The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-02-01
A GOOD WORD TO YOUNG MEN.

A GOOD WORD TO YOUNG MEN.
We take the following from tho Philadel-
phia Ledger, and we must say there is good
deal of truth in it. We heartily recommend
il to the attention of all young men, moi that
they should be proud and despise the advice
OF experience, but that they sliouldac accor-
ding 10 teachings of sound reason. The OPP
nions OF the Ledger are the very opinions
expressed more than once about old and
young Generals. We should have been glad
however, if mention had been made of the
names of brilliant exceptions in our country.
"Give US young men 10 direct the affairs
of young countries. Young men are bold,
adventurous, ardent and aspiring. Not con-
tent with the present they aim at something
better. Consequently they must always aim
upwards, and generally aim high. Old men
are conservative, and cosequenlly timid.-
They wish to keep things as they are, be-
cause they have monopolzed the best of ev-
ery,hing yet obtained. Old men wish 10 keep
what they have got, young men 10 get what
they can. Among farme RS, old men plod on
and laugh at the inovatons which young
men call Improvements. AMong mechanics,
old thinkers shake theirhead al new machine
ry. Among physicians, old men bleed and
bllsterand butcher according to old books,
established authorities when they were youg
Among pvoachers, old men stick 10 creeds
and platforms ard swear by Hooker or Hop
kins >. Old soldiers stick to Fredric and Bar
on S'euben. Old politicians stick TO their
old mistakes. In OR Revolution The old
men were Tories, who wished 10 keep wha;
they had got, while The Wings were young
men seeking thciI fortunes. Washington
was middle aged, the great lights of Cont
metal Congress no more: Knox, and Greene
and Schuyler aud Mercer and Morgan and
Sheldon and the rest of them were young
fellows, and Hamilton hardly ofage. In the
French Revolution, the old mobiles, the old
priests, the old fools-ran away. The morc-
ment was directed by those splendid young
men who afterwards became Napoleon's mar
shsls; Napoleon himself being mere strip
ling when he crossed the Alps and cleared
Italy of Ausiria's grannics.
In or last war with the British the War
Department was first directed by DR.. Euslis,
Ihen.bY Gen, Wilkinson, Cen Hampton. Gen,
Dearborn, all remains of the Rovoluiion.-
Everything went wrong. Defeat, surrender,
disgrace. were the order Of the day. If our
young soldiers and subordinate officers gain
ed victory: the granny generals were sure
TO lose all lis fruits. Mr.. Madison became
disgnsled and the country Indignant. lie
CT to his cabinet Alexander J. Dallas and
and other men of greener years, and put our
armies under the command of Brown, Scott,
Gaines, Ripley, all young fellows Then ev-
cry thing prospered, and the siar-spangled
banner was enveloped in blaze of glory
sold Hickory" was just or scarcely forty
when he gained the battle of New Orleans
1 On the ocean, all the commanders who did
anything were young While old Chauncy was
poking about on Lake Ontario, young Perry
and young Eliot aud young McDolough we're
gaining victories on Lake Erie and Cham,
plain. While old Rog ers made cruise after
cruise without finding the enemy, youag
Hull ahd young Decatur and young Bidlo and
young Jones and middle aged Stewart and
Bainb,idge were finding and capturing the
enemy every day,-Give u' youag men TO
I act, and nothing over middle aged men 10
think. Our country is young, and therefore
we must ego it while wer're young"