Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-29

that that whisper should continue 10 ring
there louder and louder, until every one would
turn from bis evil ways-tuIn and be man.
Many other instances Of false education might
be adduced il more illustrations were neces-
sary ioprove its ruiaous effects. And among
these mig be enumerated; gambling, the
drinking Of ardent spirits, want OF defer
ence 10 age, and general impurity in thought
and language. That the first two are the re-
suits of improper training, the bitter fruit Of
bad example, thousands Of the OeSi, and bright
est intellecis in this fair land would from the
depths of owness, and degradation 10 which
they have been carried, gladly testify. Suffer
me one moment here, had thought not 10 ad-
vert TO this at ALL But know OF no more
wofu, and fearful and soul, ,Slckenng example
of bad training than is the drunk rd. If you
would know as nearly as it is in human power
10 know, how great would be the fall Of an
angel, look at the drunkard. Look at the
once proud, and gifted man, him who held
mulitudes enhanced with his powers Of
speech, him who was the admired and loved
OF all the witching taste for strong drink,
planted in youth, has grown and strengthened
till now il is bis master mark him as he tot
ers, with aimless ster, and SoulleSs eye 10 his
luwly lu. too often 10 wreat his maddened,
poisoned
Of his heart, and the glory Of his home. U
how low has man fallen when he becomes
a drunkafd. May we my friends be preserved
from ever becoming drunkariS or causing our
.neighbors to be so. And again jn these days
Of Native Amerlcanlsm, Young America,
have thought, sometimes felt the Importance
of lis position rather TOO keenly. Not that
would have young person underrate himself
or his position, and especially in this country
where in a few years the youth Of 10 day, are
to assume the places, and take upon them The
burdens Of their fathers, it is highly necessary
that they should feel the Importance of the
rust that must 50 soon be committed TO their
charge, and prepare themselves TO re elve 1t,
and 10 transmit it TO lhe next geneTaOn, the
same noble heritage Of fTeemeu, and free in
stitutions that it is. They should feel the
weight OF the responsibility, and nerve them
selves TO bear il as becomes the SONS Of noble
Sires. But this need not, should not beget a
self lfimporlance that would render its poSsessor
naughty, or prevent him from rendering TO age,
and worth that reverence that is ever their
due. In fact know of no better criterion hy
which the good taste, an! judgment, Of your &
person may be known, than by hlS haGi, OF
yielding proper de ference TO the opinions o nd
I y ! Y
friends, that you and should feel such a def
erence for age, lha, we would never speak, or
act unworthily in the presence Of grew hairs
That we should feel restrained from any IeyIty
which we would suppoye would be unpleasant
| 10 one whose youth has long since passed, feel
that we areaa the pyesence Of one who has
tried the earth, who knows it from experience,
who has had his successes and reverses III life,
who knows how the bitter mingleS with the
sweet, how Joy and sadness walk together
through life and more than all, how all the
wild rances, and expectations of the young
are dome 10 vanish Lefjre the stern realities
Of life. We should feel that we are in the
presence of a-fund o. experience from which
we might ever draw lessons of profit. and
we should also rca lie that the venerable be-
ing venerable for age alone, if nothing else)
will DON he done with time here that The
past WITH all its associations is fast receding,
and that he looks forward TO the time which
Shall soon see his spirit, freed from the earth,
taking IFS flight 10 the werd where death
comes not, and the spirit grows not old. Isay
that in the presence of such persons we should
not feel familiar, nor talk as 10 our comrades.
AnG especially should we have care that in
speaking Of them, or to them, we do rot de
Scend so far, nor show ourselves so iIi-bred as
| to call them by such names as Smith, Ola
Smith, Bill Smith, or Old Bill Smith or when
meeting them 10 salute them with, "Why
how are you Smith 2" How have you been
How does the world use you This does no!
sound aIy too we'll when addressed 10 an