Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-04-06

with the power Of communicating what he
knows in the clearest manner, all of which is
comblended with a marked bcnevolencc and a
little cxcentricity. In many respects VIC
think this remarkable work, standing ont
from the shelves basso relicro, if we may so
speak, although it will strike different people
in different ways according to their own idio-
syncracies One thing is certain that we do
not get the chance Of listening to such rich,
racy, vigorous discourses every day, and
whether coincidiug with all the Doctors no
tions or not we have read the whole with no
ordinary pleasure. In order to afford a taste
Of the Doctor we annex
CHAPTER XXX
Very short, perhaps poiatabic-yei, i true,
ough MT 10 girc ofence to any good man.
"But, perhaps, husband, you have not the
faith you should have in the virtue Of the
people, said Mrs. Oldham. She had been
listening in silence until now
81 have all proper respect for the virtue of
the people. replied the Doctor 81 believe
the great mass Of them have virtue enough to
follow their private callngs, for the most
part. with tolerable honesty-mony Of them
with exemplary upughtness. The great mass
Of the people, especially off the payements,
as an eminent statesman and friend Of mine
SAYS, have political virtue enough to wish the
country to be rightly and uprghty governed.
But their virtue doesn't prevent their being
tools in the hands Of political managers
"Hut who are they
j Jpgr frpt fhppa
Of the earlier and better times. Sixty years
ago men like John Jay--a name synonymous
with every thing great and good-statesman-
ly wisdom, pure patriotism, unsullicd honor,
iucorruptible integrity, had an influence in
public affairs, and on the politics Of the State,
which such men do not have now.
"But Of what sort are the managers nova
days."
professor Glare knows. my dear Are they
such men as John Jay, Professor -
"No, must confess they are not, said he
"But what is their character p persisted
Mrs. Oldham.
you have no personal acquaintance with
such men; | trust you will never have and
it is hard to make you comprehend precisely
the species. But in general you may under
stand that they are men Of small private and
] ltSh lupiC NHluts II we LUX W the case Oh
your native city below, should say the in.
dividual managers are for the most part men
your father would not have liked to shake
| hands or walk the streets with. There was
/ time in his day, when De Witt Clinton
could be mayor for twelve years, and Richard
Varick for don't know how many
"But could not such men have the Office
nowadays, if they would take it -
/ "No, my dear, not a chance for it, unless il
some extraordinary combined reaction of tn,
property holders and decent and respectabl,
people of all parties, after some stupendously
prohigate and corrupt administration, it might
be possible to put an able and good man in
for once. But for the most part it is ncces-
sary to success that man renounce integrity
aud honor put himself into the hands o
party politicians give pledges of jobs con
tracts and plumber to men who make oorrup
ton trade, buying up at the highest price
the sufTragos and fists of the affiliated yic
and rufiansm, that holds the balance o
power.
"No, my dear wife, New York is rule,
nowadays by such men as-rulo it,
GLOW far the same thing is true elsewher,
and throughout the country, is more thar
would be pleasant for you to know.
80 much for the political virtue Of tn,
people. Really do not think there is an,
too much of il, not enough, am afraid, 70
us to get on in the best way. But we shall
get on after fashion for some time, max
no doubt But if we keep on as we are no'
going, there will come a time when we sha
not get on at all things will rush down
perhaps, in some memorably disastrous way
and amidst anarchio storms and darkness, &c
righted again in some fashion as best it car
for another start. The old story over again
. But think not in our time, wife. Possibl
we may grow better before it gets to that"
"Oh, | hope we may husband"
at is Christian wish, wife, in which
heartily join
The following chapter contains some yer
amiablc views little squirting towards hoi
erodoxy, concerning our arch enemy the Deyi
who goeth about like a roaring lion seeliu
, whom he may devour"
. CHAPTER XXI
Also short-not ,oithom interest for some min,
but likely to displease tco sorts Of rcadc
f and 10 shock one of them
d but there is our system Of public instru
. ton" said the Professor; "our CONNIE
'NNNNA'H lli"h"i1 ohN hfAhNlt WIN Jul ahhl
rable school libraries there is something
+ give us hope for a better future
p "All very WE'LL and much to be rejoc,
s in, returned the Doctor, "but not enough
/ themselves to make private or public Writ
sure. knowledge is power for evil as W,
= as for good
g "You remind me Of something that ha
O penod little while ago in town ] was
D. the book repository of one Of the most en-
ncnt publishing houses Of the country, pa,
ing down the length Of that vast hall, wi
s its two rows of handsome columns suppo
r ing the ceiling, and looking at the immer
e piles Of books-eighty thousand volumes
a ordered by the State Of Ohio for their pub
school libraries-lying there to be ma
ready for nsportation-when the head
= the house. who was walking with me, remar
If ed that Mr. Golden, the celebrated momt
= Of the British Parliament, then on a visit
this country was there few days before, an
4 looking at the books, said to him "Ah, N
A., there is the bulwark Of your
80 situations
a. "Ah, Mr.. A." said l. "why did
D. you tell him the Evil One knows ten times
.t,aA. =. T.