True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-05-13
THE PROFESSIONS.

One great and growing evil in this country
is the rapdty with which the several probes
sons of divinity of medicine ard OF law-es-
pecaly of the two latter-are filling up.
needs but to cast the eye along the streets, we
say not only Of our large cities, but OF any city,
but of any city, town or village which ilrsL
presents ITSELF to be convinced OF the truth OF
this remark. These two hapless professions
are not only filed but-lilie good measure
are pressed down, heaped up, and running |
over" Every mother who reloices IN the
finest boy you ever did SET" that IS to say, |
every one blessed with son, possessed oil DIS
cernment 10 know that fire will burn and ram
will wet-seems to think that her duty to her
country will be but poorly discharged, unless
she can induce him to devotehs genius to the
task of enlightening the world on the myste-
ries of caiomel and jalap, or of illustrating the
course Of Justice by taking fee on one SIDE oil
a eause, for no better reason than he was not
employed previously on the other, In other
words, parents seemed 10 have been possessed
of a mania to have their sons become gentle
men, as ifthat title was dependant on the mode
in which we earn our bread
We are all wrong on this subject. No bu
siness or calIing-viewed simply as such--S
superior to another, and no one, therefore, is 10
be desired before another simply lor It's own
sake. Were this simple truth generally re,
ceivcd we should begin to see the direction oil
our youth enquire into their fitness for GER
tain pursuits, before they were required to en-
gage in them for life
How many Of those who now write them
selves lawyers and doctors are really fitted lor
the situations they attempt to I'LL? Let the
enormous mass of those who linger in the rear
of each profession, winning to themselves the
repu,aton of Guack in the one aid pettilogger
in the other. while they find poverty IN both,
answer this question Unbushing impudence
may sometimes make up for the lack OF brains,
and succeed in placing an individual IN sta
ton far above his merit or capacities. Yet
even in such cases Nature avengcs the error
and from the station to which there is no just
claim. makes but more ludicrous the appear
auce of him who, to gain it, has wriggIed HIM
self out Of his appropriate sphere &,
On the choice Of a profession may depohd
much ola mans character, and rery much oil
his peace and comfort through life. When,
then. will parents and guardians learn TO DC
governed bv reason aud common sense IN TINS
natter When will they learn TO understand
that it is the man that honors the profession
not the profession that honors the manf
A correspondent Of the National Intelll-
genccr tells the ELECTROMAGNETIC
of Col purkitt-the last survivor OF lhe
"BoSton tea.party"
have lust seen q notice in one OF your
recent papers of the death of Col. Henry
puriilt, Of Boston, a soldier ofthe ReVoIu-
lion. The name recalls 10 my mind an
anecdote | have often heard in childhood
from nv father who had il from PnrklltS
own lips. As it is illustrative ofthe char.
acter ola distinguished foreigner who aided
4 rs i'm that struggle, you may perhaps con-
slider il worthy Of an insertion IN your
paper: PurkiIt, a youngand gallant soldier,
served in the capacity of sergeant under
Pulaski. On one occasion, an individual
being required for piece olimportant aud
rather dangerous service, Purklu was
selected and ordered into the presence OF
Pulaski, to receive his personal directions
The object was TO obtain certain lnlelll-
gence in relation 10 a position covered by
the enemy. outpostS; aud Pulaski, wishing
10 IMPRESS on purkiltihe absolute necessity
orccltiur il al even a hard brush, and being
DISTINGUISHED for more emphasis tllan
+ clSssic correctnes in his English, gave ms
orders i'm these words Sargent Purkltt,
YOU talk twelve men, jusle when re moon
is rise: You pqss zs ford below VARY gentle
VARY gentle indeed; you creep VARY
soft troodc bush on dc odaire side, and
climb to ze top Of zee little hill. Mind,
Sargent Purkiu you mHss 90 TO ze top Of
re hill, and find out 70 position exack o.
ziire arlilerie. Aud, Sargent PurkltL u
ze ennemi picluet avancez you avancez
too. If zey CHARGE. you CHARGE too; II zey
/ COL dam. YOU Cod dam too"
roRTY-oNE YEARS sINCE-vICE