Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-07-11

| will mention another case, because l
do dwell upon it, l confess, with e1.
ceeding interest, from my: personal ac-
quaintance with the individual. :, u :.
Gen,lemen, il is now mole than forty
years since, in.my travels in America, /
came to Ne8sYoIk, and called upon
the famous General Moreau, with whom
l had the pleasure of being acquainted:
He said TO me, Swell, here's slfapge
thing, here'ssa. ship to go by hot water!
and tomorrow the trialIis TO be made,
and I am Invited to be Of the party, and
my friends. AVill you go-with me i
accom-, panisdS: General Moreau in, the
first steam- vessel tIat.ever sailed upon
the sHudsonin America, under the aus
| pices.of Mr.. Fulton, the inventor, man
ofa.similar3cast to Alkwrigtn, perhaps
with some greater advantages from his
early education, but Of a similar tone
and cast Of mind; unsatisfed with what
he had done, ,yand what lie could d., land
always thinking. that he could dos some.
thing be,ter,s and thankful for every
information 6ercceiyed, and every op-
porlunity heEould gain in making pro-
gress in somd Improvement; so that from
painter in portraits, from a designer in
variety Of Ways, at last he arrived at
the extraordinary eminence and
of making the first practical efficient
steam vessel which could navigate so
severe rivefsas the river Hudson. Now
gentleman, remember with pleasure
standing upon the deck, with Robert
Fulton, and dwelling with him on the
subject. I remember asking him, DO
you think ifswiIl be Of any. gooda' |
recollect hisScouulenance lighting up
almost with Indignation at the idea that
any inventionsof his could fail Of being
useful. I remember very well just as we
approached The mouth of the. Hudson,
lust as it abutson the Atlantic Sea, say>
ing-'What WilI become Of us if we
drift out 10 sen? How is it possible that
vessel Of this Sort can stand the. waves
of the ocean 2& Well, now gentlemen,
when T Cuat bring ssogsrterztha,
day, with the fact of the steamers now
crossing the Atlantic in eleven or Twelve
days, with regularity and precision
which is almost marvellous, why, how is
it possible not to see and to be persuaded
that there is not man that lives and
comes within the arena OF popular and
scientific institutions like this, who has
rot an opportunity given him of being
distinguished by giving his talent, indus
try and energy to whatever subject, in
the course Of his investigations and in
quiries The finger Of providence may
point to him ? 1t is impossible to say,
unless we believe that we have arrived
at the acme and fulillmcnt Of everything
for the good OF man-it is impossible mol
10 think that we may be comforting some
great blessing upon our country-lhat
we may, through the means Of some in,
dividual in the very humbIest class
whose mind we may touch, by jus, CIV
ing him a perception an intaition of sOme
combination connected with science and
art-we may render him an instrument
of great good to his country and the
world, and source of great happiness
and pride to HIMSELF
"NoTnING BUT PRINTER, ANY
now!"-Some person having uttered lhi'
I'sneering expression within hearing of The
editor of the Cincinnati Times, he in
dignantly replies as follows, in defence
of The profession he follows in pride:
Nobody but printer, forsooth ii
makes our free blood run ranlpan
through our veins TO hear such expires.
sions from the lips Of those nursed OF
republican soil.
And has labor become disgraceful
Is the name of a Printer a reproach it
the And? We cannot beIve il. Who
ever gains livelihood by Toll, is a no.
bleman. Let those who scorn the labo
rer look back TO their grandfatllers, anc
they will see noblemen aGs, The make
OF Gods own hand-men who stood ant
sung. among. the weaving corn-mer
who wore their human nature like
crown!
"Nobody but printer, anyhow
+ WHO was William Caxlon, Oh Of tht
fathers of lileralurel Nobody but
printer v"-Who Was Earl Stanhope
''NoJody but printer !"--Who wa
Samuel Wordsworth, the poet? 'No
body but printer !'.--Who was Bcnja
min franklin, the great American phi
Iosopher and statesman7 "Nobody bu
"A plinter !"-Who was Gov. Arm
strong, of Mass.2 "Nobody but prin
} ter !"-George P. Morris. James Har
per, Horace Greeley, N. p. Willis
/ Robert Sears, and Senators Cameron
Dix. and Niles, and a host Of no les
conspicuous names-who are they!-
"NotIring but aprinier, anyhow!"
, Let the mistaken souls Of our lam
5 scorn those who honestly work out tn