The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-12
From lhe DAM lie Rrsis,sf.
PAY TIE MECHANIC.

w silnrssed scene Il ouI County
couf, on Monday Which very iaclbly il
Illustrated The nerrssily e strict obserF-
ance "flie irjunriina plscei !, the head
II Ills srii.ie. A poor m6chznie with !
large iaini Y called On lis wealthy en-.
rloyer for payment l,I services lons
since rendered; but The latter Eepulsei
the hungry man with a cold promise,
made probably 10 be broken. 10 "pay il
soon" j. But" replied lie mechanic,
Il need The money very much INV.
promised 10 pay Mr. - To-day. for
some bacon ! b.nshl Of him IN August,
and unless gel ile money 81 YIN have
no means Of fulfilling ny promise, and !
am assured too thai il ! d. not pay il. he
will warrant me lor the amount" BnI
| jnsl told you." replied The wealthy
man. .lhai il was not altogether conse.
nieni % pay you to-day; aud lwillhave ynu
TO understand besides that IL am To be
dunned and iormenied for ihe piiiful sum
Of Ten or twelve ,sllars. just a. If Il were
o many thousands: l'sliaIl hereafter $ ek
workbench les likely 10 annoy me On eve.
~ pubfie occasion, as you seem 10 jeiishI
in doing"
Afierihe delivery OF this rather brus9u,
speech The offended gentleman turned alb
rupily upon his heels aud leli the disap.
pointed mechanic gazing alter hin in -
lent abstraction. musing doubtless on The
loss OF so nire patron, The probable
pleasure lie should haze Of entertaining
the constable in day or two. and The
comfort 10 he found in compliance will
the requisilions Of eapias al SAT-. facien
DIM. 10 say noihmg Of the cries Of BIZ
half starving children a, home.
! Now ihls poor mechsnic could barely
make gu, 10 support his family comfora
bly,. His labor was their food and rsimeni
and whenever paymen, for tile one wa
withheld, the other as a necessary conse'
quence were denied 10 his family. Ili'
labor is bis stock in trade, and prcmp
payment his profits, without, which h
would become a tax upon the parish. II
withhold il therefore is mol only private
wrong bu, an imposition upon The public
But The crying injustice Of refusing 4
discharge an obligation thus sacred is rem
dered doubly inlolerabe when, as in ihi'
instance. !. Insult is added to injury
the insult of naughty demeanor, and o.
an insoleni threat Of Withdrawing pa.
l,ronage which an, man Of spirit, under
the circumstances, would be degraded in
receiving. Its not an unusual occurrence
that this very sensitive class Of gentlemen,
after getting in debt 10 honest hard.wurk.
ing mechanics, "carry Their custom TO 9th.
er shops" without The Formally Of ter
rlble "lhreat;' because when they are
already in debt many Of them are not quite
barelaced enough TO ask for additional
credit until they have discharged existing
obligations. This is too bad, and yet i
is greatly preferable TO the paironIzinE
hdmeur we have noticed.
II this article should meet the eve O
The gentleman whose conduct We repro
bate. we hope he will believe US when w
assure him that our censure is not mean
personally for him. With the parties il
thai transaction we have nothing at all I,
do; but the transaction itself served t,
illustrate principle aud 10 point moral
Of which, as public Journalist. We had
right To avail ourself. Nay il is our duly
"pmcere subjects q debeltme snperbos.'
and we shall not cease To discharge il
TO all ielinquenis therefore we say pay
The mechanic promptly.