The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-03-15
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Young friends, an q stranger 70 mos
81 you, and We mag never meet, but I an
oldsr than you, and consequently, havl
seen more Oflifs. So feeling deep inter
inlerost In your welfare. am Inclined .,
give you littie kindly counsel. do no
taks Il Amia.. but please Be polite enough
70 Rad and profit b. e. Nov just imagine
yourselves addressed By name, every on
Of you, no matter what i your position
whethoryou have bad great advantages o.
not, real Politeness l. inherent, and con
sists In = proper regard Cor the feelings o.
Others, like NE uncut diamond, the pre-
oiOus jewel L often found brneath rough
surface. ] vas once placed IN an emb1r
raising uituatiOu, which was observed BY :
rough looking Irish stranger, aud neveI
rsc~iVed more genuine courtesy from :
polished friend. The savior's golden iule
h The most perfect summary Of Politeness
that was ever written. What you will
rad here Is instilled into the minds Of my
own little sons ~ home, and If you have
parents who give you good advice, love,
honor and respect them, brothers and sis
.erS' show them tender cordial affection.
home kindaess Is very lovely in young
sons. You are 10 manage the affairs o.
this new Southern COnTederacy when we
are gone, you are to keep the springs of
the moral world in motion, you are TO ill
our Pulpits, those radiaiing points Of light.
DID you ever consider the high dignity of
the ministerial ofhcei to be an enibassa-
dor Of the King Of Kings. q earthly hon
Or can compare with it. True, it has been
desecrated. but I want our figure ministers
70 be an improvement on those that have
gone boa,re. You are to BE- our lawRivers.
our civil and military oficersof every sort.
and some one Of zoe will De president
bat not only 90. you are 20 BE- the husbands
Of our fair Southern gikls, certainly bur
few Of them win be Willl9g to have nor.
thern husbands hereaiter, q -, bus;naa.
. Just t0E0-to work. every OIL l.'I
and 81 yourselves for any position you
may be called to 6ll. Suppose you say;
But it fail" Ny answer will be given
in the words Of one we'll skilled in the
matter: "Eail fell. in the bright vocabu-
larry Of youth which late reserves for a glo.
riOus manhood. there is no such word as
tail, and will try to convince you that
you need not TAIL IT, you want TO be great
nan, good and useful man, liEIle.s inae-
tiviIy will never make you one. Even II
you OCCUPY an humble position in life. or
have had few advantages, never mind. 20
20 work. be the architect Of yuur own des-
tiny, IL will only shine the brighter, RecOl-
lsct,
sR,aos aad fame n On no condition rice,
At resyour pvt there al the honor les
Beoausean one oil you have not had a col.
l-giuts education or scarce any education
At all. do not dispaiF, or sic down In idle
ne-s. Wake up arisei seize al the means
"a your power, aud molly dare to BE- a
man in spite Of every obstacle. do-
not intend BY this to undrrvalus learning.
BY no mruus 40 Que values IL more high
Is. but do believe that there are very
many Of our young men almost des,itute
Of early culture, who may BY an indomit-
able will and untiring energy. compete
successfully with the most favored collie
Eian. They have not tested their Uwu pow
sr.. and uiy object is 20 Wy and induce
lh'm 10 do 90 They are natures noble
msn" und,F = shadow, and wish them
70 come iniO the sunlight. Shun the
haunts Of vice Ia every form. he that
striEelh Coz the mastery >is temperate 10
all thing" Seek the c5,npapy Of moral.
iussllisrpt people. that Of right-miudrd.
sensible women will be . great advantage
10 y-u, devote much Of your leisure .,
study. Rad history. biography. etc. storr
your minds with SOustb..ns solid. look up-
ward, 'es high aims before you, and re-
solve 70 reach the goal Of preierment At
all hazards, Never. never allow anything
sor'lld o. groEelling TO enter into your cal
oulstiOns. Your Heavenly Father speaks,
listen 70 him; "Why stand ye here idle
80 into my vineyard and work. have
given you light aud you have hid il, tai
snis, and yOu have buried them, now
do 20 no longer, but act 90 as 10 hear the
cheering words, well done" and 70 -
the proud consciousness Of haVinae..i.,.d
10 make The world better, w, have
many illusiriOus examples/6f men h.v;.g
nEi>en from humble lie -
T-r-~~--SlJo ~ "a tal1r encouraBr tneni,
will give you . little history Of one OF
them. which Is fully Sustained BY facts.
some Of them came under my own obseF-
EatiOn, having slight acquaintance with
him a the time Of his meridian greatness.
others we're related By those Who kneW
them well, aud did not know that be ralh.
er gloried in his origin, his name should not
be used. how know it you shall Pr,sen'
y learn. Thomas Ewing. Of ohio. is nov
an old man, but has been a very dislin,
guished one. he was United States Senator
. long time, and = member Of Genera
HsrrisOn's Cabinet, Secretary Of the Treas
ury. think. When boy. his older sisteI
taught him 70 read. and after that, biz
father sent him to school, perhaps ria
months which was al he had 10 give him
lie hired himself IS an osller for SONS
time. and saved the Wages 70 pay his tn
ition, and then went to school agsin. A.
that time the manufacture Of salt in Yves
tern Virginia wa- attracting much atten
ton. The Salines are a chain Of villages
extending fourteen miles through thl
Kanawha valley. directly on the margin
o the river. Salt springs abound and Goa
i nov brought in great abundance from
the adjacent mountains BY means Of min
iaiure railroads. The young ThOma
found his way there before the railroad
were made, and when the labor was mucl
harder than it is now. By this time b.
was 20 studious and energetic that he wa
nearly ready to enter college. and for sev
eral years worked six months in the yea
making salt. aud paid his tuition fees a
Princeton College the other ak with hi
own earnings. Having q large circle g
4 relatives in that region, was once wilt
ing at the house Of = cousin in the tow
Of Charleston. the county site of Kanav
ha. when Mr.. Ewing then At his zenith,
paid q visit 10 the scene Of his early Il
bors. Ny cousin himself public man.
invited him 10 bis house, and most Of th
prominent men around 10 meet him
While there. an old negro came and al
she wanted 70 zee Mas Tom. the old cal
boiler" and Mass Tom was very glad .
ZEE MIN, and they talked over old time
when they used to boil salt together. s
you zee how he arose 70 emiBence, an
Others my do 20 too. have always greai
y admired him, because be Is q sell-mad
man.
/ cannot conclude without anoths
thought The Divine Being who made you
takes care Of you, and gives you all 20
possess. thus Kindly addrrsses you: m
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