The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-01

mind and body if we do not thereby increase
our means and deeds of usefulness? AS be-
fore said fame founded on lasting result;
is alone durable He who would live forcv-
cr must live in the hearts of his fellow men.
While the memory of the ambitious, unpr;nci-
ciplcd heroes and heroines of the world shall
be blotted from the records Of time, the
virtuous deeds of bcnefactors of tic race shall
be cmbalmed i'll the grateful remembrance Of
all succeeding generations-morc lasting than
if graved on adamant with diamond point
or reared to Heaven in Pyramids of Egypt.
The majority of our race arc vet in the dark
ness of hcathcnism, waiting for the diffusion
of that knowledge that distinguishes us as a
people. We need not so from home for dark
encd souls to cnlighten. The broad Prairics
of the mighty West attract with magic power
the oppressed millions the Old World hand
in hand with the cmigrant from foreign shores
and from other parts of our own " free .
country. go lntcmperancc. Slavery. and Pope
ry pcopling the chambers of death with their
wrctchcd victims Never was there Il time
wren the combined thought and action of
hosts of Icrculcan minds were so much need
ed to grapplc with error ard rescue souls from
the brink of He'll, as Now Ignorance. super
s;ition. and crcduity, the pillars that sup
port the thrones Of DcspotiSm and universal
Wrong. must be hurled to the ground. and
the Right uih the Might must and shall tri-
umph. Then grid on tr,l>ty armor and be-
Gin now the battle cf life.
/ Youth is period of strong effort and great
achievements. The great cras in all ages
of the worlds history have been marked by
the immortal deeds of youny men and youny
women. The idea that great results have
their origin alone in silvcrv locks and
trembling limbs is an extreme that will not
| bear investigation. The ancient maxim-
"Old men for counsel, Young men for war.
is proper asst Enmcnt of the respective
spheres of the two classes Whether in Iitcra-
turc or in War, those comparatively Young in
life have led the van Alexander the Great.
was but Mirty-three when he sat down to
weep that there were no more worlds to sub
due. Bonapartc. at the age of twcH!y-eiyAt
was made General Of the French armies WAS
created First Consul at hidg. and attcra sue
crssnn Of the most brilliant Victories the
world ever saw. was crowned Emperor a; N.iI-
iv-Grc. Among literary men. poets. orators.
philosophers, statesmen. We find Pope, at fI'o'-
ic.n commenced his immortal Essay on Man
and completed it at ir""'y-dyh. Washing
ton won his freshest laurcl> when a Young
man. Lafayette was but riyhffn when side
by side with the American Generals he fought
for American Liberty; and 50 with Byron.
Pitt. Adams. and multitude of others. whose
fame was achieved before they had arrived at
the full visor and maturity of manhood
There is one thing which requires the most
careful usage. and which should be early as
signed its proper place with the Young. and
that is Public Opinion. This it is tha, should
be scorncd and courtcd. treated with manly
independence. and at the same time implicit
" followed. We are not obliged to take it at
any more than its real value. He who strives
to so polish his every action tha; I'll may see
themselves reflected therein is the slave of a
tyranny the most tormenting. the most de-
grading and cxacting of all the varied forms
Of bondage His service is voluntary. his
masters name is Legion. and his reward the
loathing and pity of those whose favor he
seeks and the shame and guilt of his own con-
science. The world is full of such sncaking.
trucking. degraded beings, destitute of the
least spark of true manlncss and sclf-rcSpcct-
"Slavcs to the ruling Sentiment. whose choice
Is but the echo of the public voice.
While their own thoughts the wrctchcs fear to
speak.
Not Sundays only. but throughout the week."
Is money their object, they cringc and f,wI,
and lick the very dust from the door-stoncs of
the rich. and with sanctimonious visagc and
eight sides to change at pleasure. they dcspc-
rately praise and pray to man from Sunday
morning till Saturday night. whether in
the crowded thoroughfarc or the place of wor-
ship; but mark. those whose pockets and
good opinion they seek read them through all
their disguise and with understanding smiles
learn to loathe their sight. Is office and honor
their object they forthwith don the garb of the
soul-corrupt politician, skillfuly ride the
current of Public Opinion, and studiously sail
by the winds of popular favor. ;.with un-
common magnanimity they howl for "Our
country build up strong lungs on "The
Union,' or Dis-union," Free speech" and
"Thc danger ofogitotion for change, they
grow "National" in certain sections. grad
ually become confined to "One idea" and
finally "Know-Nothing" save their slipper,
standing, till their changing fortunes reveal
them in a new field of Patriotism-Go save
the mark! The same dipositions are exhibit
ed among the young-the children of the
" rich " and the "poor and goodness and
beauty is often Judged in the corresponding
ratio of wealth, and many Boys and Girls fan
cy themselves "made whose only foundation
is
Pride ofbirth, and all that
: and who, should the money fail, would fine