Litchfield enquirer., 1856-11-13

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t6cS but Il Is also too ID pdhly thbafsn that
she Is often insulRcientIs Scasl I'd a. IA
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The mechanics q our own eodstfs @tlose
iEga amenrs~4I0 Ave beea2 lEsifn Ighial IN e
faG1g ulighty 1hasRs 1uianf N sseieneea the
Isess11nsa6s aeinvestig i61sruke oDersr
lions of na&neelhase fEesee = Ylot1ilt irl-
sRp1cnt hnocGent hfsmat Il ! : ND
astpiking Instance Of the ngrattdde of selfish
humanity. The logged perseverance which
characterized thetn. and overcame the almost
insurmountablc obstacles which ol,structed their
pathway !; the lahorious existence which fell to
their lot was but poorly rewarded in COM
parison to the toll. Many genius has lived
and died in obscurity aud want on account Of
the neglect Of a cold-heartcd world Thanks
to the influence and sympathy of Chancellor
Livingston by whose aid the gigantic scheme of
Robert Fulton became promulgated, and We
are now propelled by land and sea through the
agency Of steam. How greatly are we iildebt-
ed to Faust, the discovercr of an art which
has been instrumental in the enlightenment Of
many hitherto benighted nation, and to Hoe,
whose lightning presses furnish US with the news
as regularly as We reccivcour meals to Frank
lin, who tanned the electric spark, who taught
it to convey intelligence. TO all these, and
many other inventive geniuses do we now bow
in profound reverence.
g Well may the humble mechanic feel proud as
he recalls to his memory the names of these IT,
lustrious personages, and as he reviews the
hardshps aud vicissitudes incident to their lives,
his arm is nervcd, and he plies his daily toll
with chcerfulncss Who moulds the crude ore
into form and symmetry, giving it strength aud
activity, superscding manual labor Who
decks the bosom of the mighty deep and the
navlgable streams with n,yriads Of sailing craft,
traversing the vast ocean in few days, and
bringing continents in closer proximity tc each
other !? Who transforms the dense forest into
fourishing cities and villages, giving them life
and enterprise, and substituting the shr whistle
of the locomotive for the war-whoop of the
sayage7 Who supplies US with the necessa-
ries Of life, and the various facilities for the
augmentation of our happiness and couvcn-
fence The mechanic IT'S he who cxerts
such an influence in human affairs. holding the
reins Of civilization within his grasp, dspelling
the gloom of heathenism and ign, orancc by the
vivid rayscf truth and Christianity.
But, Notwithstanding the dignity Of me-
chanical labor, there is a class of individuals
who are prone to regard it as degrading!
We have frequently heard Ypor cmancipn-
ted flop, whose income is on his back and his
pockets lined with pilfercd coin, cxclaim, ~
cannot associate with mechunc = Perhaps
the rebuke Of Franklin on certain occasion
might prove applicable to his case when he de-
clafes that to Exclude the mechanic from
society was to exclude the Almighty himself"
1t is a most dcplorablc exhibition Of human
fraty to see an indolent, .thougi,tlcss ignora
mus, whose small amount of wit and ingcnu-
ty is exercised in the adornment of an empty
Uranium, considering himself as Of sufficient
consequence to regard the mechanic as beneath
bis notice.
What a glorious sight it is to see the red no.
iron bend beneath the repeated blows OF the
hammer, welded by vigorous. brawney arm
the bright sparks flying in every direction, While
the roar of the glowing furnace accompanies
the measured melody Of the resembling anvil
or to see the rough plank made smooth by the
plane, the thin shaviugs fall around in rich pro-
fusion or to listen to the busy hmm Of indus
try from the distant factory, its tall chimney
emitting huge volumes of smoke, that ascend
gracefully into the azure vault OF heavenly.