The Nevada Democrat., 1860-10-02
A Lesson for Young Mon.

The New York Post, of August 3Oth, in
noticing the resignation of Gov. Banks, of
Massachusetts, to accept the position of
President of a railroad company, says;
His chief reason for Withdrawing from a
position which was rarely, if ever, SO salts
tactorily filled before, and to which he
would be recalled almost by acclamation,
is, we believe, the primary duty of making
more satisfactory provision for his family
than political career, with bis notions Of
official propriety, will admit of. The step
which Mr.. Banks has taken is suggestive of
profitable meditatons to the young men Of
his generation. Here is gentleman, in
the very prime of manhood, who has won
more popular distinctions, and, at the same
time, has more Uf them now within the le-
gitimate range of his aspirations, than any
American OF his age, living or dead.
Though but forty-three years old, and the
graduate of New England factory, Mr.
Banks life has been, politically speaking,
an uninterrupted s@ries of triumpbs, with
out one single reverse. He was repeatedly
chosen to the Massachusetts, Legislature,
and twice rs Speaker; he was delegate TO
the Convention for revising the State Con-
stitUton, and was also called with great
uranimity to preside over its deliberations.
Three times in succession he was chosen TO
the House Of Representatives, aud once its
Speaker, when the Republican party achiev-
ed, under his lead, its first memorable VIC
tory in the Federal arena; he has since
been twice elected to the office of Cover
nor, which he now holds; there is no posi-
tion, however exalted, under the next ad-
ministration, if Republican-and there is
little doubt, we believe, that it will be-to
which he would not be esteemed an acqui-
sition; aud yesterday there was probably
no man in the country, except Mr.. Lincoln,
who would not gladly exchange with him
their chances for the highest Office in the
gift of the American people.
Hence it is that, with honors literally
raining upon him from every quarter, Mr..
Banks has not seen the day since he ehter-
ed political life when he would not gladly
have exchanged the pleasure which any OF
them conferred, for an assurance that the
very moderate expenses Of his family from
week to week could be conveniently and
surely met. He knew too we'll the value
of his own self-respect to exchange it for
ailluence, as he readily might have done at
any time in the various exalted positions
he has held. With his views of statesman
ship it was impossible for him to work for
any but the State, and the consequence is
that he finds himself to-day, after ten years
of most honorable public service, and with
every temptation to continue in it that DO.
litical life can offer, a poorer man than he
was when earning daily wages 10 New
England factory. And yet Mr.. Banks has
no expensive habits, and has lived with all
the frugality which the positions he has oc-
cupied have permitted. To his indefatiga-
BILE exertions Massachusetts owes reduc-
duction Of her State taxes of nearly $780,.
900 in two years; reduction of town taxes
to the amount of nearly $SOO,OO and an
increase in the valuation of her property in
eight years of Sl4,OO0,OOO. While he has
been doing all this, with the cooperation
OF excellent men which superior admins
tralive talent is sure to bring about, Mr..
Banks himself has prospered only in hon
ors; he is still one of the very poorest men
in all New England.