Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-13
"Toiling, rejoicing, sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;

Each morning sees some task begun,
Something attempted. something done,
Hes earned nighrs rrpose"
Ladies and gentlemen-to pass from the sue
ces>ful candidates to the delegates from local
societies now before me, and TO content myself
with one instance from among them. There is
among their number most remarkable man,
whose history ! have read with feelings that
could not adequately express under any Circum-
stances, and least of all when ! know he hears
me; who worked when he was n mere baby at
handlOOin weaving until he dropped from fatigue
who began TO teach himself as soon as he
could earn a week-who is now botaniSt
acquainted with every production of the Danca-
shire valley-whO is naturalist, and has made
and preserved collection of the eggs Of British
birds, aud stuffed the birds-who is now a con-
cholist with very curious, and, in some res
spccts, an original collection ofiresll-waer shells
and has also preserved and collected the moses
of fresh water and of the sea-who is worthily
the president of his own local literary irStitu-
ton, and who was at his work this time last
night IlS foreman in mill. So stimulating has
been the influence of these bright examples aud
many more, that notice among the applications
from Black burn for preliminary test eXamna-
ton papers one from an applicant who gravely
fills up the printed form by describing himself
as 10 years ofage, who, with equal gravity, de.
ScribeS his occupation as 'mursing alittie child"
Revcrting once moreto the whole collective au'
edge have said, aud shuil say, nothing. OF
the certainty with which the man who grasPs IT
under difficulties rises in his own respect and IN
usefulness to the community, have said and
shall say nothing. IL the City of Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, both so remarkable
for self taught men, that were superiiuonS in
deed For the same reason rigidly abstain
from putting together any Of the shattered frag-
ments of that poor clay image of parrot
which was once always saying without knowing
why, or what il meaus that knowledge was n
dangerous thing, | should as soon think oil
piecing together the INITIATED remains of any
wretched Hindoo who has been blown away
from an English gun. Both, creatures OF the
mast. have been as my friend, Mr.. Carlyle vigor-
ously has it. "blastcn into space" and there, as
to this world, is an end of them. So desire,
in conclusion, only to sound two strings In
the first place let me congratulate you upon
the progress which real mutual improvement
societies are making at this time ia your
neishborhood, through the noble agency of in
diyidual emp.oyers and their families, whom
YOU can never too much delight to honor
elsewhere through the agency of the great rail
way companies, nome of which are bestlrrlng
themselves in this matter with gallanry and
generosity deserving all praise. Secondly and
lastly, let me say one word out OF my owh per-
sonal heart, which is always very near to it in
this connection. Do not let US, IN the midst OF
the visible objects of nature, whose workings
we can tell off in figures; surrounded by ma
chimes that can be made TO the thouSandth part
of an inch; acquiring everyday knowledge that
can he proved upOn-a slate, or demonstrated by
micrnscope-du not let us, in the lapdable pnr-
sui, of the facts that surround us, neglect the
| fancy aud the imagination, which equally sur
round US as part of the great scheme. Let inc