Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
lSE FROM AN HUMBLE CONDITION.

RISE FROM AN HUMBLE CONDITION.
In a speech delivered lay the II N. aud Rev. the Dean
Of Ripon, at a late siroe Of the Mechanics Inslitnti1n,
Leeds. II few passages occur worthy Of being wIdclycir-
culaiod -
81 like to think with pleasure, and s,tisfaction, aud
wonder, Of the extraordinary advancomenis which. in
the providence of God, particular individuals have made,
who have Jnsi been able 10 apply the op. ration of their
mind according as they were able 10 exercise them, and
hereby IT, place themselves in oxtranrd nary positions
both IN frlation to ilielr own prosperity and TO tbs adyan-
tagn of The country. II may be a very familiar subject.
hui it Is one which | do like to think OF. aud vii! ,ast
alludo lott. There WAS a young man who was the
Youngest Of thirteen children, aud his falbera very poor
man and the brsl thar his father could d. fn him was
u apprentice hin In Il barber. In that humhle and praise
worthy class ii public life, that respected inlividnal de
mranod himself hoauahly, az long as h. clpso u clnfih.
We in IT,. lie then bestowed his care. and enterprise up
preparing the beautiful hair OF our o~lds-inpmying It
10 that degree that it should be fit to mako a wig Of In
that he eXcrllei also. Then, gentlemen. he btlook him
self t. the improvement Of a weed which have seen and
which Is little more than like a woed-l mean the cotton
plant of Carolina. He beluok himself To improve the
manufacture Of cloth made uut oi that weed. He gained
great success, adding merely 10 ihe requirements which
he possessed -whieh you may supp So were slender
tbs knpnlndIe which ho c1nll pick up by ass1cia:iag
with his fclllw men ; he eainel that success, which en-
abled him to decide the wars Of the linen and the cotton.
50 ihat a ve,tnrnl should be made all of cotton. That
baTber's apprentice, gentlemen, that honorable improver
Of onr hair for The purpose Ola WIZ, was Sir Richard
IN "l''" h'sh 7''ih' VI NO tiH'iN , anu
who left his family halt a million OF moaey. Well, gen
temen, | only put this as one lustanre OF a simple, plain
man, honestly following tho call of Providence. using tho
mind according as Gods providence gave hin the oppor-
luhlty Il drawing forth It's resonrces-thrnwing himself
into the opening which was prepared Tor him. aud thus
gaining n property exceeded by no man in this country !;
and am sure that language is not equal to say the ad-
advantage which our nation has received frDn his invcn-
lion, enabling him thus TO show the benefit of the exer-
else Of The mind. and talent, and energy. aud reflection.
and desire for improvement in the humblest station Of
life. will mention another case, because DO dwell up
on II. ! confess, with exceeding interest, from my pei.
s1nal acquaintance with The individual. Gentlemen. il IS
now more than forty years since, IN my travels IN Amer
lea, came u New York, aud called upon General
Moreau. with whom had the pleasure of being acquain-
ted. lie said TO me, ''ANeli, here's a strange thing !,
here's a ship 10 90 by hot water and 10 morrow Tho trial
is to he made. and am Invited 10 he oi the party, aud
my friends. VIII you 90 will, mel" accompanied Gen.
Moreau in the first steam vessel that ever sailed upon
the Hudson, IN America. under the auspices Of Mr.. Full
ton, the inventor "a man of a similar cast 10 Arkwt lght,
perhaps with Sumo creator advantages from his early
education, but ofsinllar tune and cast vi mind uuSalis