The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-19

him. with nothing 10 urs eiGher hsn~sf Ma mnsily
away from the Embellishments a Dslmhas2iag se~a
or city Every farmer sr PLANTER shsasd sa.<s hs hs
to himself OF hia hOnsehod ts dsnrs~a sa bsus~a sst
on earth. Though he may hare ~ aaf1Ama p~1ssE.
rich and costly furniture nserel .rrsast& sN tAeFv
is his homestead beAuiihsd aud aassed witA every
leave such home, with ~ sr@tnn s~r~~s- <si ~
pure and sparkling waters Sc ne dssi and sssAs - sh
| crowded city 49,
And how strange Is TAI. pa..l.a lDs ss s.ss e-~lsr
life which often encounter IL oamnos sssax Nm
any inoFinats desire % grow rbh, fw A~fSsAusrs
wards her followers bouatfily thsn zay eie Fas
suit Ii is passion foT pleasure aad dhIls1 Asn
for riches. Some desire 10 I've IN p~lNus bafit
the city, that they may be seen a1d aialred r~y o.
sire costly equpagcs bat they must gttr in tAs ef3s
attracting the admiration of thounh Who wonh sewer
tre the ball. and the mA~aGeras prssent thair shxAy
atmctons whilst they seldom beard "A 10 rural <.
The devotee Of Questionable pleasures hns n the
city ready facilities OF induigeaca, nhh sntiray
moved in the plain aud yrnoas oFgzai1Afin ~ ccaatv
society Whatever the motives this pfcfcnce given ~
many city life productive of u shc x~ss~k
evils Of the present age In thu fonns&e "a hap~ sk~G
something may chancs to turn up In theF fzssa h~ns
drels and thousands prepiatc themselves inte tswns
and cities without prcconeerted sngeucn fs swutNs
and permanent employment IL s ths great sw ~ ssu
being that If would be either happy pro~Ferv
must have employment physical or intellectual Ths
Is emphacally true Of city lie But this dspfogssfoa
ate rush 20 the city renders sach employment
demands of commerce. manufactures the mechanic
themselves into cities. Hence that of poss1ty
and suffering for shelter. for fuel for ient ior hres
which city ordnances relieve Hence also, tho
great mobg and through the streets n tes
Of scarcity demanding employment and Subsistence,
which oftentimes nothing but martial law sabdne
and hence too, that foul and esterng Of eorrsp
ton and vice which too often act aud disgrace
crowded cities
How delightful ID is to turn from the contemplation Of
these TO the cal eontcned and vrtuons life of
the country with its comfortable and sometimes is mag
scape Its churches and school houses its Abundant
ply Of aiment and its almost boandess store Of mbss
tence for man and all the animals that minister TO either
his necessities or peasuresi
Still must remind you that the great law OF employ
ment and labor applies equally to country and 10 aty
life It Is by labor that man must work out the great
problem Of his exstencelabor of the head-Iabor of
the heart and labor Of the hand. a
Wherever man has failed to labor he has remained
savage where he has labored most he has risen highest
in the scale Of his physical moral and ntellectual being
one angel with his flaming sword drove Adam from his
Ellen, another angel though disguised In the humble
form of labor will gently lead his descendants back ~
their native paradise Look at the progress they have
already made in that celestial and glorious direction
Look backward to the dark ages of mans existence
when he n mere barbarian Look at him now, how
noble and majestic he stands with all his temples dedca
ted to learning and pety and good government around
him. Once a savage, now almost a God.
Be not startled at the bodness of these words The
grandeur Of what man has already done and IL now
achieving must plead apoogetc for the apparent psty
stars He has GENT stolen away its ghtnings and sent
them the laht and through the deep waters. TO
convey his thoughts and wishes around the world He
has laid hold another of the elements and despatched
his huge ships in few days the widest oceans
Hc has eyeed the mountains OF the earth that mpced
his pathway and brought forth from their deep and hid
den the rich treasures they contained. rg
In the majesty Of mans civilization and progress the
earth the seas, and the winds all stand subdued and
conquered by his presence and power and how anirna
ting is the reflection my countrymen that in all this
Improvement and progress America, our young and
vigorous America, holds proud preemnence- Her
glorious form Of government stretching like the Tin
bow Of hope and Of promise from to oean, gives
shelter and protection to nearly thirty millions Of the
and daughters OF freedom Her lgxurant valleys,
reposng ia every climate, yield in superbunnce every
fruit and grain suited to the subsistence Of manher
mountains teening with and the precious metals,
give employment millions Of artisans and furnish
the ongdesired currency Of gold and silver the most
stable and unerrng standard Of values and exchanges ever
devised by the wit of man. AA&
These great advantages Of good government of climate
and SOIL Of mineral production have stimulated the zeal
and quickened the capacities Of the American people
until they stand unsurpassed in agriculture IN manufac
tIres in the mechanic arts in scientific pursuits in the
learned professions and indeed unsurpassed IN all the
elements of national greatness.
But what avails national greatness If we have not
national and individual virtue to inspire us with ohedt
TO law and for the glorious constitution
and Union under which Ivel These the sources
OF unexampled growth and prosperity and with his
last breath every tre patriot should ferventiy pray that
they might last and endure forever.
our union of lakes union of iands
af states, shall sever, #$
Of hearts and union or hands, a
.. Amt the Flag OF our Union fore n #tayE 7&a
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