The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-05


iru In them for such services ns these. R"crniiS
for all rb..e dcparImcuts c"ma irnm oih"r ranks
|, is the children nf the poorer classes Who strug
Ole upward into honor and usetulineSs-and IN"
children OF the rich become mere idle spectators o.
husy scene in which they hav" no part
These are lamenlabe but ndisputabIc tacts.-
The very class Of young men which should iurhSh
the brightest ornaments and most usetui me mners
of society contributes at best but useless drohes
men who live only 10 dsspatr the fruits oil an
cestral industry, and who become mere hangers
on, in State where intelligent activity is The sole
condition OF honor and OF selE-respect.
Ii is scarcely necessary 10 say that this resuIt is
wholly due 10 The defective training they receive
in early lie Their fathers the parties respon-
sihe for so empty CONCLUSION OF what mISh'
have been brilliant career. The radical difficul.
ty grows ont of the fact that acquiring money is
regarded and treated rs the great end ul lille and
these young men, knowing that their fortune Is al
ready S. cured. naturally enough see nothing lett
worth Iab"ring for. Their fathers inspire and
cherish The mistake, hot in words, but by 'heir
acts and The whole tenor OF their lives. They
teach their chilarrn. by their daily actions, by
,keir social habits, by the tone of their cnnversa
tion, Lv that general bearing and demeanor " hlch
rxeris more influence in family han special
incuIcutr s. that to he rich is the great oli' ct of
Iifr--and that tu lie useful, to h" hnn"r' d. tn be
worthy Of public trusts, aud to aid IN The advance
rrent of society. and the enlightenment or guild
arce of our fellows, are secondary matters, To be
left to those whose poverty comp"ls them int"
some field al active rxFrri"n. Such lessons must
inevirahIvy produc" the empty results which those
who receive them, and society at large, have Sc
much reason 10 deplorr.
But worse results than these are often seen to
follow. The training which great proportion of
our young men rec"ive, yields <lII NOR" depIora-
bic fruits |; leads Them, or at least leaves them
10 brcome spendrhrifs, devu,ces to vice and pests
10 sncieiv Their fathers, with little personal at.
I. non and taking no pains to secure for them
rigid discipline, 90 through the form Of sending
the m tn n fashionable Civ School, until they are
Nv elvc thirteen. supplying them even n, that
early age ith plenty OF money, wlh' vi teaching
Il en- how use il. AT an incredibly earl age
!hpv find their way 10 bar-rnoms. and learn to
smoke cigars and drink brandy. At the mature
age Of sixteen they burst all 5ond>--i ever here
were such :hings--and appear in manniSh attire
show themselves nj paresand stay "" late nj nISh ~.
Abou, This Time their fathers, thinking probably
that their eicalion is completed place them in
some business not difficult of performance, and re-
curing probably only punCtuai Hit"ndanre of nor
nlng> II do our young mon all possible justice.
they fulfill this portion Of their worldly duty pune
Iuav enough. No mnrr.r how Iale he has be-,
up The previous night, matter hat species of
drhauchrIy or riot he has been engaged in, the
Young man about town will always find his way
with aching head and trembling hand, 10 his Of
flee by good business hour. And This is all
that his father seems TO require. Tie never asks
how the mig ht was spout, what cnpanv, or
how came those blfared eyes and shnky hands-
ii" knows thai his son Goes not sprnd his evenings
1t home, hut h" is too busy too h. rdIess 10 ask
beyond. Why should the boy spend his tvenings
d; h"m,
What is there to charm him IN that great man.
sion thai pulses with alternate fever and gloom
one night hot, crowded party OF rougtd woman
and silly m"n the next dali, desoIate array of
empty chambers, with the tired muster of the
hous" snoring on u sofa, and his un'irng lady and
daughters upstairs dressing for another ball
No hresIde comfort TO tempt ihe young man 10
his home. Everything is huge, and splendid, and
dismal and in seIl-defence he has TO hv. He
has not been taught 10 love reading, and his frame
has been too artifcally reared to render him
willing gymnasi. No, the billiard room for him.
where he plays, and drinks, and swears with pre-
cncious gbhess when he makes an i'll stroke.--
From that 10 the gambling house, where he de.
YOURS luxurious supper drinks champaign gratis
and loses his twenty, fifty, it may be thousand
dollars, at faro. From thence 10 places even more
unworthy OF mention. whore the multiplication
Of vice in thousand costly mirrors is dwc on as
attraction. and here the youth learns the de-
grafton OF manhood long before he has become
man.
All this is ve-y sad--but s very true. 1t is
faithful but feeble picture OF the influences, the
negl'crs of duty, the fails" trimming which are con.
Ver'Ing int" adopts IN vice, and u~tIrs~--where
they are not hurlu--members Of society, thou.
sands a3d tens of thousands whose position and
opportunities would designate them ns shining
llght>--as pillars Of the Sne, guides and selecrd
rulers "f tn" busy millions. the sure reliance and
foremost champions Of every good and noble
cause.
MAKE NOTE OF IT.-The policy Of every |
man III BUSINESS. anI " hn must live by The nnhlir