Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-09-03
FAI.sEPRinE.


II has alaays been mailcr or rcerrt with
me. that false priJc could not Do niadc. liac
theft enminul offence. u b ihc partner
81 about - many crimes al ans other .irc--
for such bold i 10 bc--ai least ,omc de-
serip,'ou, ofn--l, s much Go b. p.t,cd, and
generally loade 10 improPuciY How ma
ny honest men have bccn madc scauudrcis
by the iaise PRIDE 81 foolish nilc. and OK
itaragnn, familyi lfisa compound Of g.
notance, deception and envy. aud the weird
IS foil OF II. So long IS 10 operate upon IN
divid0als alone, Il is matter flirting con
sidcraiton bot strange as ii may appear, It's
influence strikes al the very root ul yir,u-
ous and ilonrishinE community.
Docs The succcssiul merchant make his
son mechanic yery seldom Does the
professional man make his son mechanic
More seldom rilll. But docs not tic more
fortunate mechanic make las son the guar
dian OF cloths and calicocss Why is thisi
Is the yard silci more honorable ihau tie
lack-alane The goose quill more diunii-
cd than the type But Unfortunately. the
absurdiiy runs Farther. Look back thirty
or hily years, aud behold the barenoicd ad-
vonturcr,at tie present ..mc rolling in wealth
or spending his annuol income ofsnne thee
thousand dollars per amin in manulnciur-
ing ladies' fhis daughters. Does lie teach
them the usual rudimonis Of houscvifcry
Very rarely. Is il because the heaihful cx.
crcisc Of domestic duties is disqracclul p
Oh no. False pride soYs 1T IS ungontcel
Tor ladies' 10 work Vas il would tamish the
fair hands and fingers that bring such sweet
sounds from the piano, to dus; the glorious
instrument itself.
How extremely ridiculous is this illceiii-
mate pride Thousands ofdaughicrs whose
mothers have been raised in the kitchen.
and their fathers in a horsc stable. would
feel insulicd il asked ifihcy had ever made
loaiof Thread, or washed out pocket hand
kcrchef! They would more likely pirate
about good society," "mixed company
and the dignity of their ancestors A few
more years roll round, and the thrifty md
imprndent paron, dies, and thcn comes the
scramble often TO twelve divisions of his
hard earned estate. How smalldoes large
fortune appear when apporiioned TO numcr-
Gus heirs. The daughters must mnrry gen
tlemcn, for pride dictates il aud gentlemen
OF course, must squander their patrimnny.
And whit has the porent bcqucathcd TO so
cleiy and his country; Children raised in
Idicncss. wiihoutihe siimulaDt 10 add one
iota 10 the general substantial prosperity of
the community.
Can there be doubt that honest labor
e becoming more and more stigmatizcd ;
a grovelhng imitation from the cellar 10
& the garret. A spIrli OF cXltavagancc in all
classes TO indulge in which the most un.
! pFincipled means arc resorod too. Let il
proceed with the same rapid march it has
commenced. and j, will be stigma 10 earn
your dread by the sweat of your brow
Infect the country, the farmer, with the same
poison that flows through our larger cities
and you make the country of Franklin n
parallel 10 that of Montezuma
With US labor is cyeiything. II is more
n precious than the mines Of Mexco--more
vslunblc than countless wealth. It is not
only The foundation, but the main aich Of
our conicdcracy ;unite education, and the,
nrm 2. lower Of strength upon which oul
kRcftics remain forever. The precious met
~ ~ earth may cxall nation to the high
- altitude OF transient glory, but like tho
2EtIIiant phenomena that illuminate III,
ravens, they dazzle but for moment. ana
- ID the case al Spain, sink into darkness
md gloom. Not so with tho labor Of IMAM
d glory is ccntered in The earth and We
bold 4 in the strides Of internal improve
ents and the success OF inyeniion--th,
essection Of mechanical skin, and the in
& egIcation Of those exalted moral principle.
i6h give durability 10 our institutions. anc
Ise mankind in their own nature and cx
ece, Industry is the grand lever upor
Web this nation must depend FOR lis con
51d growth, and Incidence does not NOR,
I'D is usefulness Than false pride doc
Hrs 4 into disfepuie Just as The turn
PIN small valve makes powerless ia,
15cst engines.
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