The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-01

your lives must be directed by and de-
voted TO, that great truth announced by
Lord Bacon when he declares that 1.-THE
duties OF life are more than life 1t WAS
this sublime truth that inspired the heart
of him whose honorcd name your college
bears-that sustained him in the darkest
hours OF his country-that led him on to
triumph that has made him rcvered
throug ghout the world as one Of its noblcst
and greatest bcnefactors. Follow as close
lv as you can in the footsteps OF your
great countryman; and though it may
not he given to you 10 reach that grand
height to which he SCARED, you can at
least, like him, walk through life in the
path of duty, and be supported ms he was,
in the hour of death, by the blessed faith
which springs alone from the faithful dis
Charge of every duty to ones country, to
his felow-man, and to his God.
In these days, when justice is forgotten,
honor laughed to scorn, and truth scoficd
at; when the foundations of the great
deep OF morals are shaken to their centre,
and when falsehood and perjury are dis
gnised under pleasant names, we may
we'll call on our young men, in whcm lies
the future hope OF the country, to mould
their being from the noble model present
cd by his Let them learn from the study
OF his history that truth was the firm
basis on which his great character was
formed; and let them remember that it
the devil is the father of lies and of liars,
no true excellence of character can be at
tanned where the c0rncr-st0ncs are not
truth and honor. When Rome could ap-
ply the epithet, 'mendar' to Greece and
speak Of Lying Greece" the land of Aris-
tides and OF Socrates was but q sabjngated
province, whose people were slaves. 1t
was not always thus. There was time
when the Greek thought truth essential
to freedom, and when he regarded vlo-
Iatiion of faith as hcinous crime. You
remember than when the rebels headed
by Cylon had been conquered, and sought
refuge at tho affairs of their gods, safety
and amnesty were promised to them Oh
condition of their laying down their arms.
Upon the fllth of the pledge given to them
by the government they surrendered,
and were slain. Therulera who had thus
added murdcrto perjury were subsequent.
ly baniShed; and when their bodies were
brought back for intcrmeEt, popular ven
ucsnce was not satisfied until their homes
were cxhumed and cast out Of tho coun.
try as unworthy to repose i'll the soil OF
slanlly repeating itself and if Il parallel
should ever unbappily he found in this
country to the broken faith of the rulers
OF Athens. let US hope that there will at
least be public virtue enough left amongst
us to sct tic seal OF eternal infamy ON
those who TINS bring Disgrace on their
country. The hcradic motto Of the
Falhcr Of his Country was "crifas ncta
prorat." How nobly the event proved
tie deeds in his case, the world knows.
and it should be your study to transmit
to pos,erity like nntarn;Shcd record.
ii is true that Ilea:en grants to but
the favored few to be great, but it merci'
fully places it in the power OF nil to be
gnod, and to do good, each in his allotted
sphere.
"Who noble ends By noble means obtains,
Or failing. smiles in exile or in chains,
Like UO00 EUfellus, let uIill VI piOCu
Like Socrnlcs, that man is great indeed"
Whatever may be that sphere in which
your lot shall be cast you will there find
appointed duties and responsibilities. A
wide field Tor the useful employment al
every talent committed 10 your charge
wi soon be open to you, and the pros
pcrily of your State i'll the future will de-
pend mainly on the manner in which
thoxe talents are used. How you may
hest restore her lost prosperity is Il queS.
ton that will demand Your earnest aud
patrotic consideration. You cannot look
back to the experience of your prcdeccs-
sors for the solution of this problem. tor
YOU will be required to inauguratc new
system which rcvoIutiomizcs the entire
politic;. and agricultural economy OF your
State. OF the political aspects of this
system it does not become me to speak,
nor would this be II proper occasion Tor
the discussion OF the topic; but may be
allowed, without improperly, to adjure
you, by every memory Of the glorious
past, by every hope Of the future, 10 dedi-
cate your lives to the sacred duty of vim
ulcalinS tIe ihHi0, ouoC"i''S oi0 'o''"'
and protecting the rights OF your State.
1t is to make this lesson sink deep into
your hearts that T have d@elt 80 long on
the obligations of patriotism as the para
mount duty of the citizen. Let me en-
force that lesson by recalling to your re-
mcmbrance tho most sublime example OF
this virtue recorded in the history Of the
world. When the great leador Of the Jews
had brought his people out OF Che land OF
bondage, as they were approaching that
promised land which ho was to sec but
not TO enter he was called up to Mount
Sinai to hear the commandments Of Jeho-
vaI,, and 10 receive tho tablets whcreon
they we've Inscribed by the finger of God
himself Returning to his people, he
found that they had in his absence not
only forgotten him, but their God, and