The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-10
We cheerfully comply with the request of our
correspondent and trust that-we must say it

We cheerfully comply with the request OF our
correspondent and trust that-we must say it
she may continue her favors.
For the Express
DR.. HoLr-Will you do me the favor to pub
lish the following extract from an article upon
self reliance selected from "Emersons Essays.
| think it about the best thing have read upon
the subject. send this as kind of prelude to
something original. -..t.. a,
"There are voices which we hear in solitude,
but which become inaudbe rs we enter into the
world Society is every where in conspiracy
against the manhood of its members. Self-rell-
ance is its aversion. 1t loves not realities, but
creates manners and customs. What Imust do
| is all that concerns me, not what the people
think. It is easy in the world to live after the
worlds opinions. 1t is easy in solitude to 1--we
after our own, but the great man is he who IN
the midst of the crowd, keeps with perfect sweet
ness the independence of solitude.
As soon as a person has spoken or acted with
eclat, he is committed person, and watched by
the sympathy or hatred of thousands whose at
fections now enter into his account. DO not
wish to expiatc, but to live-my life is for itself,
not spectacle.
Most men have bound their eyes with one or
selves to one or another community of persons
and opinions, This makes them not false in one
particular, or in few-authors of few lies; but
false in ALL and their very truth is not quite true
| Nature equips them in the prison uniform to
which they adhere, and they soon come to wear
one cut Of face and figure, and acquire the gen.
tlest asnine expression.
Act singy, and what you have already done
singly will justify you now. Greatness appeals
to the future-The force of character is cumu-
lative. Where a true man is, there Is nature
lie measures you, and all men, and all events -
He is by himself, and like himself. Generally
every body reminds you of some one else, or
some other person. Character, reality, reminds
you of nothing but itself. 1t takes the place OF
the whole creation. Every true man is cause
a country, and an age-rcquircs infinite space
and numbers and time fully to accomplish his
designs, and posterity follows his footsteps as a
train of clients.
Man is apologize and timd He is no longer
upright. He dares not say l think | am, but
quotes some saint or sage. He is ashamed be-
fore the blade of grass the full blown rose.
The rose which blooms to-day beneath my
window makes no reference to other or better
roses They are for what they are. They make
no appeal to the past-they exist with God to-
day.
Before leaf bud bursts, its whole life acts
In the full blown flower, there is more in the
leatless root, there is no less. Its nature is sat
isfied; it satisfies nature in all moments alike.
But man postpones or remembers, he does MOI
live in the present, but with reverted eye la
ments the past, or needless of the riches tina
surround him, stands on tip toe to foresce the
future. He can never be happy and strong un
til he lives in the present above time.
Life, only, avails; not the having lived. Pow
Al r.
the moment of transition from past to new
state; in the shooting of the gulf-in the dart
ing to an aim.
Hencefor,rard, lam truths. Be it known
unto you, obey no law but the eternal law.
will have no covenants-no proxlmities. | ap
peal from your customs must be myself. Il
the world can love me for what | am, we shall
be the happier If it cannot, will deserve thai
it should. I aeiu not hide my tastes or arcrsions
! wiil7so trust that what is deep, is holy-tha
will do before the sunshine, and moonbeam
whatever inly rejoccs me, and the heart ap
points. If you are noble will love you; If yor
are not | will not hurt myself or you by hypocrit
ical attentions.
If you true but not in the same truth with
me, cleave to your own companions. l viii
seek mine. do this not se!fShly int hum6l5
md truly. cannot sell my God given liberty
and power to save any PERSONS sensibllty. Be.
sides all persons have their moments of reason
when they look out into the regions of absolute
truth; they will then justify me, and if they
dared, do the same thing" But they dare not
the eyes of the world are on thcm-"eyes Of
hate and Of fire. are watching their paths.
They are not below doctrine society to them.
selves, but must be like this monkey, or that
fashionable ape; they must set at defiance all
Gods laws for failing one they are guilty Of
all, and see which can rush to ruin the faster of
the ingorious competition
You shall hear from ME soon again. In the
literary field, yours truly,
"LEwNA CAwsTIC.'