The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-23

linely for their country, but Moses alone of oil
mankind, Moses, the friend ofs9od, the man
who had seen His glory, who haa talked with
d Him. to S no 1eono a%a e o. sand
ing before Him. who could read Ssery thought
of his heart and in whose presence no hypscc-
risy could avail, he prayed il his
people had sinned past redemption
that he might share their fate,
even should that fate blot him forever out OF
the Book Of Lisel Gould patriotism lay on the
shrine of country nobler offering than this2
No such costly sacrifice can beasked of you,
and you will fulfil your duty to your country If
you dedicate your lives to her service. When
England's great admiral led hls fleet against
the enemies of his country, as the, battle signal
was run UP and foated proudly from the mast
head of tho flagship, thorc woresfeen iilscrib-
cd on it only the simple but grand words:
"England expects every man to 90 his duty,
they respond US becomes themr You will sec
your State restored to her prosperity. her re.
nown, and her rights. But whiA leave all
TOPICS pertaining to your poliIAl dut g to
your own able statesmen, who h4ye, with tho
right to advise you, far grghter ability
to do so than myself lot ms urge upon
Won the Importance Of developing The material
RESOURCES Of your State as an essential element
of strength and happiness. "The lines have
a roodly heritage" On no spotd Of equal size
on this earth can bc found grcatef natural ad-
yantagcs than are presented by Virginia. With
a climate of unsurpassed salubrity-wlth soil
supplY se of i.m mineral weaith&witis medicinal
springs whose sparkling waters almost rival
those Of that fablcd fountain whose taste con-
ferrod immortal youth-with great rivers upon
whose bosom tho nayies OF the Yorld might
float, and whose waters could drive all the ma.
ohinery on the globe-with all the choicest
blessings that Hesyen bestowB ord1ts most Ia
vored chimes, it needs but your earnest efforts
to mako this the richest and most prosperous
land the sun over shone upon. 1t ts true, that
the resources Of your State arc limited at pres
emit. and that its whole SYSTEM: OF labor
has been overturned; but, Under the
smilos Of bone6cent Providence, you can yet,
by energy, perseverance, and STURDY toll, wake
from your smouldering ruins, Your aesorted
fields, your PROSTATE commercel. all tnese
potent elemonts which make people prosper
Gus, powerful and free. Shrink not from
honest toll. from any mistaken notion that
labor is degrading; seek employment IN the
useflI departments of commerce, ofmechanlcs,
of apriculure Carry to those ayocationS not
ONLY strong arms and willing hearts, but skill
ed labor, t,ained intellect, incorrupnnle nones-
ts, indomitable purpose, and You Ehl dignIly
your calling, however humble, Whlle you eic,
vate the honest labor bys which yoph hve. het
me not be understood III dispara2ln? tne
learned professions, for such is not my lnten,
tion, but I wish to teach our young men that
these do not open tho only rondH to use!ul-
ness, to success, or oven to fanno. i wish to I'M
press on them that labor is not only esscntlal,
but honorable. Nay moro, it is, In tue present
condition of the country, o necessity; ana 20
tho appliances of skill, OF educatiDn,s of sci,
ence. Bring thrso powerful agen{b TO Dear,
and commerce will lay hen rich sto4es aG your
foet-the iron horse viii traverse every smll-
inc valley, and penetrate ove:y rugged noun,
tafn-the oarth will yield up her hidden anu
conntlcss trcasures-your stroams4Wil drlvS !,
the spindle and tue loom, and agriculture VIII
make your whole land "to blossom nk9 sne
rose" Above all, you will have, Aronsnout
the broad limits of tllis fair land'q yours,
lace of sturdy, sel-relant, independent men n
men like those who made Virgnia-mon iike
those who, as tho Greek poet tells us, III hls
glowing verse, SO nobIy paraphrased III our
language, make q State: ..s-,,.l-R -
'sWhat constitutes sintr --'.------'
Not high.raised bIlticmcnt or laborcd mound,
Thick wall or moated gate;
Not cities fair with spires and turrets crowned.
No men-highimindcd men,
Mon who their duties know.
Know To their tights, md knowing, dare maintain'
Prevent the long aimed blow.
and crush the tyrant while they rend the chain"
Such wore your ancestors; such must you be
unless you arc degenerate sons OF horoic sircs.
With such Incentives to noble action as are
given by the grand record OF your State in the
past, and her sore need at present, can you
prove recreant to the patriotic blood that
warns your hearts, unworthy Of your glorious
untrue 10 yourselves, false to your
State
Tr,a5 ,,o,,r ,,ovar in vour ploWinp checks
and i'll your kindlng eyes, and know Only
that YOU are the sons OF tho "Mothor OF
States and statesmen" l cannot doubt that
the honor OF your State will be safe in your
hands. The object OF tho couns, have offer
ed to you, my young friends, has been but
poorly accomplished If l have failed to I'M
press upon you tho great truths which incul-
cafes that tho only safe and sure guide
through life is to DO found in conscientious
the great Frederick was That tLife itsolf
il q duty" Take this as your own, but re-
momber to adhere more closely to this almost
divine preccpt than did the man who seized
Silesia and partitioned Poland: The solemn
and sad truth it embodies will sink deeper
each succeeding yoar into your hearts, and Mt
the close of your pilgrimage here you will 6nd
oil earthly consultations but vanity, ard you
will turn to the consciousness OF duties dis
charged, as the only hope of happiness hero
after. Nor will tho consultations which spring
from this source be wanting to yoll during
your lives; on the contrary they will sustain
you in every trial, comfort you under every
affection. Even heathen philosophers inculcated
virtue as tho only source OF happiness and
hoathcn poets have strung their Tyres to sing
in their loftiest strains it's praises. Fresh III
you are from the classics, the immortal lines
in which Rome's great pooI describes tho just
and conscientious man, must occur To you at
once:
.Justum ct tenacsm propo iii yirun,
Non clvuin ardor prava iubeutium,
Non vultus instantis tyranDi
Mente quatit solida.
81 fracus illnbatur urbs,
Impayidun ferent ruinm."
Ii those who had not the Christians faith to
direct, nor tho Lhrstian's hope TO sustain
thcnl conld 80 justly appreciate the charms OF
virtue and the obligations Of duty, how lmper-
alive is it on us, whose hearts have been IL
lumined by Tho Divine light OF Revelation, to
govorn our lives by the great truths 1T t"aches.
1t may be that in your passage through nie,
when you see The good man fall while tne
wicked prospers; when sou see truth, JUSTICE,
piety, trampled under foot by falsehood, IL
gallant people, who gave their all for liberty,
crushed 10 earth by despotism, pure faith III
the justice of God may bo staggered, and you
may bo tempted to call in question these
great truths But it Will BIZ not only a mar
row Wow of tho great system OF which the
Creator is the center as well as tho author, but
a fatal delusion if yUu yield 10 these doubts.
II this Garth WAS ma i's only abiding place,
if after his allotted space hero he was TO pass
away forov.l, sinking beneath the boundless
ocean OF Time, rs pebble SINKS bcneath the
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