The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-17

This lsfsn formerly had definite meaning.
But now that eaning has been entirely perverted.
/ We have known insn with licenses and diplomas
| who could no, write a sentence Of English cor
rscty. The country is oseffpn with ptetsnders 10
/ knowledge Of law and medicine; the only won
der is that people manage to live and accumulate
| properly when surrounded BY these charlatans In
| addition to these, there are many thoroughly edu-
Gated men, deserving Of confidence and support.
But between the shams and the reals, there are
too many members Of these professions. just
shink--there are in the United States 1900 med-
cal students. Certainly the country cannot sup
por. this additional number Of physicians every
year. The lawyers are increasing as rapidly,
though il is impossible to ascertain the number Of
students, as they are not compelled to attend law
schools.
All this is great evil. 1t can only be remedied
| by convincing young men that other occupations,
equally respectable, pay better. DR.. Riddell, in
his lecture before the Lyceum, stated that there
| was deficiency Of scientific men in the country
We have not enough Of engineers to meet the de-
mands Of the times The engineer who devotes
himself to the theory as well as practice Of physi.
cal science, is Of high remuneration, and adds
to the knowledge Of the world. To throw bolt
arch over some yawning abyss--to curb turbu
lent river with granite bits and compel il to lend it
unwilling strength 10 the help of man--to cut
tunnel through mountain-these are nobler labor
than to make the finest argument ever heard in
| courthouse.
But besides this, our country wants the expendi
ture of physical labor rightly directed by educated
mind. If half the young men studying profes
sions, confined in countingrooms, were preparing
themselves for the labors which require mechani
cal skill and scientific attainments the country AM
themselves would be the gamers. The faul
falls too frequently on the parents. An instance i
at this moment under our observation. A small
planter in the neighborhood of the city began lif
| with San arpent front" and two negroes. HI
worked in the field and the wife worked in tn
house. Year by year he increased his force-h
slaves worked cheerully for he shared their labors
He grew rich. His sons instead of being laugh
to work, had their horses. dogs and guns. They
were gentlemen. The old couple died rich. In ;
few years the estate which had been accumulated
by the labors of long life, was gone, and tn,
children, ignorant Of any trade whatever, are in
most miserable condition.
During the same time, another man in this city
followed the laborious trade Of the blacksmith. Ii
time MS Jorge ana anvil enlarged into the foundry
where he carried on the most extensive operations
He too had sons, but instead of being brought NJ
to iSsness and geatilty, they learned the father,
business, and when his labors ceased, the blast wa.
not stopped, nor did the molten iron COOL but ierce
burnt the fires, and redder glowed the metal, anc
quicker fell the pondrous hammers. And the sons
proud of their fathers trade, the great ma
chinists of the South. Now, who are the gentle
men ?-who the useful citizens ?-who the tru,
patriots