Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-06-22
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i Till I die. I will not remove mine In
tegrity from me-

Till I die. will not remove mine In
tegrity from me-
The truly honest man does not violal
the laws Of his land, nor does he depar
from any rule Of righ, which..:he law doe
not recognize. lie does not deceive no
evade in his dealings, ascribIng To hi
goods quality they do not possess, o
concealing faults he Knows they possess
He does not take advantage Of the con
6dence which is bad in his integrity
borrowing on false securities and IN des.
pera,e circumstances. lie does not shell
ter himself in any violation Of equity
under the forms Of law. He xill follow
what consci.nce demand, rather than
what the statutes may permit. lie will
not keep hi, neighbors 70 the letter OF a
bargain when it clearly violates his orig.
nal intention, nor allege defect in form
as excuse t"r non perl"rhtance. lie
will not put another necessarily to the
hazards OF law, nor occasion useless ex.
penses or unfair delays.
The honest man will avoid excessive
rigor in trale-the TAXI G advantage Of
a buyers or sellers ignorcnce. Ertrar-
dganrc Is species Of dishonesty which
the Christian will avoil. He who
spends on himself or family more than
he can afford, squander's another's mon.
ey. 1t is dishonesty when we take from
a nelghbor, a society. community or a
nation, wha, is jnsll, their due, whether
it be money. time, influence, or advan-
tage.
The honest man will be man princi-
plc- Right and wrong will not be loose
and floating Impressions, but fixed, well
defined axloms; not warped by clrcum-
stance, but clear universal. absolute
He will be consistent, also; true to his
principles. In order to do this, hi, prin-
ciples will be Watcliful against every
counteractlng propensity, and will chain
down every discordant feeling. as with.
links OF iron. He will be man of re
HsiouS integrity. lie will be honest,
because he loves honesty; and as much
so in secret as before Il world. lie re-
CARDS God's eye as always upon him,
and a relribution always before him.
lie will be man of frankaess. He has
nothing TO conceal. Since he acts in
Gods sight, he Tears not human scrut,.
ny. lie hates art, subterluge and double
dealing in every form, aud shrinks. in.
inclIvely, from everything liFe decep-
ton He never talks to you in double
sense, aud his oath would add nothing to
the sacredness OF his word. fle will he
a man of moral courage. Obstacles will
not impair, or dangers ,crrliy him the
path Of recti,ude he will tread, though
tnete SHouiu Oe hon IN III tNe way
He will MAINTAIN his integrity. and II it
leads him to sacrifices, he will promptly
make them; if it leads him to death he
Will bravely meet it.
Let Us learn then, to be faithful, un.
shaken. unseGuced, unsacrlficed. LIE,
there be no break in the links of that
golden chain by which all our virtues are
bound together. Though pleasure NAV
seduce with syren's voice honor pre-
sen,s its giuering crown, and wealth
pour at our feet its golden tides. let ms
nevertheless re,iin our integrity and hear
"A, least.
Servant of God, well done - well has,
thou Tough, the better fight. for this was
all thy care, to stand approved in sight Of
God. though worlds judged thee pre-.
verse.
\. CHADWICK,