New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-12-07

IL n man y dcYouon, tNc uut!cS Cl OthHt cli-
ployment or profession, from sincere and wor
thy considerations, a successful prosecution OF
these employment, is bcset with 4 thousand
difficulties There is perpetual conflict Of
individual interests, every one OF which, hangs
o danger over cur heads, or conccalS snare
to eotangIe our feet. There are brcathlo>s
rivals iu pursuit, equally determined to seize
the coveted prnc There arc struggling
competitors taskng then energies to the ut
most, to compass our ruin, and to increase
their gain. Every artificc, t(at cunning can
contrivc every trick, to which dishonesty can
resort are employed bcwlIcrn. There arc
buyers and syiiy2s, there arg bus and
bears" and hurrying feet, and angry
voices. and anxious faces and amidst the
wild cIamor of the steaming crowd, the ear
must be keen to detect the proper sound the
eve clear to discover, the sign, the hand
steady to direct the act. Gao mistake, ana
away we 60, with all our dizzy hopes and
clad triumrhs into the whirlpool Of bank
ruptcv, rcmor&c'ess ana cruel as the jaws OF
fac. LISA fact, at first sight, scarcely to be
credited. but fact however, sadly demon.
strctcd by the record of the Sarrogates and
prothonotarie5 Of our large cit:cs.-that OF
the estates of business men, not more than
one in fifty is not bankrupt, and to every one
that opens fortune there are thoasan Us
that die, who arc not worth enough to pre-
vide for respectable buriai. So much then
for theprospccts afforded by ordinary pursuits
so eagerly coveted by the thought'css, and SO
often abandoned in helpless ruin.
But my friends, as Farmers, let us con-
gratulatc each other. Oar ways OF life are
beset with no such dangers. They are as
braad as our furrows, as clear as Gods
blessed sunlight Oar rewards do not de-
pend on the intricaci IS Of Trade. With
childish pctulencc We may calI.the wind ca
alas for human experience: after all, they
arc q thousand times more reliable than the
broken promises and unkcpt faith Of oar fol-
lows. There are no lodges, no donblingS,no
tricks in our employment. Oar dealing as
working. business men, is directly with God,
and all our transactions Of this nature, must
be. rs all others with Him ought to be, hon
cst five work earnestly, He works with
Us five give with one hand He returns it
in the other II we SOW libcra'ly, we shall
reap gcnerousl v If we hide our treasures
ia the bosom of the faithful carth He pays
rs back according to our toll, with harvest
appalling to our sight, under an open sky.
At the risk Of seeming Il little to rigid; you
will see that am taking it for granted, that
as business man, we have chosen what we
consider useful employment, for which we
are gualGcd, and with d sincere purpose OF
beng uselnl For my friends, though the
self-sceker may scoT at the teaching, never
theless, there is the noblest man;iness, the
sublime PHILOSOPHY, the most divine logic
! in the declaration, "no man llycth to him.
self, no true man does.
] am prepared then to say, whatever be
your busine S, do it we'll. Do it well, because
| it is vour busness-bccausc it is your pleas
ure-your highest ambition.--bccause to do
well Is with You the first and principle con-
sidcration, your highest reward.
Nothing is moro common, than te hear
men declare that they pursue their business,
or follow their occupation for the pGy In
many instances they say it thoaghtcssly;
but when one makes such a declaration care