The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14

prevent those Notifying failures
which belong TO almost every pro
fession.
Ist- The first element OF success:
is incorruptible integrity. With
out honesty the brightest genius
must be obscared amid the cloud:
of error and deceit. Look at Lore
Bacon. He was at one time til,
pride and glory of England Hi:
mind was comprehensive, clear
broad and deep. He could solve
the most difficult problems, pene
trate the deepest mysteries and IN.
ravel the most intricate subjects
He was profound lawyer and 9
wise statesman. His scholarship
was varied and thorough, his wit
pungent, his eloquence was fascina-
ting and his influence more poSer
full than that of any other man al
the court OF England. As a phi
losopher he was superior to any
man of his day. He perfected the
system of induction which has done
so much for the progress of knowl
edge, and especially for the promo
ton of discoveries and inventions.
And yet this man, whose position
was but little below that OF the king,
and whose mind shone with a spIen
dor never surpassed and rarely
equaied, fell into disgrace, lost po-
sition, became a condemned crimi-
nal and was denounced as the WIS
est, greatest and meanest of man
kind. Neither genius nor learning
can make amends for lack of hon
esty. Dishonesty has crept into all
classes OF community. IL has
formed rings so corrupt as to dis
grace soclaty and excite the fears
of every honest patriot 1t has dis
armed the pulpit, sOiled the emf
nence of the judge and warped the
sentence of the jury. 1t has entered
into Congress Halls and Cabinet
Councils and left q foul blot upon
the national honor. Fraud and
theft have left their impress not
only upon the national councils but
have made fearful inroads upon the
public treasury. The obligations
of contracts and the sanctity Of.
oathes have been broken as though
possessing no binding force. The
highest offices have been prostitu-
ted to the basest purposes. Ambi-
ton and violent and remOrseless
covetousness, cold, hard and selfish
RIGHTEOUSNESS, bloated, fiery and
corrupt, have united like Plate and
Herod to cruelty Truth and Danish
honesty. For these times we need
honest men who have the courage
to do right, and who would rather
be right than occupy the mansion
of the President. We need strong
men who can resist temptation, put
down ambition, silence the voice OF
greed, hush the clamors of vile pas.
sion. An honest man is the noblest
work of God. 40 honest character
sheds 3 celestial radiance along the
whole pathway of life. 1t is as
strong as granite and as transpa-
rent as glass. 1t hates corruption,
despises fraud, and holds in utter
ali the tricks Of those
who are seeking their own interests
at the expense Of truth and virtue.
Honesty may be crushed for a while,
but it will and must rise. 1t wears a
vestment which time cannot cor
rode; it possesses a principle more
durable than brass, and stands upon
8 foundation as unmoval'le ss the
throne of the Eternal. The honest
character may have 10 pass through
the fires, bat it is made of such stuff
as no fire can harm 1t is a. i'm
mortal as truth, for its life flows
from the bosom of the very Father
Of lights. Honesty then which no
cap overcome, NO se11c-
ton entics, DO associations corrupt
is the first great element Of success.
The influence OF An honest char
aeter is As exaiting as it is perma-
nent, and is as ennobliDg as il is
divine IN its origin and continuous
IN its results. A dishonest man is
a judas Iscarriot in religion: a
Benedict Arnold in patriotism. and
\ Francis Bacon in morals. His
influence is destructive IF virtue,
to morals, currapting 10 the |
and more deadly in ali re-
'pects than the most poisonous mi
lsma that ever tainted the aimos
,here or earned desolation in its
,ath- beg that you will cultivate
honesty Of purpose in all things
life is made up r little things, and
in the smallest OF them
must be the rule governing your
onduct- Dishonesty NAV flourish
or $ while, but its success is but
or a day. It's triunphs can Hot
ontinue, and its fruits are all dead
ca fruits, beautiful 10 the sight but
shes upon the lips The way Of
be transgressor is hard. A cheat.
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