The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-12
Addresses to Young Men.

Coz, Briggs mud Mr Calhouu, Secretary
Of Smtr, spoke rt locoul meeting Ola So.
cicly uBoslon Tor the Improvement Of oung
men.
Nr Calhoun. slld, % few yc1f- -ioco, hr
yndc u very careful investigation ot the
numbers OF young mon who rnmr annually
from the country To engage me- clerks aud
UpprcwiCcs IN Boston aud ho found thai Tor
ilc lest i0y ycurs ninety ont Dfrtcry huud-
red ofsuol men had ililcd ofvVrrr.. n i7trr
pufiOu EromuiuUsly. nud 70 PORTION dItH--
lr1usy, bat iuuillrs, t-S, 3rtpd- of
tll. investigation were iru'y ~rNrFnhcltu-
ttt4f.
NJ h.licycd the h.e, schupl 'p guard nrnius,
rucl failures Wns the school establishment
10y our Puritan sircs ulI over New Euelnud
thr Annsrhuld schuul, where thc Bhlc mud
the fer az Eud were nuhblly TAUGHT. ir
some oy,u hntp ,urh rr-huoi hud prd-
-4pHirch ul conscience and character, mud
lruul.f Shame and .rirr .uuru their nIrnd.,
1'hc rrrson Wss. Tint hcur dHyl'rd Ni'u lh,
cliucr Of uo" srruc., they had couc tu rc.
gard with ELECTROMAGNETIC tac simplicity
wul ru'hlulur,s OF country hop" ard
sought 80 throw uV i,, lailnwrI restraints
urd lutgcl i's coru-rl-.
Energy Of principle md purity or. 49,.
ter hr thought would lr ipurd ind ~. -,l'7
requisites to surrrse I'M TN. rJ'y tie vuu'd
,ay iha, lc REGARDED tac s'l,,jrst dryoluu 90
truth ais the fundamental rrrriplr of. suc.
ccss. u Wu-'udccd 10, t'uudu'iuu ofcvrry.
thing morally excellent, aud ilr Young IMAM
puucli'ous 300 the observance OF truth WINS 200
''mrr,i way To- cr'iururr, Most who had tli-
ed, II Would Doc found, had done - for vtN'
ofthis principle.
lie spoke prllc ch1ugcs which were goo.
us ON m the world, and Huthu'rd 'lcjt
causes 10 The very general distribution OF the
Bhlc. The world, aroused hy the Spit OF
God, was waking mp 10 lhc interests OF hu-
umuiiy and iumnrniiy. ll1d NOT boston,
hr u~kcd, brcu more Distinguished Tor HjtrU-
ton To spiritual realities ,hc past winter than
ever before + there not much more doing
10 dSprl moral darhursS--uPtc light u1id
greater responsibility The pcscut ciurr.
Is were destined To progress, Tie thought
the present aspect of the world was fall OF
hopt.
The times demanded Of yon,ts men great
sotimprovcmcut. Aud for lhls, jho Bible
should lac their study, their cnnlinninu, their
guidc : aud the instruction 81 The domc-lir
-iircsiir, REQUIRED to- with cS,fS-ti-iug aud
setting sun, with the Enquiry, what progress
nm mukius and whlher nrn my slspslrul-
-lnC.
Gov. Brings, gail. -GGal name j. better
than precious omtmcut was the opinion OF
thu Wise Man - than rIrhoe Ihru the u,ast
costly luxury. There had hccu no Time siuto
the world hogan, when good name Wns
more rmphatlCully treasure than The urcs-
ent But n good uatnc must rest on tlV. Rock
ct Christian Morality, ar II was worthless.
Every Individual huilI his own character aud
God had -dccrccd of every responsible hcing
: tHt his character should be moulded bNhl,
own choice. II Young mon Hrc honest thc
world will kuow il. They know lar more
Of every mnn's real character then many i'm
yhpiut.
IT young man were a cuumnulnr, he
could not take the stnnd in husipcss OF sncic.
. " he mIlht' otherwise tukr. The vcuum
would sjuk into his own soul and wthcr his
/ fair prcsncrts nod reputation. Neither cosld
the licenrion> man succeed. He is false To
IIimsrlt false to ufierA, aud fails, 10 his Crit
( This was the wire of vitrs III the novel or the
palace. 1t breaks The tcndrrrsr, purrst tics
of society. and liestruvs. the peace of the do.
mcsiic- sanctuary, \ anni- character WIS
mt the result rfu tltv's rliurt: hHt-s si'ale
+ Trolic wnuld destroy IL. WHY then should a
man prefer night Of rihiing and pleasure. to
responsibility and wealth? This matter Of
character respected not business merely, but
all tho interests orlif, md ofetcrnity.
The Governor fncly'iIlrstrnrrd his scuIi-
tulcnts hy striking contrast between Mira
beau, his splendid talents, his burning cln-
q,icnec, aud commnnliug person, now swny-
in. France with perfect ensr, now whitening
under her bitter cttrses, with our own truth
iu stntcsrInu whose sun went down in Elo-
rs little more than year ago II was NOR