, 1865-10-18

De situations, md this msnis declares that any
thing in The ehapc Of elefssnip, anJtaiug where
DG ,5s 4Sse 9s S
II, al leAst. but qualified responsibility.
Our mechanics: who aEc nroptietora in ~ Of the
becomiug morc ditheult from year to ycar 10 pro
cure s5prent1ces. There arc fever apprentices In
proportion 10 the population than there was twenty
bs s fcxer ien yesEs hsnce II the theories Of TO-
dsy keep In thetr natural progress II IL IN extta-
ordinary maxim IN the politics Of ststes that rero
theories when they once get foothold. Il il
startling tact that ths American youths OF to-day
an being indireessy not directly taught that they
must gain living In some to7t Of d manner by
their Wits 1t wtll only icqElrr limited obsc71a-
lion to diacorr the taci that parents now ere more
caeer 10 SCI iaer boys in,o sltaations, clerks.
copyiste IT Id ofzne gesGs thai to procure for them
honorable trades wberebr they may live. And ire
rather getting 10 look with suspicion upon that
tbeo @ al 1es pesird g. III implies ia
good deal more Than re c1n ezpress. 10 aec the
eaee1ness end imretuosisy-the readiness with
undertake. sny iandom empIsyment-fo It only hs.
about it the air Of Eitudt,o, how ever temporary
one would suppose that famine ~as sIalSinT abroad
and In manual labor had been exhausted. And
what docs this MI result int Dull headed boys
e1uw into inefficient and disappointed men in stu:
the mechanical arts, IN honorable place: many
compelled so lifelong failure IN s<3gs tax sau5-
les Of Some description: But no. they
and their parents were nlled with the mania
Of Frsptsqlity. They could set no honor tn honest
1t In anything else. One Of these young men who
has dlsdsined trsde, and sought The haabe OF re-
epcctatIlfty. procured bis situation, aftes due
sSsn SSss q a En- ps iSS 1s oa ss is s
employment 10 anotbeT, rs clerk or waiting man.
perhaps, to the very man Who started imoued with
pcndcrce. m Another exists II eort Of shabby gen
i1aiiy, mere nonenaty without character.
Tls false social theory. and one Fnlch already
ster probably viii only come il The hr future when
The evil ha. attained much larger dimensions than
now. There are necessarily three classes OF men IN
prs c.yess, and he distributors Wchavc fourth,
The fungi but 1t ts not necessity Of the situation.
OF lhcse three classes the drst Ii the basis OF the
prcee1ve or disttibute-she officer Of the Law, and
the dealer have no more function than The eye and
car Of the dead carcaes. So. too, II the two latter
nndae Eft a teaated to er ae'r ~ h
is no doubt that the tendency Of the present aga Is
to get ont Of the ranks Of the workers. In obeaiencc
bility We have spoken Of il should however, never
be forgotten that for every man unnecessarily taken
IRON the ranks Of the working classes, wrong IL
% Of never aiins isv, uiiinastes returns to plasuc
the inventor and practitioner. II no consideration
| Of soe1al duty operate 10 prevent the m9vemsns,
the Eelhsh motive should be adequate 10 keep the
| young man out Of the shopelEss and altnless"
crowd FAST increasing. while the caane!s Of success
| or its individual members are gradually diminish
inS.
| or cou1re clerks and business men will always be
wanted. there Is always room ior the exercise oi
their abilities. and II youny man eTinccs a de.
cided natural aptitude for t'bn.lucss," and In.
prove it by m adequate business cdncauon, he
need have little fear Of being abe 10 MAXI bis
nav. 1t Is trnc Tint 1,any do mike their way III
commercial lie who have not had these adyan.
tascs. hut The day Of such things is tast passing
brain developed IN our day. We speak rather IA
| the 1nu1utudt-to those who think that all thcy
hare 10 do IL to learu bookkeeping, and then apply
Tor situation. EcrcF Was greater nietaEc; II Is
but brunch Of that perverted idea which has OBJ
tanned 20 much both here and abroad that s. 'edu
Gallon fs not intended 70 ft Us TO meet the stern
duties Of life. bnt to avoid them" The great army
| Of mechanics and labors may be benefited by tht
acquisition Of this and other branches Of know.
ledse but when learning diasusts with honest toll
| il haS failed In itA mission,