The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-15

LECTURE By EDWIN P. wurrrLr.


philosopher has systematically divided
human beings into two classes, benefact0rs and
malefactors. Is would, perhaps, be more proper
10 divide them into l0afers and laborers. The
world is constantly losing by the idler sauntering
into the workers place. How often is it our ex-
perience TO see the wrong man in the right place,
or vice versa. How often a work well begun
is spoiled by the imbecility of him who
is placed to euperintend it. Woe to the
nation that has its prohigstes, imbeciles and
losfers in It's places OF trust Life without
serious work is life deprivedof all vigor. And no
man can be curse to others without being so
TO himself. The causes of loaferism are, feeble
ness of VIII and want of personality. II is pitiful
that so few appreciate the value Of strong will.
Man has been defined as an intelligence served
by authors. IL would be more correct to say he is
an intelligent will, served by authors. What de-.
humsbizes man, and makes him q loafer, is the
lack OF villa willingness TO float along upon the
tide. The only really deplorable fall is the fall
from being worker to being an idler. Yet how
few realize 1t. Even many working people dream
continually OF the day when they shall be able to
live without work. BY how many Is heaven con-
sidered an eternity OF pious lazness as II laziDess
were not the everlasting curse, above as well as
below.
But man, being essentially an attribute OF God,
must md his pleasures as well as his duty In ac-
uVlty. IL is mediclne 10 Doth body and mind.
Guzot, tne rrencn statesman, after the failure OF
bis hopes OF revolution, IN isfs had said that he
resolved 70 crown ms gfieis IN hard work. And
the resolution had been apparent IN the work he
had done since. Not that the result OF every
mans WORK would De stores OF knowledge or OF
ceieprity, put tne uue ana Dest reward would be
erenovated ana purer character. The saddest
iaiiures OF iiie are tnose which IAN TO put forth
power ara VIII; NOR are those the worst
sighss wmcn, tnough III Iahure, snow that
an tnort mas Deen made. The United States,
OF al o,ner connules' snouid spurn and
ignore ,ne Ioaief. her mission Is 10 educate men
LOT "oIk, no' Ioi lailnre 10 WORK. whatever
ere pe sslu' iet !, never De said tnas we are
losnng nanon. inoie Is ioanng nation, aud her
rsngion may pe sslo 70 De ioaiing spirtuaiized.
90 that hanoiui OF BRUSH soiclers hold her In
snbJecuon. turkey Is loanag nation, and we
sii SNOW ner pos'non IN tne European political
world; SPAN Is loahpg nation, her quiet broken
Only py an occasional insafrection.
In stroDg contrast are the iaboring nations
compare hoiana and BEGUN with those above
mentioned. Holland has been redeemed from the
sea. her territory is less tnan haif thatof South
Carolina. Her population Is about 5000 600, and
she has revenue OF s45,OO0,0o0. Belgium has
Deen transformed INTO tne garden OF Europe
NOW look al the otner slde. Inc Turkish empire
embraces 6VOOVV square miles OF territory, with
mlnons OF population, aud the richest OF soils
end climate, YET u tcannotsupport so much people
as hohand arc Belgium. Inere IL little danger
tbat We shah ever become ioallng nation. Our
great oanger seems from our extent OF territory.
our prospects Tor development are snch that we
shall no doubt in the future support not only our
mt
tne "ofIo; Inc ooer countries cannot support
tnei populsuon, ana ma an outlet only In emil
gratlon. were II not Tor me labor aud inventive
genus OF Der popnlauon England could not sup.
port zOOOO,OOO OF people crowded into space as
small as the state OF Wisconsin In ancient times
the names OF watt, Cartwright and sfneir COM
peers, would nave Deen delned; now they are put
sway WIN very Dflei paragraphs Dy the historian.
we ever seem 10 sgree win the arlstocrat who
sPptoVea tne laet, saving tnat brains were more
Iienty tnsn caphai ana ought 70 De cheaper.
Inc inVenuons mepuoned nave added 70 the me-
chanical power Of England to an extent equal to
uAt o. ovV'OOO,OVO Oh men. Inc result has been
.nat EnglsLa came out Oh tne costest war in
nls'oryLlrom 1908 70 Slo-richer than
wren she weho od ooa 20; o one spent the enormous
sum sun ol so'VOo,VVOOVV, ana yet war could
nos,a nos s, nsans .n s9 1 iase as her industry
cou,u o o p1oooce o .ne. Inc revenue OF Nctorias rs
- ~ 49, " - esS nrsy man tne
-. ioss eny o,er mere Is mnsn
,r ~ sns supposed misery OF tue
us IN !. uoes NOT come en-