The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-07-18
Wantcd-A Situation

The number Of young men in th
South out of employment and with nc
visible means ofsupport could be cour
, ted not merely by the hundreds, bat b
the thousands, We suppose there i
not u city or small town in ALL tn
=, Southern States but has its surplus o
. young men in daily inquiry Of a situa
; ton to measure calico or weigh on
groceries for the most limited Of sala
rics, We have had frequent applica
tIohs from young men willing to worI
Tor their bread and clothes until the,
could fall into something more remu
neratIve, 1t is very pain that, instcac
OF making wise provisions for the fu
ture, we are actually raising up u gen
GRAFTON Of paupers. We have been de
voting too much attention 20 the pro,
IeSslols and too little to the trades
We have any number Of excellent col
Ieges turning out swarms Of young
doctors and lawyers to starvc, and nc
institutions for the education of skill
ed mechanics. 1t is time we were be.
ginning to popularizc industrial pur-
SuItS--to dignity labor, and make hon.
est work respectable. Parents, it mat,
tiers not whether rich or poo +, are
wronging their boys by not bringing
them up to some useful art. First, a
good solid English education, and then
a few years apprenticeship to u good
trade, and we shall see fewer Young
persons Gro wding the towns and cities
TO I'LL positions only fit for girls or
women. No Child Of wealthy parents
will be any the worse off with the prac
ti3ai knowledge Of some useful branch
OF mechanics, even if he should never
expect to follow it for q living. No
railroad superintendent or President is
so Sufficient rs one who was educated
up from the shops, and knows how to
build locomotive as well as the mas
ter mechanic under him. The best
President Of a manufacturing GONNA
ny IS the man, who was himself educa-
tea amid the whir and hum of the spin.
dies. The knowledge Of the mechanic
arts is more useful to the people of our
section now, than the knowledge of
The learned professions. The CONNER.
clal hope OF the South is in the sue.
cessiuI prosecution Of industrial en-
lcrprlses. The wealthy citizen should
lead Off in this work of regeneration.
Let him afford practical evidence Of
lis laltII in the industrial future Of his
'ertlon by teaching his children to be
'SGiuI pemmbers of the community,
let there be a generous emulation
'mong all classes to Dignity labor and
o elevate the mechanic pursuits to
evcl with the professions of law and
Medicine. Once get this spirit
Weakened throughout the community, ,
md the whose people will be inspired ,
'lth confidence and higher hoper of |
io future. Commerce will thrive I'M
.er It's lealtl I'LL influence; real estate g
VII enhance; new workers from abroad i
M come in to put their shoulders to
ne wheel our homes will be beauti- {
ca; our waste places be redeemed, k
nj prosperity comfort and moral C
nprovemeut will take the place Of a
and desolation, and lawless- G
ass. 10 be a powerful section we 0
.0st be independent, TO become a ii
ealthy people we must utilize the re. 81
with which God has blessed n
II prolific section, and keep our mon h
ut home. Above all to begin with, lc
must stimulate our own children TO
'come skilled mechanics and builders
III architects and engineers, instead It
lawyers, doctors and counter hon f.
rs. Rather let US import oar pro -
sslonals than our mechanics, if we "
import either, and let all 90 to In
,rk and honor the workers.-Vash til
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