The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-12-10
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families, the great classes, and The hered
itary crown. Here we have no giea
families; historical men are not from D
for such, had not historic fathers. leayt
aot historic sons, Tempus ferdr hoa,iruta
eda1 homiarm Fruitful Of men is timla
voracious also Of men. f " s }aa'
Its q wonder how many famous Amer
leans have no children a, all. Hancock
Adams, Washington, Madison, jackson
each broke off the top Of the family
tree, which after them dwindled down
| and at length died out. And Of The
great men lhat leave sons, The wonder !.
what becomes Of inem, so little they arc
| lost, --a single needle from the American
| pine 10 stfew the forest floor amid the
other litter Of the woods. No great
| fqmilies here hold great men in check
There is no great class. The mechanic
| is, father Of the merchant, who will agair
be the grandsire OF mechanics. In illirl,
| years half the wealth Of Boston will Se
| in The hands Of men now poor; and where
power Of money is Of yesterday, ills nc
great check 10 any great man. Here is
no hereditary power Sothe personal
greatness of great mind, fos good OF
evil, is free from that three-fold check,
and becomes Of immense imporiance.
MOur nation isa great committee Of the
whole, our State Is a provisional govern.
ment. riches our only heri,able good,
greatness our only personal mobility;
Office is elective. To The ambition of q
( great bad man, or the philanthropy OF a
great good man, there is DO check bui
the power Of money or numbers; no
check from great families, great classes,
or hereditary privilege. If our great
inielact runs up hill, there is nothing TO
check him but the inertia Of mankind; If
he runs down hill, that also is on his side.
! The great man i. .amensble with US to no
conventional standard measure,as in Eng
land or Europe--only to public opinion,
and that public opinion is ,conttolled by
money and numbers; these are the Two
factors Of the American product; the
multiplier and the muliipIicand; millions
Of money, millions of men. +. 4
Hence, it is more important 10 study
such great uvtl bvfore they take our
heart, 10 know their quality aud quantity;
for this Is to measure one of The greatest
popular forces for guiding the present and
shaping the future. Il is needful, also,
TO separate the real great fiom the great
seeming; and Of the real great, the great
good from the great evil. Washington
changed mems ideas Of political great
ness. nNapaleon the Present goes un,
whipped of justice, he will change those
ideas again, not for the word, but for the
saloons Of Paris, for its Journal. and its
mob. .iso,st5i So
A grea: mind is like an elephant in
tho line Of ancient ba,ile-the best ally
|if you can keep him in the ranks fronting
the right way; but if he turns about, he
lis the faialest foe, and treads his master
underneath his feet. Great minds have
a trick ofiulning round. . ys,
How different are conspicuous men to
different eyes. The City Corporation Of
Toulouse has just addressed this petition
TO Napoleon:
"Monseisnieur, the government cf the
world by Providence is the most perfect
France and Europe style you the Elect
Of God for the accomplishment Of his
designs. 1t belongs to no constitution
whatever TO assigu a term forihe divine
mission with which You are entrusted,
Inspire yourself with this lhought-to
restore TO the country those tutelar insli
tutions which form the stability of powel
and the dignity Of nations" /"
Tha; ID prayer addressed 10 She
Prncs President Of France, whose private
vices are only equaled by his, public sins. /.
How efficient he looks 10 different men?
To me heis Napoleon the Little (; TO the
Mayor and Aldermen of Toulouse he is
the Elect cf God, with Irresponsible
power TO rule as long and as badly as
likes him besL. Well said Sir Philip
Sydney, "Spire Of the ancients, there is
not piece Of wood in the world out Of
which,a Mercury may not be nude ? z
1t is this great importance Of great
mea which has fed me to speak Of them
SO often; not only Of men great by nature,
but greatly posture, on money or Office,
or BY reputation; men substantially great,
and men great BY accident Hence,
spoke Of DR.. Channiug, whose word
went like morning over The continents,
Hence, Ispoke Of John Quincy Adams,
and did not fear 10 point out every
error liz the great mans track, which
ended so proudly in the right. Hence,
n spoke Of Gen. Taylor; yes, even Of
Gen. Harrison, a mere aacciGenlal great
man." You see why. We are a young
nation; y great man easily gives us the
impression Of his hand; We shall harden
in the FIRE Of centuries, and keep the
mark. Stamp letter on Chaldean clay,
and how frail ii seems; but burn thai
clay in the tire, and though Nineseh sliall
perish, and Babylon become q heap Of
ruins, that brick keeps the arrow-headed
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