Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1849-01-04
Tnr DrosiTY OF LAnoR--ln this age Of

Tnr DrosirY OF LApoR--ln this age of
fashion and a mushroom arstocracy, mems
minds lose their safe and sound balance, and
preponderate TO the side of error and rldiealoGs-
weakness. The spirt Of the times seems 10
be to deyise some plan to escape labor, and
grasp fortune at single blow men cannot
pursue the same honest process which their
filhers dd, and thus, noi only earn an hsncst
livelihood, but acquire a competence for com
ing old age and The inirmties which then de-
priyo them of ac ION, they seem impeed by
a kind of magnoeleclric fluid which drprves 4
them of their Senses and raises their ambition 4
to such an alarming pitch that there is no safe
! " for them, or any one around them. Ahis
/ is not the right spirit, ol the safe process
We cannot jump a, conclusions, or make
fortune in an instant. God decrecd, thousands
of wears ago, that lnan should labor, and earn
his bread by the sweat of his brow and that
order will remain unchanged, until the full
economy Of his wisdom is completed. Man,
therefore, must labor, and it is best that ne
should. Suppose that all were wealthy, and
| luxuriaied equally on downy beds, with no
cares TO perplex them, and no embarassnenn /
\ to ruffle the even tide Of their lempers, IN :
| pecuniary po.nt of vew,-thnk you that
Il there would then be millennium Of happiness I
and peace in the world. No, far, very far
| from il. Who would then till the land, build
| III, ships and houses, swing tho sedge, and
make tho anvil ring with the clear sound by
the ,ol ce of the s,a!wart arm No one -
lIThers " ould be anarchy, rebellion and confa.
sion , d each ones gold would prove his
bt,eres, curse. The whole machinery OF the
,aiverse would stop, for there would be no
,ao to labor, Thus we see that things are
wei and wisely ordered, and that If they were
9th, wise, we should be far more unhappy
han we now ara.
Mechanics and Laborers are truly the noble
men of nature they exercise moral sway
and polen, influence in society, which Is 10.
Iced valuable. No man, no matter what may
L he his present position, ought to be ashamed of
u his origin or his occupation he whose SAL
: war, arm swings the huge sledge-hammer.
| and makes the anvil ring with the music Of hil
!, | muscle. is as impor,an, and useful man in}
n / the community, az he who thundcrs forth ini
d the S nate, aud justly earns the reputation OIL
8 Il modern Daa.os,he Tho genius o: the
Il humaa mind is as diversified and various AL
h the hues Of the rainbow. Byron's head p'o-|
l. duced his noble poens, but they would havs|
C bscn comparatively valuless, had not ar's''o|
Il skill and mental ingenuity devised plan ,o|
lc print and scatter them to the nations OF the|
.e earth. So we may illustrate our subjec4
l. to an almost in,crmnable extent. There Is q
in noble dignity in Labor, and wholesome mi
rs luence IN lis exercise. The man who labors|
5, BY the sweat Of his brow, is as much an hon1
K red being, in the 81 ehi al God, he dischar
lis res his whole duty of life correctly, as he
IN whose genius is The admiration 81 the world
OF and whose eloquen, tongue and pen sways thd
rs ies,nes of the Republic
er Therefore, honor your calling or 7roissslod
N in life be not ashamed of your destiny, b. i
he wha, it may. In your sphere of life you ar1
~ useful, and are fulfilling wise purpose oI
III God The narrow-minded who have CONF
n' INTO the possession Of wealth by fortuinous clr|
u" cumstances, or the inheritance Of a hand-work|
~ ing ancestry, may scorn you as beneath 'hei|
IS notice. .-bu, the same God created and vii
ny Judge YOU both the same sun shines upoi
49, you, the same grief causes you to mourn, VI
~ saue fate will come alike upon you, tho SAM
T" small pi,iancc Of earth will embrace you an|
D" Ihe same unweerns Judgolll finally decid|
It, upon your respective merits Earth has NJ
acS criterion of virtue and while Sorrow Is TIL
81 universal ,audron that tests our purity an
or, ,xh rlls our impcrfections, 20 conscience
the the correct monitor that guides ID to th|
Of acme of life's clysium. We are all labor
10 ars in Gods vineyard, although cur vol
of Is different, yet it all possesses dignity
cos at the closing scene, the crown OF approbd
m ton will r,pose as gracefully upon the s,ei|
hip brow of the manual lahorcr, as on the deca1
our head of the close student, or the efieminal
Us son of song. There is dignity in all labo|
which the wisdom Of just God will appri
,i,L cia,c.