The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-09

S. Stanley will succeed to the command in
case General Mackenzie should not recover.
While we deeply feel for the gallant and
brave officer, Mackenzie, in his sad misfor-
tune, and recognize in him an efficient and
honorable military commander, we do not
lose sight Of other men, good and brave, who
will have TO take the place made vacant by the
sudden and lamentable illness Of General
Mackenzie. General Stanley is high on the
list Of Colonies in the United States army,
and possesses recognized qualities rs an Of
fcer. lie rendered valuable service to his
country during the late war, attained the high
rank Of Major-General, and commanded the
troops in several important battles in which
he was successful, and there is no man in
the United States army as much deserving the
promotion as General Stanley. No man in
the service would be more welcomed by the
people Of this section than General Stanley,
and on account OF his long service in Texas
is well fitted for the command, and we hope
to see him succeed 10 it,"
"Mosr Of those who are moving and man
aging the vast amount Of property comprised
in the mercantile and business activity Of the
nation" says the United States Economist,
"sre men in the morning and vieor Of life.
Youth cannot do it. Age stoops under the
burden, and wi,hdraws. The load is too
heavy. Your business man must have great
bodily vigor. great strength Of constitution.
incessant application and untiring labor. 1t
is fact that in time Of war no men make
such soldiers as business men. This was
thoroughly proven in the late war Of the re-
bellion. 1t is not because they have so much
to defend-,he retired, timid rich men have
the property to defend-but it is because they
have the habits OF sctvity and energy that
make them powerful anywhere. Your man
OF business, with his pale forehead and anx-
ious look, has often wiry frame and body
which can evince great endurance, else it had
long since broken down. The load is so
heavy that multitudes do break down, fail 10
business because they first failed in body,
then in energy, and then in judgment. No
class Of men work harder, as a class; none
strive harder to bear up and carry their bur-
dens manfully than these men; and often the
intellect is taxed to an extent Of which few
dream. Instead OF being surprised that SO
many who undertake business should break
down, with the strength and hope and courage
gone, il is rather = matter Of surprise
that there are not more. We should
have much charity for men who
fail honestly in business, when we consider
how long aud how hard they must have strug'
gled and staggered under the lead. and how
they came out of the contest for which they
we're never fitted, with perhaps shattered
health, with loss Of selfconhdence, with hopes
that are crushed, and with the future covered
with clouds. And probably these cases are
far more frequent than they would be were
the business affairs kept thoroughly and ex-
amined frequently, and the soundings and
ofings Of the ship constantly recorded. The
mistake is a great one for man to continue
in business when he is not its master; when
he finds that he lacks qualifications and
adoption to the business, to struggle on,
hoping that some brighter day will come,
without courage to cat down expenses, or to
look truth in the face. A vessel is swamped
and wrecked and the storms Of the grea
ocean, which would have crept safely along
the shore, and coasted from harbor to harbor.
Every one can think Of men whs are straight
foYvard and Tho mean well hut vho would