Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-10-08
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cu duty 30 give him more cXlen Bed hi-
ogfnphy, tina, the rubHo may bc made ia-
miliat with those great traits Of his char.
nc'cr. aud those incidents in his lie which
have given him notoriety
There Is not, porhNpa in this country
Gnof iluAration oflhe "selr made man
than Judge Barrett The limited means
Of sober and industrious in,her were in
sufficient to give 10 the son that splendid
classical education" which in after life
might have more fully developed itself in
the nbodiment Of q DJttor, LdUygr, Pred'
cLGr, III ypoc ae, LiJertise and BiIckgdrd, yet
notwithstanding the early Disadvantages
of fortune, the Judge, through industry
and integrity has become distinguished.
A scholar through perseverance, and a
gentleman by nature, in all the amenities
of life. he is peculiarly pleasing, and we
are not aware that his character bears one
stain, or his back one scar, inflicted by a
rae shid6 IN the hands OF an outraged retaiivs
Haunted by no spectre, his friends have
always met him pleasantly he has insult
ed none, nor has he ever been forced to
cvadc a relative,
"With loaded pistol ready for his.brain.'
No less fortunate has the Judge beer in
his domestic relations. Though early
marriages are frequently unhappy ones
MS has been the reverse, blessed, rs was
she, in the selection of n partner; in
peace, as man and wife they have lived
together for almost quarter ofa century.
His rulggr5y has never crimsOned her
cheek his cy7scL,y has never driven her
from his house-much less has his tongue
ever attempted to poison the public
against her tale Of outrage and vrory Her
ilnperfections and her character have ney.
er been canvassed by him before bar
room cro,oi, or made the subject OF merri-
ment by Dangers on the street corners. The
level of the brute has never foand him
dss9g1lciag her, when others pilied-rdScuLo
iRg her, when others praised or like an
migrate, asSaR!ag her, whom, by the most
solemn vow, be had promised to love,
cherish and protect"--in all these things
the subject of our sketch ie blameless.
and bis reputation as a man unimpeached.
\ clear, forcible and eloquent speaker, a
defender and expounder Of the Constitu,
ton, his life has been one ofimplicit obe
dIenco TO its sacred mandates. Second,
only to the Bible. has he held that in
strumuHt, and he has never decorated the
one, or violated the other, By swearing
any Of his fellow citizens to prescribe for
birth or religion, those who might diff
fer from him politically!
Liberia and unbigoted in Ais opinions,
he is willing to acknowledge that some
men have liyed in this country as great
as learned-and even as eloquent as him
self; al least, he has so intimated on vari,
ous occasions in public addresses, by quo
ting whole pages from Webster, Hendly,
Abbott and McDivett, and gicing bts credit
efthcm 70 Their proper Iuthorsl
The Judge, though a consistent member
Of the Church, and man of venerable
has never had any clerical as
pira'ions. Satisfied with the truths of
christianity, he has been willing to occu-
py the humble position Of layman. Though
blessed with plenty of "brass," he has no:
a suficiency Of the material to fila pulpit,
or otficiate as Gods auointed" before
AN altar, lie believes that men are called
to the ministry after they have been con-
veIted not beforehand being so called
their department should correspond with
their professions. The advocate Of an ed.
ucaied ministry, he thinks that lying and
s,o61ria7 are rather frigL!lul accompani.
ments Tor pastor-that bigo!ry arrogance
and pride, have never been the handmaids
of religion and that no man who was
not lJnave or a hypocrite, ever deserted
his flock, and quit the Church of his
choice, because some Of his brethren tho't
his Shepherd, not so learned, not so pi.
oas, not so eloquent as st. Paul
These are some of the incidents in life
which men who haze any pretensions 10
decencY, carefully avoid .ScounGrelism is
a crown that true gentleman never coyS
cts. There are other things whioh might
ho noticed as forming no characteristic Of
greatness, but we forbear mentioning them
in this article For the present we dis,
miss the subject Of our sketch by merely
rcnarking that, avoiding the brutal rec,
reations herein mentioned, and stunning
selfabuses, mas made Judge Barrett what
he is-a gentleman, a scholar, and a pat
riot.
Boys, if you would not merit public con-
tempt, follow his example. TT
ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE.
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