The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-04-04
AMERICAN MECHANICS.

"A newport paper III urging Tic es'ao's"'
ment Of an Apprentices Library, gives Ut
terance to the following lrulhs:--
There is no earthly reason why the me-
chanics of this great and g rious republic
should not be sterling and learned men; the
idea Of monIed aristocracv being the only
nobles and lords ol the land has long since be-
Obsolete among all sensible, practical and
useful men. lie who employs his mind and
his hands, for the benefit Of his fellow-men,
is an ornament to society. and he lives to
some purpose, for he ful6s The design of
tho Creator.
Labor is mans inheritance, the only be-
quest of our first parents; virtue they had
none to leave us, and wealth they never ac.
oured. Honest labor no man need he
ashamed of, for the most splendid lnrellects,
those who have conceived plans and dis.
covered inventions which have opened
well.springs of wealth, and laid out ave-
nues of knowledge, have been those who
commenced life in a humble manner, and
were literally the architects Of their own Tor
tune and fame. The scornful lip OF the
aristocrat, who can boast Of his worldly pos
ses ions. may be curled in proud defiance al
the industrious mechanic, the sweat OF whose
brow earns his daily bread; but in many in
stances the head of the one is emptier than
the shadow of vanity, while that of the other
is the pcrsonifcalion Of genius, the embody-
ment of all that is lofty and splendid in
thought. The one rolls in his liveried chari-
OF, hut to save his soul from pertlItlnn ne
cannot tell who first discovered tho princi.
pie of gravitation IN philosophy; the other
iabors hard with his hands, but his head is
encyclopedia ofknowledge.
Many a giant ,nind is sumbering in an
unprepossesslng head, which requires the
Eurce of circumstances to develope its pow.
or; it needs encouragement to walk in the
paths Of knowledge, from which its innate
modcsty or the want of means now keeps IT.,
circums,anccd as it is.--let these slight bar.
riers he removed, aud it would accompl l.sh
something great and beneficial.
Therefore we say, while the means are
before you. and the advantages are literally
offered unto you. do not fail 10 improve
them, for they will be of vas, importance al
a late period Of life. Progress is your pre-.
rogatiye. and there is nothing TO prevent
you from rising in society. and occupying
It's most conspicuous positions. Wealth
cannot give you name or character for
goodness and greatness; virtue is the only
sure foundation, and knowledge is the sruc-
,ure which il is in your power 10 build upon
it. DO this, and in few years you will be-
come the main pillars in the temple OF frcc-
dom, and upon your shoulders shall grace
fully repose the fundamental principles ofthe
freeest, the noblest and only model govern
ment ofthe earth.
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING IN Sr. LOUIS
There was some mysterious pistol firing in
the streets al st. Louis on the night Of the
10th, no nnc then knowing the actors in the
affair. The ST. Louis papers Of later date
say:
"It is reported tha, it was an assault upon
F. p. Blair, Jr. in which at least two persons
were concerned. One Of thcm--the report
is. was DR.. PreEontainr, for some time pasI
the acting editor Of The Union.
"Mr. Blair had been in attendance at the
Democratic meeting. A person mufficd in
cloak advanced toward him, and after ad.
dressing him suddenly as Mr.. Blair, drew
revolver from beneath The cloak and fired
two shots quickly III succession. Mr.. Blair
who had by this time drawn his pistol, fired
once in return, which was succeeded by
another shot from the person in the cloak
who then walked of"
FASHIONABLE EpUCAT1oN.--Somebod!
who appears to know how fashionable schools
are managed says:
"To educate young ladies isto let then
know all about the ogies, the enemies. TIT
efcs, and the ticks and the masticks. bli
nothing about the ings, such as sewing, knit
ing, washing, baking, and making Pud
| dins."