The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-20

ne True conscience " ln0t Wnlch ~ clasp
ed and loved by all the faculties. The mi
ser, again, is not sutyr or hippogrif,,
bu. renl existence. He begins by be.
ing economical, and ends by becoming n
rnonomaniac. lie should be treated medi.
cinal.y.
Ifa an honest commission f.unacy sho d
be faithful to its trust, think there would
DO many vacancies among capitalists -
But there are no other men-the staff Of
which miscrs are made-whose life pivois
rpon gain. Such man is religious as Ear
as il is economical. He is a lover Of art,
and will point yoa 70 . Guido or Rubens
upon his wall, TO which the comfortable re-.
flec,ion that he bought i, for one tenth its
market value is an everlasting varnish.-
lie has been cut in marble too-at one.
third the minimum Of the carving sculptor.
lie estimates the revolutions ofempires en-.
,irely by their effec, upon Harlem stock
Tie will chatter with death, and threaten
no, 10 60 in at Heavens door unless a,
la af-price
In throwing out one or two practical re-
marks under lhe frs. head, the speaker said
tina. conscience will yet come 10 be the
ruling element in human life. But now we
all dread il. feel compelled, young gen.
llemen, in view of the presen, state Of the
Union, to implore you 10 be on your guard
against this dangerous faculty.. Take
mlGer views Of duty, and do not die Of too
much conscience After which, il NAV be
| we'll to send II few missionaries to the jun
giles OF South Africa, to cntreat the genera.
lion Of lions not to die Of too much absti.
nence!
| Those faculties which govern are those
which are used the most. Oar own sensi.
bili,y is moi he our Judge Of character
1t we are loo firm against another, the mat
Ter may present i,self,o cur mind, as il il
were obsiinacy in him. There are many
faculties which continually ACT, and ye, are
mol lhe master ofpassion. So, also, there
is no necessity that NIL beside The master
passion be silent. They co-work with it,
A good band gives sound like one tome
On the whole a lean character is most prof.
table, as lean weasel can crawl through
the smallest holes. The same character
may betrained upward or downward. The
muscles which impel the engie ho,Deward
are the same by which he nuzzles in the
mud.
Third class, including Mose Of a multi
plcr or manifold character.
We find this class spoken Of in satire, but
II, is therefore none the less psychological
lly true and well known, for the world al
sa,s feels a truth before philosophy des-
crbes it. Sometimes two groups exis, In
equal strength-sometimes three groups
ro,nte. Along one path, one set rules
along another, another set. Sometimes
cad, group has a conscience of its own-
Cali upon n gentleman nj his house, your
happiness is The end Of bis endcavor, and
his conscience is ruled by that. Cal! upon
him AT his store, and his interest is The end
Of his sudeqvor--his conscience is ruled hv
that, asd he will make The most no can out
OF vnu. Gn to him rs friend, and he is alt
complaiMncc and genuine kindness. Go
to him as a broker. and he will shave your
paper nj Two per cent. month, and il you
are in financially tight place, he will
mark you tu, for plunder, as nm OK or sheep
is marked o,it into choice pieces in the
cook books These men have one set Of
principles t,r their public aud another lor
their privatolite. A lie is gross in private
bm venial inbusiness. Public opinion has
legalized this,so th,t n man who should nj
tempt 10 reguh,c his whole conduct hv one
rule, cannot hlow the channels Of busi-
ness, bn, will mn aground continually.
In manufacturing. there is no computing
the cheats. E,,h has his own special gloss.
We arc ail 10 blime Epr ,his--li who wan,
something for nothing We compel the car.
pcuter 10 build u house worth $4,000 Tor
$4,000, or lose he job; aud he does il
in ways which weflnd out at our leisure
Men must cheat nt stnrve, and il is easier
to do the former tina The latter.
Commercial tnendo not Insc conscience.
speak nt them not Is men bnt MS CONNER
cisl men. Practicalcommercc, a, hest, is
az cold as stone. Business is business -
On Sunday, the exemplary merchant henrs
from the pulpit, "Looh not every man on
bis own things, bu. evc,v man also on the
things of Others" and b, says amen 10 that
On Monday he hears tie genius of com
merce say "Every man Lr himself" and he
says amen to that. He las one conscience
for Sunday and another Conscience for Mon.
day.
II, said the lecturer, wihed to send con-
sternation along the cxch,nge, md pnnic
to the tables Of the morty changers,
would not send war nor psiilence, but
would bring dawn loves bight.st angel,
henev vocnce, before the swat sp'end"r Of
whose face the financial men would flee a.
way. Why the Lords hayer would
hiring down fire from IIenvcnif answered.
Thy riH be done on earth asit is IN hea.
pen." would be the death knel pf banks and
offices--the caucus would WON'T out its i'm
pnrity-,he slave would 90 up--the master
would 90 down-,he crooked pkces would