The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-18
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There Is d light that breaks upon us sill IN
orr darkest days. It reseD bles a CLEAN
from memories of the past It Is in reality
CLEAN foreshot. from times to come. IL
may make the mere shadows that grit us
round bIacker; but, touching the spirit, IL
gives life and vigor and courage.
WITH sweat upon the brow, gloom IN the
mind, and troubles ut heart, men often meet
/ this faith in the future with no receptive
feeling. They deem the light but,1ntIul.
They take it TO be only OF the fancy. There
fore It works no magic for them. From
unmanly and ignohle despair they bave no
strength to rise. They fail TO conceive What
the future must unfold.
Still, clouds that have not passed have
never vet appeared. After depression so
great there will come prosperity perchance
| as great. But to be lasting, as bas been
said by you, prosperity must be OF truly
natural, healthful, aud spontaneous growth.
We could resort to artifici.l means and
create mockery. We could have recourse
to stimulation, but stimulation is not susie
nance. :,
Man may be viviied upon the verge OF
the grave, and, so vivited, he may display
uncommon energies; but how poor rea-
ton this bears 10 true vitality A nation
may put on look OF life and crumble.
Far, far too much attention is given to
those that possess tongues (and an accom-
Danying fuency) rather than knowledge OF
| finance, to those that have not through long
lives struck lick in the right way, to those
that always babble and never for an instant
betake themselves to thought. These are
the idlers Of the land. ssThe chief OF ali
the curses Of this unhappy age" says a
great modern master, ais the universal
eabble of its fools and of the flocks that fol-
low them." Cabling "becomes means
OF living to them, and they tlltbeir stomachs
with the foolish foam Of their lips" NtT
will this have an end while there are those
to give them gold for what is worthless as
paper, with which they would dry-f1ood the
world.
Idlers and babblers that they are, we must
not underrate their power. They can en-
venom the mind: they can infuse rash zeal ::
they can and do stir up mems souls. so
much more necessary is it then to keep the
head cool, so as to Judge well. On the sur
face wisdom and sophistry to many are
alike, requiring deep probing and deep re-
tlection to discern Alright. But, speaking IN
a broad and general manner, ii VIII DE round
true that it is the business Of sophistry to
fire, while it is the privilege OF wisdom
eternaly to calm the passions OF men.
Listening to our great, bright knaVes, we
neglect our great, true men. Yet, there is
more clear, good sense in robust, honest
brain, unscllooIed in all but nature, than in
all the fair, fine dreams OF old, false phi
| los0phers.
People can scarcely have faith in the fu-
ture when they seem TO have none in the
words and the deeds OF their best men.
Even as regards the congressional represen-
tation here in this district, there was heSl-
fancy, there was weakness, there WAS turbu-
Ience, at the very time that mems hearts
should have beat in harmony. The War-
worn soldier had not the triumphant march
that should have been granted. Victory
was won; but there should have been no
single clash OF steel. For it is seldom that
we find in man such dignity together with
ability, such honest pride along with real
power, such solid and lustrous principles.
| or such lofty, simple, old-.ime grandeur OF
soul.
1t is to sense rather than to style, to judy
ment instead OF to fervor and impetuoslty,
to the spirit OF valor, not to the evil spirit
OF vindietiveness, we look for the forces
that will aid in the cementine OF the union
OF the northern with the southern mind.
Towards 4 nobler or greater end than
this it seems we could not labor. And only
by absolutely reducing the malicious men
both of the North and the South to mere
ciphers, by yielding these no place as leader
or master, by silenclng their foul and IN
fictitious tongues mt least so far rs representa-
tive either OF northern or Of southern senCi-
ment-only thus can we attain the desired
end, thus only can we make our land great
and PROSPEROUS and unconquerable.
| Action, il must be owned, is glorious.
Not the action THAT as the teachings OF a
class 90, violently subverts the fortune Of
others, but the action that calmly builds up
fabric for ourselves and for our sons. At
no distant day wrongs will be rightcd. labor
nobIy recompensed, and gloom dispelled.
Then, the reSolute heart and the unidIe,
sinuous arm will be the first to reap reward.
| NOSELLE.