New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-25

him the equal OF any other man. lou are mean' il
the possession of money or other external ad'
yantages can make You envy or shrink from oeins
mean enough to value himself upon such' otanu
where you may, oh Man, you cannot De hooie ana
rch your brow be not broad and steaofast IL your
eye beam not with consciousness OF inward worth,
of eternal claims and hopes which such TRIES can
not At all affect A man without this majesty is
ridiculous amid the flourish and decorations pro
cured by money pitiable in the faded habiiments OF
poverty But man who is man, woman who
is a woman can never feel lessened or embarrassed
because others look ignorantly such matters. Ii
they regret the want of these temporary means OF
power it must be solely because it letters their mo-
TONS deprves them of leisure and desired means OF
Improvement or OF benef,ng those they love or pity.
| have heard those possessed Of rhetoric and
imaginative tendency declare that they should have
been outwardy great and inwardly free, victorious
poets and heroes, if Fate had allowed them GER
tain quantity OF dollars. have found it impossible
TO believe them. In early youth penury may nave
power 10 freeze the genial current Of the soul and
prevent it, during short life, from becoming
sensible of its true vocation and destiny But if ii
has become conscious of these and yet there is not
advance in any and all circumstances, no change
would avail.
No! our poor man must begin higher He must
in the first place. really believe there is God who
ruleh, fact to which few men vitality bear wit
ness though most are ready to affirm 1t with the
lips.
I'd. He must sincerely believe that rank and
wealth
are but the guinea's stamp.
The mans the gold,
take his stand on his claims as human being MADE
in God q own likeness urge them when the occasion
permits but, at all times never be false TO them
as to feel put down or injured by the want OF mere
external advantages.
Sd. He must accept his lot while he is IN IL ii lie
can change it for the better lei his energies be
exerted TO do so. But if he cannot there is none
that will not yield an opening 10 Eden, to the glo-
ries OF Zion and even TO the subterrapean enchant-
ments OF our strange estate There is none that may
not be used with nobleness.
Who sweeps a room. as for Thy sake
Makes that and tn action clean
18th. Let him examine the subject enough 10 be
convinced that there is not that vast difference be-
tween the employments that is supposed, IN the
means of expansion and refinement. All depends on
the spirit as the that is made of an occupation
Mahomet not wealthy merchant. and profound
philosophers have rpened on the benches, not oil Inc
lawyers but the shoemakers. II did not hurt Milton
10 be poor school master nor Shakespeare TO do the
errands OF London play house. Yes, the mind Is
its own place and lift will keep that place, all doors
will be opened from it. Upon this subject we hope
to offer some hints at future day, in speaking OF the
different trades, professions and modes OF labor
,l,ar,l tho frOr ma -
chief wealth be kept On all men the sun and stars
shine; for all the oceans swell and rivers now All
men may be brothers, lovers, fathers, friends; be-
fore all lie the mysteries OF birth and death. IL
these wondrous means of wealth and blessing be
likely to remain misused unused, there are quite
as many disadvantages in the way oil the man OF
money ms of the man who has none. Few who drain
the choicest grape know the ecstacy OF bliss and
knowledge that follows u draught OF the WINE
of life. That has mostly been reserved Tor those on
whose thoughts society, as public makes out Il
moderate claim. And if bitterness followed on the
ioy if your fountain was frozen after its first gush
by the cold winds of the world yet moneyless men,
We are at least not wholly ignorant OF what human
being has force to know. You have not skinned
over surfaces. and been doing on beds OF down
during the rare and steathy visits OF Love and the
Muses. Remember this and, looking round on Inc
arrangements of the lottery, see fyou did not draw
prize in your turn.
1t will be seen that our ideal poor man neeos 10
be religious wise, dignifed and humble, srasping
at nothing claiming all willing TO wait never Wilt
ing 10 give up; servie 10 none the servant oil all
and eseemipg it the glory of man to serve Inc
character is rare but not unattanabla. we nave
however. found an approach to ii more frequent In
woman than in man.
Woman even less than Man, is what she should
be- as whole. She is not that selfcentered being,
full of profound munitions angelic love, and How
ing poesy, that she should be. Yet there are cir
cumstances in which the native force and purity OF
her being teach her how TO conquer where the rest
less Impotence of brings defeat and leaves him
crushed and bleeding on the field
Images rise to mind of calm strength Of gentle
wisdom learning from every turn of adverse fate,
of youthful tenderness and faith undimmed 10 the
close of life. which redeem humanity and make the
heart glow with fresh courage as we write. They
are mostly from obscure corners and very private
walks; there was nothing shining, nothing OF an
obvious and sounding herosm TO make their conduct
doubtful BY tantng their motives with vanity. IN
known they lived, untrumpeted they died Many
hearts were warmed and fed by them, but perhaps,
no mind but our own ever consciously took account
of their virtues.
Had Art bet the power adequately to tell their sim
pie stories and 10 cast upon them the light which,
shining through those marked and faded faces fore
told the elories of second Spring The tears OF
holy emotion which fell from those eyes have seemed
to US pearls beyond all price or rather whose price
will be paid only when beyond the grave they en-
Ter those better spheres in whose faith they felt and
acted here.
From this private gallery we will, for the present
bring forward only one picture. That OF Black
Nun was wont TO fetter the eyes of visitors in the
Royal Galleries of France, and my Sister OF Mercy
100 is OF that complexion The old woman was
recommended "a a laundress by my friend who had
long priced her was Immediately struck with
the dignity md propriety of her manner In the
depth of winter she brought herself the heavy oas
ke,s through the slippery streets, and when asked