The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-05-12
PROM 1nr NEW ORLEANS EVENING TINES.
THE PRINTER.


various boxes, aud place them together SO
as TO form words, sentences, complete ar.
Iicles OF news, politics, or literature. The
at the piano can hardly compete
with the printer III the rapidty aud pIecIs.
lou Of his dIgltal motion. Like The pianist
who plays with his music book and lnstru.
ment before hun, the printer sees and com.
prehends al a glance the ever varying re.
suits his fingers must produce, and does no!
hesitate moment 10 perform the necessary
action with the rapidIty Of lightning. Like
notes from the instrument, every letter,
every pause, every stop, is called forth IN
ITS proper place TIL conplele ensemble is
formed which the memory can treasure up,
aud which the mind can conceive aud Oh.
gest. But how diiieren, are lhs linal effects
produced in these two Instances The mu.
slcian creates a series vi melodlous and har-
monlous sounds, which please the ear for
a moment and die away; the feelings gay
or sad, responding aud enthusiastic, MUD or
violent, are excited for the monent-but
The charm soon ceases, and uought but the
recollection Of past pleasures or pain re.
mains upon the mind But the printers la.
Dor bears everlasting fruit; he spreads be.
fore mankind the arena Of knowledge, aud
works with the sages IN the laboratory of
reason; he sends messengers 10 every one
OF the human family he lnvokes all men
to behold the beauties OF truth, and seeks
10 make the mass OF mankind CONSCIOUS OF
those immutable rights with which man is
invested al his birth BY nature and by na.
lures God. The printer has been, since
the fifteenth century, the faithful and most
active auxiliary OF learning. That day The
printer tiIst struck of sheet from rough
block Of types-irom that day We may dat.
the universal spread oi knowledge, and the
gradual disranchlsement Of mankind from
The bonds of ignorance, superstition, auc oppres.
zion. From that day has man gradual, advanced
10 the general enloyment OF Tree. enlig hlened, aud
republican institutions; from that day, royalty
aud lis coacomilaBls began To decay, and iair 10.
ohy to gfu~ IA their place.
might continue TO s'4ow, 10 detail, the correct.
immense benefits which TIE at OF printing has
conferred upon mankind. have br,n descri5ed Is
abIer aud more cloquent lene than mine. Lc, uIe
preseEt single hy po'htsis suppose that the grea
ptoleetsearso, aad teacher OF all arts and sciences
--suppose that The art Of pilnung had neSer been
disc"stted, al Ahat a slage Vi progress would We
nov md natural philosophy, astronomy, mechau
lcs, navigation, anc many arts which couduoe s.
al 10 ilgf MIRA md ufF pfr
Aiaa " here would nov BE those liberties IS,
bold 30 dear ie, 10 the womb Of iuiurity. The
discoveries OF NeNton would have bcen the irea.
sufe VI az exclusive iew. Nau and Fulton ould
pcthaps, have never learned the frs; principles o.
mechanics; and Franklin might never have reao
beoA, nor Published single principle tending
to the Independence o. his country
TIE auctcEts vi Greece and Rome ccrtaiul,
numbered some grca, aud w,se men; but, bcyous
the circle ia which these lcaIutd men moved, how
tt0 received glimpse ot selvuce hon few eve
learned TO read aud how difficult II VAS TO ob,ait
Instruction Or books Nos, through the ugenel
Of pfinuag, our means OF acquiring KNOW ledge ar,
unlimited, aud ils dissemination IL universal. Tn
consequence is, that greater number labor TO IN
rasel aBu make useful The secrets OF nature, an,
The progress Of mankind towards perfection Is
thousand times more rapid,
The printer, as an individual comes dlreeil
uudet the constant Influences OF the insuuctiv
aud literal art he PROCESSES. The ptluter read
more, and possesses more varied and general ID
formation, lhaG Tue lhcnoglau, law yer, or avowc
philosopher. II Is the prner's trade 10 read cor
-tantly, day after day during his whole life; h
earns Ia daily bread by readmg-ay, aud readia
slowly aud carefully. Tor lie must follow and pJ
tie works we iCsd .ato type letter by letter:
must dwell awhile upon every sentence. Dot
the merchant know the prices OF cotton aud 9th,
goods III distant cuuutrIes-the Intelligence is y
rused by printer before ucr, liant touches
D1gs tae politician discuss the affairs OF nations
lie owes his knowledge TO the printer, who as a
Ways ahead OF hun Ia point OF information. Dos
the physician study the work of some proiouu
Eseulapius--lot him look at the title page, aud
7 Ril sec that he owes the work to u printer, vi
has read II over and over 10 see that not a letter
wanted, not q comma is out Of place. Tue san
may be said Of tic lawyer, the minister, aud Il
scientific mechanic. The printer stands at Il
door Of all their learning, and holds the Keys Wink
open IL
The printer is great traveller. There are &c
: printers in the United States who have not visit,
every State in the Union They are sure of fin
ing printing office IN every village, and cons
quently do uot hesitate 10 travel wherever the
fancy may lead them, sure Of fading in their hr
Their typographers friends ready 10 assist thei
give them work, OF obtain situation for them.
The printer is consequently thoroughly acquaint
with his country, IN general aud IN detail; MOI
can know better or speak Of II more correctly
, Sometimes he crosses the Atlantic; and while
. prints Biographies aud books OF travel, he tax
a occasion 10 vioS With his own eyes every part
The old and new world
The printer is Away good grammarlan; al
II frequently happens that men whose produeuo
. are esteemed by the public, owe 1t 10 the print
r that they are not written down asses. Ohen, We
% often, docs II happen that manuscript Is put III
the bands of the type setter full OF gross gramma