American Republican,


AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER,

SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. Is, ls4s.
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WANT OF FoRHTUDE. Thousands make
r,oc,,;arv difficulties, or other cares, the apol-
nav for resorting to intenperance-and some
aven ,sshufie off this mortal COLL" by the Use
of oistol or poison, sooner than bear up manfnI-
" against depressing circumstances. The case
Of William NJ. ice, Esq, of Now York. whe
recently put period to his existence because he
was embarrassed in his Pecuniary circumstances,
is a striking evidence ofthe want ofproper tor
titude. He had moved in high circle and
been surrounded by all the appliances which
could render life agreeable and easy, but by one
error became impoverished and lessened IN pub
lie estimation. However CALLING to his spirit
this reverse may have been, the path was still
open to his restoration into the social circle
or, if rejected there, he had, what should have
been far deareT to him, the family circle, where
his Affections would have been soothed, and
forretfulness extended to his errors. But, above
all, his duty to his God should have restrained
him from the rash act which he perpetrated.-
He wanted moral frmness to encounter the
frowps of those who had formerly fawned upon
and fattered hm-and thus, sooner than forego
the smiles of man, he did not hesitate to rush
into the presence of his Maker by an act ofself-
destruction. We admire the spirit of that man,
who, the next day alter his house was burned,
instead of giving way to despair, was found
clearing away the rubbish to rebuild.


The first object of man who has trouble of
any kind, should be, to seek relief. But what
relief is found in intoxication or in suicide? By
the former the mental and physical faculties are
destroyed; and although the individual may
'drowu dull care" so far from obtaining the
required relief he places it entirely beyond his
reach. In the latter case (suicide) the crime is
too horrible to contemplate. 1t is said to be
amongst the nobest sights, to "see brave man
struggling with adversely" The good man in
that condition never fails to acquire friends, and
almost invariably extricates himself from diff
Guilty Ifa man in Pecunary embarrassment
acts honestly, he has nothing with which to re-
proach himself, and may hold up his head
amongst the proudest. Why should such a man
yield to despair, and seek consolation in the
bowl, or oblivion in death? There are few men,
even amongst the wealthiest of the land, who
have not had their times of great difficulty and
distress; but firmness and industry extrlcated
and placed them in their present positions. 1t
isprecisely in the time ofadVersty that the man
ofcorrect principles will exert his utmost fort-
tude. Trials and Affections call forth all his
energies, and whilst he is nobly performing his
duty, the waves of trouble will beat against bin,
in vain. Away then, with melancholy and des
Pathway with such relief as is to be found ii
the bottle or the pistol. Let the honest debto


use industry and economy, and leave the res
with One who will not fail to render aid where
it is deserved.