Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-03

makes the following, ailt,siuu, To- III industry
ant tsuit OF the New England people.
At Providence, awaited mysc oIah oppor-
tuhty Ia Wit, among other factories, the cx-
tcnsiNc works OF the New England wuul screw
which is a curiosity worthy the
notice OF all who visit that city. The works
are very extensive aud lhc machinery the most
perfect That eau b, found tor The manufacture
ol this article. Some idea may be- formed OF
the extent of the works from Che fact that
they turn out siN hundred toms of screws per
Even with this product thcy are un.
able 10 supply the market. AID have orders
months in advance oil their ability to supply
them.
Upon cnicring The principal room OF this
nahuhcturI--d very large ouc--l bclcld
hundred and fifty machines in operation, and
producing dCaiCniug chatter. attended by,
probably, ahundrcd aud dirty young women
girls and boys, from twcuty years ui agc down
To nine or ten; most OF thcm tending one
machine, but some having charge OF two.
could not refrain from rcuarkiug 90 the gentle
man who accompanied me, tlot this room
presented one of the most striking cxemplili.
cations had ever witnessed ui the difference
between the north and tile south Here were
iroma hundred and twenty to hundred and
thirty persons, who, at the south would be
DONG nothing, ana perhaps worse than nothing
that We're each here, by the aid of machinery
the invention of Yankee performing the
manual labor oil at least twenty-five or dirty
men.
Suppose there were one hundred cach oC
whom, by the oid oi machinery performed tire
manual labor oi twenty men: the fcs,ilt Womb
b. product equal To the labor of 2OO0 men.
from those who, in other parts of the country.
are allowed To spend their time i'll idlcncss and
mischief let those who wonder why il is
tlnt the Yankees are 80 thiity and prosperous
why they accumulate wealth living as they
du upon cold, unpIuductivc. rock bound soil
while the south, with thcil rich botton lands
and their genial climate, are so far in the rear
cease to wonder. The reasoning is as plain as
Lhe MONDAY sun, aud no man can 90 into the
New England factories without percciving ii.
As have before remarked, the CAPITALISTS of
New England, instead of dabbling i'm stocks
aud playing the game Of Bull and Bear" in
vest their money with view to the employ
ment oil labor, the only source of wealth.
Their capital seeks labor and puts it into ac.
tive operation, and the consequence is that
wealth Is created, idlenesS and its ten thousand
coiconmlltant evils are, i'm a great degree.
Ddnlshcd from the community. ! did moi see
an idle man in Providence. near to the best of
my recollection, in New Eugland nor was |
able To discover, though | took pains TO do so
any appearance of squalid poverty. or even of
discomfort. The poorest tcnemcnts appeared
To have an air of comfort and neatncss about
them which indicated that the wish of Henry
Nv. oi France was realized: namely. that every
poor man should have chicken in his pot at
least once week. 1t may be inferred from
the TACT oil so many young people being engag-
ed M the factories in Providence. that lew
juvenile 40 h.. Il.
saw none; and therefore heard none of the
language which so frequently
grcets the ear iii our city from halfgown boys
and those OF lesser growth.
HONORABLE EMPLOYMENT We find
the following in an exchange paper without
credit; and we therefore adopt the language
as our own, as the sentiments most certainly
What is the most honorable cmploymcnto
Is 1t TO carry green bag and talk ON knolty
polntsoi law in open court? Is il TO amplify
a yaidstick with gnceft;l dexterity? Is II 10
wear cockadc as sign of successful Office
seeking! Is ii To sit at a shattered table in
garrett with goose quill behind he car. and
lore -hnScr between the eyebrows. supporting
AN editors achcing head, over blank ouire of
Istper! All these cmploy,nents may be honor
able 50 lar as they are useful in society. and no
farther. Do you agrce totlis plain rule; what
ever Is 'he most Useful is the most honorable
employment Apply fhis rule to the skillfnl
industrious and honest cultivator of the earth.
Who would live but for him? Who produces
somuch ol what is Indispensable to the
wants of his fellows as he? Is not This en-
ployment, .hcn, honorable, in proportion as
ms laborsOIc the most useful ol any i'm the
world! Let him represent accordingly. Next
To INN IS the scientific mechanic, who builds
our houses and ships, and makes our household
goods. He too, should be honorcd. Law
yers, that prevent, rather than encourage lti
CATION; preachers, who labor To promote
peace ON earth and good will towards men,
rather than TO excite the scctarian antiquities
ol the hearers: doctors, who seek TO prevent
disease rather than tamper with it for feel
merchants who sell at fair prices deceive not
their customers, and keep true accounts: these
and indeed an other classes ore useful and ne
ccssary h society, aial should BE- encouraged
ana honortd accordingly, but 4 is time the no
ton was done away that farming and hand
craft are not respectable. They are ON the
whole more useful, and therefore should be re-
gdrded more honorable. The men who own
the soil they till, who C.n live independently
Dy lheH own productions ard then smply
OTHER classes of citizens with the means of
lie. They are the "bones end muscles" which
must keep the body polite together We res
Pcct them. Would that there were more such
and fewer idle, lazy drones, who scorn honest
labor, and strut in gay attire, living upon the
productive industry of those fer better than
themselves"
.CoNSTANTiNE.-N Young American Sur
geon OF the U, >. Navy, who in spirit of adj
venture, as well as for Die purpose or impiov
ing IN his profession while on lurlough. Joined
Tie French Array in Africa, has addressed
ic''er TO friend ii Philadelphia, from which
SIC makes the foIlowingcx descrint;vc of
constantine, City III the interior of Africa.
constantine is one efthe largest and most
interesting cities of Africa and is probably the
most remarkable in the world from its situa-
ton; II Is placed upon the top of rock nearly
square, surrounded nearly DIV deep say;nc AT
the bottomof which runs rapid river and cuts
u OIL completely. from the surrounding coun-
wy. Nature seems tolnve prepared ibis al
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