The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-02-23
BIZ A. W. SAWYER.

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The new worlds noble theory of life, which
is more in unison with the gospel than all 9TH
or theories pertaining to human government.
is yet imperfect enough to admit of difficult
ties and inconsistencies, arising from the
practical influences and workings of the sys-
TEN itself. Our government, in political
sense, is sfree and equar' one in all its
bearings and teachings. 1t dispenses its adj
vantages and blessings alike upon the rich |
and the poor, and every citizen of the "com-
monwealth Of kings" is endowed not only
with the right to pursue the path of his own |
choosing, but by the genius Of our institu- |
tons he is made one OF the hereditary states
men of the nation; the fathers OF the repub-
lie left it for the supreme Governor to bestow
on whom he would the seals of his nobility,
and as suci step to ont from among the masses
it is our distinction that we give them recog-
milton and authority; our triumph, that they
lead us thrcughjusttce to greatness and glory.
Very few of these fathers of ours were inher-
itors of distinction; very few Of the names ut
present forming the compressed lusties with
which the column Of American greatness,
rising in stately grandeur, is beltcd but pass
ed their earlier years at what, in other coun-
tries, would be almost impossible distances
from the eminences they now occupy. Our
stars have most certainly arisen from the
earth; and our system harmonizes with that
law Of the atmosphere, which rarely sus-
tains in its loftier regions any object that
does not derive its force and capacity and
buoyancy from an original contact and
sympathy with its lower and primitive ele-
ments. Yet this wonderful country of ours
is not entirely vast Democracy. Notwith-
standing all, our Americanism does not pre-
vent Us from pereeiving and confessing that
our grand system of liberalized ideas has in
it here and there a clog. The burning de-
sire to rush to riches and position in this
country is so great as to interfere to degree
of Inconvenience in the economy OF practical
life. This, with the unbending spirit of in
dependence which is characteristic of our
citizens, from youth mp to mature manhood,
threatens consequences well worth consider
ing. Without following this part of our sub
ject into its most serious recesses, it is enough
TO assert, that o growing prejudice exists in
this country, against honest, patient labor
distaste towards succeeding, in o worldly
point of view, by plodding industry. The
good must be reached at one rapid stride.
Then the misunderstanding in the nature
and spirit Of our institutions-that it re-
g
dependence to hire our labor to others, and
must be accompanied with faint Of dcgra
dation-goes far towards creating pcrma-
nent injury to society. This difficulty extends
throughout the various grades Of employ
ment. There are two certain grades of Ia
Dor which are indispensably necessary to the
welfare and comfort of communities, which
it is almost absolutely impossible to get
Americans to think Of ellington the rea-
son, that these employments bear to an I'M
Just degree the marks of seryitude. So far,
these positions are filed by class of Peo-
pie trained to different ideas and sentiments
Household service is a kind OF work that i:
of equal importance to any other requiring
the same grade of ability, and yet the iuef-
feieney and worthlessness of servants is &
prevailing complaint among all who employ
them.
Those who get their bread by any specie.
of domestic service in this country arc so sci
dom Americans that we can hardly conside
how the badges of servi.ude would sit upor
the native American, or how they might, II
time, affect his character. The very name o
servant is yoke too heavy for his PRIDE
Jonathan may be poverty personifed, yet h
would sooner forego his hog and hominy ant
meet starvation than be san obsequiou
stander behind other mems chairs" He cam
be servant. His ideas may be limited b.
lack of learning, yet they are too enlarged t
submit to any such degradation. He is viii
ing 70 perform a thousand mental office
under any other name; call him your friend
and he will act as your slave. Call him you
servant, or even give him reason to believ
you regard him as such, and he feels hi
blood in q moment. and will show you tina
he is his own master. He has not the leas
objection to the things to be done, but onl
to the position he must occupy in doin
them; so that while no money could hire hir
to stand idle in your hall in mental capacity
he will dig, pillow, maui rails, or risk his Iii
on your roof with no thought that he lowel
himself by performing labor for your benef
Work Is his glory, servitude his detestatior
there is not the least danger that he will eve
even tor the sake of the 81 almighty dollar
become servant; though he may so far fo
get himself as to keep one. His transgressio
of the democratic principle will never tai
that form.
In view Of this national feeling again
domestic servitude, some people arc q gos
deal concerned as to what they shall do 4
servants, after the overflow of nations st
subject to feudal ideas, shall have cease
and those who ara now hewers of wood al
drawers of water in tolerable contentmel
shall have become thoroughly Americana
in feeling, and at the same time possessed
comfortable American homes of their ow
Pat and Bridget will have grown rich, a
may be in the felicitous enjoyment Of tn
charming rural residence, surrounded by
numerous and fragile progeny, and feeli
alike with their neighbors, the general a
distressing want of help" Our sea-bo'
markets, for the supply Of help at
COS. Of it, transportation, will, OF cour
be discontinued, a. the supplies cannot