Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-01-14


they are so obssrvant of their busines
that they spend no hours at home, AM
have no opportunity for the culture o
friendship or religion. On every day o
the week there is the same incessant tol
from daylight to dark, and it is only ou
Of courtesy that such men are called fa
theirs and husbands. Next arc the sesthetit
who shrink from rugged reality, and whose
tastes arc confined to the philosophy of the
beautiful. They are poets and artists BY
nature, but whether they are by profession
or not it is impossible to say. These, un
like Americans generally, have no relish
for bargains, though We think him an ig-
moi anus who knows not how to make one
They think, and think and think, and that
is all they ever do. They speak of the
deep feelings of the soul, and are them
selves as cold and chill as the drops which
fall from icicles in March. Such men can
not be expected to act in concert with men
whose motive power is the heart; and |
sincerely pity their wives and domestic re-
lations in general.
The third class comprchends those whose
faculties are multifarious and manifold
1t is philosophical fact that men have
different characters for different depart
ments in life; their conscience may rule,
but it rules in different departments Of
life, by the use Of entirely different systems
of Jurisprudence.
If you have such gentlemen at your
house, your wishes are the rules Of their
conduct there; with them custom is the
rule of their life with some conscience
is the rule of right; with others benevo-
lence is the rule of right and in the polit-
ical career Of such, believe there is no
rule of right Benevolence does not always
consist in the same thing; at one time it
is shown in the act of giving, at another
time in Withholding Honor with men of
different characters is obligatory in some
spheres, not in others A lie with such
men is gross injustice in their personal
character but mere foible in their pro-
fessional character Justice with these
men is regnant in one place, and contempt
uously repclled in another.
This subject might be passed by to
certain extent, were it not that public opin-
ion has legalized it. In order to see the
extent to which this hypocrisy goes, let us
look into manufacturing and commercial
life Now manufacturers, if you regard
them as neighbors, husbands, fathers, bro
theirs and members Of churches, they are
generally public spirited men; and there
are none better rs q class, when We con-
slider them in their general character. But
l wish to show ysu that they over-rule this
conduct. Their reputation is not BY any
means disreputable, but is the simple rule
of the Gospel" do unto others, as ye
would that they should do unto you" their
guiding lines. Each trade has its own Sc
crets, which of course tue minister is not
supposed to know. Every branch Of busi-
ness, has its particular mode Of dealing.
To be sure We are the purchasers Of their
goods and wares, and consequently to a
great extent, we make ourselves RESPONSE
bic for their malpractices.
The general principle is, that where a
mechanic or man of business can obtain .
livelihood by fair compensation for work
properly done, and We are anxious to OBJ
tain articles of clothing or consumption for
less than it is possible for them to be fur
nished us, VIC are the losers, and the bad
effect recoils upon ourselves. Whatever
may be the cause, the effect is undeniable.
Commerce also has an ethics of its own.
The merchant, as said of the manufactu-
rcr, is among the best Of men; but they,
like the other, do not implicitly act mp to
the broad problem laid down in the Gospel.
1 say of lawyers and every other class
as have said of merchants aud manufac-
turers, but they do not allow the same rules
to govern them under one state of circum-
stances that they do under another. The
true Christian, however, is not the believer
of this or that creed, although l think
Christianity has its true creed, bu: wheth-
er all who call themselves Christians arc,
or strive to be such, you can judge as we'll
as I.
In closing these remarks, let me say to
the young, and those who are aspiring to
build for themselves character, that they
must not draw the inference from what
have said, tha. it is impossible for any one
to obtain one.
IfIwished to show you beauty, / should
not take you to the dis=ectins-room, and
you must not come to any Improbable
conclusion from analysis Of character BY
morbid anatomist.
If you wish mushrooms you can have
them the next morning by sowing them