Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-06-10
Dignity OF Meehanics.
BY CHARLES HOLDEN.

Dignity of Mechanics.
BY CHARLES HOLDEN.
Owingto the unnatural distinctions that
have become fashionable in society, that
numerous and as all acknowledge, very
useful class Of Mechanics--labor-
ers with their tools and hands need 10
qualify themselves well, mentally as we'll
as bodily, for their duties in life, or they
labor TO great disadvantage. | say "un-
natural distinction = and it is truly so.--
God did not institute it, 1t has maintain
ed amid the other follies of society. He
has set the seal Of honor to labor. He
has so constituted man, hat he only who
is actively employed can be truly happy.
The idler is miserable. No bread so
sweet as that /" earned by the sweet Of
the brow y and who Of US has not veri-
fled the proverb, "ihe sleep Of the labor
ing man is sweet whether he eat little or
much" Our Creator has never approved
libel so degrading TO the laborer, as that
his avocations lowers his standing in So
cieiy Not at all. But to the cars Of how
many thousands in This enlightened coun-
TRY, is the name Of mechanic word Of
reproach, and deemed sufficient barrier
in their minds 10 exclude him who bears
II from what lhsy call "good society,"
unless he happens 10 be rich in this
worlds goods this obiterates from the
memory of these exclusives the disgrace
OF having learned trade True the ans
pie mantle of charity should be cas-, over
weakness so great indicative as it often
is, OF the smallest minds. But it is not
always so--and these notions are often
very often entertained within thousand
miles Of our city. They are preyalen, all
about us. Mechanics here get tnged
somewhat with the idea thatiti is not quite
5eniecl enough for darling child 10 be
lut to trade-and that il would be little
more reputable for him to tend store
Vow, no one will contend that all boys
hould be apprcnticed 10 trade, any moro
han they should all be merchants, physi-
ians or lawyers But few will doubt,
hat many lads arc crowded into what are
allcdthe learned professions, who are us
unqualified by nature for those profess
ions, as some Of the members OF those
roesslons are incompetent to make good
lechanics. Il is not any dulard that
III make d mechanic--as is too often
fought. IL there is a bright boy in the
mlly he must be cassically educated--
there is livery stupid one, why (says
c fond parcnts) we must apprentice him
some hard working mechanic, and he
IL probably be able to plod through the
orld!' With all proper Difference to
lrcnts so mistaken as these, We, as me-
lanlcs must say that stupid boy swiIl
AXE as competent professional man as
echanic ltrequires good parts, and
ady active mind to master The principles
"a mechanical business. We can east
account for the understandable man
'rlnwhich mechanism often executed,
len we reflect how general The opinion
$ been " the dullard for The trade, if
cant do any thing else with him.
is ad!sgrace 10 US mechanics, 10 have
ubiain thaia mechanic can be formed
any crooked stick Of aboy.rI We
Guild aproper pride, BY rejecting those
US whose only recommendation is stu
lily and whose parents think they arc
but mechanics We should
urn the compliment they pay our pur-
Is, by saying 10 them, your sons arc
poor stock for mechanics "
Emblem Of Flopers. For the benefit OF
fair yeaders wepublish the following
blemaiic properties Of flowers
The fair lilly is an image ofinnoceuce.
Dhe purpled rose q figure Of heartfelt
'Qiih IS represented 70 US ia the blue
sion flower,
lcpo came forth from the evergreen
% from the olive brunch irnmorl6li,
rom theimmcrtcIIp
'he cares Of HE are represented BY the
mary and modesty BY the buefr
II violet.
'hepeony Is an emblem Of comPnssion;
ivy OF friendship aud the oak-Ieaf Of
orness.
llent grief is portrayed by the weep
willow; sadness by the angelica;
lderng by the aspen melancholy by
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