The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-10
TWO PASSIONS.

There are two passions or hu man
nature against which every well-bal-
anced mind should contend. The first
is hate. Hate is passion at war with
the nobler virtues, and should De held
in rigid subsection to the unerring law
of justice. BY what superior right and
virtue do we hate our neighbor? The
question suggests wide field for self
examination, that we may see our
selves, if not as others see us, at least
in the truthful mirror of candid re-
Election. Shall we hate our neighbor
because he disagrees with us in politics,
religion or the best mode of municipal
government? fso, the world would
soon relapse into the pandcmonium of
barbarism. hurling woman back into
the condition of abject menials to the
brutal lords of creation, man. Hate is
the opposite of love, and should be
banished from every generous heart.
The second passion is jealousy-a
passion that converts angels into de-
mons. We will not allude to it as be-
tween man and woman--but only as
between men. Men Jealous! Jealous
of what? OF each other? Why? If
A. is Jealous of B. because B. does some
thing different or better than A., does
he not betray a contracted spirit? Why
should he, as brave and magnani-
nous man, feel aggrieved ut such re-
suits? Perhaps in some other field he
would greatly excel b. The Comanche
is I'll. questionably the best rider in the
world-surpassing the Arab of the
desert in this, that whereas the Arab
achieves certain perfections as a horse
man with stiff bit in the mouth of
his steed, the naked Comanche does
the same with little hair string. Yet,
while the Texas cow-bow justly prides
himself OH his graceful horsemanship,
is he jealous of the wild Comanche?
Not so. He applauds the savage for
his achievements
So, if one political writer or an edi-
tor has the faculty, by intuition, or
from lifetime habit, of conducting a
paper more acceptably than another, is
that ground for jealousy? AS well
might the Cumberland be jealous OF
the Mississippi, or the Seekonk Of the
Hudson. In that one field, the one
may be success-the other n failure.
But transfer the field to another voca-
ton, and perhaps the tables would be
completely turned. The successful
man before, might be the hindmost
now.
The conclusion is, that jealousy
among men is a weak, not to say igno.
BILE, passion. 1t is unworthy of gener.
GUS minds, though sometimes weak,
ness in great intellects.
We knew, for many years, a man O.
splendid powers, in Texas, who utterly
destroyed his usefulness by yielding ts
the passions of hate, jealousy and sus
picion, the two last purely without
just foundation and the first yielded tt
till it becamea consuming flame. Hs
fell by an assassin's hand, and sleep,
the sleep that knows no owaking on oul
lonely coast. Yet, we often think o
him--his magnificent intellect, hi
vast fund of knowledge-all neutraizet
by his slavery to hate, suspicion ane
jealousy. His name will be name
less, but some will be at M
loss to identify his portraiture
These passions enter too deeply int
the affairs of men and families. The,
impede the elevation of mankind t
that higher state which should be th'
outgrowth of civilization and religion
They should be combatted in the nur
t0re and training Of youth, as enemie
TO human happiness. They are at wa
with the nohier virtues and should b