The Osceola times., 1882-02-18

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principle. a public man who is act
ing from the dictates of principles,
whose speech and conduct are mani
festly the effect Of principle, has fdnt
in the peopie, and banks on them, and
never mistakes the alcoholic abuse of
bummers and those who wear their
collars, for the voice Of the people.
Men who differ on priscp'e, honor
and respect each other, the world
over, for they know the signs by
which to Judge of each others SINGER
ity. What poor compliment to the
reason and justice of the people, who
are the source Of all law and.8ll pow
er, who are in fact, the government
itself, to suppose that they can be
induced by political scullions and
scavengers to turn against the men
who have steadily and consistently
labored in behalf of the highest, no.
blest and most enduring interests OF
their fellow citizens? Go oout among
the people with warm honest heart,
meet them face to face, give them
credit for having both mind and con-
science, speak to them the genuine
language Of truth as you understand
it, not talking one way while your
eyes speak another, but words which
your eyes will vouch for and not give
the lie to, and you will be heard at
tentively and judged fairly; and far
from greeting you with bloody
hands to hospitable graves, IT, y will
take yop to their hearts and greet
you as brother. Depend upon it,
the time when n noble Paul could
perish on the gibbet, while Nero fid-
died On the Throne has passed and
gone. What do we mean by faith IL
the ptobt? Why, the belief that they
have both mind and conscience. and
in many Instances are IN point OF in-
telligence and moral worth, far supes
rior 20 those who imagine mankind
to be so mach unl>neadci clay, to be
set and baked into say shape to serve
some selfish and temporary purpose.
Ask him, who is in the habit of ad-
dressing assemblies ofthe people, ard
if he is something better than mere
rhetorician, he viii tell you, that no
matter how ignorant and illiterate
the audience, if sublime or a noble
sentiment fell from his lips, the au-
dience recognized it in an instant
and greeted it with hearty apprecia-
ton Ask him to explain, and he
will tell you that it was because the
sublimity was in them-was common
to both, and that in truth, they were
simply applauding what they all had
felt, but had not the language to OK
press. Let a man speak from the
promptings ofan honest heart, urged
by the single motive to do good, to
urge men 70 obey the whisperincs Of
conscience, and try to be that which
all men aspire to be, and he need
not, and in fact, never does, fear
repulsc. Why Is The audience e:,ci-
ted and moved by the sublime and
pathetic imagery of the speaker?
Because, taking truth for his guide,
he has spoken what is il him, and bis
audience give him back the sublimi-
ty and pathos that is in hem. The
thousand glittering stalactites are
hanging in the dark cave, and only
await the lighted torch to flash like
gems, until all is one radiant, couau-
ent blaze Of light. They were there
before the torch. The torch only
gave the cave Ihe medium ofits rev.
elation. Such a man, with searching.
clear eyesight, pcnetrates beneath |
the mere show and surface oftbings,
and speaks to men Of their real. en-
during hopes and aspirations, and /
shows them whore they have missed f.
the path and gone out Of the way, /
and with grateful hearts they thank
him, No man need he afraid. when .
be knows that he is in the path of
duty. No man need fear the bold,
open and consi tent advocacy Of any
which, ifadoptod, will tend
TO ennoble and elevate mankind. J
Mankind are the creatures of psinci-
oles, and to find them, and adopt
hem, and live by them, is the grand
,bjcct of all human reason ami con-
science. Men and women of princi-
,le know this, and have taaA IN he
.eople. Only apoststcs aud traitors,
md conscious h,Pocritcs, tremble,
nd dread the judgement of the ST.
ent multitude. Faith in the people
s hnt the cnrnllnrv OF a dnnn.rnnfed