New-York tribune., 1842-04-02
ATTRACTIVE INDUSTRY.
Ui nnltn nl Labor.

LApoR, says Holy Writ Punishment inflicted on
Man for hs transreoas; telling us the Truth respecting
has not said that ms punishment might CaY
ceasc and that man conle not regain ;he Happiness Which,
ne prnitiyey enjoyed Fosrer.=
LAkoa il vas question: which Tor It's .olf ion demand,
. a ana high Science.
To assert that Labor not the DESTINY OF Man deny
evidence 70 assert that Labor is c Destiny oi Man
that cannot become for him source o. Happiness, TO
caluTnniate tic Creator.
There then bet LaSior Labor the las of Cor
strain which comes from human lgnorance tho Law ol
Charm aud Attraction which is the inenon Of The Div!-
nity hence TWO results; Misery or Rchcs Oppression OF
Liberty. c. Fgouetz
Industrva ii has been prosecuted by Man through
all past ages has been gnoble and degrading; bu,
this degradation Of noble function has arisen from
our ignorance Of the true Laws by which it should
be cxercised-not from any repugnance natural TO
it, The World. seeing the rnonotony and drudgcry
Of the prescntfnlse, rcpuSvc a il-reGuitcd system
of Labor, have supposed it Inherently IN
capable of ording pleasure, and devoid of the ce-
ments nf Harmony Here is the explanation Of the
long DELAY of the Human Race in discovernga Sys-
tern of Attractive Industry, or the Harmonic Laws
by which Industry should lie regulated. Man, in
pursuing the Arts, has from necessity, been led to
discover the true Laws OF an important part of the
movements Of Physical Nature and Mathematics :;
bu, the discovery OF the Laws which should govern
Tndus,rv,-the great field OF Human Activity, the
means or implemcn, bv which Man fufls the noble
fcnction assigned to him Of OvERsEEr fthc Globe,
and the Creations upon it, and one nf the most i'm
por,ant things to be rightly organizcd,-las been
entirely neglected.
For want of this discovery and this organization
Industry has been rendered gnoblc and for the
three following reasons:
lst. 1t is exercised by Beings ignorant Of The
Laws Of Physical Nature.
I'd. 1t is cocrccd by Slavery, and the ica, Of
Want and Starvation.
Sd | is pursued witilou, connecting with ilany
high inducements, without making it an avenue 10
Rank, Fortune or Distinction.
1st We see Industry exercised with un;iling ar
dor BY many Of the instinct animals, each one of
which performs It's task exactly in tht same
rs did the individuals of its species thousands Of
wears since This Is simple Industry, and the re-
,ul, Of an instructive organization limited in the
animal to only one mode of action This is Indus
try under circumstances that shield j. from the i'm
pu,a,ion of dcgradutoa.
The bee, although ctcrnally constructing It's
houcy-comb with the skill of mathematician, Is
unconscious of the harmony OF mathematical lines,
for although it constructs each cell perfect in Its
form the mass, even where harmony OF proportion
might easily have been attained, Is always found
irregular and void of design 1t can construct
forms of beauty, but it cannot elevate Itself to
knowledge of true harmony in lines. forms and
proportions, and vary the combination o those
hurlnones indefinitely throughout all future ages
Bu, Man can do this, and ii needs no argument
10 rroyc that being gifted with an intellect ca
nabe of comprchending the Laws OF Nature, Is IN
/; state of dcgru1ation while those powers remain
uncullivatcd in other words, the Lnborer who is
blindly operating in the dark. as IL were upon cN-
;crior Nature, content with the mere result, when
rhc Laws which govern that result are unknown
10 him. is, industrial!v considered no higher than
the instinc,-animal-,hau the bee let tins hus
been the condition of the vast majority of tho In
dustrial Glasses o. all ages, and as a consequence
Industry has been an :nobe and degrading
2tlt is the universal desire Of men-i,.d there
fore true-o have the free sposaspi their persons
to pursue suchoccnpations as they choose 10 change
,hem when they like and to enjoy every physical
pleasure or good. Industry, imposed by 'ha Mas
ter upon the Slave. is palpaby degrading that IT
,ayo}ls every sentiment of the Soul In ull ages
i, has been the mark OF the lowest Degradation
Blu, Industry. pursued from the fear Of want.-that
Is, Hired Labor Labor for wages, has been coi'-
s;derea in countries where the Governm2n allowed
certain liberties To the Laborer and where he has
not been plunged in TOO great degree OF poverty
nd ;ynor-,ncc= n certain extent free from
degradation.
Ru, i leads in the end 10 nearly much'po>liive
DEGRADATION os the Slave System. Lock around
od ,ou have On every side the most convincing
proofs. See the man. the woman. and even 'ac
tender child exposed to lnclement weather. ana
,nlng for twelve or fourteen hours day IN u'i-
,ybolcsone workshops the serf Of those who have
he means OF huvins their l.ahor--and wlla'iS ''ei'
reward! To dwell inhovels 10 be clothed ~ fass,
md rl viii. coarse and Scan,v ocd, which barely
.us1ai.s existence
The system Of Hired Labor. carried 70 an eN-
,r.mc viii, envious competition between ias
Work;ns Classes tor the Labor which Is called
,or lcpradcs Man, robs him OF ali rea! Liberty,
md makes him a dependent drudge possessed OF
n,c,e mockerv of Independence
Cd. Let Labor or Industry become an avenue 70
ssus and Fortune: let il be Carried on IN acc"ra'
,Dce with the lights OF Science, by be nss possess,
ing Knowledge OF the Laws OF Nature' 'urT'a'i''''
by nil that Art can inven, 10 charm The Senses. ~
The midst of gorgeous Architecture. OF. oea"',u'
.slis. gardens. parks and woodlands, where 'he
sound of exal,ing music and the csoruscs OF happy
.oiccs swell through every hail and Hoat through
ihe groves ard fields; where every aspiration ol
! L. l,aas. La. f.ec and nrcartrnlled actlon. ana