The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-07-14

my young friends, the mind IS nat,
ural rebel, and you will find it no
easy task to subject it to your will. !
1t requires effort, and the effort lasts
through life. !,
The next characteristic which dis,
tinguished those men Of the past
whom the State delighted to honor 7
was this: They We're honest, sincere |
and earnest. Read their speeches
and writings. They thought strongly
and expressed themselves frankly
The Anglo Saxon likes square talk
He does not understand, and despises
duplicity and tricks. When Saladin
passed his sabre through the floating
veil, the English Kiug balanced the
account by cleaving az iron bar en-
twain with his sword. He was not
the match of the Soldau in sleight Of
hand, aud he Admitted it; but COM
forted himself with that act aud the
remark, 4 put some faith IN down.
right English blow and what We can
not do by sleight We exc out BY
strength These men Of whom |
speak believed what they thought,
and said what they believed, and did
what. they said. It is not ouly the
most honorable course, bat it is the
best policy with free and intelligent
people. You cannot fool such u peo-
pie for long they are sure to fud you
out; and consequently the safest
plan quitting all other and higher
consideration aside) is to speak the
truth from the jump. Gen. Lee, one
Of the best of this type, has written,
Private and public life are subject to
the same rules, and truth and naDll-
ness are two qualities that will carry
you through this world much better
than policy, or tact, or expedleucy. or
any other word that was ever devised
to conceal or mystify deviation FROM
straight line What We want in our
day and always is, men of high char
acter, with sound principles. I say
men of high character, energy and
ability ; for what avail good principles
if you have not good men to carry
them out. Mr.. Canning, in mem-
orable speech, exclaims in a burst of
enthusiasm, Away with the cant Of
measures not men, The idle sup
position that it is the harness and lot
the horses that draw the chariot along:
No, Sir, if the comparison must be
made, if the distinction must be taken,
men are everything, measures CON-
parativcly nothing.' 1t is vain to
hope for any good or great result
from the principles, unless you have
worthy and able rnen to execute them
4 principle is a mere idea the man
is the principle in action. The char
acter and. ability of the man gives re-
ality and vitality to the principle.
Determine conscientiously what you
| believe to be right-follow it without
swer7ing-do uot be discouraged if
| you see others more facile and less
scrupulous pass you in the race
it is only for while. Remember the
advice Of the Historian Nicholas
Voght to the famous Prince Meter
MICH upon his entrance into public
life Z: Your intellect and your heart
| are Oh the right road; persevere there.
| in also in practical life the lessons of
history will guide you. Ifyou do not
| vish to expose yourself to reproaches,
never leave the straight path. You
will see many so-called great men
pass by you with swift strides; let
| them pass, but do not deviate from
path. You will overtake them, i
only because you mast meet them
| on their aoay Iack.' The observation
| of Prince Netteruieh upon this ad-
vice in his memoirs, written at the
| close of his renowned career, is, The
good man was right Pursue this
course. and you will be sure to do
your duty; perhaps be finally enrolled
amc1g the notable WORTHLESS Of your
State. This last, however, depends,
as you will learn in time, on many &C
cidents. The race is not always to
the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
There is a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough bew them how We will
Fate has something to do with it.
But it is never beyond our power to
do our duty, and the consciousness Of
this is the highest regard mac can
enjoy. I have said the world always
gets sooner or later what the world
wants. It wants men such as | have
attempted to describe now, with
great want. It will have them. See
to it that you be found among that
honorable body. Be brave, intelli-
gent, honest and earnest: with
capacity of self.sacrifce, if you feel
that you duty requires such an offer
ing from you. There can not be
hero without it. The key of the
heroic arch is self-sacrifce. The best
of modern civilization rests on two
principles: 'the principle Of religion
and the principle of q gentleman
Believe in the Coo Of or fathers, and
and not in humanity sublimed,' nor
in the good, the beautiful and the
true nor in any other uctaphysic
dream, that no one can realize and
be gentleman and vhsteyer shapes
the political or social Kaleidoscope
may assume, you will be prepared to
meet them. You will have the true
taiisman; and like Comus you will
pass safely through the enchanted
wood. Eugrave upon your memories
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