Holly Springs gazette., 1845-09-13
srR4CT OF An ADDRESS
pa before th q Mechanics
Ds".i,tiOn at salem, Miss, by
Wm. VUNAANNON.

,nd would not now attempt il.
.,ba assauls which are making by
-4 o.nts arainsl our efJrts to remove
o.. 'irv,oces which are depressing US by
5.,nt system Of convict labOur IN our
hall endeavOur TO show YOU on
i ..,s;,n from both Sacred and Pro
4 i. history, that the mechanic has ever
,-..,.sd TOO honorable a station TO Justly
soriation with any but men of high
--r..,njing and uninpeachable integrity
4. s-st mechanic of whom sacred histo-
'g.. not.ce. was Noah. the nan, who
2 Is.r.es Of Iafinite Wisdom. was Sc
III, oreDtre for himself aad his ftmi
Ice Of retreat AMI security against
~ r,,,s,s Of the flood. and to preserve up
"r,-,b tha remnant of the race Of Adam
NJ. ,,s.ru-,Ioas as ID the method of build
-.,. Ark we're obtained directly from
o.- NE Supreme Architect. By those
he constructed It Four Kindred
- Fifv feet fong, Seventy Five feet in
...t, ard Forlv Five ia depth. and so adj
~.-bI, vas il 6:ed together, that 1t was
IN not only % resist the fi)od ot waters,
ID. % answer all the purposes of preserv'
20 ..f. To- those within. The time occu.
IN aa IFS construction was no less than %
,s1rs. sp1ce suffi :ienlly long to m Ike
r1 inIiIr with the implements of his la
l.1- and 10 render him the parent of all
-s.h.ujcs gain. we find that David
r.. Ien.ed the great honor of building a
tlsa 70 God. because he UaS a mIn OF
aI sIthough he h al shed shat blood In
rsd.f.lce Ct himself and his country.
The 7romise was however made him, that
90. o. his oins should come a son, who in
5ls Tine should build this III " T. iifice.
r.lge he shJHid BE- n man of peace, and
ul.Ii be esteemed suffi :ientlv pure to en-
ars ru this noble work When that time
rived solomon selected not the murder
wagd robbers of his nation, nor tha artlh'
.r who hal been educated under the lash
disgrace. but he Numbered his people
ul selected tn use who we're honorable and
rru0Is. 10 carry on the work, tie had
.nlrable workmeu in abundance. Three
Sore and Ten thousand men TO bear bur.
.ens and Four Score Thousand TO hew
10 ths mountains. These men received
'lsir d1iIg tcageS,and were not confined Ia
ry,0ns or placed in degrading positions.
bral-r Ilbouring one north ia the forests
ILebluon. they returned and worked two
rrh home. We fld again that the King oi
Tyre vas a mscAemi; of great note. for he
vas 4 man cunning to work in gold and
silver and brass aud iron, and he made all
DE Holy vessels for the temple" We find
i.se distinguished mechanics Of ancient
Zines ready aud wi ling 10 assist each other
many grelt OF important mechanical un-
l2fif,.1g. Aglin, we fad Joseph the re-
FGed ilIher of our Saviour. following the
cccu7ali n ola carpenter, and an exact
mode OF Ihe ship in which he laboured
niv now be- found anding in the city Of
Nlzlre.h. There our Saviour lived Tor
ta.r y years. and we have every reason TO
believe that he spent mucn Of that time at
da vorkmans bench. The artfcers OF
Rome we're so highly honored that they
nlged particular privileges over other
b1mln citIzsns, were allowed corporate
pIG eyes. and were exempt from many OF
He buuhens and ;axatiOns which were i'm
f'sed upou the less fortunate cit ZenS. Du-
WI ne dark ages, the arJiticer and me-
,nnc enj wed pirticular inmunItles. and
sm guficent Gothic structures of that
Fu0i prove them to have been men of an
Tlred by the heads Of government Whilsl
Fsspeak thus mnch for the aTtiicers and
nscllEics of former times, we must moi
a'se, to render the proper mead Of praise
SINE ofthe iairer and better portion O
reaf1u vi elena, mother of Constantine
le Great, was an eminent patroness of ouI
eder She CONSTRUCTED a beautiful minia'
Nfe palace over tile spot where our Sa
1ur was bore IN the City of Bethlehem
'oh'r was given the mangeT IN which
Aileit the infant Messiah, in honor o
'-' having given birth TO ths first great
IPofier of Chris ianity In Europe. She
-" constructed at the city of Jeru salem a
%lI. 'hre over the spot where our Saviour
'"nierrCd and adorned IL with the mos
'a'lii. specimens Of mechanical decoras
4s Many other works. the result OF her
.-0aage, are still extant The monumen
u The spot where Stephen was stoned
we tomb Of Joseph and Mary, an i'm
sable monument, of her regard and
ag protection of the arts, and espe
P otIhe mechanical portion of them
il. We need n; multiply words TO show
80 POSITION which mechanics have
s,. occupied. The history OF the world
r,sVeiy shows that This calling has al
oeen considered useful and honora
a.. mas been reserved for the presen
Al N ~ we believe our own country. tt
i aoIss. 'n'o disrepute and disgrace by in
A v,.l. amongst its followers the con
n ~ crime and shame and infamy.-