Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-05-20
Extracts from the Buffalo American.
.NECH.7.NICS-.TH RIGHTS,

1--WE intend 10 Advocate the rights of the
operatives Of the country, and their claims to
consideration, but We intend to do it in no I'M
kindly spirit towards others. We shall not be
misled by either envy or jealousy, neither will
we fiatter prejudice or bow to pride, whether
ii be found among those whose cause we ad-
vocate or among others. We only claim that
all who are of service to society, shall be treat
ed with that need Of honor, that their services
should command. We claim that worth and
talent shall be properly appreciated, and duly
respected, ~~"s.i.~. fsaoa in the work-shnne
the field or the forest on the bench, at the bar,
or the pulpit. None can say, that the Ameri-
can mechanic or farmer, has not always rev.
erenced both worth and talent, when found a.
mong the learned professions and each is now
about to claim, tina; those OF his caste may
meet with the respect their worth and services
should demand.
sit is well known that labor has been look
ed upon for years back, as somewhat deg7a-
ding, and that too in this country, where the
most learned are the descendants and relatives
of mechanics and farmers, and where many OF
them are or have been both. Yet SO 1t is, and
all know that women are generally anxious to
iutermarry with those who are members Of pro-
LESSONS, no matter what may be their talents,
uIcH tcupCA VI tuClL PiOSPCStSs No"Siu0a"S
themselves then placed among the arstocracy
of the country. Aristocracy in Republic !
Does not this sound strange! But yet is i,
not true Were it an aristocracy of talent and
worth, we might be proud of it, but an aristoc-
racy of professions, based upon the possess
| ion Of piece of parchment, that may be OBJ
tanned without the exercise of talent or Of in
dustry, without the reputation of worth or
learning, is more contemplate than the arls-
tocracy Of the proud but beggarly Spaniard,
who will starve and steal rather than labor, be-
cause he is forsooth noble, and if he comes TO
be hanged, is allowed the privilege of the silk
en- cord.:'
"All men have time to spare for mental im-
provement, and every man will feel that this
| is SO, if he will devote his moments Of solitude
| to reflection Instead of dreaming.-Th me-
chaDic and the farmer, can each of them i'm
prove themselves both with and without book
learning, can make themselves men of thought,
| and that once done, they will soon find words
to convey their thoughts to others. 1t is from
| the fullness of the heart that the mouth speak,
| eth, and he who chooses to deliver to others
| what he has well thought over, will be brief,
energetic and convincing.
''Ihink then, and you can all speak.-Speak
after having thought, and you will soon find
that wordy and windy speeches Of the day, are
as nothing even to your own. You will find
that thought can make the mechanic and the
farmer more efficient than superficial knowl-
edge, and wordy exercise have ever made the
lawyer. With the weapon OF thought, you can
pull down every inequality, between classes,
as readily as your fathers pulled down that
between this and the mother country. Talent
is not wanting among you. Prudence is no,
wanting, moderation is not wanting. Thought,
determination, high resolve, courage amid OBJ
stacles, you must make your own, and then
men will be judged as they should be. 1t will
not then be a question of where was he educa-
ted, but it will be asked how is he educated
Where are the proofs of HE knowledge? How
has he used it? Who has it benefited
Men will not cavil because you have made
yourselves men over the forge or the plough,
but they will look coldly upon those who with
every advantage, have allowed themselves to
be outstripped in the race Of useful knowledge
by the working man the mechanic and the far
mer.'
A daughter Of Mr.. Weber, of Fostsr, K
Island died in conaocunnca If having eater