The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-11-29
Work for a Living.


is the most efficient worker has the strong
est claim upon the world for living. The
world, too, will readily acknowledge the
claim of all such to the privileges and bles-
sings Of life. But let man throw HIM
self upon the world, relying in the old mot
to--"the world owes me living, making
no elForlto help himself, and you willsee how
soon, aud with what practical emphasis, his
demands will be repudiated. The world.
opesi What folly. Who constitutes this
world against whom the demand for living
is made by the idle aud vicious? Why, in
dipiduals of course. Suppose, then, each
individual should setup the claim that the
worldlowe him living, and therefore re-
fuses to work. what would be the conse-
quence? Who would pay the demand?--i
What kind of a living should we have, and
how much would life under such eircum.
stances, be worth to US? .t o.. aaIs
The truth is, We owe every thing to the
world--all our energies, physical, moral and
intellectual. And unless we devote these to
the high purposes of our creation, in ad.
vancing the general interests Of humanity,
we shall prove Iecreant to the duties made
incumbent upon US from the, very organism
of our being, and shall deserve the contempt
and reproach of all men. the following
sensible remarks upon the subject. from she
Ledger, we commend to our readers: t
"THE WORLD Owes Ms A LIVING -
One Of the cant phrases of the day. inven-
ted by lazness and rascality to defeat in
short comings, is that which we have pla-
ced at the head of this article; for, as it is
usually employed, it means that a man
ought to be supported, wheter he does any
thing to help himself or not. Now SO ab-
ard a doctrine needs only be stated in plain
anguage to reiute ITSELF The human race
wonld soon sink to the condition Of the most
degraded savages, or actually become extir-
pated by starvation, or by disease brought
on by idleness or scanty food, if every man
were to adopt this phrase for his motto
Society does, indeed, owe living to the
manned, the aged the imbecile,T or those
who cannot obtain employment, hut to no
one else. Whoever can tako caro- ef him.
self loses his, claim on the worldsfor assis.
tance. ldleness, unthrift, Or want Of ener-
gy furnish no reason for demanding aims;
for they are vices which ought to be extir-
pated, and which properly carry their own
punishment with them 1t is law OF exis-
tence, applying to the brute creation as well
as to man, that they who will not work shall
starve. The bird of the air. the fishes in
the sea, the lions in the wilderness all have
to look out for their own food, and would
starve, if they initiated the habits or adopt
; ed the philosophy of some Of our moderl
vsionaries.
The world, however, does owe living to
every man who works for it; and what is
more, he gets it, especially in this country
No man need starve, or even suffer, except
for temporary period. There is alway:
labor of some kind to be performed, il mer
will earnestly seek it and faithfully perform
it. The great enemy of persons seeking
work, is pride. They need money for fuel
they may be almost starving, yet they will
not do this or tnat, because sit is beneath
them" 81 We once knew a young man who
started life with manifold advantages, yet
who made a miserable failure, and ldiet
early in poverty, because he would not, saf
ter first disaster, as he said, tstoop" to &
subordinate positidn.a Many a man has re
4 duced hissfamily to Indulgence; has left hi
wife a penniless widow; or has brought hi'
orphaned children to- the almshouse, be
cause he wouldanot go eutaand seek fortune
OF take fortune in whateSerrshape she offer
ed herself. $40 sit With folded hands and
q 3piteous faces waiting for work to come, ii
mot the way todeserve one's living Brea
: lis not rainedI(rom liheaven, manna-hke.--
Those who would succeed must .striye.-
Prosperity isionly won By strenuous exer
= ton; but energy and iperseNeranceeare sur
ID to command it. in the long run; and he VIII
says, 81 wiRhaye work. ." and tries and trie
r again TO get it, is certain at last 10 obtai
it, to keep it. and even to attain a comp,
K, tenee through it. 4a- .a sa .tag. .3aa