Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-10

But, gentlemen. know that need not to assert th,
labor honorable honorable those who compcllt
o. labor Of toll Of OF the great esscntia
o. human happiness When man fell from his high ESTATE
and when he turned forth wsnderer upon the Earth
the Deity, In mercy, imposed upon him tho necessity
noor' IL 10 one Of the laws Of existence, as sal
oeiofe essential TO health only. but life Thong
We make the great struggle Of life and cndesvor
N ana aemp, to &c, Tree from labor and though som
ne succeed in euding for time for the perio,
Of our own lives, and competence, perhaps
wealth. still the memorable law upon u.s. with
muaied power and II IL does upon
cd will upon children, and hence the frequent and
true remark in the general that the rich OF generates
are the poor OF the next; and will be until this great
law recognised and obcysd and until labor far from
being scorncd dgni6cd with all the bene6cent attributes
which the Deity himself has thrown around it, and here
let me say, In passing, Argument 70
foster and support the school which have established
and kno~lee generally that in view Of these reflections
there no property which you give, legacy which
you can leave TO children, useful permanent
as well informed, we'll disciplined mind. Ii will be to
them more beautiful than gold and enduring than
houses OF lands. do any particular kind Of
education, or education acquired any particular place,
but mean an education thoroughly adapted that branch
OF labor for which you design them, they choose
enter upon such education will enable them only
70 succeed in but adorn and dignity their pursuits life,
Cicero says IN speaking OF spen i'd houses, that 1t Is the
owner who honors and adons the house, and not the
house the owner; and IL Is the radesmsn who
honors the trade. aud trade, the man, what.
ever mere conventional distinctions may be thrown
around u. The truth is, honest labor - always hon
orsbls, aud all workers ought To be:-
Shew the who looks his profession. his
calling 40 life merely confer honor upon him, and will
shcw you who coniers honor upon his pioesson
Our true position IN Society 10 dependent at all upon
the professions adopt from choice follow from
sy,-but IL is Indicated by and propotoned the
amount OF intelligence and virtue possess and
proportion any profession these in that
portion viii 1t be influential and useful society and hon.
orabe 10 ITSELF and this OF individuals in any
profession NJ u OF The in its general character
branches
more honorable few useful that OF which you
tonight Asgregatey the representatives and there certain
y Is not which education and intelligence
productive OF useful md honorable results aRd nds
pensab necessary for the full discharge OF all the varied
duties which you called on TO perform; nor Is there
10 which these bring much aid in developing, ad
vancing aud pro6ne yours. BY that mean there
is branch 81 human labor in hc knowledge tells in
such immediate and such Increased results in the
chsnica branch. The Information added y mercantile
life Is slow IA pngress and limited in its returns; is
mainly the repetition OF the familiar principles upon
greater lesser scale The addition Of thoughts TO
agricultural science and thus to agricultural labor works
but slow and mesgre progress in its Comparative
and still ruer, these remarks OF what is called pro
iessiOnal life. But IN your profession, thought,
idea. what magic wonders does IL work CUT Look
10 the lruence upon the world IN every walk OF e IN oil
comforts all wealth. OF n single idea struck BY
Fulton See the stupendous results OF happy combina-
ton OF knowledge with mechanical skill! See the white
foam OF every dashed aside by the mpeuous steamship
while the lazy merchantmen, groaning under lisess sail
left fer IN the speck upon the oceans DO
What wonders still to be wrought out by
navigation time only develop but il netting further
should be done, still the steamships OF America will lie
proud and enduring rumphs OF American skill and monu.
men OF glory 10 the Mechanics of America But upon the
land look at ts workings-wha facility what power what
besu,y what finish does give every thingl-aud
what food OF intelligence is it pouring through the
upon country ana the word1 Ii has made
neghbors OF who looked upon each others
in life timeit has given impetus all the pursuits OF
e-and God only knows where its influences are TO ter
inmate Look again TO the happy thought Of Morse's-see
it applied, by Of mechanical skill to condus,ng cor
the distance OF any given number OF miles,
and that it'll the rapid ty OF thought and new il is well
asceuined that is in the power of put girde
round about the Earth in less than the bTaggar Punch
ShaksPeares play promises 90 it, in les than forty
nnes-a girdle OF ghtning-or, which the same thing
ElecuoGayanisIn.
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