The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-01-01

the biissfui empyrean, and ask yourself 1t
the mere dross Of earth. the dull, sensual
things that YOU tonch with yonr hands, pos
sess the power of comforting happiness like
this, and if, therefore, your WORLDLY nature
Is as well worth eultivating; think Of some
petty fraud perpetrated or some poor man
''Jewed down." to sayea few paltry dollars,
and then ask yourself If the dirty silver ever
gave you half the JOY you have received
from some deed of charity done in a corner,
or penitent confession before your Father
in Heaven of malice long cherished in your
heart but cast ont IN seorn. II not, and If
you are human and half honest YOU will con-
fess that it has not,--then why don't You
renounce your selfish inclinations, or cease
to cultivate them SO seduously, aud bring up
the balance of your mind to something like
an equal activity.
Possibly YOU have been thoughtlcss, gay,
indolent; living on your means, if rich, on
your wits, If poor. o, fool What better
il such life than the life Of worm? Nay.
why is it as good? The sooner you are dead
and rotten, the better, if you are always to
live 30, for your dust may serve to grow
some useful weed, or
"5top hole to keep the wind away"
Rouse up! be u man You have something
to do in this work day world. You were
sent here TO accomplish something, and not
TO live like a sot or dormouse. 1ou were
made to keep bright and brilliant, keen in Nh
your sensiblities and full in all your enjoy
ments, by active employment, and not to
rust out in dull useessness.
But we'll stop the inventory here. 1t
promises to be too long if we call to mind
all probable remissness.
We haven't enumerated any Of the more
glazing weaknesses, for il is not to be sup
posed that the readers of the Gate Cift and
Vailey Hhig ever steal, or murder, or any
thing Of that sort; they have been under
too good tuition for any thing ike that but
Of whatsoever wickedness or negligence, u
whatever name or nature, you dave been
guilty, just purge yourself Of it, us quick az
you can; with a resolute heart and a yigiiant
eye resolve that with Gods help you will
conquer the Old Satan and drive him clean
out Of your house; and, finally, just fork
over every cent you owe the printer, and if,
at the end of the next twelve months. YOU
complain that our wish Of Heppy New
Year has been a barren one, well give YOU
receipt in full for our next volume.
CniEr JrsrleE TANEY.-Mr. fancy is Ill Of
a lingering complaint, and his advanced age
(bcing now nearly seventy nine) renders ii
probable that he will not recover. Specu-
lations are rife as 10 his successor and it is
generally anticipated that Attorney General
Gushing viii succeed him.
Mr. fancy, when appointed, received the
place from Gen. Jackson, as a reward for
the removal Of the deposits Of the United
States Bank, an act which ii was difficult to
procure any man Of standing to do, and his
appointment was the occasion Of exceeding
censure; but he has proved himself a COM
potent jurist, and we believe the legal world
is SO well satisfied with him that his removal t
from the high position which he occupies
would be the subject Of deep regret.
Az APT REMARK The critic Of the Ma /
tlonal Intelfgencer, in reviewing the new !
work Of T. J. Bailey, '1he Mystic,'' aays Of
his ''festus," "lt seems to as kind Of
hybridty In literature, "a cross between
Young's Night Thoughts minus the piety, and
Goethe's Faust minus the genius" And this !
seems to US about as good characterization
rs could well be made there is the tinge and
strain of Young, and At the very opening
one remembers all Of Goethe's Prologue in
Heaven, and is not permitted to forget Faust
till he closes the book. Bailey studied law
enee, and we doubtif lie did not spoil good
attorney when he set up for % poet.
G1~The Chicago Times, the special organ
Of Douglass. withdraws his name from the
Presidential field, and says Tint ho Will not
be a candidate unless it should prove that
none OF the other aspirants can unite the
party; in that case, the party will know
"here there IS man whose time and talents
are always at their service. Eminentlv pat
notle and eondescending, truly. In case Of
very great emergency, then, it seems that il
viii be possible to coax the slittle giant IL
= the place we shan't be liable. after
all, TO be without a President for the want Of
man willing to accept the place, for the
qualification Of the Democracy. at least.
Cr The Missouri Legislature have passed
astatc Sinking Fund Bill, setting apart $780,
600 IN 1856, and Sl00, 900 for each l3 wears
thereafter, for the maintenance Of the State
credit.
CO. Nicholas Lonsworth. Of Cincinnati
the celebrated wine manufacture. is one Of