The native American., 1837-10-07
AMERICAN MECHANICS.

How gratifying il is to turn from the MINER Gus
schemes Of speculation, where thoughtful cunning has
built her castles in the air " without labor, to the
substantial evidence of prosperity and usefulness, pro-
duced by actual industry. We are led 10 these re-
marks from description in the New York papers, Of
the tenth annual fair Of the American Institute. This
exhibition continued for several days, and consisted
entirely Of American productions. The invitation to
competitors was truly patriotic, and embraced the
friends of national improvement throughout the coun
Try, who called upon in the language Of the ad
dress, to "jon this anniversary celebration Of indus
try and arts" We look upon this Institute az the
great pioneer in cause by uniting the capital la
Dor and mechanical ingenuity Of our own people, 70
build up an exclusively American character, in all the
branches OF industry This is the true bond Of unisn,
knowledge how to make living in settled line.
an inducement to occupation, an employment Of oui
own means among ourselves, and the example that
teaches all men to rely upon the sweat Of their
brow for independence. This is the productiveness
that makes people strong, and links them together
in the great bond Of brotherhood. It is the illusra-
ton Of the aPohegm Of Swift, that he who adds to
the general stock by making two blades Of grass grow
where only grew before, does moro for the coun-
try than all the efforts Of all the politicians The ma
tive mechanics Of the United States, peculiarly
endowed by nature for excellence, in all that pertains
to the line of their handicra, and besides this the
rep ubican system which makes all free men equal,
prevents that restraint which the aristocracy Of
grades imposes upon the mind in foreign countries,
and hence the intellect acts for ITSELF al an early age,
physically aided by the facilities Of living in an abun-
dant country, and ranges vigorously and widely
through all the branches Of invention and art.
Tie American institute and its members, wherever
they are in this land are therefore coaborers in our
work, and we hail them nstinc I've members of the
Native Association, seeking to make men rely up
on their industry, and countrymen body upon
themselves.
Our friend of the New York Mercantile Advertiser,
in paying us slight-of-hand compliment, puts in by
way Of paenthess that organ Of Appropriateness.
is too strongly developed. For time, did not
know what contemporary was at, until calling up
on DR. Bartlett our chronological neighbor, learn
ed that by combination of qnzzical organs on our
head we apt to give credit to an Editor with
out quoting him by name looking too much at the
brlliancy of the compositions to be struck with the
mere author. But we will take CARE to give due cred
hereafter to all articles selected from the Mercantile,
and in making this promises we shall have our hands
full Of typographical watching Editors are as jea-
Gus Of their gems, as children are Of toys. We do
not admire the nervousness among the corps-they
should write produce good to the public, and care
little about the small halo that falls TO the Editors
lot-they should be typical philosophers. We give
leave to the Commercial make up his columns from
our sheet--provided however he will always write
such leading editorials find in his paper of the
Sd instant.