Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-01-24

| THE PRAcT1cAL MAN. The first element of the
practical character is simplicity. This is far from
being common or easy Of attainment. To be prac-
teal requires energy to do. something wisdom to
do the thing that is next to us-and courage to do
poorly rather than not do at all-courage to fore
90 eclat of having done great thing fails to be
done because it cannot be done splendidly. Some
men will not plant their little acorn, because it
springs not up at before their eyes the live
oak. They feel thew have not the grown oak with
in them, and they have not the courage to accept
the tender sprout for the magnificent trunk they
promised themselves. The thinking visionary man
has wings the working practical has only feet and
hands. Imagination can expatiate over the uni
verse alta bound and rear castles of splendid struc
ture in a moment. But practical works is to
toll slowly, course by course and finally lay on
the capstone with WEAKNESS and pain. Thought
and hope, like the eye pierce into infinite space
but the hand by which all the work must be done
extends only yard. And this difference between
what seems desirable to be done and what can be
done, confounds the mind and destroys the courage
To be practical, useful-to bring about results
in any sphere of life, man must not bring about
bungling and inadequacy. Success is ever step
by step, tentative, representative process, it is rarely
attained at a bound-and if it were it would be
but half secured for the best part of any achieve
ment lies in the conscious strength acquired in the
struggle Pride illustrates its own desire. 1t will
climb up the steps Of the throne, because it has
not got the crown on, forgetting that it is not ne
cessary to be throned in order to be crowned. Pride
must be acknowledged the victor before it will be-
gin at ALL it must be of success before it can
act it will do nothing that it cannot do brilliantly
And so, waiting for the assurance that Providence
will give, the opportunity passes by it and is lost
KossUTH We make the suboined extract from
one of Kossuth's recent speeches. 1t is in itself
lo1 IL hnaI1
full language, but taken in consideration with the
fact that it is the production of man, speaking il
language foreign to him, and that language the
most difficult of any other for a foreigner to mas
ter, it is little short Of amiracle:
"The glory of battles is ascribed to the leaders il
history-theirs are the laures of Immortality. Ant
yet on their meeting the danger they know that
alive or dead, their WILL upon the lips of the
people, forever live. How different how much
purer, is the light spread on the image of thou
sands of the peoples sons, who, knowing that where
they fall they will lie unknown, their names union
ored and unsung but who, nevertheless, animated
! by the love of freedom and fatherland, went OF
calmly, singing national anthems, against the bate
res whose cross fire vomited death and destruction
on them and took them without firing shot
Thear, hear, they who fell, falling with the shout
" Hurrah for Hungary" Great cheering.l Ane
so they died by thousands, the unnamed demi
Hungary. Hear Still, they say it is who hav
inspired them. No, thousand times no! 1t i
they who have inspired me. Enthusiastic cheer
ing The moment of death, gentlemen, is drea
ry one Even the features of Cato partook of tn
impression of this dreariness. A shadow passet
over the brow of Socrates on drinking the hem
lock cup. With u.s. those who beheld the name
less victims of the love of country, lying tn
deathield beneath Buda's walls, met but the i'm
Of n eD,ila fba frozon Epc of tho dead
and the dying answered those who would console
but by their words, "Never mind: Buda is ours
Hurrah for the fatherland!" So they spoke ant
died.