THE F li E E PEESS.JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, REGARDLESS OF äACE, COLOR, OR PREVIOUS CONDITION.

VOL. I. CHARLESTON^ S. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 5,1868.~~

NO. 2

He Mxtt Wtm.WHO ARE THE CARPET-BAG ADVEN-

TURERS ?

They are men, who, since the war

terminated, have emigrated to the Southfrom Northern States, and have becomeplanters, merchants, lawyers and busi-ness men generally, for they have takenhold of any ofthe industries of the Southwhich seemed to promise reward forWell directed efforts, and was honest as

a caHing. They brought with themlarge sums of money have expended itin rewarding labor, restoring the waste

places, and giving life and vigor to bu-siness ; some of them bought plantations,others leased places, while others againfurnished the capital for working landsjointly with Northern owners, and so inone form or other they provided a largeshare of the means used in employinglabor, buying mules, farm implements,forage and food in growing the crops ofcorn, sugar and cotton, that have beenraised in the South/ since the rebellionwas crushed Out. As a class they are

not only industrious, enterprising andunexceptional in character, but many ofthem are men of large experience in thebusiness affaira of life, intelligent andinfluential in the communities in whichthey have hitherto lived. Many

'

ofthem were in the Union army, servingtheir country as soldiers and patriots,during the four years of that terriblewar, when the Southern people were inarms for the destruction of the govern-ment. They aided in saving the coun-

try from destruction and in our judgmentthat country will never forsake them,but will protect those who were loyal tothe flag of the Union in the hour of itsgreatest trial. Governments will .be or-

ganized in the Southern States that willsecure the rights ofall these men, in spiteof all the calumnies cast upon them, forthey are just sueh men as this land,wasted by war, requires, in order to re-

store it to prosperity. They are inen

whom interest and common sense wouldinvite into any country, because of thebenefits Jhey are capable of conferringupon any plaee they adopt as their home.But what do we see and hear as

the treatment these men meet with inthe South ?.Why what* else* but de-5nunciation and abuse poured out uponthem from morning until night '! Theyare called by all the hard names knownin the English language, and are falselycharged with all the*offences known inthe calendar of crime, and by whom ?Why, by rebels, who undertook to de- -

stroy the government ; who, by bringingon the war, ruined the whole south;who are responsible for the half millionof lives that Were sacrificed, and for thepoverty and distress that so generallyprevails. Yes, by men who owe it tothe clemency of the government thatthey have not been tried for treason > andhad their property confiscated. Bymen who seem to be as mad with pas-sion, and as void of good sense n<>w, not-

withstanding all the lessons of the war,as they were during the years immedi-ately preceding the war.when no

Northern man was safe a moment in theSouth, unless he degraded his manhoodby adopting the sectional views of theSouthern politicians, and lauding sla-very to the skies. By men who, havingbeen conquered, and all théir politicalheresies exploded as a consequence ofthe war, and to whom, good sense, pru-dence and modesty would dictate to

keep silence, ai¡fr nevertheless, blatantwith their denunciations of Northernmen who reside in their midst. In theirmad course they seem determined to dothe very thing that will prevent a re-

covery of the property in the South, fortheir conduct tends to drive everyNorthern man away, and prevents capi-tal and enterprise from coming here.They know there is no value to theirlands now, and they seem willing therenever shall be, nor any revival to tradeor commerce.A man who believes in the congress-

ional plan of reconstruction, and aidsthat plan by his vote, and otherwisepublicly supports it, is in the Southernman's mind wantingin all the characteris-tics ofagentleman ; but on the other handif a Northern man will so for degradehimself as to speak lightly of the rebel-lion, treat it as a mere difference of poli-tical opinion, that one side of the war

was about as near right as the other,that Jeff Davis is a genial gentleman,and will never be tried for treason, forafter all he only failed in "forming an

Empire," that rebels ought not to bedisfranchised, for their leaders are theonly men who really understand how to

manage governments, curse the coloredrace loudly, and tfollow he Southernpractice of wearing a belt with a pistolat his side, think that all political hon-esty is confined to the Democratic party,that Congress hangs on the "verge of thegovernment," that Mr. Johnson is a greatstatesman, and the country will be ruin-ed if he is impeached, such a man is a;í gentleman," a conservative, and istaken into the gracious favor of South-ern rebels. He is no "carpet-bag adven-turer." No, no, for with such menrebels could easily get into power, andtherefore they meet with a cordial wel-come.

Every man has a paradise aroundhim, until he sins, and the angel of an

accusing conscience drives him from hisEden.

SENATOR WADE.

Of course old Ben, must lead the col-umn in anything like a list of the prom-inent, earnest and unceasing workers forimpeachment. He has been in favor ofit ever since it was first suggested.andprobably not so much because he saw

anything commendable in the thing it-self, as because it was the skirmish lineof his party, where he always desires tobe and always will be, let it be never sofar away from the main column. He'lltake his little "jump ahead," at whatev-er cost. It would be wrong to supposethat Mr. Wade is or has been influencedin his advocacy of impeachment solelyby personal consideration growing outof his right of succession. Old Ben.,with all his faults, is not at .selfish man.I know of few public men who are lessso. He was the silent but persistentadvocate of impeachment months beforehis election to the Presidency of theSenate, and at a time ivhen he had noother interest but that of his party toadvance by it.

Mr. Wade-, as incumbent of the WhiteHouse, will not be so violent a personas "Old Ben:" stumping in the West, or

making after dinner speeches on a rail-road excursion. The tendency of powerand responsibility is to make men con-

servative; and old Ben., with a consci-ousness that so much ßdepends upon hisnioderationand discretion, will no doubtput himself upon his good behavior.roar him as gently as a sucking dove.and dp nothing more indecorous or outrein its nature than taboo butter and lardfrom the state dinners.

Old Ben is now sixty eight years ofagç, and in his eighteenth yearof servicein the Senate. *He and Sumner wereelected to begin their Senatoral careers

together, on the 4th of March, 1851,but I think Sumrier claims "the age" on

him; because he (iSumner) was sworn inat the special session of March, 1851,while" Wade did not appear in his seatuntil the commencement of the regularsession in December following. He isstil! hale and hearty ; ri es every morn-

ing at 6, takes Ions: walks when he can,and when he can't do that he does a

little swearing before breakfast to givehim a good appetite.

This sketch is already longer than Iintended it should be, or I might give a

few illustrations of old Ben's social liteand mauners. As it is, one must suf-fice : He boards at the WashingtonHouse, a most humble and unpreten-tious hostlery, near the Capitol, andlives up near the roof for the specialpurpose of avoiding callers. It was

thought he would be "at home" tofriends and the public on New Year'sday, and his accommodating landlordasked ifhe should not put his room inorder for receiving company. Oh, no,"said Ben. "I don't want any of theirinfernal visitiugs. I'm going to lockmyself in all day, and if anybody comes

I wont be home. Tell them I've goneout." And he didn't make a call or re-

ceive one.

Practical Education..Educationshould consist much more than it doesin learning to do, to act, to perform.The successful men of the world are

those who can accomplish the ends oflife, who can by their own energy andskill bring about grand and useful re-

sults. Our educational institutons makeus learned, cultured, but not sufficientlyactors. One reason why very often thevouns: men who have but little educa-*

tion from the schools surpass those whohave lived for years in college walls, isbecause they have been trained to action.Action gives health and strength. Cul-ture gives ease, grace and finish. Theybelong together, but have been separa-ted. Let them be brought once more

into some grand scheme of education,and we shall have men and women as

the result who can not only accomplishnoble work, but have at the same timefine scholars, with cultivated manners,with grace and dignity of demeanor..Herald of Health.

A Good Name..Always be more

solicitous to preserve your innocencethan concerned to prove it. It will ne-

ver do to seek a good name as a primaryobject. Like trying to be graceful, theeffort to be popular will make you con-

temptible. Take care of your spirit andconduct, and your reputation will takecare of itself. The utmost that you are

called to do, as the guardian of your re-

putation, is to remove injurious asser-

tions. Let not your good be evil spokenof, and follow "the highest example inmild and explicit self-vindication. Noreputation can be permanent whichdoes not spring from principle : and hewho would maintain a good charactershould be mainly solicitous to maintaina good conscience, void of offence to-

wards God and man.

A Severe Winter..The past win-ter has been one of the severest ever

known, both in this and other countries.In Algeria the suffering has been veryçreat. In Russia, as we learn from a

fetter in a Paris paper, the cold has beenintense. Coachmen were frozen upontheir seats, the gas refused to burn,and the dogs howled most piteously.Men on horseback went through thestreets of St. Petersburg and Moscow,carrying aid to the unfortunate, and thenobility distribute hot tea in front oftheir palaces.

COURSE OF TRE FIRST NEGRO NOMI-NATED TO CONGRESS.

A Correspondent of the CincinnatiCommercial, who is making a journeythrough the South, writes as follows, ina letter from Raleigh, North Carolina,dated February 28th :

An event has occurred during mystay here which will probably be histo-rical. It was the nomination of a full-blooded African to Congress, and hisdeclining to accept the proffered honorson the ground that his election wouldinjure the Republican party and retardthe progress of his race toward impartialcitizenship. James H. Harris, the firstnegro ever regularly nominated to Con-gress in the United States, is a native ofNorth Carolina. He received his edu-cation at Oberlin, Ohio, and, after grad-uating, spent some time in Liberia. Atthe close of the war he returned to thisState, and soon acquired the reputation*of being the most ready and effectivespeaker amongthe colored men in NorthCarolina, His oratory is of the im-passioned kind. After the first two orthree sentences, his voice rises into a

torrent, his gestures sway his wholebody, and his face assumes that intenseexpression that suggest neuralgic reac-tion. *

The nomination to Congress tenderedhim was from the Raleigh District,where the Radicals have a working ma-

jority of from five to seven hundred, so

it will be seen that tìarris refused toaccept something thatiwas tempting andtangible. In declining the honor hemade a speech in which he dwelt on

the inexpediency of sending negroes to

Congress at this time, .when such deepseated distaste exists in all partiesagainst "nigger preferment." He said:"If you send me to Congress we shallsee all the Southern States following theexample, and how will it look to haveeight or ten black men sitting in theHouse of Representatives ? What fuelthat would be to feed the 'flame of prej-udice ! I want this five thousand dol-lars a year as badly as anybody, but Iam not willing to strike a blow sgainstthe Republican party. I am not willingto sell out my race, for such a sale wouldmy acceptance virtually be."

His further remarks, in the same

strain, were highly sensible and practi-cal, and all present were struck by thedisplay of self-sacrafice. A white man

(Colonel Dewese) received and accept-ed the nomination. was secretly ad-miring the magnanimity of Harris, whena whisper reached me that he had beenbribed by Deweese and his friends to de-cline the nomination to Congress, it

being well understood beforehand' thatit would be offered to the gifted blackorator. But a little consideration satis-fied me that Harris was influencedmainly by noble motives. He is a poli-tician, ambitious, a talented speaker,anxious to display his endowments. Hewould be as capable a black Congress-man as any that could be selected, andto be one, some day, is probably hisgreatest aspiration. What sort of a

bribe could he have received to counter-balance all this ? No matter what vaguescandal may be afloat, the fact remainsthe first African nominee to Congressrejected the seat on the ground of devo-tion to his party and his people, andgave way to one of the "superior race/'though individually his inferior in edu-cation and ability.

The Democracy were everywherejubilant last year over what they fae-tiously styled "the re-action" againstRepublican principles and " Radicalmisrule." Recause the unimportantelections of 1867 in many States were

suffered to go, in some cases by defaultand in others by diversion upon side is-sues, to the advantage of the Democ-racy, our opponents indiscreetly conclu-ded that the Republican party was aboutto give up business, and would certainlyfail to contest the great elections of '68.Or, perhaps, they supposed that we

should, again this year, amuse ourselveswith the "side shows" which receivedour entire attention last fall. Never dida faction make a greater mistake ! Thegreat Republican party enters upon thisPresidential Campaign, armed at allpoints, with every man up to the front,and determined to sweep the field bythe unity and strength of its organiza-tion and the irresistible force of its greatliving principles. We are neither to beamused by "side shows" nor diverted byfalse issues. Beginning our work inNew Hampshire, where we have deliver-ed upon the opposition a blow so deadlythat it has already decided the wholecampaign, we shall go marching on,

turning neither to the right nor left, un-

til in November the just cause of Con-stitutional and Popular Rights shall beeverywhere triumphant.

Everlasting Flowers..It is saidat Stirling Castle, Scotland, flowers are

still in full health and vigor which were

planted by Mary, Queen ef Scotts, threehundred years ago. The daffodil andpolyanthus still survive the ruin of the

parterre, spring up among weeds and<*rass, and contend for existence with

plants of "baser quality." The peonywill £tow in the same spot for a thou-sand^Tears, and well merits the name of"everlasting," and among woody plantssome varieties of rose, even when subjectto neglect and maltreatment, are exceed-ingly tenacious of life.

j ,. THE DUTY 0¥ A PRESIDENT.Robert j. Walker, of whose De-

I uHfcracy there can be no possible doubt,in Hs great argument in the Mississippicas2j held the following language in re-

gard to the President's duty to executeall tie laws of Congress, without refer-enei to their constitutionality :

' 'And here let me say a word in vin-dication of the President, who has beengreitly censured, especially by a largeportion of the Secession press of theSdfcih, for carrying into execution an

act which he had vetoed upon the groundthat it was unconstitutional. When a

bill is presented to the President, he isbound to inquire into its constitutional-itj-before he gives his approval. He isthen co-operating with the legislativedepartment of the government. If hedeclines to sign it, and it is passed by a

t^ö-thirds majority of Congress, it is as

j^kch an act of Congress as if it had re-

ceived the sanction of the President ;and it necessarily follows that, under the

obligation imposed upon him by theGcnnsitution to see that the laws are

faithfully executed, he is as much boundto'execute that act as one which met hisfujest approval. Why? Because the.President possesses no judicial power;

does Congress. If Congress were

t^ttempt to convert itself into a judi-ei| body, and the two Houses should gointo Committee of the Whole to inquireinto the constitutionality of a particularact, their resolution on that subjectwolud be a mere nullity, because theypossess legislative power, and not execu-

tive or judicial power. So the Presidenthad no right to judge of the constitu-tionality of an act of Congress after itlìixà become a law, then being a judicialquestion. If this were not so it would"bè ihe right, and therefore the duty, ofevery seccessive Président, so soon as hewas inaugurated, to take up the hund-reds of volumes containing all the actsof Congress, and inquire judiciallywhich of them were constitutional and

why not, and carry into execution thosewhich he believed to be constitutionaland refuse to execute those which hebelieved to be unconstitutional. I »aythe President would be usurping the

judicial function and overthrowing thedistinction created by the Constitutionbetween the co-ordinate departments ofthe Government if he were to attemptto exercise such a power as that. Hehas no discretion except to execute theact ; and that important fact goes to the

very gist of the matter. When an ap-plication is made for a mandamus to

compel the performance of an act, or an

injunction to restrain the execution ofan illegal act, it depends upon whetherthe executive officers have a discretionin cither case to judge of the law, and a

right to execute it or not at their pleas-ure. If they have no discretion, andthe law positively commands the execu-

tion of a particular act, the remedy is

by mandamus to act affirmatively; if thelaw forbids peremptorily the executionof an act, then, where it cau be made a

judicial question, the appeal is to thejudicial tribunals, and especially wherethe question is a constitutional one. Inthis case the President has no discretionexcept to execute the law ; the subordi-nate officers who are obeying his com-

mands have no discretion, except to carryhis orders into effect; and there is no

discretion in such a case between an

executive and a ministerial duty."

TWO GREAT CITÍES OF THE FUTURE.

Tt is now almost a certainty that thegreat Northern Pacific Railroad will bebuilt, and that at an early day. Nobodyin California can have any legitimate in-terest in opposing that enterprise. Theline will be eight hundred miles distantfrom the Central Pacific, and the roadcan hardly be a competitor of the latter,unless it is for the Asiatic trade. Andeven this theory, brought forward bysome of the Eastern papers, has no solidbacking of facts. The Northern Pacificwill derive its import-ance partly fromthe fact that it will open up for settle-ment the richest and most attractivecountry now unimproved, to be foundon so much of the continent as is in our

possession. Then this route will be at-tractive on account of its shortness anddirectness. But*the termini are more

remarkable. Commencing at the head-waters of Lake Superior, the most notedlake in the world, and ending on theheadwaters of Puget Sound, the mostnoted inlet on the Pacific coast, thecommercial advantages alone wouldbring the enterprise into great promi-nence at once. Accepting these pointsas the termini,.and they appear to be as

certain as any other part of the project.two great cities are sure to spring upunder the quickening influence of theNorthern Pacific Railroad. One of thesewill be found at the Eastern terminus,on the headwaters of Lake Superior.The commerce of the lake will be, in a

qualified sense, tributary to it, as wellas the vast mineral interests of thatregion. In fact, it is hardly strainingthe point to say the road would com-

mence on an ore bed of surpassing rich-ness, and on which hardly more than a

surface impression would be made afteiall the mineral had been taken out foithe iron tract across the continent.The other city will be wherever the

road terminates on Puget Sound.possibly at a point where, up to this time, noi

a house has been built or a tree cut.JSan Francisco Buüetin.

The Portsmouth Journal makes some

valuable suggestions in relation to the

political relation of negroes, which itwill be well for all citizens of the Uni-ted States to consider :

It is about time that we give over

sneering at the negro and do him jus-tice. He is never dangerous unless we

wrong him. We can never overthrowhis power until we recognize his rights.This will not be done by crying niggerand radical. Although but less thanone-eighth cf our population, he hascontrolled our politics for half a century.occasioned the Rebellion which haskilled and maimed one in thirty of our

population, and destroyed a large part ofour wealth, and now distracts the wholecountry.deranges trade and obstructsbusiness. He, or policy concerninghim, elected three-fourths of our Presi-dents and Congressmen, and to-day thequestion before this State and this na-

tion, is not what system |of finance or

national policy shall be adopted, butevery man is arguing and will voteeither to enslave or liberate the negro.It is time that this was ended. Howcan at be done ? Give the negro thesame right to live, acquire property andprotect it, that other people have.givepractical effect to the principles of theDeclaration of Independence,.makethis country one of equal rights, and thenegro will have no more influence uponour national policy than any other per-son. His influence will be reduced toits proper proportion.

But, says the bigoted man who doesnot respect or comprehend the principlewhich makes him a voter, theblack man is not the equal of the whiteman. If that be so. is the fact any rea-

son why the white man should wrongthe black man ? If the negro is infe-rior, there is. less chance that he willhave the power to do the white man

any harm. If inferior we are bound toaid and protect him, to liberate, educate,and elevate him. It will cost less to ed-ucate him, than it will to attempt tocrush him. Slave labor has been themost expensive and the least product-ive this country ever had. The negrowithout education and without the im-proving influence which the ballot willgive him, will be neither slave nor citi-zen.neither man nor property.andwill retard the advance of the country.Educated and a part ofthe Government,he will become thrifty, well behaved andsuccessful.The £'irrepressible conflict" between

the Republicans and Democrats is shownin the opposite efforts to elevate and de-grade this unfortunate people. WhatDemocrat is in the South teaching theblacks their rights and duties, or con-

tributing to support those who are

there ? Half of the time and moneyspent at the North in attempting toconvince the people that the negroought to be proscribed, spent on educa-ting and elevating him, would havemade him a safe and valuable memberof society. Our prejudices against theblack men show how much more powerthe slave-holding influence had over us

than the principles of Christianity. Theex-slave-holders have made, as they haveallways made, the platform upon whichthe Northern Democrats now stand.The Northern Democrats would crushthe negro because the rebels order himto do so. The Southern end of theparty leads, and in that end, and not inthe Constitution or New Testament, dothe Democrats find their creed.

Reader, stick to the party of Freedom.Just as sure ae Governments are madefor man, not man for Government, the

party which emancipated the slave andput down the Rebellion, will rule thiscountry, and in spite of Democratic big-otry and tyranny the neirro will be a

MAN.

Seeing the Sun at Midnight..InJuly, 1865. Hon. J. H. Campbell ü. S.Minister to Norway, with a party ofAmerican gentlemen, went far enoughnorth to see the sun rise at midnight.It was in b'9 degrees north latitnde,~andthey ascended a cliff 1,000 feet highabove the Arctic sea. The scene isthus described :.

i;It was late but. still sunlight. Thearctic ocean stretched away in silentvastness at our feet ; the sound of thewaves scarcely reached our airy lookout;away in the north the huge old sun

swunç low along the horizon like a slowbeat ofthe tall clock in out grandfather'sparlor corner. Wc all stood silent look-

ing at our watches. When both handscame together at twelve, midnight, thefull round orb hung triumphantly abovethe wave.a bridge of gold running duenorth spangled the waters between us

and him. There he shone in silent ma-

jesty which knew no setting. Wc in-

voluntarily took off our hats.no wordwas said. Combine the most brilliantsunrise you ever saw, and ite beautieswill pale before the gorgeous coloringwhich lit up the ocean, heaven andmountain. In halfan hour the sun hadswung up perceptibly on its beat, thecolors changed to those of morning, a

fresh breeze rippled over the florid sea,one songster after another piped up out

of the grove behind us.we had slid in-

to another day,

Adversity overcome, is the brightestglory, and willingly undergone, the

greatest virtue. Sufferings are but trialsof valiant spirits.

EFFECT OF IMPEACHMENT AT THESOUTH.

Col. Forney reports the following re-marks recently made to him by a distin-guished Southerner^ nativeofGeorgia :."The removal of Andrew Johnson

would be lifting from the Southern peo-pie a greater load than any under whichthey have ever suffered. We are likemen struggling with a fiend.our stepsare watched, our words noted, our livesthreatened, our labor plundered, our

best men slandered, our great improve-ments retarded, our friends kept away,our brethren driven off.all becauseAndrew Johnson pardons, pays andpushes on our enemies. We shall makeGeorgia a KepubKcan State by a tre-mendous vote, but no tongue can tellwhat we have had to endure to accom-

plish it, and yet we are better off thanour brethren in Mississippi, Texas andLouisiana. In the first the reign ofterror is more severe than it ever was

during the rebellion, while GeneralHancock, excited to his bad work byAndrew Johnson, refuses to arrest it.

Give us a Republican in the Presi-dential chair, and we shall require noth-ing from Congress. Millions will beimmediately saved to the public treasuryand there will be an instant submissionon the part of the public enemies. Allthat is needed to make the South bloomlike a garden, is to notify the emigrantand the capitalist that they will be pro-tected by the laws. I belonged to theDemocratic party in its best days, votedfor James Buchanan in 1856, and forJohn C. Breckinridge in 1860; butwhen I realize that the overthrow oftheDemocratic party was simply to preparethe way for the rebellion, I took mystand, and now, regretting the delusionunder whieh I labored, I am resolvedto do all I can to repair my mistake."

A FEW PLAIN QUESTIONS FOR THELOYAL VOTERS OF THIS STATE TO

ANSWER.What party was it, in 1860, that re-

fused honor and submission to the Con-stitutional election of Republican Presi-dent, and lent its sympathy to an armedrevolt ?.The Democratic.What party was it, that when the

Southern States voted secession, in theirresolutions, newspapers and speeches,denied the right under the Constitutionto put down the rebellion by coercingthe States in revolt ?.The Democratic.What party held the power of the

National Government when the fortsand arsenals on our southern coast were

allowed to be taken by rebels withoutresistance ?.The Democratic.What party furnished the men who

conspired to murder Abraham Lincolnwhen on his way to the National Capi-tol to take the office of President ?. TheDemocrats.Who honor the name of the infamous

assassin. Booth, and in frequent utter-ances declare their wish to build a mon-

ument to his memory ?.Democrats.What party forced the country either

to abandon the Union and the greatprinciple of government by the voice ofthe people, or to endure a gigantic war

and sustain the Union by the cost ofhalf a million of lives and thousands ofmillions of national indebtedness ?.TheDemocratic.What party was it which cursed and

defamed the heroes who fought for theUnion, and still slander and defame ef-ficient soldiers and leaders in the Unioncause ?.The Democratic.What party is it, which has for the

last eight years done all in its power to

ruin the country by treasonable acts andinfluences, and has not repented, andwhich now demands to be reinstated inits former power by the people's votes '(. The Democratic.What party would infinitely prefer

Jeff Davis, the traitor, to II. S. Grant,the nation's defender, for President ofthe United States ?.Tlu Democratic.

What party endorses the treason ofAndrew Johnson in his effort to restorethe rebels of the South to power and todefeat the efforts of Congress to recon-

struct the rebel States on the principleof Impartial Liberty and Justice ?.TheDemocratic,

Success makes Enemies..Theywho are eminently successful in business,or who achieve greatness, or even noto-

riety in any pursuit, must expect tomake enemies. So prone to selfishness,to petty jealousy and sordid envy, ispoor human nature, that whoever be-comes distinguished is sure to be a markfor the malicious spite of those who, not

deserving success themselves, are goadedby the merited triumph of the more

worthy. Moreover, the opposition whichoriginates in such despicable motives, issure to be ofthe most unscrupulous char-acter, hesitating at no iniquity, descend-ing to the shabbiest bitterness.

Opposition, if it be honest and manly, m

is not in itself undesirable. The com-

petitor in life's struggles who is of true

metal, deprecates not opposition of an

honorable character, but he rather re-

rcjoices in it. It is only injustice or

meanness which he deprecates and des-pises ; and it is this which the success-

ful must meet, proportionedin bitternessoft-times, to the measureofsuccess whichexcites it.

! Second thoughts..How to bring ujjyour man to the call of "Time P*