The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-08-26

f,otn the iiouse Jousaal.
CULTIVATING REPUTATION.
An article appeared, a few WEEKS
since, in the Boston Daily dldert ise,
commcnaa,nry Of Admiral Wormly.
whose recent death has been more
than once alluded to in our columns.
The following is a part Of The article
referred to Admiral Wormlv.
said the Advertiser, was an Amer.
lean ty birth. Ga Vifginian,) and
Englishman by early adoption. Bn.
his heart was never wcaned from his
native land. The quality which most
distinguished. in the opinion hof the
writer { would to God it could bcc,,mc
as national as he world have lad it.
| was moral Independence. lIc scorn
cd to say, for any motivc. that which
he did not think, and was not with
held by fear from declaring that which
he did. However his opinions might
be criticised, however censnred for
their utterance at tilEcs and places
inap;ro] r at I'VE never heard it doubt
cd that they were his omn, and hon-
es,ly entertained. and if he some
tines offended sensitive nerves By his
uncslcuia,ing dircctncss of criticism.
it was because he 90 heartily dcstised
the opposite fault Of time serving. -
In the very largo circle Of his Amer
lean acquaintance, there eau hardly
be one person who has not listened t1
his structures, uron, cur peculiar na,
tional faults. not cong out Of his way
for Illustrations. bnt pursuing the Gr-
1unicH;1uH al homtaem, with relcnt-
less severity, where he felt the hi,
to bc;a rong ono; Hnd yet it may al
most as safely be asserted that he al.
ways carried away his auditors res
pcct. if not his good will and Election
He was at times elo4nent on this top
ic Of American subserviency to opin,
ION /; lie would declare it to our dis
g-acc--a milestone about onr nccks
We once heard him say with tremen
dous emphasis My God, SIR. 70,
will never be the great people the Al
mighty intended you for, 'iil you sto,
, asking What viii be saidi' How wil
. it do : rou must respect yoursclvc
! individually, az mea, AND. iNDlylD
/ uALLY, AZ AMERICANS, too; hclor
G You can look to take place you hay
+ Il right to among the nations Th
: author of the article, IN the last Blacl
wood. upon American Politics. ais
: says, The tyranny Of opinion in a
! mcrica is worse than that of an East
=, crn dospotism.' /. IS 4 co1mo
f thing when an American is convcr
# sing with conservative Enropca
e upon the comparitive advan
l. tages of the two stems If GOV
= ernmcnt, for the European to SUN n
j the controversy thus I'VE it is tru
1t have one master, but yon have mil
hons = And indeed. most traveller
II who have written books upon us, hav
= recorded similar impressions. Nov
: with certain important deductions, "
!. are inclined to admit tLat there
e truth in these alie3ations. Some {
: these deductions are tie following
:" 1t bcIor rs to hnmast nature to valr
is the good opinions OF others, and, vii,
Mt in proper bounds, it Is an amiab
I'd trait. With eome tic moral cewart
re ice com planned Of u, As il were,
y virtue in excess, a nodesty too mo
: cst, a respect fol others 100 profonn'
ie We arc an initiative race, aid Il
y desire to lie ll.c cur ncishtors Is
~ =. universal, that The peculiarly is "a
70 to be the beginning ofinsani,y. IT
d. reader viii rcrac mber that The harpe
il in Wilhelm Meister,' is restored
Sc reason BY inducing him gradually
,p to lsyaside Ii, yisiblepeediiaritics-l
flowing beard, his nnnsna! dress. J
~ wanderin. life-and by accustomil
We " Him to those simple cmpcyments. al
Z That ordinary rontinc Of coam'
81 Place daily dry which IS The lot
= most men. II world, moreover.
.. easy TO show tina. The race from Viii
,ct we sprung y reenlisrly susceptible
M the influence of others. II aouid
Oh easy ari smasing TO collect instane
he cf English serv'liiy to lords, Ensii
I'D adherence ~ traditions, cBst9ns, 8
other .orrs of public opinion. Nc
'e crihclcss, after making ali neediul ,
'F duciions on the ground oi human u
~ D ture aad the Saxon FACE, i mpst