The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-11

not possess an iron energy Of will, dauntIess
perseverance, that was superior 10 every obsts-
Gle. Every great movement has Owed lts sue
cess to the efforts Of Persevering men, who, with
great principle before them, wsuld swerve
nsiiher 10 the right nor the left. Genius may
throw q momentary splendor over the course Of
the movement, bat without psrseverance the
sPlendOr is useless ss the glare Of the meteor -
The men to accomplish great object are those
who labor In darkness and In light. in dIseour-
sgement and In hops. When such men meet
with one failure, they "try again" with the
same energy as before. They are determined
that If they DO not gzin success, they will DO
more--they will ''deserve success." One such
mar in a noble cause 10 hest. His efforts
must at last be followed by succssn Obsta.
cles seem TO become weary Of resisting him.
Men who are frightened by every obstacle,
and discouraged by every failure, are Of very
little use to themselves or to their fellow men
We believe 1imorous and Mistrust are the
names Of the two individuals In the Pilgrims
Progress who we're frightened by the appear
the onward course forever. But Christian 90
ing on discovered that those animals were cha in
ed, and more formidable In appearance than in
reality. There are some men who can labor
while every thing goes on we'll. They seem to
BE- foil Of energy il no cloud darkens the hor-
Ion-but the appearance Of cloud as large as
a mans hand parsl Yves their nerves. They are
no longer ft for any thing. Dante has placed
at the entrance Of the Inferno the 'dreary souls
Of those who lived without blame and without
Praisri" that ID, who cid nothing at all. ere
port Of them the world permits not to exist.
Mercy and Justice disdsip them" It's not so
much from want Of good desires that men do
nothing, as from want ef energy and persever-
ance. Ii to act we're as easy As 20 refrain they
would be exceedingly active.
What was Il that anshla Washington In at
tain the object for which he was strivingi II
was not splendid military genius, or brilliant
talents Of any kind. 1t was his indornitable en-
ergy-hIs steady perseverance, that rendered
him successful. When we read Washington's
statements Of the difhcuties that were hesped
up around him, we wonder why he did net
abandon the cause in despair. In the American
Revelation, Providence seems to have intended
to show mankind what perseverance, could eff.
feet. When Bruce was disheartensd, and about
to abandon the cause In which he was jagged,
a spider taught him Lesson In perseveranee.-
Twelve times did the insect try to fasten its
thread to the beam, and twelve times Il failed;
but the thirteenth effort was successful. Bruce
started from his responding attitude. with new
life infused into every nerve. Man cannot look
around him without seeing the same lesson
taught in an Infinite number Of ways. The
language Of all nature and Of all hietory, to
those engaged In a good cause Ia, "lsersevsre.
persevere"'
The history of the efforts In England for the
abolition Of the slave trade 10 full of instruction
A young man twenty-four years Of age had
written prize essay on slavery. After the
reading Of the essay, he begun to reflect serious
y upon the matter. So opposed were his views
% these OF the community. that he began to
ioubt the correctness Of his own reasoning
The more he thought Of the matter, however,
he more he was convinced that his reasoning
vas correct. At last he determined TO devote
imself to the abolition Of the slave trade. That
nan was Thomas Clarkson. He resolved In
he FIRST place TO circulate his sssay. A few |
lelpe-s began to join themselves TO him Mr.. |
enlisted himself In the cause. A |
ociety was formed. We cannot give anything |
Ike history Of this movement. Through diff
icullies and dangers, Garrison went on. collect.
NJ evidence. and distributing information.-l
'Ome religious bodies encouraged the society,"
rst the Quakers, then the general Baptists.
Then followed lstiars nf .Psebasion aad prom
YES Of support from people Of oil religious de-
omirations. The subject was at length /
roagat before Parliament. The enemies Of
he slave trade met with the most furious oppo-
ition. All who supposed themselves Interested
q the continuance Of the trade, planters, mort
ages, merchants. manufacturers and others,
aised the most alarming cries. Meetings were
allied, and frightful resolutions entered into
he pielic papers were filed with them. Here,
: ~ 90 80 fea"Ph'cseB fno h'Sss S'tsSf taEoS~
YES we're poured forth against the movers In |
nis natter. The most terrible results were pre-
icted. commercial ruin, robbery, bloodshed.-
he rnassacres In 81. Domingo took place.
'hese terrible scenes were used to furnish ar.
uments against CIarksou and his party. Years
{ labor passed away. Parliament at last voted
pom The matter, For the abolition Of the trade
here were &c votes; against 1t 1888. Did the
despsir7 Read the following
assage and see:
"upon the news of this signal defeat, the
ommttiee for the abolition Of the slave trade
ED meeting, which was conducted with the
,Ost solemn dignity. They voted thanks 70 the
lustrious minority which had stood forth the
ssertsrs Of British justice and humanity, and
ne enemies Of traffic In the blood Of man; And
ntered into several resolutions, the snbstapss .
one OF which was, that they donsldered che
lie deeision Of the honss . delay rather ihaa q
sfssti that they did me- despair Of hnsl suV-
'ss; ana that they woald never lsslst,froa ~ 9
salin1to their eountrymsn tilI ne esmnsretoli Z
ts.ceurss wiiia Africa should. Ssess 70 - toI.
ted with ths Hood Of its inhabjtints. Tkoesl;c
solntionss wsis followed - vi a,ss1tshjs -. ~
VT, and sent 70 ell he eeaaasy osnnilaso Y
seugheuk the kinGdom.~ IL