Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-12
| From The Dill for thrill

LABoR.-The porLd dishonors its icorkIntn. stones
us prophets, erUeifsS its Sariors but bows down
It's neck before wealth, however won, and shouts
m'l the weikn rings again Long live Violence and
| Fraud.
The world has always been partial to its opprcs-
sors. Many men fancy themselves an ornament 10
the world, whose presence in u is a disgrace and n
burthen 10 the ground they stand on. The man
who does nothing for the race, but sits at his case
and fares dalntiy, because wealth has fallen INTO his
| hands, Is burthen TO the world. He NAV be n
polished gentleman, scholar, the master of elegant
Accomplishments, but SO long he takes no pains
/ 10 Work Tor man, with his head or hands what
claim has he TO respect or subsistence The rough-
handed woman, who with a sal. i,h and a basket Of
vegetables provides substantial food for a dozen
worhins-men, and washes their apparel and make q
| them comfortable and happy, is a blessing 10 the
land, though she has no education while this f,n
with his culture and wealth is a curse. She does
her duty so far as she II, and so deserves the
thanks OF man. But every oyster or berry that Cop
has eaten. has performed its duty better than he st
was made TO support human nature, and II has done
So while he Is but consumer of food and clothing
That public opinion toIerates such men, is no small
marvel.
The productive classes Of the world are those who
bless II by their work or their thought. He who
Invents machine does no less service than he who
tolls all day with his hands. Thus the inventors Of
the plough, the loom and the ship, were deseryedlv
placed among those society was TO honor But thew
also, who teach men moral and religious truth who
give them dominion over the world; instruct then,
TO lhink; to live together IN peace love one ano-
'her, and pass good lives enlightened by Wisdom
charmed by Goodness, and enchanted by religion.
lhey who build up loter population. making man
more manly, are the greatest benefactors Of the
world. They speak TO the deepest wants of the
soul, and give men the water of lie and the true
bread from Heaven. They are loaded with contu
mely IN their life, and come to a violent end. But
their nhuente passes like morning from land TO land
ahc village ana city grow glad IN their light. That
IS poor economy, common as Il U.s. which over ooks
these men. Ii IS a vulgar mind, that would rather
Faul had continued a tent maker, and Jesus a car.
penrer.
Now the remedy for the hard service that is laid
upon inc human race, consists partly IN essenng the
NUMBER OF unPIonuc'Ve classes, and increasing the
workers and thinkers, as we'll as giving IN the
work OF Ostenthtlon and Folly and Sin m has been
asserted on high authority that Il all men and wo
men capible OF work would toll diligently but Two
hours out OF the twenty-our, the work OF the world
would be done, and oil would he as comfortably fed
ana Clothed, as well educated und housed and pro
vded for IN general, as they now are even admi,
ting they all went to sleep the other Twenty-Five
hours Of The day aud night. II this were done we
should hear nothing o! the sickness of ssGentarv
and rich men. Exercise for the sake Of healtb would
be heard Of no more. One class would not be crush
ed by hard work, nor ARCHER oppressed by indo-
ence, and condemned IN order to resist The la q, ven
geance nature takes on them, to consume nauseou,
drugs, and resort To artificial and hateful method,
TO preserve life that IS not worth the keeping be.
cause II - useless and IgnomlnIous. Now men NAV
work at least three or four times this necessary
amount each day, and yet find their Dor past-
time, dignity and a blessing, and fnd likewise
abundant Time for study, for social intercourse and
recreation. Then If mans calling were TO think
and write, he you'd MT iojure the world by even
excessive devotion 10 his iayoTjte pursuit for the
general burthen would still be slight