The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-08

LABOR. "
Essract from an Address delivwcd By
w. w HOIDrN before fke C,.,,,1s,,.

hEtrGc from an Addrc8s deljUercd b.
w w HoYnrr 6sfa~. ~. fy,,,,,x IL.
80 .-:...,.. ..... ~ ! - 80, ~
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Cenaoer Sd, 1893:
have said, fellow-citizeiis, that ag--
riculture is the chief pursuit Of man !;
vet it is dependent on, and indissolubly
connected with the mechanic arts. They
exist together, they flourish together,
or they languish and decline together.
Slight. neglect. iniure one, and you i'm
jure the other. If the farmer feeds us,
the mechanic clothes us. IF the farmer
looks to the soil for support. and for
sustenance for Others. he looks to it and
labors in it with the implements which
the mechanic has placed in his hands.
Every shin that saila every fortifca-
ton that towers along the deem. every
Improvement upon our rivers. lakes and
seas. every town and, CITY that adorns
the snrface of the world every temnle
dedicated tn law art Science. or rel;.
p;on every telegram wire annib;latinr
snace every steam-car uniting the in.
terests and svmnath;er Of distant 81 ma
mun;t;es. every teItscone sweeu;no
the heavens and br;nv;ro other worlds
LARGELY before INV v;s;og. swerv micro,
scane revesi;nr tho h;d1en wnnders ~
tho world aronnd No. ererv nr;ntsd
hool which ;nforms ma ,re,: del;ghts
md olavstas ,ha ,,;nd. svs-v fahr;c
and con.-;vsnca vh;ah .or,,;t,tas tr
onr convenience and confort cy sh;ch
nrotects no fror ~ tho hast If s.smna,,
r. Tho cold of w;r,ar 70 the a;rss.t ~.
snlt Of mecban;caI ;ngsnuitv hdustry
and sk;H
Tot'no - =. .sh.od IF n,acban;-
al Iahau San,o &c .ha Greatest and
hast NO., tho. svsr rraced the earth
m;;tS tha;r , n,as.n.s us,,s u,echan;csM
Tba hard hand - toll Il ;ut;u;teIv more
honorable than the soft hand Of sloth
and luxnrv Rather let the mechanic
ha nro,d of b;s .k;ll If his Industry.
and ~ h;s nsaG,rness to society, Let
him honor his yocat;on ana his yoca-
ton Iii bonnr him The true test of
merit Is in the performance of duty in
wbotsoavar situation we NAV be placed.
~ ~, az ..st tbe mechanics and
,nnrI;ngman of North. carolina are the
aonals IF anv and ali others. BE true.
gentlemen mechanics to Yourselves. to
Sour conntrv and r. vonr Cod Be
trme 10 vonr State and it's interests as
Won always have been. and as yeur
brother mechanics were before YOU, who
followed WASHINGTON. the farmer. and
Croono +bo hlacLsu;th and Morvan
.no - cLa-.., ~ stcs,,,a
the "aSoIef' anu onel lll"n, .no 80 !
Ker, ana franklin, Inc prihee IL ho
war OF independence. Remember thas
you are now power in the State and
.provements are constantly increasing
vour lintellioence. your influence and
.,o,,r ,,a,var Romomhor that labor M
- :....,-.
al kinos, rignIiy aPPIeoia.eu anu Jus.iy
Protected ana rewarded, is tne napPies'
temporal inheritance OF man. It's fruits
are seen every where, benefittmg, glad
dening and blessing the earth. Labor
State When # nrosners all interests
ao,r;sl, ,rhan i ionr,;sbos iii ;ntar.
49, - =,
eo'o ueoino eo -" on ~, 1 .s A' ="
courage anu hohor ~, anu Iee the me
chanlcs, whose interests and destinies
are inseparably associated with those OF
the farmers, resolve to, do their full part