The Morning herald., 1875-11-24

from this and the many instances that hav
preceded it, we are made every day to Sc
and realize the grandeur of American Ia
stitutions and the broad, liberal and en-
nebling principles Of a Democratic society
A society that is illumined by genius, bur
nished by intellect, and not veneered b!
dollars into mere show sfpuppery, an.
prescription to those who are not favored
with wealth. Genius shines out through
the darkest clouds that may hover over it
To it there is always a silver lining. It'll
invincible and always reaching for tha,
which is beyond, but vet within the intel
lectual grasp.
1t is in this school that the brightest in.
tellects which have shed lustre upon
American craftsmanship received their first
instructions, Adversity was the harsh
trainer to the goal beyond. Ambition, the
rod that chastened, and love of knowledge
the medals and rewards Of merit. Would
that this school was open 10 more. 1t is;
but its rules are too exac!ing to well pre-
serve the determinations of those who en-
ter. But those who are the matriculates
come forth bright and pure as
refined gold from the dross. They
loom up before the wsrld in
their own mishtiness, and drift upon tke
high wave OF popularity into the highest
places among their people. Although
hard they may have striven for the goal,
the reward is no less beautiful as an evi-
dence of admiration from the people, than i,
is noble and inspiring to the being himself.
The names are almost too numerous for us |
to mention, but the passing thought re-
calls to the mind those who have figured
most ccnspicuously in irrational history
vithia the past generation. We take first
-alhonn, Of South Carolina. He was the
Master losician of the Senate in the day.
vhen that body was ruled by Intellectual
'iants. Henry Clay was a modern Demos
henes, and yet his early years were those
# a mill boy, and he was in his political
areer called the .u.ill boy Of the slashes.
hen we take Horace Greeley; his youth
'as through thorny path, yet sce The sta
ion to which he rose. The tailor shop still
tands in Tennessee with the modest sign,
A. johnson, Tailor" upon its weather
eaten boards, where one of our Presidents
nee sewed garments for Weather class
han his own. BE sprung from poverty
s abject as any that could we'll be imag-
ned, and attained to the highest Office
'ithin the gift of the nation. Then we
enclude this class of statesmen with The
cath Of the late Vice-president Wilson.
ie was sprung out from tie people by his
vn genius, to make bright and useful
areer, and he leaves after him a spo.less
ame, and one that will go down to ,,os.
erity in the galaxy of statesmen, as the
ood fruit of that career. Il
From such men as those we have men.
sned, and the career of Mr.. Wilson, the ,
oulh Of to-day can fnd no better lessons
incentives for study and ambition. TIL
lem belonged fewer advantages than ar
at the present day by the boy in ,
ore humble circumstances than even they ,
I'd in youth. Books and other sources Of =
1owledge are more easy Of access, means 4
instruction more generally difiused, and !,
the mind is there, the intellectual giants .
ay still be developed, and society adorned J.
just .aeL diamonds as those that have i;
ssed away. !,