Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-09-05
Men Wanted.

The great want ofsevery age is men.
God through nature supplies all else;
and he supplies men too, if they did not
destroy themselves by their own vices,
and would. properly developes their own
powers. ''Good God, how scarce men
are said Nepoleon in Italy, when no
body appeared to contest the field with
him. And so it is in every century and
every age. There is no branch of busi-
ness, no profession, calling or occupation,
in which live, energetic, well-formed,
determined man may not command any
position obtainiany wages, and receive
any honors. When Daniel Webster was
about to enter upon the study of law,
they told him that the profession was full.
There is room enough he replied, a'sup
there" pointing up, and meaning that
for the higher class and the better quail
fed there was always demand. '1f 'sE
!, 1t is, just so to-day. There is a million
of poor lawyers, poor preachers, poor
editors, poor printers, poor mechanics,
and poor farmers; and some of them COM
plain of hard times and want of employ
meut; but it would be difficult to find
one we'll qualified, who has not had, a
hundred calls for his services. Those
who have nothing to do arc the ones who
never should have anything to do, for they
are not fit for it. They either have no
knowledge of the business, or are not viii
ling to work at it. The world is full of
people who complain that they have not
had chance in life. If they had de-
sired the chance they would have made it,
for nobody has chances except what they
make The bad and good luck, so much
talked of, is all nonsense, the fellow who
has pluck never lacks luck-he makes
luck. The human will is supreme against
every thing but God. There is nothing
on this earth or any other earth that the
human will may not control and form to
its, own liking; but to accomplish any
thing it must be persistant and determined,
then it will overcome all things lfthere
are mountains in the way it Will cast
them into the sea ; if there are clouds in
the heavens, it will brush them away if
there, are, wild lightenings on, the track, it
will catch. then, and curb and bridiethem.
There is nobody who has life before him,
who cant be what he issable to be and
willing to labor to be-. z..5.-sss'. -. -
But it is not. the fellow. that swhinc Fat
the corner of the street for ten hours, pay
for eight hoars work that is to come to
anything. That class don't want to work
atall. Hire them at eight hours to-day,
and they will want to work but six to-
morrow and the third day they will haye
the goutor something else !; it is the one
who says II conquer or dio," that never
dies til he has conqured. SO in -educa-
ton it is the man who has no mind to
educate.st that sucks h:s claws and swhines
that be would have. been something or
somebody if he had possessed the. benc
Gtsof learning. The man wbQW cdu-
cation can allrays get it. BE, ,cdpeates
himself This talk Of. Daniel " Wcbster
among the gutter rats, who arc Ike dia-
monds in the sand, land glisten : to :. the
dazzling of The world if they could have
opportunity sisall nonsense. Every man
finds lis level, aud has his opportunities
to become all that his capacity viii per
NIT. Let young men get rid Of these de-
lusions-these ynight-lnares that rest upon
their brains like paralysis and death.
The world is before them-its pleasures /
and honors and wealth. Anything in it
will be theirs if they make themselves
worthy of it and are willing to work for
it. There is no time to grumble, none to
lament offwith your coat, roll up your
sleeves. and 60 in for what you want. and
what you really deserve you will obtain.