East Saginaw courier., 1860-08-09
From the Springfield Republican.
OF COURSE.

"a very sensible article to come from
republican editor, from whom nothing
but bigotry and one-ideaism is expected
to emanate, "of course;"]
There are altogether too many things
in this world taken for granted. BY
simple people, it is supposed that man
practices what he breaches, "of course"
How could man hold up his head in the
community who should do otherwise p
Now there is no Of course" about it
1t is possible that a man may preach
against his own misdeeds, as cover for
those misdeeds. Because man is
Christian minister, it does not follow as
matter of course that his life is pure
that he is kind husband and father
that he is devoted with entire unselfish-
ness to his masters work-that he is not
tattler and busybody-that he is re-
leased from the temptations and shorn OF
the passions common to humanity. 1t is
not all a matter Of course that a man
who subscribes to an orthodox creed
should live an orthodox life, or that a
man who has no creed should be immoral.
In the literary world great many
things are admitted as matters OF course,
which ought not to be thus admitted
A man gets reputation for writing cer-
tain very clever books "A reputation
among certain very clever men who as
sumo authority in literary matters
After this reputation has been achieved
every subsequent book by this author is
admitted to be good, of course. 1t is
seized greedily by publisher, of course.
1t is purchased by the public, of course.
1t appears on every centre table, and is
talked about, of course. If its excellen-
ces are not Immediately apparent, those
excellences are industriously sought for
Of course, they are there; for the author
would not write an indifferent book and
if they fail to be found, the fact will i'm
peach the readers good taste. Where a
book, written by novice, would be
tossed aside as stupid, Of course, that by
one of the accepted would be petted, and
purred over, and coaxed to reveal the
secret of its excellence. The way in
which some really sinsible men admit
that they are stupid, in order to save the
character of book which is good " of
course is most unaccountable. There
must be something admirable about Walt
Whitman (for a fresh, or sinking, in
stance) Of Mr.. Emerson would never
have written letter in his praise, " of
COURSE There must be something bad
about an author who fails to secure the
praise of the dear delightful dozen who
assume the task Of distributing reputa-
ton among applicants for that article,
" of course" The Hon. Mr. Blank is a
great orator. Everybody says he is
The dozen have declared it. When he
speaks, he is eloquent, I" of course. =
We may not be able to comprehend him
in fact, he may not interest or impress
us at all-but he is "great, "of course. y
1t does not follow as a matter OF course
that, if a man belongs to our party, he
is a patriot, or that, if he belongs to our
political enemies, he is traitor. But il
is the popular habit to suppose that our
party monopolizes all the morality, all
the decency, all the patriotism, all the
disinterestedness in the Union. That
does not follow. We hope that no unto
ward circumstance will compel us to ex'
pose very nice linen handkerchief, re-
4 Gently purchased, in the streets of Wash
$ inpton next fourth Of March, when the
great army of republican office seekers
e invades the capital. We should not cx
pect, simply as a matter of course, tt
e reach home with it. We have no doub
I! of the honesty of honest old Abe" W.
Il have a good deal doubt about the homes
+ ty of some of his followers. At any
a rate, they are not honest "of course"
l. 1t is not a matter of course that, if |
l. man finds his way into polite society, anC
u goes in with gentcel people, he is gen
II tleman. A great many asses and SOM
e blackguards are received into polit
II society - at least we have been told SC
L 1t does not follow that if man says en-,
l. DEAR" and purrs around his wife in com
pany as if she were kettle of mapl
- sugar at the delicious moment of dishin.
= and helps her to her shawl and thing
, with obsequious alacrity, he will no
|, swear at her before he gets to bed, o
!. after, and bother her heart out of her.
;. 1t does not follow that, because a man o
y woman loves us, he or she is good
- - Either may love us because 'cs are good
- but even that is not a matter OF course
C g The truth is we are to take nothing G
- - course, except the course of Providence
= = which really is good, Of course. Appear
=, ances are decetful. awe arc all poo
: creeturs" Let every tub stand on il
:, own bottom. Handsome is that hant
. some does. There is no living safely ]
:. this world without keeping ones eye
- :, peeled, and taking nothing for granite
! with the exception indicated. IL doc
U' not follow as matter of course that eve
this article = conceived in wisdom, an
y y brought forth in power : will be of ar
~ ~ use to anybody. 1t ought to be.
NJ 1.-The piety of the humble and o