The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-03-25

INTO aust, ana bcllc the proud inscriptions
which they bear, the solid granite pyra
mid Of his glory lasts from age to age, i'm
perishable, seen afar off, looming high
over the vast desert, mark, a sign and
wonder, for the way-farcrs through this
pilgrimage of life"
What fine contrast between patriot
and demagogue is drawn in the following
lines
How wrctched exclaims the Poet
Of Nature, IS that poor man who hangs on
Princes fayours Miserable is the condi-
ton of every being who hangs on the ia
YOURS Of creatures like himself. Deserve,
and strive by desert, to viii the esteem of
your fellow men. Thus acquired, it dec
CRATES him who obtains, and blesses those
who bestoW it. TO them, it is returned IN
faithful service, and to him, 1t comes IN
aid Of the appreciation Of conscience TO an
innate diligence and reward exert on.
Those too, who engage III public service,
are bound to cherish a hearty sympathy
with the wants, feelings, comforts and
wishes of the people whose welfare is com
mitted to their charge. II is essential for
the preservation Of that confidence which
ought to SUbSISt between the principal and
the agent, the constituent and the repre-
sentative, that all haughtlness and reserve
should be banished from their intercourse.
1t sometimes happens, that he who has
lived too constantly among books, mani
tests a disgust III an association with the
uncducated and unrefncd which mOrtl-
ties and repels them. This IS absurd IN
him, and unjust to them. 1t Is absurd,
for he ought to know, and know we'll, those
for whom, and upon whom, he expects to
act they constitute, III fact, one OF the
first and most appropriate objects of his
nd / IL. n
~, under this rcughneas hich shocks the
man Of books, is to he found a stock of
practical Information, y. Inch he Is ms
Grady deficient. IauIon, then, all super
cllluuoness, for it IS criminal and rldlcu-
lous. Honestly seek t. serve your cOun-
try for it is glorious 10 advance the good
Of your felow-men and thus, as far as
feeble mOrtalS may, act up To the great cN-
ample of him to whose image and likeness
you are made. Seek also, by all honest
arts, to win their confidence, but beware
how you ever prefer their favour to their
service The high road of service is indeed
laborous, exposed to the rain and sun,
the heat and dust; while the by-path OF
favour has, apparently, at first, much the
same direction, and is bordered WITH
flowers and sheltered by trees, cooled
with fountains and murmurlng with wa
terfalls" No wonder, then that the son
of Abensina in JOhnsOn's beautiful Apollo
que, the young adventurer IS tempted to
try the happy experiment OF uniting pleas
ure with business, and gaining the rewards
| of diligence without suffering its fatigues.
| But once entered upon, the path Of favour,
though found to decline more and more
/ from its first direction, is pursued through
| all its deviations, till at length, even the
thought of return to the road of service is
| bo,, To ti,..f fnrn1 IN &C
of the people, is found, or supposed to be,
easier than to merit their appreciation.
Meanly ambitious Of public trust, without
| the virtues to deserve it; intent on per
sonal distinction, and having forgotten the
! ends for which alone it Is worth possess
ing, the miserable being concentrated al
in self, learns to pander to every vulgar
| prejudice to advocate every popular error
| to chime IN with every dominant party
to fawn, t1atter and deceive, and becomes
| a demagogue How wretched is that pool
being who hangs on The peoples favour
All manliness of principle has been lost II
this long course of meanness; he dare moi
use his temporary popularity for any pur
poses of public good, in which there ma.
be hazard of forfeiting it; and the very
eminence to which he is exalted, render
but more conspicuous his servility and de
graduation. However clear the convictions
of his judgment, however strong the ad
monitions of his, as yet not thorough.
stitled conscience, not these, not the lav
of God, nor the rule of right, nor the pub
lie good-but the caprice of his constitu
ents, must be his only guide Havin:
risen by artifice, and conscious of no wortl
to support him, he is in hourly dread Q
being supplanted in the favour of the mul
titude by some more cunning decelvcl
l., 1.Dto h
; fate. At some unlucky moment, when h
bears his blushing honours think upo
him, (and we'll may such honours blush
he is jirked from his elevation by some NOR
dexterous demagogue, and falls unpitied
never to rise again. >