The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-02
Original Articles.
L,il,r from ID, Rtrmi,ar, No. :.

AHN NhHVbEN NHN AhaSN - hht thh
one Is not less alone than when alone"
the converse is equally true that, when
josilod amid the ,hronging crowd, un-
knowing and unknown, as sometimes |
am when straying from my retreat, new
er Is one more thoroughly alone than
when least alone. That when thus
alone too am an observer Of life, and
see that would not sec, and hear that
] would not hear. A new thought is
sometimes proyidentially sent inc, aud
sometimes one is caught, as the boy
charms his bird, with little salt upon
is TAIL. A few thoughts ! here give
you--and il consonant--more hereafter.
In this day of progress, what man Is
there who reads, or whose mind is alive
TO the thoughts Of those who do, that
has not some new ideas, or emanations
Of old ones. that germinate and eifectu-
ate something good or evil, or, neglect
ed, nothing whatever. From these neg
lccted and lost ideas, how much the
world might be the gainer, If nurtured,
matured, and carried out into practical
life, can only be matter Of inquiry
The class Of those is not small, il is APP
pretended, who read and think TO some
purpose, who might influence and bene-
fit, il the innate sensibility Of the mind
10 opposition or opprobrium, did not
overcome the benevolencc Of the heart.
II opposition alone were encountered it
were well, for somewhere in the sitting
Of principles and investigation Of facts,
lies the immutablity and eternity of
truth. But who would OF willingly
comba: the prejudice Of ages, unless pam
oplicd with true courage, or the vanity
which renders him impervious. These
prejudices-ihe ways Of our fathers, the
old customs and habits, how they cling 10
US and eniwinc themselves into our very
being, like the household forms and IA
ccs and time-worn familars Of other
days--so hard is Il TO divesl the best,
because the most common, associations
Of them. But as generation after
generation, as wave follows wave, driv-
ing new acquisitions TO the shore Of
time, 10 be taken up and appropriated
to the purposes Of life--so the mind re-
ceiying from preceding mind expands
to new impressions and imbibcs new
principles Of action. Thus every sue
ceeding generation holds in less and
less reverence those associated attach
mcnts and prejudices moss that
clings TO the most anliquated trees
and receive with more leniency the in
novniions of the times. Having clear
ed away the underbrush from the men
tai vision and trimmed up its percep-
tions, the sunlight of improvement and
experience is let in, where all before
was dim and dark. New light is thrown
around, new objects seen, and new ben
cfits derived from more extended view,
and we wonder that we had not before
seen the pictured prospect in so allur-
ing light--thai we had not before en-
braced the new ideas and objects that
come pouring in upon our before short
ened and contracted vision. The phil
osophical and learned mind, accustomed
to invcsiigaie-aware that every step
he takes in this world Of mysteries,
opens something new and adds some
thing to his daily knowledge, becomes
conscious Of his ignorance the more he
is enlightened rs 10 what there is to
know growing more child-like and
teaehable, Is ready 10 receive every new
thought, either as n truth or the found.
alton Of one, TO be investigated and ex-
amined with simplicity and candor.--
While the neophyte, the ignorant, the
superficial. the conceited, although ad
miiting the haekneyed confession thai
they know bu, little, ye, believing thai
wisdom will die with them !" admitting
that their ways may be wrong, yet in,
sisiing themselves 10 be ever in the
right; unaccusiomed 10 argument, and
often too willing for dispulaiion, yet new
er convinced, because they never rea'
son. These, alas, are the greatest ob-
siacies 10 progress-ihe greatest enc
mics 10 the advancement Of society,"
How would the world stand still, and o
how Little avail to ns would be seienc,
and art, il NC were exclusively undel
the influence OF those, who, destitute o
independence Of thought and action
originating no ideas themselves, are ev
er the chained slaves of the thought.
the customs, the hAbits Of The little worl,
around them s--vhose oracle is, " eve
rybOdy says 70" every one does 20.
We imbibe fleSe notions in the nurse
res of our boyhooi, We receive them il
the very schools, which should be ih,
frst 10 teach Independence Of thought
and NC carry them through life
Ia illustration. let me instance ih'
common Praeiiee of our schools, 70 op
posed 10 good sense and TO analogy ahl
every bnsiness and art d lie. Il h ih'
An Of shat il termed the writing 0
eomposiiions,- compelling lhs child
sniad 70 ,Lsi 10 which Il IA nol adeqaai,
--foroing Tho yosng piaas At once q
gus aoscrs without nSos o. nosrish
nsnl u Ia uoa every shoos that Nil
gsrninAie 10 o~n root. We isok upos
the yosng ihind and 6na a bu, blAni
Pags a impoffees aud isehoais exist
enoe sPoa shieh noshing "a sTisieu "a
csEa fhs simpissi Pefcepi.Sas a o6joei
. afrasr.i A uff.a-ssf fia.tallfs s.tn 49,.