The American patriot., 1855-01-31

Harry HOMES OF THE PEopLE.-The homes Of
people are the landmarks ofcivilization. They are
a standard by which we may measure their moral
and social greatness. What is nation but large i
family, possessing rights and privilegesg The in
fuence Of each member Of that family for good or
evil is reciprocal. As tho shock Of electricity vi
brates and expands, so the influence of human &C.
ton is dused from the centre to the circumference
of human society. The moral power of people
isjust in proportion to the combined vrtuous in
fuences which exist in the homes Of that people,
Hence it may be truly said, that our homes are
the nurseries of the nations greatness Home!-
how cold that heart must be which does not beat
more quickly at the bare mention of the word.
What delightful associations and recollections are
connected with that sacred spot, A happy home
gives the mind fortaste of the immortal state II
- here that the virtues and charities the blessings
and relatives of human life are enioyed Here
the sympathies of the heart and the afet tions of
the mind are nourishcd and developed and all that
is good and great in our nature is brought to ma.
turlty But what constitutes ahappy homer The
pleasure of literature essential to the happiness
of both master, servants and children. No table
should be without periodicals suitable for children
as well as adults good and substantial library
is equally asscrtial, IT, indeed, it be not more SO
How gratifying it is to see a neat bookcase in a
poor mans house, containing the works Of the
worlds greatest thinkers. There are many homes
in this country which do not contain this but
their happiness would be much more complete if
they did. An assortment of truly valuable books
contains more sterling wealth than the gold mines
of California. Then let it be the ambition of all
who are solicitous to have happy homes, to pos
scss good library and collection Of useful peri.
odicals The "feast of treason and the flow of soul"
| ba daft <Oo ocAl-
FINANcIERING TRrcK-The N. Y Post is res.
ponsbe for the following anecdote Of a late Wall
Street Cashier. We doubt the truth of the story:
We have heard of bank story which is said to
relate to u time somewhat distant and to O bank
within ono humid, cd miles of Wall street, and which
we report just as VIC heard it, omitting names
The cashier Of the bank found himself short in his
accounts about two hundred thousand dollars, at q
time when he foresaw an inevitable disclosure
from an examination of accounts, which was order
ed to take place within short time. Not seeing
any escape he consulted friend ofhs who was an
attorney, asking for his advice. The attorney, on
ascertanng that the cashier had no property that
was available to convert into cash to cover the de-
ficicncy, recommended him to take 5000, 600 more,
and then, when the discovery took place, he would
have something to negotiate with, so as to induce
the directors to refrain from making public ex-
posure The cashier took his advicc abstructed
the additional sum, and when the discovery took
place. confessed his error and told the directors
that he would get his friends to make some amends
provided they would not punish him. After some
negotiation, he compromised with them for 81 90,
600; and he retired from his situation with for
tune of 800, 1000 The cashier in question was
consequently respected and he died, we believe
within the current year. The directors never
made known their loss, and neither the stockhold
ers of the bank nor the public knew anything
about it.
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oa'e IN iarlaheht on inc aues''ohoi ehi's'ihgior
egners in the English service. Speaking OF Sh
Edward Lytton Bulwer the journal saws:
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montorv b;storv rhis was nrncinov owing to
l;.;o ; Des 4 ,,a nart,, amaudnont. thot c;vo,
na"it ond s;mn;Hcance r. a mans thoughts .nl
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d n;nd how ~ vota heforn DEBATING hepins an,
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If ;nns anJ his how wcw.v voice drives one into hvs
to;ns nf Gd"ot;n"ss. and his yestres. oh his ces