New-York tribune., 1841-04-29

and exemption from toll was thecxclu=ve the eebora
R tbs notion tina, labor Is disgrac.tl conflicts shorpy
with political institutions, does Win common sense
and The !v God has VIII IA old author centuries
before Christ was enlightened this poiat 70
the true dignity OF manual work and to say. God Is well
pleased with honest works he suffers the aborinc
to ours the earth By night and day. call s HE most
noIc II he Is good and true, he offers continual sacrifice
TO God and not ustrous in his dress in his heart
Manual labor blessing and dignity. But 70 state the
IL least avorabe admit IT were both DIS
grace ard c,.r=c would desire escape 1t tor
himself and leave the TO fall on other men Certainly
not The generous soldier fronts death and charges IN the
cannons mouth !; il the coward who fingers behind II
labor were hateful the proud would have believe then
they who bear burthcns and feed and cohe the human
race and fetch and carry for them, should be honored "a
those ALWAYS bccn who defend society in Ii be
glorious, the world fancie repel human foe how
much more he be honored who stands when
upon U.S. like armed and puts him to rour =
Ono would fancy the world mad when bowed IN reve-
those who by superior cunning possessed themselves
of the earnings Of others while it made wide the mouth and
drew out the tongue at such do the world work With
these said ancient cannot city be inhabited but
they shall be sought for in pablo council nor SIT high IN
the congregations: and those few and women who are
mi n,llcI the World. ia their wisdom have confirmed the
saving Thus they honor those who sic dcness ard ease
they extol such defend with or those who
collect in their hands the result of Aiatc Amecan IN
dustr but pass by with contempt the men wh' rear corn
and cattle, and weave and spin, and fish and build tor
the whole CT II the stare o "t.e ~
hard and disgraccu as some fancy the suggard fine raj
ment and the trim tgure-whch, like the lilies IN the Scrip
neither tolls spins, anu Vet clothed IN more gloy
than Solomon-woud both bow down before Golfers and
Farmers aad bless them the beneactorS OF the race
Christianity has gone still farther and makes man great
ness consist in the amount of service he renders to the world
Certainly he the honorable vino by his head or his
hand does the greatest and best work for his The noost
oud the world appeared the ranks ct the ndo
lent but took him the form OF servant and when he
washed his disciples feet meant something no; very gene
rally understood perhaps in the ninctccnth century
Now manual labor, though unavoidable duty. though
designed blessing and naturally both pleasure and a
dignity is often abused ill., by terrible becomes
really punishment and 1t IS only proper amount
of work tina, is blessing. Too much of it out the
body before lis time; crppc the mind, dcbascs the soul
blunts the senses and chi the affections makes the
man spinning jenny. or a plougting machine and not
being of large discourse, that looks before and after
He ceases to be maH, and becomes thing.
In rational and natural of soeiey-that Is one in
which forward towards the true end he was
designed reach towards perfection in the use OF all his
senses towards perfection wisdom virtue affection, and
resion-abor would interfere with the culture OF
what best in each His daily business would pc
school aid in developing the whole man, body anu spirit
because he would then do what nature lifted nm TO DO
Thus his business would be really his calling The diversity
of gifts is quite equal 10 the diversity of work to be dsnc
There is thing which each man can do with plea
and better than other because he "as born TO
do it, Then all would labor each at his proper voca
poor lawyer laundering physician preacher who
puts the world asleep. Thcna small body of men would
not be pampeod indosnce up into equity worth
lcsncss and die of inertia would the large part OF
men be worn down b. toll before halt their
life is spent They would be severely asked as to
have no time read, think and When he walk
ed abroad the aborng would not be i-ced to catc
mere transient gmpscs of the flowers by the way side or
the stars his head the dogs 1t Is SAID drink the
waters of the Nile, running while they drink afraid the
crocodcs should seize them they stop When he looked
from his window the landscape distress need not stare
at him from every bush He would then have leisure TO
cultivate his mind and heart less than do the world WORK
In labor as in all things beside moderation is the law
If man and becomes incorporate IN his work.
and nothing but toll with the hand he must suffer
We educate and improve only the faculties we employ ana
cultivate most what the oftenOs But some men
are placed in such that they only their
hands who be blamed if they ignorant VICIOUS
and without God Certainly they No'" IS as notor
Gus as the sun noonday that such the circumstances
of many meal As society advances IN refinement more Ia
Dor is needed supply demands, tor houses, food APP
parcl and other things be refined and luxurious Ii
requires much more work therefore fill the mouth ana
cothe the back than in simpler times 10 aggavate the
difficulty some escape from their share OF this iaDo py
superior intelligence, hrcwdncss, and cunning Others oy
fraud and lies or BY inhcrng the result OF these qualities
in their ancestors So their share OF the common bnrte
thus increased must be borne by other hands winch are
laden already with thar enough Still farther ms
class of mouths forgetting how hard it to work. and not
having their desires for the result OF labor checked 10y me
sweat necessary to satisfy them, but living vicariously by
other mems hands refuse be content with the simple
gratcation of their natural appette So caprice takes
the place Of Nature and also be satisfied Natural
wants are few but to artificial desires there |, 10 end
When each pay the natural price and 50 earn
VIVA, he gets hands stop tie mouth and the soreness OF
rho toll corecs the excess Of desire and if do
has cause of complaint for the mans desire aayed by
his own work Thus Absaorz wishes for sweet cakes
the trouble Of providing them checks his exravasat or ua
natural appetite. But when the mouth and hand axe on
d,feren, bodies and Absalo.n his sister or bride
his friend or compel ms slave furnish MS danties the
natural rcs,ain taken from appetite and it runs TO excess
Fancy must be appeased peeyshncss must be qneted
and so world of work needed bear the burthenS
which those men bind and lay mems shoulders but will
not move with one of their fingers The class Of Mouths
thus commits SIN which the class of Hands exPaie
Thus by the trcachey of part Of society in avoiding
their share the work BY their tyranny IN increasing the
rher f Inc world nm evil i. nroduced quite unknown in