Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-11
Fairness.
A CITIZEN

Fairness oil intention should have controlling
Influence in every relation OF lie. aud b. the
presiding incentive OF every business engage
meut. No transaction is honorable without it.
There is something so irrcsi=tibly pleasing in
it's genuine evidence that whether lis opera
tons effect our Interests or the Interest OF
others, we always ins.luctlvcly sympathlzc With
its manifestations, and, moved by an involun-
tary appreciation OF its conduct, our assent
goes out in respondent harmony to its action.
The importance Of its application is the Tactic
III ,nt to lis display, and SO appropriate Is II IN
tho government Of the comfy OF III .nk.nd that
it is always exp cted in every affair and never
iuVired save by the silent reciprocity OF that
community Of Kindred interest anu feeling
which invariably obtains among men. Neither
moral cor statutory law commands Il man to ac
compli>h impossiblties but it should impress
every Individual that 1t is nothing more than
the evidence ct a just estimate OF the attributes
of the plalncst luty for every one to otfcr "
act fairly under all conditions OF business traus
actions. Such u course is not only always
worthy of person. but acquitS him OF the
charge of both >lti-hucss and invldiou>ncss
and general satisfaction results in consequence
of the recognition Of the broad fact that he
acted properly by observing those PRINCIPLES
were he placed IL the same position under
similar clrcum,tlhcrs Hence man does
himself great Injustice wucn he Is not, IN all
engagements, prompted by settled motive u!
fairness, for it 50 Jner or later returns u tor
mcDt the prosperity of his good name when
he least expects or desires it to EN- ARA $ his
transactions \ good man has his uwn Icas-
urc for the conlu!t Of his life, and cntc taIns
neither malice nor envy towards any Of h' lei,
low creatures The uu'c!iSh principles of his
nature free his bnsDm from The mlrhlnalous
of vain glory, and knowing that ali his efforts
to be good, ave him but Il mass oi uauy
faults, he never fits to invoke tn" forgiveness
of heaven, aat: c0n>taptly prayS to b. taught
| to feel c0mpnSsl)n raj her than p1ls@cuon, TO-
wards those who dl>pitculy use h!m. lie
knows without th' vanity Of possession, or the
emptiness Of display, that there Is i s:icn coon
too deep aud sacred to be reached by even the
searching gaze Of envy, which quietly yields
its Dover to cheer and rnnnnic the way Ut the
viruouS and the GOOD. y ty has nlnd can
suggest a corrupt prcCccdnG and lri ut IN
fidelity and empty Icrcduy rant III >cHtic
ism that there Is nothing Ui 81: uc To he nap
pincsS Of III * i,d ~ the c"ntuct oi honesty,
consistency aud pl ~, tune teaches mat
he who always attempts to act rightly Is he
most :,appy aud the most tcndrr.y remember
ed. for tic human u;ni, whether ennn!cd oy
virtue or dcbascd by vice. uancstS III uncr'
ring disl'k" a pit"lns contempt Tor The beng
who shows an it'd ference to the claims oil the
practic of rcciiu ic aud virtue. Therefore,, d
good nm is an example Of fidelity 10 his
fricuds, of colnpas>ion to his enc mics, aud OF
wis Tom 10 his associates, and Whatever late
NAV ov riak4 hun, he has gathered IN his own
heart an ample suppress OF purity that comes
forth when cv krd to III 3il,w his prosperity or
to soothr hi adversely. He IL never Lonely.
dispTited. or ursratcIuL. The cngr SsEn'nt OF
his mini With pure il:ciIons IlspcI> lonrll'
ness, the hope of doing good banshrs despair
and the duty watch ne owes TO his God and to
his feIIowmau prevents him from being un-
mindful of the nIcrclcs that have been V0uch-
sailed, AMI the fuvors that have been shown
him. Nothing is 50 priceless as the acc in'-
lshment OF the success OF being good III ~
and King David when he vas old gave hIr les
,imouy to the word, VT have | not seen Tho
righteous forsakcn nor his seed oegg'"e
bread.
LITTELL's LIy1"G age for the weeks eh''nS
February 5th and 18th have the following con-
tents Montenegro; A RambIe IN oyr"cU''
Wesleyan Mothodism, in Wcsicy's L"oI'"r
and After; The English Jews; "omo ASPECTS %
Science in Relation to Religion In NJ ,''''