New-York tribune., 1841-05-11
TIE DUTY TO LABOR.

TIE DUTY TO LABO3
The world owes me good living and Il nave Il, says
some b!ackleg as he finishes luxurious TeFafti mere
"landora anothcr bette OF your prime MADEIRA Hal
dozen ernptyeaded fops sho gazing on him Oy s;eaa
IN silent admiration kai the sentiment win saoAt OF rap
tnross applause That's ], the world L. good
living and wen have it-laRdlerd Toore vine here we
"wen', 20 home Ill morning Let. go !; While we re
Young Who for the expense The consequence
of , is the pieng OF Inoneydawers, the ignon'nos loss
of employment gentee loafeTisrn and 50 en- ai one o
these c,erprsins genep1er eager pu.s; OF me good
living the world hin, puts the wrong nan name 20
check or in Some kndred way gets ticket or the a'sc
palace at Sing-Sng where the State pr-vides 1ns io
those il considers deserving bu MOI just -ch one d COR
ssts with their OWE of their exalted merits
The grca, error in this is in the original maxim 1t
;s false and dc,estab!e The world You living :!
How owes. Have you earned i. by good service Il you
have whether the anvil in the Ppt as toleT 81
teacher you nave asq cd just right livelihood But
e n have eaton as much as you have earned, or%orse
sul-haye done little or good, the world owes yoa no
,bor You MAJ be worth millions and able enjoy every
imaginary luxury without effort but you have done
aohng to increase the human coinfo instead OF The
world owing you any thing, fools have babbed yo1 are
morally bankrupt and beggar
Mankind just awalng to consciousness OF the Duty
resting on every man 10 be and useful in his day and
his sphcre AL are called dig or he~-to plough or
nane-but every has sphere OF usefulness allotted nm
w Providence and unihiu his high trust he deeerts
il for idle pomp or hccdcss luxury One man may be Tilted
nv nature and inclination for artisan another far sailor
md third for merchant, but ever born tcd
only to be an dlcr and drone Those who become such
are the victims of pcrvcsc circumstances and deporab
false education.
Blu, has not a rich man rtght enjoy his wealth :
Nest ccr,2iny We would be the last to deprive nm CT II
He has natural and legal right to possess and ENJOY II IN
any manner no injurious others bu, he has no moral gh
to be useless because has superior OF beng useful
Let him surround himself with all the comforts and true lux
ures of life let the masterpieces of Art smile on him IN ms
galleries and the mighty minds of all pea 10 h IRON
his library Let Plenty deck his board and the faces oil
those he loves gather oyousy around it. Let HIM possess
in abundance the of satisfying every pure and just de-
sire of his nature and become wiser no6cr larger III soul
than his less fortunate neghbo But let him forget
as if properly trained he never can-that 1t ms solemn
duty to be useful to his fellow especially the de
pressed and sucrRg,o labor for their benefit and suffer
If need ke, for their elevation.
The serve idolatry with which Ignorance and Vuga7y
have looked up Power and Wealth-e hosannas which
the amplcd millions have sung before the OF conqueror
and other courgcs of the earb-ac fading and fitting for
eyer In the twilight which succeeds this gross darkness
there comes season OF moral anarchy, when meA having
lost faith in the uggcs which once blinded ard bound them
resolve 10 believe nongto decry and PROSTATE ali that
rises above the lowest level Now the aborcr with ms SIN
ews returns hatred for the coaempt cast upon him. and
saws What good there any thing but manual labor =
away with all else those whose labor is chiefly mental
are deceivcrs and moths But this is traasi,oy ebui-
The world learns 10 respect It's teneactes IN
whatever sphere and 10 realize that he WHO truly and hon
csty cxcr himself department of usatu effort may
Justly claim brotherhood with all who toll and make, and
earn Let the rich look down the poer-ihc
chant on the porter c; each respect the dignity OF Max
whether in his own person that Of his less fortunate bro
ther lie, huugh,iress and pride side and envy
jealousy and hatred with their train of dircful consequences
will vanish from the other and al, animated by common
kindness will forward in concord the attainment Of
the highest good