Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-11-11

| fact there are many young men who
enter the profesaions,frOm an ignoble
! love Of ease is sufficient to account
for the many failures found In the
! professions. appeal to you, young
men, by the memories Of the past,
by your hopes for the future, by
I your sense OF pride, by your own
/ self respect and your instinct of
self preservation to throw of leth-
argy and dependency, and discharge
your whole duty to yourself and
your State. The young men OF
Tennessee i'm the past have shoDe
like respieudent gems In the cOrOnal
Of the State. No hardships and no
duty have been too severe for them.
In the dreary wilderness as pioneers,
In the peaceful walks Of life, on the
bench and at the bar, ia Legislature
halls and on the bloody field Of Val.
with the wild bsttle-cry on 1eir
Ups they have never known despair.
Ii whatever contest they hiiTe begr
engaged, they have bOEnn tbelt
selves manfully and bfavcly.
The present contest with power
", is severe one, u draws heav-
iiy upon the best powers Of the mind
and heart and body; u involves self
abnegEtion, toilsOme DAYS and sleep
less nights. But, young men, you
can succeed. Unborn generations
win sing your praises or publish
your infany- Don't strike sail to q
fear. You are the hope and stay and
prep or the State, Don't desert her
IN this time Of her need and calamf-
~. Stick to your country homes.
Great cities depend quite as mnch
upon the country for mind as for
meat, for brains as for bread. Two
thirds Of the successful men in our
great commercial centres were nur-
tured in the lap of comparative pow
erfy, trained IA habits Of industry
and frugRlity, and taught principles
Of honor and morality, in quiet
country homes. Keep away from
the pestiiential and concentrating
influences of great cities, where the
very air reeks with crime, and cor
IuptioB stalks like q hideous spectre
through every circle of society,
where temptations assal and en-
4icsments overcome the most severe
morals. Where one resists them, a
thousand fall powerless and ruined
forever. Be not deceived by ap-
pearances. When the officers Of
Napoleon broke into the house Of the
Inquisition at Madrid, they discOv-
cred q most beautiful statue, repre-
senting Q woman clothed in princely
splendor and msgniicence, and hold
ing cut enticing gifts TO all who ap-
preached her No sooner did de-
iuded person reach forth his hand to
receive the prodered gift than thou
sands Of swords shot out from the
statue, piercing the body of the VIC
tim and leaving him q mangled and
your country homes. You have here
a richl pOsSession, bequeathed TO
YOU by worthy aucestOrs-A
possession hallowed by asso-
Citations as dear as life itself,
YoH have here land flowing with
milk and honey, a land tseming
with the fstness of the earth. Stick
TO it. IL you encounter difficulties
in your efforts 10 build mp your
State, pass around them or sur
mount them. By always oVereom-
ing difficulties you viii soon have
no difficulties to overcome. The
old men are passing away; they
can never hope to adapt themselves
to the changed condition of things,
The middle-aged men have passed
through the transition state and are
trying to become reconciled TO their
lot; but you come untrammelled by
custom or habit upon the new era.
Make the most II. Follow indus
tFial purs uits. Nature has made
Tennessee rich, and nothing is want
ing 10 realize wealth among her
sons but strong arms, willing hearts
and Intelligent minds.