The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-08-01

NEAL, IN the chil-chat oil ms 'Saluruav
Gazette, speaks as follows OF the energy
and originality of the American:
The Anerican-of Alleghania or YAM
acknowledgements, restless wiry man,
balancing himself upon two legs of his
chair, his straw hat turned up behind, and
with his petal extremilies too far through
his panaloons, as he hacks the table with
keen edged knile-has a trait-ihe re-
suit doubtless of his parenlage--the con-
fuence of the energetic and enlcrprising
of all nations, nourshcd into uxurance
by the effect of insttulions-a trait which
distinguishes him from other people.
Observe now, as he lodges his heels high
er than his head. Would you cramp him
by precedent, or shackle his action by the
control of rule! Not moment will
elapse before his limbs may be wrealhed
into new attitude more oUTRE than any
which ingenuity has yet devised. His
legs are dangling as human legs, perhaps
never dangled bcfore--he sits upon the
rail, or lies extended on bench, in an
endless variety of experiment in regard 10
facilities for repose. II he smokes, what
power of suclion-if he chews, what
an energy in the performance and when
he eats, how prodigious the saving of
time! 1t is impossible, you see. to cast
him in mould-he is not TO be fenced
in by fixed ideas, and canno, be induced
to follow in beaten path. Ask him
ho can do whatever man has done--easi-
ly-there is no merit in that. Ii is what
man has never done, that he proposes TO
himself. His commencement affords no
clue to that which may be the end Of his
efforts. Teach him to retail needles, he
possibly will found an empire tomorrow.
Place the implements Of printer in his
hands, yet the next that you hear Of him
may be in the leading of armies to battle.
Editing little newspaper, very likely,
when nothing else is doing the time will
soon arrive that he will be sweeping on
wards to Oregon, or 10 participate in a
'revcl in the halls of the Moniezumas.
There is nothing so small, that he cam
not narrow himself TO it. Nothing SO
large, that he does moi feel competent to
grasp til don't know how finds no
place in his vocabulary, and he feels him
self ready TO be pedlar or president,
as the opportunity affords itself. lie is
like the ca,--ihrow him as you will, and
the universal Jonathan alighls always up
on his feet. Beware too. how YOU are
harsh towards that frendless youngsler
venture not to treat an impoverished
neighbor with contempt. Who can tell
but that the one who now excites your
scorn-ay, the very urchin not deemed
fit 10 play with your more nicely nurtur-
ed chldren-,he youth 10 whom your
daughters blush to speak when in the |
street, and from whom also your eyes are
averied when in what you deem more
choice companionship,-is not destined |
soon TO tower like an eagle far above your
utmost height, and TO cause his once low
" name to resound throughout Tie world!
There is nothing impracticable to The UNI
vcrsal Jonathan of these u. States and |
Al his earlier years be unstained by vice
or crime, be sure 10 treat him with res
pect which is due to humanity, or both |
he and you may remember the slight
when 1t is your turn to look up TO him.
Ragged enough, remarked lady, in
a Paramount omnibus.-'Ragged enough
and not over clean said she with smile |
as she glanced at the tow-headed con-
course of check aprons that slrove to get
a ride for nothing; but perhaps our chill
dren's president is there, with The states
men of his cabinet, and the heroes of his
armies. And why not! Ii is the strug-
gle which makes the man; and there may
be-there are-faculties in training all
around us,-perhaps in this very printers
devil, who, with ink-smirked brow, is
waiting at our elbow-which will trans.
cend all Greek, all Roman fame Here's
copy for thee, boy-slraight to the Office
and play not by the way-,hou diploma
It's! or warrior, poe: or philosopher, what
ever the future has in store for thee. Thy
face, no doubt, would be the fairer for
little soap, and thy cnEvELuRE needs
comb and brush (; but yet the laurel may
in time sit even there.