The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-06
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NNAuO ~ y lluB ART
The Parkersburg Ga:eltc relates the
following as occurring at the recent
session OF the Federal Court at Charles.
ton. gt-
AZ Lieut. Gov. Prlce presented him.
SELF In response TO the call OF the Mar.
shall, he was asked II he was A citizen
OF the United States. He replied, Il
consider myself so,' and turning 10
Judge jackson, asked: 'don't you
Judge, under the Constitution Of the
United state82' : The Judge, who has
probably studied that instrument,
promptly replied, Certainly! let him
be swornl'
And thereppon the Gazette re.
marks with much complacency: "vIr.
tue and intellect have no quarrel with
virtue and intellect. 1t ls only the
grovellIng and debased that Ind fault
with them." a. -.
We don't know which Of the Illus
trlous gentleman mentlonedIs referred
TO as ";ylrtue'. and which as "lntellecG, I"
or whether each Is the embodiment OF
both. Intellect Is a very useful thing
80 useful that little OF It oiten goes
a great way-but virtue is more than
useful. It has been the theme though
(perhaps not 30 much the pracslce) OF
all times and peoples. Poets, phIloso.
pheFs and sages. The good and great Of
all ages, have sung and preached Il.
Virtue IL 30 extremely lovely In all
ranks or conditions OF life that people
even sometlmes assumelt though they
have 1t not. judicial virtue Is beyond
all pralse-a fact that we see illustrated
every few days In the great city OF New
York; II is the shield and asis OF It's
happy possessor. A vlrtuous Judge
may do without reproach things for
which wicked and dlsreputabls people
would be frowned out OF society or put
In jail Such was the happy state OF
the vlrtuons jeffrey OF old, as It Is or. the
virtuous CordOzos and Barnards OF
these modern moral times. Virtue was a
great lAvorite with the old poets, though
not 10 often welded to intellect as 1t
seems 10 be now. Shakespeare says
"Virtue Is bold and goodness fearful"
u fact that most clearly appeared here
last winter In the prosecution OF the
grocery business. Old Mathew Prior
says "Virtue is Its own reward 4"
though we doubt II 1t has always
proved a very profitable Investment.
King Duncan's virtues, Shakespeare
tells US "plead like angels, trumpet
tongued, against the deep damnation
OF his taking off," Whether the
virtue which pleaded here last win
ter for the capital at Parkersburg
was OF an angelic kind and used
angels arguments, Is possibly more ac.
curately known to some others than
to ourselves. .i, ,s.NE .r-
Mem evil manners live In brass:
ThelE virtues Wo write In water.
This may be true in general, but In that
particular case 1t Is believed they were
written In something stronger than
water. 80 admirable a thing Is virtue,
especially Of the masculine kind, that
even Byroh's CorsaIr did not scorn 1t,
for the poet tells us "
"Ho loft conaIr's pame 10 other times
linked with one virnsc and q thousand
crimes"
With Pope virtue ia everything. He
sums 1t all up in this Couplet: ..ei
Know then this truth tenouEh for man to
Virtue alone Is happiness below.
Similarly Young tells US. In his Night
Thoughts r-, r.--r.r rre7 al
Thatvlttue alone outbuIils the Pyramids,
Her mnnUments Hhall last when Egypta
AL 10 .FEgy sIfyNnNU
soaIsO VIM. Collins tesLiGes:
'Tia virtue makes our bliss where'er we
dwell. -
oraS Artemua Ward puts the whole
philosophy OF 1t "Be RIrtnous and you
will be happy" selah! s-T3
Happy Judge, happy "LIeut.- Gov"
happy man on the tripod OF the
Ga'ettei when shall ye three meet
again? ..-. ,.,s''.l i"r1 '.W