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you may not be called upon to stake " life fortune and sacred 

 honor;" but you will be called upon to sustain measures calculat- 

 ed to develope the resources of your country, and advance the 

 happiness of your species. These are the objects of the states- 

 men of every age. In effecting such objects let me hope you will 

 move in a region above the influence of mere popular passion; 

 that you will never pander for present purposes to a vicious sen- 

 timent, but seek the ultimate good of all in sincerity of heart. If 

 public sentiment be right, follow it; if wrong, rectify it; but 

 never become its slave. " Vox populi, vox Dei,'' in its common 

 acceptation, aside from its profanity, is the sentiment of a dema- 

 gogue. A class of men w^ho bear the same relation to the public, 

 that the false friend of private life bears to the companion of his 

 social hours. They sat for their picture in the days of Cicero; 

 and after eighteen hundred years the coloring is as true to na- 

 ture, as though it were the work of yesterday. 



Such men have no intrinsic value; no reliance on themselves. 

 They stand among their fellows like senseless mirrors in a crowd. 

 The world that looks upon them, sees nothing there save the 

 reflections of its own shifting feelings. Beware of this. Have 

 principles of your own; a sense of right and wrong for your 

 guidance. Whatever may be the present current of public opin- 

 ion, it will eventually hold you answerable for your own acts. 

 History never extenuates political profligacy by pleading the oscil- 

 lations of popular feeling. Your reputation in after times will 

 stand alone, fragrant with the healthtul perfume, or the corrupt- 

 ing stench of its own odor." 



ECONOMICAL MODE OF PRESERVING CHERRIES. 



Procure the cherries ripe and fresh from the tree, and without 

 any preparation, put them into a bottle or wide-mouthed jar, fill- 

 ing it about three-fourths full. Then pour in common molasses, 

 fresh and cool from the cask, until the vessel is nearly filled; cork 

 or seal it up air tight, and set it aside in some cool dry place, oc- 

 casionally shaking the vessel, in order that its contents may be 

 well mixed. A portion of the molasses- will be absorbed by the 

 cherries, which will render them sufficiently agreeable, when 

 made into puddings or pies, without the addition of any sugar or 

 syrup. The liquid which remains in the jar after the cherries are 

 taken out, has an agreeable flavor, and, when mixed with water, 

 forms a wholesome and refreshing drink. — Jlmer. .Agriculturist. 



