of freedom. There is no OBJ
stace too great barrier too strong for the man OF
Self Reliance to surmount. Defeat never leads him
to despair, disgrace is but stronger incentive to ex-
erton. Such character is truly digni6ed one; and
worthy admiration and respect.
Let them, the young men of this republic, with a
noble nrdur, and high aims out path honora-
BILE to themselves and their country. Relying upon
their exertons they may aspire to great things
and accomplish great things In few years they
are to WELD the desiinies Of the nation; and whether
il be for good evil, will depend upon themselves.
The Star Spangled Banner, which now commands
the homage of the world, will be trampled under foot
by any hostile army, or proudly wave ia the breeze
through hong ages yet TO come, as the young men OF
this country shall decide.
INDIAN LOVE VALE.
The Editor Of the South Carolin ian once had oppor
tunity for daily intercourse with the Choctaws, and
he improved it by acquiring their language, which he
describes as quite the musical Of all the aborg-
inal tongues, holding much the relation to the
others as the Italian other European languages IL
is of course therefore, well adapted for making love.
and the editor has preserved among his memoranda.
the following specimen of the aptitude of a young
savage for the persuasive eoquence of passion. Il
loses he u.s. Of its sotne in transfer
,IS,lI. al.
to 'feich them from their mammas';
The LOVE TALK OF FALLA, THE RAVEN,
A young Chief Nuna-wny-a, to Token, the White
Rose OF tho Prairie: .....
Sister, the arrow that flies from a broken bow 10
untrue, & the Of the fragile bark unsteady
yet more ai,hess than these the promises of the
pale faces. Sister, listen: You deceived. Henry
Mingo has double heart, and has talked, with Il
forked tongue Of the swift deer of the hills, and the
bounding butaIoes of the prairie, TO another. Does
he not hunt towards the sunny south? Does he not
often encamp near the valley of Liatunah his
plots arc now sung by the tribe Of Golden Lcve,and
his name is numbered amongst its warriors Sis
ter, two moons hence and squaw will darken the
door of his wigwam But grieve not Is not
my wigwam empty There is no one to
light my pipe, or TO my maise field. Will you
come to my assistance Will you sleep upon my
Buffalo bed Ifso, come and will love you, while
the stars twinkle and the rivers run!
A FACT FOR THE MILLION. Every man in dd-
fculty, poverty or dependency should think, whsn.
the verge of utter despair that there others in
the world, worse off than himself, who are happy &
contented striking illustration of this fact occurred
for the edi6caien of poor friend of a month
since ""
Il was,' said he, 'out of business entirely I had
exhausted all methods the exercjee of which
likely to procure me employment. 1 was walking
down Broadway with SOLITARY sixPence in my pock-
ct, and hunger gnawng at ny vtals, in tina. deaper-
ate mood which may be properly termed partial in
sanity, and in the fnllness Of my was absolutely
contemplating suicide, when a collection Of people.
gathered about the door Of princey manson divert