Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-09-27
GILLIAN HowITr.

:. improvements of the pres
N,n' " amongst them we notice with
e't &C. e. ,l.,s,re tendency to a just ap-
pscaaf Pc = o,,r common nature in oPpo-
prscato'. y. eIse and mischevious dis
saon to ~. 'aa f.ll.cies, with which cor
tiae''a 1.,s -, and cringing spirit OF adu'a-
Iapt 'a SUI. i and power have spotted So
u a:s's :. with the spy'''ng OF p.as'e, r1a
Grey - : r;e.t and purest ages OF the worid'
when .x, and beings more then mem"
', s ,hs Creator himself came down and
vne e.a hi Il. creatures, and angels bore his
s..sp Of love and mercy to mankind n''n
MESA, T. great patriarchs, the fathers OF
'hea , Il : and the models Of profound
y, ~, and and noble action, walked the earth
u, l''i !. The simple dignity of human ma
". w. , dignity which no advent't'ons title
" MI ) augment, but would assuredly have
s s.;r So striking is this that to
, a,.l If our common Progenitor as Lord
Ham. Adam, ESQ.,, or OF Eve as the
I.dy Eve. or the Honorable Mrs. Eve,
s ,au become burlesque OF the most
sr description. How nobly do
, 'ss stand forth in their pure pr'meval
~. .;;mal;ci,y. What moral grandeur there
;.,hont their names, to which our titles
,pnear in comparison as the most trumPe-
~ and .strolling players tinsel. what
dreadful havoc should we make OF the
moral sublime If we talked Of my Lord
Eaoch. Of the Grand Dukes Abraham.
hare and Jacob, or Of His Ekcellency
m, M, Most Noble Marquis Joseph. Cover
nor If Egypt. under Imperial H'shness
Pharaoh
In the time Of Job, the consciousness
,h,, these titles was based in something
more than mere politicaldistinctions or Or
dinary respect was most luminously de-
monstrated BY that fine young man, El.nu'
who declared that he could not give fiat
tering titles 10 men, for in SO doing the
Lord would take him away.
In all ages, those who havo climbed out
Of the mob Of their time, and planter their
sorioas feet on the mountain Of immor-
talty, have stood forth there too great and
beautiful Tor the observation Of their eter
nal names BY the foolish epithets Of ordi-
nary aattery, Homer, Plato, Socrates, Ci-
cero, Cato, Luther, Shakespeare, Milton,
Bacon. Newton, and even those living
among the fssof our times, Wordsworth.
Byron, Scott, Shelley. How all titles
drop away from an immortal namel How
we tear them down, as we would = beg
gers rays from the statue Of some benih.
cent driniiy.
And shall we then wrop ourselves in
these foul roes! Shall we tacily, nay.
ioady, own that which is too mean for the
shoahers Of greatness-great goodness
aad good greatness, is good enough, nay,
is TOO honorable even for ourselves
Shall we thus confess the baseness o
our being; the abjectness OF our ambition
No! kt us rather come at once boldly L
,he Poinl and claim our portion Of the d.:
vine nature, and determine to vindicate i
lgur devotion I, alt in He and hope tina
i simple, pure, great in glorious. W.
dare soclaim God for our Father i
- ! less daring to claim the highest AMI
illas.nous men rs our hrethern! Let u
dare-sor K Is noble dariuk-to clai.i
kiaship with Homer, with Plato, with So
crates, with Christ, withsthe Apostle,
xiththe noble martyrs who in every ag
have persisted BY fire, or sword. or TIL
Posioned arrpws OF malice aud calumny
Iaiher than stoop to the corruptions Of th
ane and with the heroes Of the SOU
Lnthef, Mil,oa, Newton, and those Of tn
ite Lofty stamp, and not groveliingly 70
surselves il IL rotten rags of the world
adalaiion. Lot ~ aim It like nobl
simplicity.
And les . not say that we wish to 70
any man q his just honor. or his due !
spect. Let " desire TO honor all, and /
aspect all who .how themselves worth
9 respect; but lei Is also feel that Il,
esly real distinctions are those which II
hld BY God inthe foundations of our natu,
;enius, intelligence and Virtue.
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