The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-23

study and understanding Of our own mother tongue.
It s possible for very learned and accomplished
man to be splendid fool and yet, no man. with the
right kind Of head on his shoulders, would pretend
to deny tho advantages absolute and real resulting
from nishet education With az the accomplishments.
Tho idea we would ueulcdte a, hat tho world has
need for greater number Of men with common sense,
who willing to devote their tme talents, and
ergcs to the advancement Of physical knowledge"
which Professor McCay, with admirable point, defines
"not only in harmony with the times and the civi.
lzation in which wo ve but ia Of the highest prac.
tical utility to every member Of society,"" for Gays be
has any house to build, room to warm, clock
to regulate, machine Of any kind to construct or re-.
pair? does any feel interest in frosts rans or
dews or winds in Soils rocks, or drans or water
falls or mills or factories engines or railways in
manufactures, mechanical trades In work or toll Of
any kind7-how imperative is the demand for physical
knowlcdge-how immense. the advantage Of a thorough
and intimate acquaintance with the material things
on which his labor is cmployed"
One Of the prevailing and palpabe errors Of our day
and time is crowding into the socaled Learned pro.
fessions" without the proper understanding and ap.
probation Of their Importance we'll to the almost
total neglect OF the useful arocaons, which, in polite
terms we may call physical scienccs" Society ha,
the right 10 require the necessary number of operators
in the several fields and stations of lile It will not
answer that all Intelligent men be Lawyers or Doc.
tors-magnifcent sciences though they be-or other
professional charactersl What would become Of us
for the want Of ,rorking in the physical depart.
mentsf We must have intelligent men to build our
houses, make our railroads and engines and manage
them well as perform oil other duties in the active
and operative spheres Of life
We fear there are grievous mistakes being made by
many, who imagine that gentlemen ought not to be
mechapics. What fatal error to assume that any
man is wasting the high endowments of an immor
tai mind who minister's to the physical wants and re-
quirements OF his fellow man."
One whose genius and worth we have long admired
has written - Tho agriculturst, the manufacturer.
the merchant the artizan-all who are engaged in the
various callings that minister to tho wants tho COM
forts and the luxuries o, are honorably Employed
Society, in all its parts, is held together by mutual
interests Chain Of dependencies binds the whole
world together sever single link and you effect the
whole" We make no war upon the learned and e!e.
giant proiessions-we honor the man who honors his
calling, and it is always source Of admiration to US
when we see good Lawyer, Doctor or any other en-.
gagged in the pursuits which ambition generally pre-.
fers. The man who pursues legitimate calling may
dshonor his occupation. it canno. dshonor him.
Mr. Orr's address is better worth reading than
housefu of Dickens latest and best. although these
IN their proper place and at their proper time may be
tolerated