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useful aud honorable industry; in the judic
" GUS and generous employment of his capita
= for the establishment Of others in adv,,t.
geous business, he cxerted a wide and sal
utary influence, and WAS thus benefactor I,
his country. 1t is well known that tn
present generation Of Young men Of ON
community take moro correct views Of
lie OF energetic labor than those that pre
ceded them, and it cannot be denied tl,a
the life and career Of this sclfmadc ma,
contributed largely to this happy change
By his example as well as words he spake
through his long life, and being dead he ye
speaketh.
Among the sterling qualities that CAV.
h'm such success in life, we name prominent
ly decision Of character Tile first eI.men,
in decision Of character is reliance ON on,
own Judgement; and the second is that en-.
ergy Of will and enthusiasm of the passions
which, when wise plan is selected, imme.
d'atey spring into active powers Of execu.
uon. These were conspicuous elements of
his chractcr. He had confidence in his own
judgment, and did his own thinking in all
practical affairs. No sooner was his plan
determined than he commenced action. H..
had been through ii life an early riser. Not
more certain was the sun to climb the East
ern sky than was tins man to be early a,
his post; his purpose standig out clear to his
view, and the energy Of his will and the en-
thus'asm of his nature driving him from
day to day onward, to deserve if not to al
tain success. AS consequence of this con-
centrat1on Of mind, punctuaIi,y was kin
dred virtue in his character worthy Of uni
versal imitation. To him may be truly ap-
Piled the remark made by the celebrated
Lord Nelson, when he said he owed every
thing TO being always quarter of an hour
before time.
Another and chief virtue in his char.
acter was integrity. The basis Of the ci
gan'ic operations Of commerce are laid in
confidence. A man in Europe stakes his
property, his faith, his name, with perfect
reliance on the character of another man
whom he has never seen, thousands of miles
distant in America. Parties at q Distance
Know whether or not their correspondents
a'e 'aithtui to their trust. All, therefore,
who knew the strict attention to details, and
the system of rigid justice to the interest of
absent owners, Oh which this man conduc
ted all his affairs, are at no loss TO know
why business flowed in upon him and his
name was known far and near as an agent
IN whom the largest confidence might be
reposed. Integrity was as conspicuous in
his character AS decision and sound iudp
ment; and it was, doubtless owing TO the
fact that he, as an agent, was entrusted with
the property of others, that his far-sighted
and just mind laid it down as an axiom that.
in his business, lie must never speculate
The temptation might be very great, but i,
never moved his firm resolve. "Justum ct
tenacem proposi,i virum.''
Were we to select for imitation the most
conspicuous moraal quality in his charac-
ter, We would name the element intrinsic.
Beneath all the faclictious distinctions of
the world, through all sects and parties and
conditions, in whatever folm suffering and
sorrow may be found, and the electric
chord Of genuine Love finds it's way. I,
seeks no reward; its language is 81 am n
man. lie esteemed others not according
TO outside show, but according to their real
worth. He did nothing for effect, or mere
appearance. He had no wish to be valued
for qualities he did not possess. He never
acted part. Esse non videri" was not
formally chosen by him as q motto. lie
did better. He acted it out in his life. and
1t may now be chosen for him by others, as
briefly expressing the mould of his manly
nature, and the form Of his intrinsic char.
acter. Unassuming, honest and humble
himself. he had for all pomp and ostcnta-
tious parade the most profound contempt :;
and the stream Of benefcences was not d.
rected to conciliate the rich and great. but
it flowed where his kind heart prompted
to the obscure and neglected, to the stran-
ger and the friendless, to the widow and the
fatherless.
1t would be an omission not to notice
also, bis fortitude under affllction. It is
not yet five years since his son William
died suddenly in New York, under the most
painful circumstances. In the expression
of public sympathy, many said the sudden
and cruel death of such son will kill the
aged father. When the heavy tidings
came, it was like tbs tornado bearing down
on the old oak tree, or the earthquake NOV.
ing beneath the solid rock; but the granite
rock stood firm sand the old oak tree bend.
ing for the moment; soon stood erect again.
and de8ed the fury Of the storm. His heart
bled but the solid fixed mind meter quailed
He fully; appreciated the z 4dinensious Of his
lors,zbpt be cav that Il !aaa do6tae, It wa.