The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-07-09

A.es 80 know bow to deal With iew ques-
ii5ns hat iis ears 70 the din and is
eScs ihelIst 81 the world conflicts
calleg made men are very iiae orna
rieaav isStn-ycry good things 20 have
for celebrations and occasions o. show
Tl,rt excel in Founh-ofjuly oraiions
contribute TO family newspapers; they
make most respectable candidates OF most
respectable gentlemen for most iespccia-
BE oilices they preach nHcNeepiionable
sermons. College-mndc men are nice per-
ssns TO meet at small parties very orna-
mental in many ways; but, in the slang
words ofthe day, they do not know how
10 kccph hotel Laughter.
Whea you ask these people 10 give you
food and drink when you put yourself
into iheir hands for your souls nutrimenti
when You 90 10 board with tlem' they
always fail you.
The selfmado men Of the world, in col
leec aud out Of it, may be, and often are,
roual-madc men, who will shock nice,
fneideas Of society; but they are the only
men who wcss promptly forward in the
great business OF life they are the only
men who can stimulate and move you,and
satisfy the cravings Of your nature For
they originate power they possess an m
diyidualiy, and all the valuable changes
are born by the hand Of individuality.
Having explained my idea Of the self
made man in coutradistnetion from the
colege-made man. ! am ready to make
the simple proposition that every mans
natural organization is adapted 10 the Sc
curing of a certain place in the world. II
making this proposition, only say God
gives every man 4 chance--that he puts
the instrument in every mans lands (
make himseIl--;o achieve his mission.
suppose it is fact that will rot be
denied that there is little individuality o
character in this country. We are al
soldiers Of King Fashion, and dress il
uniform; we march in batalions undcl
ihe banner Of public opinion. In ihi
way the individuality Of our nature is sup
pressed and ultimately destroyed.
They find in the work they are set t'
do nothing which bears any relation to tl'
inclination. Put a penkn.ie 10 do th
work Of an axe, and you spoil at once Al
instrument which bears a relation to finger
nails and quills.
We find that in this worlds estimation
: there are certain professions which N
Z held by the public TO be most respectable
) So thc whole world rushes into them, Gn
balf the world gets out Of It's place AT once
and loses its iadI,iduaiity Rv,, ilc tlni
is every man is respectable only when b
is in his place. No man is lespcctabl
when hc is out of his place.
i II you have ever attended an cXhibltlo
/ of horses, you will remember that thcr
/ are present great variety Of horses. On
: is a truck horse, another a fam Eorse,
!. family, saddle, and fast lofse. Thes
2 classes Of horses are each adapted TO dI
# fcrent kinds Of labor. Now suppose, wit
Il view to the popularity Of fast Eorses rs
class, and not with respect TO indlrldni
G qualities at all, these horses, in all the
n variety, arc entered for the premium f
Z speed! Think what figure they wou
. make on the course But bring Item a
e 10 in classes, YOU see then very diii,
e ent effect at once. The farm horse wall
e quietly along in harness; tie family hors
at an easy pace, bears oyer the course
% freight OF wcmen and children; and Il
e. saddle horse amblcs along naturally al
g without an effort Now suppose all the
4 horses had been trai ed 10 the public OPT
Is ion that speed is the only desirable al
:. most admirable thing in horse; suppo
Il the truck horse, for example, had be-
II put through long course Of trainin
would lie make a fast horse I Never, al
ls What is more, he would be spoiled for
J. truck lorsc.
II What lesson is there for us IN this
. lustraiion Bear we witness that I
ID track Of American life is crowded Wi
n human truck horses and farm horses, la
j. iy and saddle horses, all entered for {
lie premium for speed, and all make the
c. selves ridiculous by the arts they /
ry forth to get it, and all spoil themselves
10 the endeayor. They are supported
ID their course by such indiscriminate COZ
re sells MS | have alluded TO. As boys q
OF Young men, they were told to aim In
u. and particularly informed that if ii
| pointed their arrows at the sun, the fiji;
would be higher than if they pointed tn
de at the earth. As if it were not Letter
lr- knock a gray squirrel of Virginia
| fence than TO spend his arrow on the b
he sky.
he The prizes Of professional and poliii
re- life are those which the world is taught
,re regard as the most admirable and TO
- tain them, Of course, all men are striFi
ire The effect has been to crowd professlo
IN life with mouniebanks and inferior N
and political life with demagogucs.
fcr win be admitted, ] suppose, that there
be more men engaged in professions than
ter country has need Of, and more than
in obtain livelihood for themselves.
popular notion is that if a man is goins
ihe make anything Of himself he must ba'
os- public professional life Of some sort.
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