Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-06
THE TAKERS AND THE WORKERS.

At the late annual meeting Of the Royal Agricul-
tural Society of England, Lord AsHBuRToN, in pro-
posing the toast of . The Laborer," said
have been commissioned announce to you that the time
is arrived when according the programme of this
hva you may pay your tribute Of acknowledgment your
associates in the hsd the partners Of your tolls the patc
patos IN your gains-the agricultural laborer [Chees
Without them the boosted implements which have for
cessve weeks been crowded upon your sight great Ex
hbion would for the most part remain pro6tless the
metal from which they were made when it lay hidden in its
native ORE a,homs deep under the earth [Chees De-
Pved OF the abore you would be like generals without SOL
ders lCheers] Nor they-the laborersess depend
ant upon you is from the savings husbanded by your
sedena and the sedenal Of your orefahers, that they
housed and fed, and clothed and furnished with npe
ments that multiply hundred fold the efficiency Of their
work without your savings they have lived like Now
Aeaanders-upon grubs and roots. Loud cheersr Alone
they would pc thus helpless Alone you also would be well
nigh helpless Separated you would scarcely raise food
to drag on existence, and continue stuned
But united hand IN hand YOU raise food for
alone but Tor the operative and manufacturer for the artist
and philosopher for all who deck homes with comforts
and Injuries for all who confer dignity and e6nemen.
the national character. [Cheers Without you and your
capital without the aboer and bis sinews these things could
not be- You form with him the piers wherein the gorgeous
the complicated framework of society rises like arch.
lCheers As surely the arch, with aits columns and
ParPes and tracery, would crumbe into ruins either
pier removed SO surely would operative manufacturer trades
man. arilce poet philosopher, toppe down into uni
withdrawn And yet there are those who think lightly of
the aborer, who call him rude and boorish who make his
ignorance They say he is uneduca,ed, because be
knows little of things which do not concern his own calling
but above ALL taught to do and be is not taught
to talk because in this land where choose members of
Parliament by their talk, and cabinet Ministers by their talk
false test Of ability false test Of knowledge, false test of
education has been up and by this false test tie aborer
has been judged Loud cheeng But it is no, by this
test it 10 BY his works that you should know him. Try him
by what be does, not by what be cloud eheeng]
Try him ny what be knows of his business by what he
knows of bis neighbos Put plough into his hands, and,
although be define straight line like others taught
by rule in set forms Of Speech be will run rrow mathe
matcay exact between its extreme points, though they be
as distant the eye reach Loud cheers] Is there
nd education there What say you of the training of that
eye Of that hand that head which only ne
but follow it truly, making unerring Of
two rude horses anda plough Cheer Or doyos hold hato
be education only which il to be gained in booksha on
be knowledge which rules gen.
eral ideas lChees Take another Give Of these
ignorant peasants quaern Of corn bid him six,
eight be will sit down pen and ink
and consult books If he lost hours that work. the world
would forthwith dub him scholar, and do its him
but he goes straight into the field distributes the grain 90
exactly the the harvest you shall
spot unoccspied spot crowded with plants than
another Cheers Is there no education in this Il there
education required to give appreciation of
quantity intimate knowledge of the capacity OF gwen
space Loud cheers PROFOUND the same problem to
philosopher. "a laugh believe the laborer would
whole farm p6iOr0 tne Otner would make and
when be had bis rule doubt he could teach scholar
to apply it. LIQUID cheers But this isnot all; have,
yet spoken only Of the mechanical skill Of the Iabore
to that knowledge which no possesses 10
with yourselves the knowledge of the Of armngan art
which has formed the delight Of the noble and most
elevated characters Of oil tnes-an which exaets from
those who practice the power Of dealing with the incidents,
occasions and emergencies presented by the vaee, Of
the seasons by the and constitution Of domestic AMI
mails by the and properties Of pans-an which
eevaes and dgn6es the mind by the perpetual study and
contemplation Of Gods interesting works aud
yet the labore gifted trained is held be boor be-
he cannot talk Loud cheers But you are not led
away by this sophsm Whatever you may do the hust-
ings whatever you may approve in Parliament you have
your shepherd for his talk You Judge the ag
rculra abore BY what he do you love him for his
honest worth you him for his wondous sagacy,
for the genius Of his instincts and now when we
together this high festival with msgnaes Of the land
with the distinguished in and literature Of the civilized
world that have expressed loyalty the throne,
cheers respect for the ustous prince, patron,
and the patron Of all that eevsses society, loud cheers j
now that have expressed gratitude distinguished
guests for their presence chee especial leaders and
benefacors for their services find satisfactory
to our Judgment grateful feelings the toast Of
"The Laborer," though he cannot talk. lGrsae
cheering
GREAr Pom PsAT-When, through the chance disco
very Of Irish bofe ssceaned that the waters Of