The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-13
FRESH EMERsON.ISms.

Mature is the best posture master.
The awkward man is graceful when he is
asleep, and children at play or at rest pre-
sent shifting attitudes fit for the artists to
study. =, gus. W
II 1T is an excellent Quaker custom Of
having q pause Of silent prayer before
meat, interposing moment of reflection
between. the turmoil of life and the social
intercourse Of the dinner-table, !. Z.
ii "A man should study ever to keep
cool; be makes his interiors his superiors
by heat. % "".-ss>3 i'-;' $50
The main point Of conversation is to
state ones own opinion without exaggera-
ton or platitude. ~
When man meets his fitting mate.
society begins. While one man pins us
to the wall, with another we walk among
the stars 1ra oil E- -.
How often is nature, hidden else
where, betrayed by laugh, the Ohoctaw
or the negro element, sedulously concealed
except in this feature, will betray itself in
the loud squeal of merriment which salutes
jest. siaa .a d.. se
The hunger for company is keen, it
should be discriminating. The great fault
Of our social custom is that there is no
limit to our calls and visits .Ea.t
We need not fear for the underplaced
mamie will find his level. 1t is for the
overplaced that we should have misgiying.
In the caucus men ask, is he Republican or
is he Democrat, then has he talents and
ability, and then is he honest and to be
trusted these. affirmatively answered,
they make him their candidate, cover him
with honor and success, and go home and
tell their wives what good thing they
have done, forgetting to ask the fourth
and chief question, has he the will, the o
personal force, the power, to assert and
Inaintain his position. -,''..-'';
I'D, i hate to hear the assertion that our
Government excludes the highest class, as
in New York we are told that the moment
"a man enters politics he loses social caste.
This is absurd, wretched scepticism on
its face. No bar can prevent the gentle
man in our society from giving his aid to
promote the general advantage. s9,-- -
The consideration on which riches are
held among US is possibly not without
meaning and right. Il is testimony of
the belief that wealth is essentially test
Of merit In America it is the general
conviction of mature minds that every
young man of ordinary habits and faculties
can obtain a good estate, and in such sea-
son as to enjoy as well as to transmit it.
The king or the general does not need
a fine coat. The commanding person need
not trouble himself about such things.
But if man wants confidence and aplon,b
it may be wise economy for him to 70 to
good shop for his costume, and then he
may 60 gaily into circles where he would
not Otherwise venture, and bear himself
confidently in discussions in which he could
else have no part. t-.s g
(. Who does not delight in fine man
ners2 Their charm cannot be overstated.
Hans Anderson's story of the ,cobweb
cloth, so fine as to be invisible, woven for
the garment of king, must mean man
ners. Manners are greater than laws;
by their delicate natures they fortify them
selves with an impossible wall defence.
DKsEErERs HUNe:-On Friday last the
following soldiers were hung in Washing
ton for desertion: John Thompson, Fifth
New Hampshire; Christopher Luken, Go.
E, Seventh New York; and Charles Ham
mel, of the same company, all of the First
Division, Second Corps. William Kane,
alias W. Carter, Eighth Indiana Volun-
teers, belonging to the Second Division,
Fifth Corps, was also executed in the pres
ence of his division. These terrible exc.
,utions ought to deter soldiers from the
commission of 80 base crime.
TIE Richmond Wig, in one of those
1aming editorials which are written daily
70 sifire the Southern heart" Gays: ~