Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-02-07
TIE MECHANIC.

close Ot evening 0Od QO'"IlV reposeS w Oo-
dy and mind. He is not disturbed by the
fluctuations Of the markets He dreams
no, Of the obligations and Liabilities which |
he has assumed upon hlmsrf through the
day. No bulls of Exchange crowd his
slnmberlng BRAN nor does the failure Of
chartered monnpolres disturb HIM. He |
has no heavy cases pending upon The in
ttica'e constructions of the law, awaiting |
the dlcla'inns Of Justice which may either |
restore to hts c"nt his oWn just claims
and establish fur himself the character of
a iuti-t, or. on the other hand the c"ntis
cation Of his ciiou,'s ptopcrtv, and viii II
his reputation forever blasted. He goes
home after his tolls through tho day. not
to mediate upon goods disposed Of and
bad debts con,rac,ed--not to calculate the
losses and Ga,us incident to business tran
sac' ions not to brood oyer ny the md,
night taper. contracts 0l i0ut standing.
No none Of these tatrossIng mon enls
disturb hi7 quiet hearth. Hur he goes
from his workshop - he ho.pnlable fire.
side, not decorated with costly apparel
no magnificent carpet spread upon the
floor 30 OBSERVATIONS ptdc finds resting
place within It's humble precnts: BAT
where neatnes> and order pre-ldes- where
virtue aud charity are he h5udmaieS OF It's
inmates. lie returns to his cottage to en-.
Joy the sweet counsel of The partner of his
properltv--ihe SCOT o' his SORROWS ; she
VINO 'mlnlstets TO n mind discussed and
from the fcvered brow, wipes the cold
sweat drops m the hour Of aiil cilon. He
rises with the lark, fresh from his nest
prepared for the l8bors Of tho dav. and re.
sumes hts avoca'lon with invlgora'ed sDlr
il, cleefully singing the lavorlte dltes ofhls
early youlh,aS he throws the huge hammer
or draws thr cutting blade. confident OF the
rcmunera luh attendant upon each success
sve stroke. Who would scorn boast 50
emulallng as that of he NJ achaulC' Who
would cast odlum on sn inesrimable fra
ternity? WHO would scorn a road 80 smooth
Zone which leads the pcrsever'ng to high
rank, honor and distinction among The iIt-
erali Of the land VINO wonld be asham-
en- to wear he reputation OF Franklin. the
printer. aud Roger Sherman. the cnbb'er.
The philosophy Of HE former drew from
the towering clouds their VIVID blaze. aud
Frustrated the uoesisl ab'e bolt IN humility
at his eet-among the foremost insthe con-
test for freedom, the latter from industry
and energy, won for himself IL the cnun-
'e's VI rvs ''u"'y '"p Tr"'"'
signed the charter OF her Independence.
Mechanism is a theme upon which we
love to dwell. Would that our ,nexpe.
reDced mind were competent to do ade
qna'e JneNce to SUBJECT SO grand IN IT'S
nalute--so sublime IN lis practicr--So
beautiful IN us utility, so lhdls peDsable.
But were the pen with which We write.
p'ncked from The wing OF he Heaven soar
ing Eag p'umed wi'h the sweet notes Of
poe'ry--d'p' in the fire ct eIoQnence, We
were s'I incompetent 10 'nscr;be upon The
pillars Of genius. which support the proud
fabric OF nations boast. the feeling OF our
soul Go on, brav'. generous, patriotic
sons OF ire"dom PerS"vefe IN the pain,
OF honor. a crown o' Ori'''ant olst'nc'I"n
VIII crown yonr labofs Behold the brow
OF yonder majestic inerchan'man. rld'ng
upon The mountain waves OF the deep bear
log IN her bosom the products OF distant
cline - lis the rut OF Mechanism. be-
hold yonder smoke N the distance, the
proud vessel sk;mm'ng the rugged cur
ent; her engine revolvog with the regn'
arty of tme = What is IT? 1t Is the
work of Mechanlc-'he revered Robert
Fulton. Behold yohder shee', oaInG
with the rays of Intelligence and light OF
knowledge and OF truth streaming to the
WIND, aud upon every passing breeze waits
to our ears. glad tidngs. from distant
cline coming the herald OF noisy world
news from all nations numbering at his
back; teaching the lessons 1T freedom and