, 1870-10-31
AMBITION AND PHILANTHROPY.

Mr.. Hughes H. T., who was the guest
II aIr. Feter Cooper during his stay in
New York, delicntsly, aud very properly,
1rciprocated the attentions Of his host iu
Lis speech ut the Cooper Institute, in his
s"snpsr1sou between the uses to which
great wealth il put in England and in this
country. He said: +.
"ls does scrtn to nc that In this direction, nf
IL. use made Ia the two countries Of those vast
i"stnnef, Ehlch mnst inevitably accumulate IN
thscrEriss and Actlyity. gttch a. thuse We lye H.
tht tsftTta.lc IS heating the asistocrauc society
~ no,es ~ sa..i IA 'ns1 ~
,afss.i according to his means Il u oniy when
- geIs Saea, 10 The front, au,t passes into The
-..trs accumulate iu his hands Ia abort tine lSr
which he has 70 NEED, hrs ltst idca IL to found
'':n1ly tss We call ~
gins IN ls Ok orc,y III his eyes, ana he mus have
"a ptdrf, as the t1a' step On tnat weary lattter.
s't snss all The land he can get hold ef in ,,,l4
;;.at nf the nearest Duke Or EarL lie throws scs-
'sl farms intn ps:k: he pulls down ha,nessca.ts
I'd Sy'ag:s: BE- nFsse5sss Ms GAME IN snot as
:'.s',,fn fatiHat, Eiset'n an,.-iaant Asd, after
- The Grcat iialAri'5 OF them die wtthon, the
3 :. sstesi 1s;le: h.v.nE made thetE oKn lives
'.rln2 which no han.u being who was NJ horn
."is en- nnd an5tnin& hutx burden. and re,y
strhsrs the mnst Jealous aud conservative Of III
stfitt+h ttafltut&0us.
"Amope you, on thc other hand. no nan seems
have cser ne: .atass !: possible. e1eu It te I'D
T. wish 10 .1oi It. Accord'ngl{. xhea 5ous most
seesssful men have GO, 81 In ihe shape Of
ard have come square asa,nst The obatinnte naiu-
:, law that = man can only ca. one leg Of mnt-
IN; IN o. d!se n ose sanisgs At tine. tne.r ftst
t'.ca aF, ut least II they hare any ta:tn OF pub
&c srtut With goes down deeper than their
\ '-;s:rrr, what can do wlta nj zh.s lump Of
And tntn-ss fortunately the numoeF OF human
eirEs Who care atGui aecumula:lng wealth tor il
| IN sake are e. IL numhcs..np go tsoopef tn-
,t'rIt.s, C"rntn Universities, Gltari Colleges and
Tue fAr, AID. aS:t the exettlons, the poor MILL
aai!e ftc!& much bet.c:, shakes himself do~u
'u foftab. asatn to bis homer. simple daily life,
| g can Ince more breathe fFet1y. 1t reems to
r. my TIlrnds, that your democratic 'nstltruonK
:. hch forbid lhat Rr2tlatton Of rank aud claes
| ~aarh He have in EnElacd, have .his trienctd ad-
r-nts Ee uycr outR, that they are far more favor.
lie to the growth of public spirit In the u+o OF
'~.alta; and confeas ths:, IN THIS rrrect, hare
70 e1Fn ea1n Ct {en' 'ra fe's shh take
This is genial in spirit and sound in phi
| l"sopby. under proper limitations These
| are:
I. That il requires no remarkable spi1i.
Of se]f-saeridce TO foshear founding Dake.
dom, Easldon,, Baronetcy, or other family
rank, in a county in which those achieve
,nents arc simply impossible.
.. We judge from the attention which
English Earls and Baronets receive in this
country, solely on account Of their rani
and wealth, aud independently Of any pub
lie services they u,ay have rendered, tha'
| the American admiration of rank is quite
! as strong in those circles Of society whict
! might compete for it, were it brought
within the reach of any, as il is in Eng
land.
B. Rank and titles being impossible t
American rncn Of wealth, and talents fol
public life and Office not being always pos
seasel by them, their wealth could not pos
s'b1y be made to pay them bcttas. inter
est or giyc them moro OF the influence