Washington telegraph., 1854-07-26
Work Worth its Wages.

When young man is choosing his profession
it is very proper that he shQsld attend much to
the dignity hat pertains to ito the considera-
tion in which the world holds it. 1t is abundant
ly proper that he should study the honor of his
meditated connection. as well as consider the
good of his fellows He has no right to turn his
hands to employments which, of themselves are
right and proper, il there are others in which he
Is confidently and lnte.hgently assured that he
could be employed more seTvIcably to the world.
Society has its claims upon Us all, and our Race
has still higher ciaims but we hold that anterior
to the claims of either are the duties we owe to
ourselves,-to our little ones, if we have any,-to
the wives we are liable to have 4 mans time
and talents, his endowments and requirements
are like piece of real estate, of which, under
Heaven, the fee simple is in his name. But out
ofitseveral mortgages are to be paid. The world
has one, which Is always a fat per centage on the
whole value. The Church has one, since it has
given the estate large part Of It's present worth
The Past has one. since from that the estate was
inherited The Future has one, though it gener-
ally relinquishes all title if the others ars satisfied
Society has one, based on u compact which is
old as the recognition of the right of property
But the first of all human claimants is the man
himself, for himself and for those fractions OF
himself which now or hereafter may constitute
his family. This is the doctrine and the faith of
the universe. Because Of the perpetual tendency
but all that 7yarice can hoard or dishonor clutch
there Is little need with the middle aged or the
Old to rehearse this truth. Bat the young need
occasionally to be reminded Of it. This is the
doctrine simply that the iajorer is troythy of dis
hire.
In other times it may have been different In
other conditions OF society. where virtue may
have been the feeble minority battling at vast
ODDS against an oveTpTessiug majority OF vice
there may have been occasions when virtues al.
tar demanded a victim, and good men were called
upon to make a sacrifice of themselves But these
times are now long way astern. No one is call
ed on to till land that will not sooner or later nav
for its cultivation No company of men are IN
der any obligations to sink capital in factories hat
are Improbable, or IN shipping that makes no
dividends. public Spirit has no right to de-
mand of doctor that he should continue his pre-
scrblngs in quarter that is too Strengthened for
him. or OF preacher that he should stay to repeat
truths which he has procured with much cost of
wearisome study and harassing thought to peo-
pie too lazy, mlserly, or Indifferent to give them
a comfortable support. Every man is left TO shift
pretty much for himself under the present dspen-
sation, and seeing few have the mission of the
prophet, very few should live so much with re-
ference to the passing moment. as 10 need the
prophets ravens 10 bring him food in case of sick
rainy day. No man should commit
himself to any profession pursuit that does not
promise something more that just enough to live
on. lfone is smitten with unconquerable love for
a science or calling in which the old folks can
see prospects but that of starving let him run
if it is honest: his Good Genius NAV nut him
through or if not it viii bring him back to start
again with richer experience at least. And II
one cannot live what be earns, if he will listen
we think be may hear a "call'' demanding of him
promptly that he pull up stakes and migrate into
some other field ofduty. Running in debt when
one is in poSSeSSion of his fuIl strenuth
the means IN prospect Of speedy payment, is con-
trary to nature aud ought to be frowned upon by
all good men. If preaching will not feed ones
family, let him take hold of the pow Ifdoctor-
ing is only half paid, let him dig, the moment he
finds that digging pays better.