The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-06-11
Manners and rIoralslOf the may.

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abominate liveries. They are Jeera-
dation in society. They are ridiculous any.
where. sin q republic they are treason
Nothing becomes q servant 90 we'll ss clean
neat, plain black or dark clothing. Nothing
proves the gentleman so much as the ab.
sence Af'pretentiOus glitter. | abominate
liyeries because Of their vulgarity. a..-,.
Fsa% carfigethe other day, on the Sab.
bath; drawn up before church door. The
couchmOn was bedizened in tawdry suit OF
many Haunting colors!. He was smart, in.
teffgen. looking young man. I spoke to
him. .-.'
HWhy are you not more INDEPENDENT than
to wear such dress as, that" The poor fei.
low colored, and felt uneasy. "Why are
you not more inclined TO respect yourself
than bend to such degredationl"'. His brow
darkened, and the red bloodof shame manted
his cheek. "Why are you not mani"
He looked at nfs~alh a'pacnliar guze. 1t
ives mixture OF. shame, sorrow and anger.
ri understand you, sir. I am (and he
looked at his trdppings with contempt) as.
hamed Of myself. But the master pays me
mell--be' gives me $25 "a month. / have
but little to do, and the best of living; the
wages are good, and the wife and children
are comfortable at home." -e
Poor fellow! poor child of necessity!
The owner ofthat carriag g, and horses, and
livery, dservant, had just robbed his cred
itors 70 The tune .osss l0O, ,OoO! He lives in o.
palace On, Staten Island, and keeps an es.
tablishment. var -.
abomnate liveries and the follies and
fopPeries of the rich h-particulurly the vulgar
and ignorant rich. l love democratic sim.
'nlicfJ; | love republican sentiment; and l
only wonder that robust, healthy, indie.
pendent, angry public opinion does not agree
with me.
j., An educated, polished, scholarly gentle
mon-an American gentleman in the true
oCnsV VI tne, "otu-HeeHS Hu blHsel W SHOW
him and his family off. His rppk is in
his heart. The spirit of honor abt!es with.
in him. He loves his species with a simple
pure, and afectionate feeling. Arrogance
and airs are not OF him. His nature forbids
him to oppress. Deficacy and, refinement
alone ct him. His heradry is embluzonet
on his character. His rank is public ant
private virtue.
1 No aristocrat on earth is comparable te
), such man. AlTthe flash and glory 0
I golden pride, qp the glisteniug wealth o
California or Australia, cannot equal sucl
4 being. Around him is cast the influence
, Of his morals and manners. He is the teach
er.not only Of his famiFy. bat his neighbors
We should be clary tof our institutions
y We should preserve the jewel ofrepablean
. ism pure and unsullied. We should admire
simple tactes and habits only. We shoule
4 irowh down ioppery, vulgarty, pretension'
9 and extravaganza. % @
Q am no feveler. regard the rights o
o social life. think the union OF wealth an,
i intellect is entitled to respect. / am free
e to admt that, while DEMOCRACY is bound Il
!, preserve political equality snd fraternity in
tact, all should be free to choose their com
puioifs in the social circle, and arrange thei
relations with those around them, as thei
habits Of thought and action may dictate
q But | am equally decided in concluding tina
this should not be accomplished by ah ar
!. rogant superiority, or criminal pride.
!. Every honest man, every brave man, eve
o ry patriotic citizen, every high.tempere
= American, every lover of right and justic
Il ana truth, every admirer and advocateof re
J. publicanism. every sincere and earnest frien
r Of popular liberty, should unite to crush tn
J. nascent taste for sPehdthrilt habits. for pa
: latial residences, ,sfor enormously extrava
:, CANT dresses, for luxurious rioting, for ener
a vating dissipation, for unbecoming waste, 70
i, misunderstanding habits, for tawdry, unbe
n coming, out.of.place, absurd liveres, whic
n only debpuch the taste and EVIDENCE dis
:. gusting prccfivity for aristocratic presumE
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