The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-08-18
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do about the majority Of towns il
East Tennessee. says:
"Yagrancy and idleness are criminal
and should be accordingly punished
The lazy should be stringent, and b
rigidly enforced Those who labor IIar.
and faithfully for an honest and indie
pendent living, should see that these doe
less and self-made panpcrs should be Gu
off. We will never have prosperous anG
afluent times until It is done T"
All Of which we most cordial,
endorse. -, s...
The above we clip from the Knox
vile Chronicle. The GAZETTE hai
several times recently set up typ'
calling attention to the same subject
Indeed, the press all over the coun
try is loudly calling attention to this
mammoth evil. Could iGbe arrested
and idle hands all called to labor
what a more than magic change
would be wrought, not alone upon
human character, bat upon the face
of nature. Thousand Of acres OF
land, past numbering, now laying
out waste, would be made to bios
eom as the rose, and yield its in.
crease Of grains, fruits and flowers.
The taxes on the largely increased
value of these lands would greatly
assist in paying the expenses Of our
Government, and cause our land to
wear and smile in its best garb OF
civilization. Then the moral change
that would come over us, which is
far moro important every way. Our
criminal courts would he abolished ;
our jails would be empty, IS the dew
il only furnishes jobs for idle hands !;
the temperance orators vocation like
Otilello's occupation would be gone !;
dirty saloons would be closed, and
more genteel business followed,
houses of i'll fame would cease to be
heard OF, which are the horror of hor-
rors. since the best and tho fairest
ia the land may, by misfortunes
crushed. turn into these caverns Of
HE'LL Why will we not ali work? It
is the order of Heaven. Happiness
is found alone in useful employment.
There is nothing degrading in work.
"Act well your part-there nh the
honor lies" Every and any man,
woman and child feels better when
they have done an honest day work,
or have earned an honest penny.
Food tastes better, sleep is soander;
dreams are sweeter; rest a reality
conscience at ease duty performed
the human race benefited by our
labor. Well might the Psalmist say:
Yea, the work of our hands, estab-
lish thou it," The ancients exhib-
tied their good sense in their admi-
ration Of those who exceIled Ia any
particular branch Of industry; yea,
their very gods and goddesses were,
in the main, composed of those whom
they supposed had conferred ines.
Unable blessings on mankind by the
lalsor Of their hands, heads and hearts.
For instance, the fable OF Vulcan
shows how highly they esteemed the
art Of working in metals, since they
supposed ik to be an occupation fit
Cor a god The visit of Venus to
Vulean-s ENOrk-shop is an additional
puoOG. They attributed the inven-
Gaon OF tine art OF spinning to Miner
va While oar Granger friends will
cla1m that Ceres stands at the head
OF all the rest, with her tall and ma
5estic form, !" a wreath of corn bound
round her golden hair, and a sickle
in her right hand, while in her LETT
hand she holds a lighted TORCH" en-
blematie Of the light of truth shining
over all Shall we not open our eyes
to it, and labor with all our might,
while it is called to-day. But many
who dc not desire to become Gran
gers and act on the wise suggestions
OF the Hon. James i. Shields, in his
excellent paper on the proper way
to improve our lands, will ask :
g What can we dor This is diff
ealt question to answer. We have |
10 manufactures of any kind worth |
mentioning-we mean, of course, IN
numbers and capital invested-to
which we can point those who might |
want to labor with their hands. Nor
can we hope to create places for
them, since we possess not the
means and we cannot administer |
on the estates of those who do pos |
sess the financial ability without be-
ing regularly appointed nor will we /
call in question any mans right to
employ his own money to his own
liking. But we will continue to hope |
and work for the erection of manu-
featuring establishment in our midst. |
where capital and labor win, hand /
ii hand. lead us to realization of |
he brightest day-dreams Of our wis
est and best men, who speculate in.
and prophesy about our country's
future prosperity. Meantime, let
ali who are disposed. "learn to labor
and to wait" Labor for small wag
a. 20 ,,ooasaarv and wait for better /