Washington telegraph., 1847-06-16
Far The Tsisefioi

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polltenesa ia word, than which none Is III
more frequent tiso, aud none of 90 wide aud varied
import OF 50 little understood In tins varied
range the opinions Of human beings Of every shade
Of character aud hue Of principle, must BE- taken
into the account The low brrd clown, or pal.
tToon would say, that i euHsisis in shedding of
his appropriate livery, aud substituting in its place
that OF a gentleman; aud then with hat on IN
eomloal position, aud person nnalurally rigid,
annoying every person he meets with a low awk-
ward how aud scrape uf the foot; paflenlous
ana deeeillnl smile, and whole magazine o. the
most unlneaning, mslpd aud disgusting gaNi-
mdfd' And II any thing be wanting to make
up The Character OF the completely accomplished
gentleman. II s only Necessary 20 strut the streets,
or highways. on horseback OF foot, 10 be beheld
with eIeaf IA mouth pulling worse than the
soapc pipe Of atealaihp. tn, character to the
mind of u well bred gentleman denotes person
that would keep up a kIud Of outside appe ifancc,
while within lie Is capable Of sIandcr aud lfaduec.
meut Of putting on a eampaeent smile, aud the
saidohe gun, fas epieptie as oonyusan ilseltl IA
token Of friendship OF consideration, Whe ha wuuld
elandrstinely and meanlY fahucnte aud publish
libcl' or a spndet=rIaW the tahbef on the
high way Of as a midnight iueeuiiafy Wrap your
habtaton IA ilamrs!
hNHhAtA AHtAHA ~ Nntl AiAA AMAAFNfHA
consists IN eatNaId dreufnnl alone, Independently
Of the accompaniment ul a candid, siuusfr aud
benevolent eaunlenauos flied aud proven to
be genuine by lilc ul huuesiy probitt aud yirtue
lie is ol the sHholl Of that half great man hli-
little man, Aail.g good man, halfmriu mau Lord
Chesterfield Who would keep the venerable, uu
pretending aud yiiluous lar or johnson waiting
for hours Al his thfeshad, while wthn-as Ia
secret eoaelate--hr he'd intimate social aonvunc
with the natafious aud Infamous taIley Jihbcf,
with usplendid outside aud an address somewhat
imposing 10 the vulgar, while his life aud char
acief was defled dsafaasd and polluted with
pfoiligaey aud dishonesty Of the deepest dye,--
And after tbs ncifaRahie evidence Of hIs own
hlsrnes aud holhnguess, tbs sume might, after
he had exchanged the appslalon Of SIT Philip
Domaf, fof that Of loHd Chesterfield. had the
impudani meannrss 10 ash the mced Of The guat
man ha had thus insnllrd aud dcspised, to per.
petuaie his own titled insisnifeancr by dedieaiiug
to him Que Of hi. most ineansidcrabe monumrnt,
Of greatness Iii, lexicon ol the English language
This all happened when the titled slave went
under the namr of sr fhtlp naunafi but the
honorary uiIu lnri Chesterfield In the esiima.
ton Of the sage, philosopher anl phlanthopIsi
johnson, no way changed tho uluc ehafas.er Of
the man whether under tie namr of rhfIn Dor.
mar, or the ilile Of Sir ANNEXED ia the Philip. or
that Of l.afd Chcsiciiisli he met with a eondigu
rrbuke.
Rul according 10 tie true school OF nolieuess,
It is 10 do not nor say In man, IN look gesture Or
altitude, what you would not willingly feeriNe IN
return, II consists, according to that great and
good man. Of nryri fading aud never penshing
frnoWn. lsafi Chatham=iH bcnryolenaa. And
this is manifested usually by iankness aud randof
and blunt, hut unoiaudIHs familiarity Of man
ntis, ia the absence VI Tie bltrf prunf Of randuri
aud acts. Tins courze al behaviour inspFrs the
undcpfavad heau with lass, or friendship, for
the kind intention, Of oliiaf= conplsHz the yisi
lance Of suspicion aud dsifusi, uia eauiiiyncr
aud reliance Il allays auf fears, aud saallis our
woes, II d.s rms hatred, aud leads captive rc.
sengc II leads up the human mind from effect
10 canses=ffutn the creature 10 the CREATOR. II
makes uf our particular allotment Of aal's eanh
another terrestrial ParadI#s. Il prdsuIes ia time
which Is haIt,--u happy aud neEsI ending
eternity.
The French noi les ianons for extensive aud
vancd researches Ia letters and science, than fuf
freedom from al pclanlfy. call poilrnsss h graHdr
palhssass which is Of tho family Of wuris sgul-
lying policy. Aud the above reflections Of true,
would HeJnie,lably prove the irlsness 10 nature
oi the verbal signidcauun oi the tenn,
In CONCLUSION, would oniy b. permitted TO say,
that a mean pcron, though the mos, DISPOSED 10
Affect, can never attain ifue,l politeness. ).