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THIS peculiar trait of human nature, which leads some to withdraw themselves from a friendly association with the rest of mankind, is rare, and we are thankful for it. It is so seldom seen, that to a majority it is a thing of the past, and supposed by them to...
Unluckily, one finds no incentive, from his own circumstances, to pay any regard to what the rest of mankind is doing, or to make himself acquainted with the general news of the day.
In regard to this we have two remarks to make: first, that in the most important particular the statement was absolutely wrong; and, second, that the whole matter was one which did not concern the general public in the least, and which, it is obvious to all, could not be...
MR. WHITELAW REID, in his oration at Amherst, last summer, urged upon the attention of his. hearers the need of educated men in politics, and-Dr. Holland has commented thereon in Scribner's Monthly, expressing his own conviction that, after all. it is not scholars, but gentlemen, that are the...
That those who manage our State and national affairs are not altogether perfect, and that something is lacking in our political life, is evident, and so many a one, desiring to help in amending it, calls upon the class he considers the best, be it scholars, gentlemen, or women, to...