The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1857-07-21
NO. 56l.

thie 'oty Yusiisy VI uU SuuS u0 c1ses tOb no
body that makes people care for him., Who
would regard him If he "surmised," or sdared
to confess, "oi ''ventured to predict" No; he
begins with at is So" and ends with Dow,
Jr's., $50 mote il be-" a way that reminds m
marvelously Of the old ''thus saith the Lerd.''
Yet after Greeley Is dead aud gone there
will be many moro who will speak we'll Of
him than Of those who will speak i'll. Hn
character agrees so we'll with the generality
Of the people, being mere exponent Of
their own, that he would be sadly missed
though there may be many in this prolific
age to fill his place. His power is very great;
perhaps it might be said that during tho last
ten years he has influenced greater amount
Of thought, and greater number Of chsrae,
tiers, than any other individual who has lived
in the land. Yet his inf aence is due wholly
to his position, which he has attained for him
self, while his character has been formed
wholly by the country ard the age In which
he lives.
OF enterprise, that quantity which enten
80 largely into the American character, I pro.
poee to say but little. 1t is subject great
and noble-one that would be theme Of il.
self. The limits Of an hour would not Be
half sufficient to exhaust il. There Is cer-
tain kind Of smartnese and fastness exhibited
in daredevil enterprises, break.neck under.
takings, and hair breadth escapes, in which
many indulge and toward which they seem
to have natural prcclivity; this some have
endeavored to foist upon US and chfistcned
the bantling American enterprise. Nicara-
qua expeditions, three mile professions In
honor Of Bill Poole, quack medicines and
quack doctors, Barnum's mammoth circus,
Joice Hetb, and bearded lady, illustrate
this kind. Barnum, himself seems TO be
great high priest Of the order. But con-
ceive that there is higher and better one
that gives tone, and stability, and energy,
and life, and vigor TO the nation, Just a.
these give n fast life and mushroom notoriety
to their authors. True American enterprise
and energy are great qualities such "a give
form and heroism to the character, and which
would make their possessor at any time and
in any career, person Of the highest mark
and force. They are traits that ennoble him,
and YOU can rest assured he will mako his
mark in the world. He has a lion heart
which knows not the fear Of man. He is A
person of true courage and in whatsoevor
calling he may live, his traits will make him
II he were common sailor he
would be the first to 90 to the masthead when
the topsails are flying in ribbons. Were ho
called to expose his life on the field, if his
duty require it, ho is the man TO lead for
lorn hope with steady step through breach
bcching with fire. He has high object ard
he presses on with a steadiness Of nerve.
wanting to men of inferior tone. He will
war, and he will conquer. He will fght
long and ardentlv, strong in the soundncss OF
- - l----. L-~-., .A-e.s VA Ah. Purr,nse
be has in view, strong in his mighty
efforts and daring deeds Thus feeling aSj
acting he will press on and no force Of law.
prejudice or penury can arrest his course
To such votary, success ia ruling passion;
L closes his eyes at night with aspirations for an
ultimate triumph; il haunts his slumbers with
dreams Of unattained perfection; it fashcs
nvincible energy on his brain at the dawn of
he morning. It was such an influence a.
his that inspired the great actors Of tho
Inspiration with which Homer led the soul Of
Ulysses down through tho abodes Of Hell;
With which Cesar crossed the Rubicon; with
which Shakespeare called up the ghost Of tho
murdered king; with which Martin Luther
ought with and overcame the devil. To at
ain the highest success great power ia neces-
ary; anxieties, and labors, and struggles,
must be overcome. But the reward is both
ure and great. We must attribute the great
uccess which has ever attended American
to the activity with which it is pros.
'cuted and the resolution with which it sticks
o its purpose. Whether m ans aim be
,igh or low no is i,ound to carry il il human
fort will accomplish it, or anything in heav-
n or earth will compass it. He is ready to
,cril life and fortune on tho rssul: Ct his cx'
pertinent.
DR.. Kane represents this class AZ well as
ny individual could he selected When the
English navigator, Sir John Franklin, after
ong years Of absence, did not return, various
expeditions were set on foot for his recovery,
The American Government took as lively an
interest in the matter rs though he bad been
me of her own citizens But with much
more zeal and alacrity did SONS private ind
'iduals ft out, at their own expense, expedi-
ions for the same purpose. Among the first
f these was that under command Of Lieut..
Dr.. Haven, to which DR.. Kane was attached
is surgeon After their rcturn Mr.. Henry
5rinnel, of New York, fitted out another, in
command of which, DR.. Kane was placed.-
This enterprise bad two objects in view, one,
he discovery Of franklin, and tho other, ex-
,lorations in these unfrequented seas. For o.
'er two years was he absent, and no word
vas received from him, 50 that il was feared
hat he too had shared the fate of those he
lad gone to succor. He passed two long
lreary winters in latitude higher than any
mo had done before, where no sun was seen
rom October till March, and dismal dark
less weighed down upon them like night
mare. The motives which prompted him a.
,ain to face well known dangers, raise him
Ugh in the admiration Of the world. He
vent forth to encounter the almost insupera-
lie obstacles of the Polar seas with no suspic-
on Of sordd mindedness, with no spark Of
elfshness, with no interested purpose to
erve. His sole reasons were the love Of ad-
yenture, the promotion Of real science to
Which he bent as an ardent devotee, and bis