The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-01-25
lgrNultural.
The Mechanic and the Farmer

he following is the closing par, of an
hddI"SS, delivered betuie the CumLer.
land IN. C) Agricultural Society, bv w.
W. llo den, Esq:
i have sad, fellow citizens, that aori.
culture is the chief pursuit of man vet it
Is dependent on, and ndiSsolubly connec.
ted with, The mechanic ar,s. They exis,
together, they. flourish together, or tLev
H"gu'>h and "ecue together. Slight.
neglect, njure one and you iaiure the
other 1t the farmer feeds us, the me
rhanic clothes us. II the farmer looks to
ne sou ior support, aud for susreuance
Tor 'herS, Ire looks, to and la5ors in it
with the implements the mechanic has
placed IN his hands. Every ship that
sails; every fortlfca,iou that lowers
along the deep; every improvement upon
our rivers, lakes, and seas; every town
and city that adorus the surface of the
world every temple dedicated TO law.
AT science. and religion every ,eee raph
"'re, Hn",h':a'irg space every steam car
un''hS the interests AMI syupathies of
d'S!"nt communities ; every teesoope
sweeping the heavens and bringing other
words ImgeIy before Onr vision: every
microscope revealing the hidden wonders
OF the world around us every printed
book, which informs, iuslruc,s, detiqbts
and eievales the mind every fabric and
contr'vaLce which contributes TO our con.
ven'ence or comfort, or which protects Us
from the heat of summer and the cold of
winter, is the Girec: result Of mechanical
ingenuity, industry, and skill.
let no man be ashamed of mechani.
.aoor. Some OF the greatest and best
men that ever gra,ed the earth with
'""r presence, were mechanics. The
hard hand q toll is infinitely more honor
81. 'hau 20 sor hand Of sloth and Ink.
"T. i,H"s. e, .be mechanic he prouc.
OF ms skill, Of his industry and Of his uae
Tunes to society. Let him honor his Yc-
cation, and his vocation will honor him.
The true test Of merit is in the perior
nance of duty in whatsoever situation
we may be placel. Tried BY this test.
We mech@n'cs and working men Of
North Carolina are the equals OF any and
All Others BE true, gentlemen mecLan.
ics' I" yourselves, to your country, and TO
God. BE loyal to your Stale and lis in
'''' ~ a." ' we eel, ana as
your brother mechanics were Lefore Won
"ho followed Washington, the farmer,
and Greene, the blacksmith, and Morgan.
lie wn@"nei, and Sherman. the shoema-
k"r and F'arkin, the printer, in the war
"i lndepcndence. Remember that YOU
are now power in the State and that
Common Schools and internal improve
menls are constantly increasing vour IN
uneo'" and You power. Remember that
.ahor Of a! kinds. rightly appreciated
and justly protected ard rewarded, is the
harV'est inheritance Of man. It's fruits
are seen everywhere, henef,ting, glad
deHing, and blessing the earth. Labor.
o. whatever kind, is the life of the State.
hen it proSpers, all interests are -four
'shInC when it Ianguishes all interests
are depressed. Let us, then, cherish,
encourage, and honor it and let the me-
chan'cs, whose interests aud deslinies are
nscparab'y associated with those of the
farmers, resolve to do their full part 10
advancing the prosperity and augmen,inc
the glory OF our gooG Old State