The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-15


WIN the melodramatic bunoonery OF Falstan he
combined the sinister intrigues OF Dunstan yet
one hand or the genius OF the real hero the oher
and ne wv was rash and re-! not Drave he was denan
HE WAS BULLY WITHOUT PRowEss;
a champion without belt and without battle ne
him. with this as another Aladdin he expected to
unlock dungeons, TO DEFY courts, to pervert law ana
he might gut his hellish lusts without nlndrance
or stink. And much OF this he realized. lie saw
legislators at his feet, made obsequious with gold
ne put the ermne into mis- pocket 70 be used at ms
convenience and according TO MS whim. He
bought up such OF the legal profession he deemed
ANY USE AT ALL FOR THE CLERGY
i Heaven a only knows what he might have done IN
plate the example OF a man who Is willing first to
steal fortune and then increase 1t al daRnituns
with INSCRIPTIONS measures OF bribery and corrup-
ton-who shrinKs not from invading the most
sacred precincts with HIS guilty su6sdies-whO
10 be sold TO the highest bIdder-whO mas no interest
In anything when cannot be bought with money
who expects honor and virtue and intellect and
power TO lOrswear themselves
AT THE BARE SUGGESTION OF A BRTBE,
and 10 esteem II their highest privilege as well as
their greatest good 10 play Inc harlequin at the feet
OF wealth. And ali this we have III the
DISGUSTING MASQUERADE OF THIS MANS CAREER.
The circumstances winch conspired TO promote
him were as rare as his abuse OF them hagrant.
vancemen. ike inc az Of IaLIeoM MS AN
ignorant and stupid boy-now fantastic pedler.
Ttn nseea WAGONS ana gaaay
TO the summit OF wall street nolorlety and throw
ing cloud ami panic over the money market by one
OF the most daring schemes IN the history OF specu.
laton-now, behold bT subtle craft ana romantic
incident at the head OF one OF the largest railroad
corporations IN Inc world; conducting law suits Inc
suDsDIzINo LEGISLATURES;
connvlng with statesmen and politicians; daZzlln&
beauty and fashion with his gewgaws; rivalling
kings VITA ms gems; toying with the fortunes ans
IN GUILTY LETTERS TO A PARAMouR,
and dying at the hands Of an assassin who was
m n al chr
me OF ioIiy years Truly ~ was strange lie. 10
may may, under the aallaclnation OF success and the
stimulus OF ambition. have seemed right unto him5
Uut ~ was really COMEDY OF Errors.' IL negaR
II W I0y sSauea IN DEATH
Ill u that was genuine. and that was the bloody
tragedy Of close. rnat indeed Is too terrible Ia
may have felt at his wrongdoings into
po, THE TENDERNESS or PITY FOR MS Loss.
That there Is way tnat seenleth right With q
man, but the end thereof is death" This nan made
present timeviz., the mistake OF following incina-
tlcn Man was never Intended 10 be the creature OF
the beast instinct, has given him the moral sense.
Anu Tor man to ignore the latter and adhere TO the
that HIS creature had snned We accept the latter
horn OF the dilemma, and contend that to he con-
troed ny appetite anu sense Is both brutal tnd
full in being SO highly endowed as man. Follow.
ING incllnatons Indeed, one must be under q de.
fusion 10 suppose
HIS SPONTANEOUS DESIRES
WIN point out or lead 10 his chef good. The eXpe-
rlencc OF the word proves the contrary. GuLtonv,
drunkenness, DEBILITY. disease premature aye, un-
timely death, all come OF tue sngg eston ana eadin9
oI our lncllnatlOn. Does a man neve: want UOd IN
quantity or IN KIND which viii be harmful to MIN 2
Does ne never thirst for pOsonP Does not his in-
cination lead him 10 expose his health. spend his
Of or ms Of asa WV %s
Is the daily history OF the race Inclnati0nsl why,
our y our ev genus But Tor mat man
good. II Is Just at this point that the evidence VI
the rail- stares at us, and
nm ono
This Is the SYMBOL and the seal OF our lrailty.
TINS Is the hand that nnbars the sluicc that whemS
the soul with ruin. mol To follow inclination Is to
take the first on turn IN the road Simply because 5
Is smooth and broad ana beautiful. Because now-
and pleasure charms II, and fashion frcquents 1t.
Although at the end there Is pit deeper than the
grave
GOING DOWN TO TIE CHAMBERS or HELL.
Following inclination Is the heaven OF the youp.>
Utopia OF an eplcurian, but not the goal OF brave
heart battling for the right. IL Is the plea Of
towards,
THE RETREAT OF sENsuALIsrs,
the code Of those supinc creatures who present.
the unmeaning paradox OF a life without purpose
ana soul without principle. It's not your business
young men, II is not your duty nor your destiny To
be poisoned and perverted by this false notion. 1t
Is not yours 10 leap upon the stream and fold your
hands aud close eyes Ancariug that the roar Of
the mad waters tell or The cataract below 1t nos
yours TO lie down
IN BEDS OF ROSES AND SPICES
and sleep through your dream OF death while the
house burns over your head. IL Is not yours to lie
passive aud placid In the arms OF sense until your
ICES bind you aud your heart deceives you and your
manhood dies In a chill Of Indifference. No 1t is
yours rather to be noble and useful and good. 10
combat inclination Tor the sake OF right. 70 deny
and restrain desire that conscience may live ami
breathe freely TO bling Tie lie under tic mastery
OF tue VIII and Tie guide OF reason. To consider
destiny at its ultlnlaum as well as at its Oeginniny
To take in tue whole scope OF responsibility and
capacity and labor, and struggle AMI suffer. If need
DO, 10 honor lhe one ana TO dlscharPe the otheri
which assures that "a things work together Tor
good to them that love GOd.n
My brother, where are you to-day WHITTIER has
inclination led your What are
THOSE SCARS ON YOUR SOUL2
Whence comes those sad recOliectiOns OF sorrow
and deleat2 Why arc you so feeble and fearuK
to-day as you review the dark experience Of the
Did you not nestle like spoiled children in the arms
OF Iortune9 DID you not smile and dance 10 the
OF indulgence until rough place In the road gave
you sudden jolt and brought you TO yourself, and
you looked back ana muttered,
'wnAT A FOOL HAVE BEEN?"
on tell you, you are not merely dritwood IN
with ali the appurtcnances OF navigation except q
helm, and therefore al the mercy Of the elemcntsi
CRAFTS BUILT BY GOD AND FREiaHTED WITH I'M
MORTALITY,
TO sail oat gorousy on the voyage OF lifc-wnen the
winds are lalr to sail With them but when adverse
TO defy thell. TO make the course onward for the
right and upward to the skies regardless Of all OPP
posing forces, until you hear
TIE TRUNPETs RINGING THE HILLS or HEAVEN
and me multitude OF SAINTS shouting you welcome,
Of Jeh0vah opens unto you sure and perpetual
mOOrlng.
ii. Again. this man made that other too prevalent
mistake OF our age. and especially OF our land
VIZ, determination TO Oe rlch-uncOnditiOnaIly
10 be rlch-and when young man 80 determines
he IS already half ruined. Ii 'rhe love OF money is
the root Of all evu" then that desire for 1t which
denes all scruples IN Its requirement Is certainly
high stage OF the disease, and must be fatal unless
violently and almost miraculously arrested.
There are two grades or phases Of money loving
the love OF money Tor the having, and
THE LOVE OF MONEY FOR THE SPENDING.
In these we nave represented the miser and tho
roads are quite divergent, which one man may
take. In either case he is lost for avaflce shrvels
the soul, as leaves are shrivelled IN the frosty
winds, and righteousness destroys both body ana
soul. II Is this money loving In some form which