The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-06-26

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What aeowardly conclusion! How missnbe,
nesG and selfish! How full Of naked fLsshood,
and unblushing hypserisy: Shame upon the
man, or the woman, that. with uplified eye. and
flinting heart. says, when any good is to be &C.
cOmplished, ''Oh, we can do nothing"
We never act upon any such belief in worldly
affairs.
Go where You within counting house, hop,
or work room-watch whom You please, divine,
lawyer, merchant, mechanic, manufactured
aud when money Is TO be inade-when private
plans are to he carried out--when hard jobs are
to be done--you never hear this forlorn excuse
Thcrei Is no fiint-heartedness then, They can
90, one and all, for any Of these ends, without
dinner, without sleep, stand heat or cold, from,
bravely storm or tempest--bear ANY privaiion
and brave every peril. But il the call BE- for
time and means to redeem the f,en, to meet
and convince prejudice, TO encounter heated
opposi,ion--to bear eaumany and the voice of
hate and threatning to do good, and get curses
for doing it--Oh then the cry is, 1--WE can do
nothing"
1t Is all sham and a lie. There lives not
an intelligent human being who cannot do some
thing to elevate his character, and improve the
moral condition Of others. We care not who
ne may be, nor what his LOT in life. He can
act SO as TO make all around him say, when he
dies, that the world is better for his having lived
in 1t. And what Is the best state, and the high.
| est station in society, Of those who fill them,
| f,il 10 merit this eulogy when they pass away
What all wealth and honor ,if when sli Of Of them,
and the heart Is laid bare, there is nothing lef.
but barren selfshness, and a cold, coarse
corruption Better starve. and DO honest, than
possess renown with such torturing acquisi-
tions. Better feed on husks, and have a glow =
ing generous heart, than pamper the body, and
possess only groveling spirit. Poverty Of heart,
Of all penury, is the blacklist i'll which can
befill man.
Some amend this speech, and say "we can do
nothing because IRE ore poor" Does lack Of
worldly cool, make you mean Does II dash
generous emotion. Can it filter the tongue
May such want chain the inner man, and Cis-
poll him Of his glory Impossible. Truth is
omniponent Ii matters not who speaks it,
1t will when spoken be heard Nay. com
mand, often, even when the utterer is the hum
blest Of men. Goodness is inyincble. lie
who has it may be clad in the beggers raimen,
and yet be as a peer. Ii makes him first. /,
l civ m iUb In ti,ar
with that, the right to sway. Go into legisla.
tive hall, church, caucus, school room, in larg,
or small assemblies, and let one rise who is un.
learned, awkward, yet honest, and truthful. ana
he will carry the day, agains, winning oraiory
and startling eloquence, even il he be poor al
poverty itself There Is no excuse. We car
all of US do something-io good-if we riL
1t.
We like the working mans (R. V. Hsyday's
reply to this poor, pai;ry excuse. and would hav,
his spirit animate every bosom. He was told
that he could do something TO benefit himsc
and his class; but was met at the same time
with the common objection, '.we can co nothin.
because We are poor" He was poor In purse
Yet was he rich in heart He f,lt i-ignant a
the cowaraice Of men thus situated. anC
poured out his fullncss in burning verse sgains
all such base recrcancy.
'roor do nothing" IL that what yea sayf
| Oh surely YOU lever eau rio an al ALL
Rsfee, i"r one Inomen' then tell me. Z pray.
1.-The poor rich, the worlds Gr,at very su al
| VAS Franklin , rirh man ? w.s Ian,., W.. ~,
| Gsfnco sooiura, Can a., TIL
| The wealth OF estates our rreaI Newton had got
| Was Washington rich Joaa OF Arc " siism Tel
| OF poet. ard now pray tell me which
Mas The wesihiesi man blind ilonwr Of Old.
dur shaAe-pear. John Milton Were these over.,ioh.
! Did their wealth CONF i In me,e silver or gold
Vas Ilerschel. was nsry great mil'ionsir.f
Was Burns very wealthy, or even Tom Hood
| Had Goldsmith q banker and 10 So pray where
No names these Tor bills. yet the are alt good.
No these all did s0nstkiHg think for their Kind
Each one In bis own grand particular range;
But IL never occurred TO these ,h ones In mind.
To inquire If their names would 60 down upo
! ",hsn,e."
BE ffm, and in Truths cause unhinchinr stern,
II called on suser. then calmly endure.
lie al true TO yourselves. and yen u very learn
| That you can do something although you are poor.