The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-19


aud destroy the hardy virtues Of free people.
A writer in respectable periodical has sone re-
marks upon this hollow mocksry, ibis false
pride, this cast oil, second hand gentity, which
we here subjoin
Il has always been matter of regret with me
that false pride could not be made, like theil erimi-
nal offence IL Is the parent Of about many crimes
as any other vice Tor such hold II 10 beat least
some description Of Il. Where II Is weakness
II Is much TO be pitied, add generally leads 10
imPtoprep. How many honest men have been
made seoundrels by the false pride OF foolish
wife, and extravagant family II is compound of
ignorance, deception, aud envy, aud the world Is full
Of Il. So long II operated upon individuals, alone,
II Was matter Of trhng consideration but strange
as IL may appear lis influence strikes al the very
root of virtuous and nourshng community. Like
intemperanee il is assuming tho shape Of a national
calamity, and merits the serious reflection Of every
| reformer. Thousands who have gone forth as armed
knights upon crusade agains, manifest evils, have
10 themselves been slaves 10 this insidious enemy
Sei-loye may prompt man TO do good action, but
false pride mas never IL is incompatible with It's
ture. In our own country, its mischief consists In
making labor degradalion thus striking at the very
foundation OF prosperous condition a PEG
pie; there never was an age perhaps, where so much
scheming resorted 10 TO avoid hard work-no
period that could exhibit many Jerry D,ddlens,
abov1 stairs and below manifest such a wild spi-
rit Of speculation as the present. The rich Of
to-day is the Lazarus Of tomorrow. Fortunes
staked upon the rise and fall Of stocks as upon the
cast OF die. Cities are created by frauduencel In
the morning all eyes are east upon the masler-sprit
Of enterprise, and the evening hnds him dlsgraeed
man within the walls OF prison Ingenuity itself Is
thundertruck at the countless methods adopted 10
retain sofl hands Why does this great disposition
so extensively prevsll Certainly not for the
-. A., z. a
lely-nor for health, for Il frequently eneVates and
destroys. Sir Walter Scott, think says that no man
ought TO want In this country, who buy Ratchet
and fell tree consequently the remark being true,
II cannot be from necessity False pride whispers,
sit IS not genteel to work" How baneiully Is this
Illustrated.
"Does the successful merchant make bis son me-
chanie' Very seldom Does the professional man
make his son mechanic More seldom still. But
does not the more fortunate mechanic make his son
the guardian Of cloths and calicocs Why is this
Is the yardstck more honorable than the jack-plsne'
the soose-qulll more dgDihed than the type But
unfortunately the absurdy runs further. Look back
twenty or fifty years, and behold the baroiooted adj
yenturer at the present time rolling in wealth or
spending his annual income of some three thousand
dollars per annum in manufacturing ladies OF his
daughters. Does he teach them the usual rudlments
of housewiferyl Very rarely, Is it because the
healthful exercise Of domestic duties is disgraceful
ladies to work"as II 1t would tarnsh the fair hands
and delicate fingers that bring such sweet sound.
from The piano TO dust the gorgeous instrument itself
"How suPrcmoly ridiculous is this illegtmate
pride! Thousands Of daughters whose mothers have
been raised in kitchen, aud their fathers in stable
would feel nsulled If asked II they had ever made
loaf OF bread or washed out a pocket handkerch
They would more likely prale about good society,
mixed company, and the dignity of their ancestors
lew more years roll round, and the thrifty but inn
prudent parent dies and then comes the scramble for
ten or twelve divisions Of his well-earned estate
How small does large fortune appear when appor.
toned TO numerous heirs. The daughters must of
course marry gentlemen, for pride dictates il and the
gsntIsmen OF course must squaDder their patrimony
And what has the parent bequsathed to society and
bis country Children raised in dleness without the
stimuant TO add ota to the general substantial
prosperity Of the community.
"Can there be doubt but what honest labor is be.
coming every day more and more stigmatizedi And
what follows' grovelling imitation, from the
cellar to the garrett spirit OF, extravaganza in all
classes, to indulge in which the most uuprincple
means are resorted to. Let it proceed with the same
rapid march that il has commenced and it will be
stigma 20 earn your bread by the sweat of your brow
Inject the countryside farmer-with the same poi
son that flows through larger cities and you make
the country of franklin parallel to that of Monte
yuma.
"With us labor is every thing. 1t is more precious
than the mines OF Mexico-more valuable than count
less wealth. 1t is not only the foundation, but the
main arch of our confederacy unite it with education
and they form tower of strength upon which our
liberties may remain forever. The precious metals
OF the earth may exat nation to the highest altitude
of transient glory; but like the brilliant phenomena
that illuminate the heavens, they dazzle but for mo-
ment and. as is the case with Spain, sink into dark
ness and gloom Not so with the labor of man--its
glory is centred in the EARTH and we behold it in the
strides of internal improvement-thc success of in
vcnton-thc perfection Of mechanical skill, and the
of those exalted moral principles which
give durability to institutions and raise mankind
in their own nature and existence, Industry is the
grand lever upon which this nation must depend for
its continued growth, and Incidence does not more
retard its usefulness than false pride does to bring it
into dmrepute-just as the turning a simple valve
makes Poweress the mghtiest engine"