The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-03-05
The God Of Sutttm.

Ciplc -, Tie " tue hcb fellow that wins,
and the dell take the hindmosi" Tho
creed !. that Of Napoleon, that rrovi.
dcneo favors heavy batialions. The in.
junction is TIM, Of Cromwell. Trust in
God, and keep your powder dry"
The whole system Of business, scci-
ETY., politics, and literature, l.. We fear
rapidly coming upon the ground Of i'm
mediate, tangible, dazzling success No.
body can be nominated for President
unless he Is available. No couple can
marry unless they are rich, aud can
maintain an establishment No minis
ter can be settled unless he is smart
Nobody is good for anything unless he
succeeds. lie nigh, as well ,amose,
and be non-cxiant, M 10 expect TO have
any comfor, from his friends, or any con-
sideration in society, Il he does not
thrive as we'll us strive. Franklin's phil
osophy is in full operation, thril, thrift
Ga bono Is the one weight and mpss-
ure, and We might as well dispense with
all those tables which We 80 painfully
learned when boys, from Pike and Ad-
ans.
The idea Of nature is that all things
were made for man. The ocean Is for
his highway, the rivers for his wafer
power, the sun TO save candles, the moon
to ligh, him home at night, the aurora
borealis for his fireworks. the winds TO
watt him Whit Of fresh air, the iron
to make his railroads, the lightning to
run his errands, and so on through all
the catalogue Of natures wonders and
gifts. Direct use, palpable success, i'm
mediate good, are the ends for which Il
is claimed the Infinite One made "lis
brave o'erbanging armament, aud fret
led it with golden fire.
Starting from this principle in the
works Of creation, the inference is short
and irresistible that these are the ends
of mans doings, and sutierings, and rs
pirings. lie is n cog in the wheel Of
society, rivet TO hold something to-
geiher, hoop TO keep the slaves in their
places, brick or a single in the gen
cral ediiice. II man is not planting
potatoes or hammering horse shoe,
why, forsooth, he is not practical. Aud
if he is not making two dollars day,
and living on roast beef, why he might,
in November, ms well go and hang him
self as @ miserable cypher in the body
social and polite. lie is not wanted
for this work.day world and smart ma
ton. Alas, for the poor wight who has
not found his niche, whose faculties have
not been drilled into marching and
working order Wretchod man that he
is, he might better sail for China or
Japan for the sake Of peace Of mind.
Certain il is that he can have none in
this busy, industrious, successful, uni
versal Yankee nation. The drones
make no part Of our hive. Even the
queen bee has to work here or 90 with
out her wax or honey.
The God Of Success is the divinity ol
the multitude. Who is he that is doing
well 7 Is il the good man, the Christian,
the philanihropisti Why, no. you
simpleion II is the man making money
fast. Who is the popular man' Is il
the patriot, the great statesman, the
pure hero, the martyr in his couniry's
cause, the philosopher, poet, iheologiani
Again, no. il is the loquncious orator
il is the cunning demagogue. Who is
the desirable match who is the hope.
fnl friend who is the available candi.
date who is the suspicious partnorf
Why, to be sure, the dcvoiee Of our
new temple, the worshipper Of our splen-
did deity Of success.
And in this headloug career, 10 seize
! the main chance, and win wealth, dls-
linciion, and place, What matter for prin-
ciple and honesty, and all ihati These
old-fashioncd and obsolete virtues were
long ago laid ON the shelf Such is the
practice of too many, II not their prin-
ciples. They have found short cut 10
riches, and can do up the business Of
their existence ia half the time Of their
forefaihers. a young man is in foil bust
ness at twenty, rich and married ht
twenty five, aud reiires 10 while away,
in the remaining forty.hye Of his allot-
ted three score and ten, In turtle din
ners, a voyage 10 Europe and Egypt,
and the respeeiabiliiy Of a gentleman Of
property and standing.
But, as there is now and then ono
who succeeds, there are nineiy-ie,cn, by
careful computation, who fail in tie race.
/ Let the wrecks on the strand warn all
men Of such adventurous sailing. The
1 God Of Success is obliged 10 turn a cold
shoulder upon some Of hi. worsbipers,
aud biz rebutis are mos, ifnparially and
promiseuoasly severe. lie life poor
wight Up 10 the pinnacle u bic temple,
only TO huh him 10 the earth with ten.
fold violence. lie mixes fascinating
cup, and advances Is 10 be iips, W.
the fable of Tanialus is repenisf
He issue. the millions II
I tickets, and most q ~
blanks lie is sllose
and unsaiisfariory
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