Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06

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There is a beautiful and cheerful fen
American society, not often dwelt upon
!, is the home OF labor its hearth ; ITS
fire-side its privacy its perfect and
manly Independence. Every mans hous"
is his castle, says our code OF civil Liberty
and sturdy repnblicanism. Truly, II Is n
castle not with bris,lDg bhvoncis-n"r
mouthed cannons defended bni covered
all over with the more imprcgnable rgis
Of ihe law. Yes, every mans honse is
his castle. But in no land is the figure
so fully carried out ms in this /; for we
can almost say, ;hat every man has his
castle. Look over our large cities, our
towns aud our villages. Survey the
spectacle of millions living in quie, con-
tent, in the small dwellings Of hone ST in
dusty. A vir,ous and clever lad works
out his apprenticeship. lie becomes n
lourneyman. Then a husband, and NJ
once, he and his wife seek To live by
themselves. They want the QnieI, the
peace, the privacy, the individual indie .
pendence which the American as natural
lly seeks as the ch,id does It's mothers
milky fountain. They seek, aud they
\ fGd II too. Now he labors on. HIS
daily labor wins him daily competence.
lie reiirs with faith upon the promise I'M
piled IN his peli''on-"Gvc us this day
our daily bread" Here his aiiectlonaie
wife receives him on his return from toll
and shares ilh him (d"ing her tari) the
fruits Of her honest labor. Here, his
children aie born and nurtutcd. Here,
| he lives on in quiet aud un"hlruslvc
economy. Pcrchance, he is enabled I"
purchase his small and cheap dwelling -
and here, he hopes III luin TO become a
master of wOrkmen.
H Now, in our land, we have our thou
sands aud tens ot thousands OF men aud
\ families, Who live on from day 10 daN
upon the rewards of daily labor in ,hp
mechanic arts. They live separate and
apart, each pair bringing up their own III
7 their own way, with none tu modest them
/ This habit ot society s"eils The large
! cities. Small houses and cheap rents
are The pioneers Of improvement. This
habit OF society iurn'rhrs empIoJ menr lc
|. thousands aud insrnSIbly builds ~
streets and increases towns 10 cities. j
Is home labor, acting and reaching or
Y domestic wants, and domestic interest,
/ that does all tins good. There is nothing
!, like II in other countries. Upon Tia,
continent of Europe, IN the North, ~
Germany, among The Dutch, and French
n totally different state ol living is found
\ One rouf OF great house, many Store,
N high, with three or four common nno
II filthy great stair WAYS from gnrret To Gel
II lar. covers and shelters u hundred FAM
n hes Some 90 the first floor, some or
h the second, some on the ihIrd, some OF
N the fourth, some on the filth, aud soin'
wend their weary way, and drag ihs'
II toll worn limbs To The secluded misery q
the sixth gnrri Each hoor - hgaii
III subd,v,dcd into var,ons apartments, an,
II the whole rented according To cucUm
II stances. Such IN the continental cnIe
are the dwellings, and residing places "
u the lnborious and honest poor. The poo
Pile on the first Door are us much siran
gers to those on the fourth and J9h sn'
Srih, ms sif they lived IN different regions
|. aud spok. different languages