Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-06-24

The " Hand Workers"

from speech pl Tue ron. - my -
Chicago, in which he speaks Of the hand
workers as the class of men from which come
our best, most practical, and useful thinkers
aud bcnelactors. His entire speech tho eX-
,empore. was admirable, but this passage de-
serves conspicuous notice. Speaking OF the
character Of the audience be said:
a." In this great commercial uplstrom. what are
called business men have little time to think; they
largely rely upon the editorial corps OF our dal
papers 10 DO their thinking aud supply them with
their opinions morning and evening. The very
nature Of commercial or professional occupation
involves a concentration of thought on the WORK
immediately in hand, and a mental and nervous
effort and strain each day, and year after year,
that is more wearing and more consuming than
hand work. Ii is % our h0Hd- icOrters that we
must look for deep and comprehensive thought )
and do not shy this for g Buncombe. | am not
an Office seeker or incumbent. / say what be-
licve % be true farmer who has a small libra
~ and takes enc or two good newspapers wiIl OF
ten pillow half day, and pillow many - lands Win
out remembering when lis horses turned single
corner. A carpenter may shove the plane Tor
half q day under the same circumstances, ana ne
yer think OF dinner until he hears the shrek oil the
steam dinner whistle.
''lt is from such sources that have come the
Improvements in the steam engine, aud ITS colaoo-
~crg aud progeny too numerous 20 mention, and IL
q
science, and true political economy must come
and those reform, by which viii be- raised the
cloud that ovcrhaugs the future of representative
government, and therefore Of civilization
Now all this is the naked truth, and not on
Is sustained 10y scripture and history, aud the
most briiiAnt Of an classical authority and
literature, bat / will venture 10 assert that al
most every individual of any observation, II
he will only lonk around hun and TAX his re-
collection. will be able to confirm the truth
from his own experience, and bear Testimony
o. the dest of grttple due by the world to
the LdaI.g0&Ts, and which has never been
acknowledged and paid, as they most richly
deserved:
Aud. now, G,st for the authority Of the scrip
turcs In behalf Of the " hcRd-r0rtc~S, and
their neglected worth by IN uusnteful wOr. :
"rhelc was a little city, and few men within
il. and q great Ming came against 1t, aud be-
Sicscl 10, and built bulwarks against T. Sow
there was in the city poor wise m n, and be,
by lis wisdom, delivered the city: yet no one
remembered that same poor man. Then sar:
|. wisdom is better thar strength, but the WIS
dom Of The poor man is dcspised, and las words
are not heard
The tcstimpnr, too, Of history and classical
/ litlrlturc-GLe Hugh Miller. and his " tcSil-
m-uv of the rock are In exact accord with
/ Che evidence OF rupture OF tie worm OIL ,nc
. h'nd-wo;Efr. Ley them oe 'e'r' I'D inc
voice 90 Elri lGls, that VIII Ins DOWN Ia,
centuries On Tie LAST Syuaole "i Ie'',''.
time OF E.riplits Whoa hnnd-WoI6cr
( FOO lis oan way-wls taught his e.cqnerce by
t'rldcGs. his ethics by Socrates, ana bis pm
/ '0Soply by AuaXagoras; and has, 10 his tag
/ ed:cs. lcit legacy Of Immortal wealth aud &C.
/ Mus % mankind: For from AS bps, also, VII.
/ bee heard the sane testimony anu great uu'i
! that IN all a-'S and countries, and ia Times Oh
i difficulty AID danger tie E. han"-Wo'N'JN
/ have ever been the true couHScIorS and saw .ur
| of society. Ia his tragedy OF OrcSieS. the here
. IS 3r:alSucd tcl1re The assembled mu'li'H'e .'
+ the killing oi his mother who, during the ao'
scucc OF lfs father IN the Trojan war. Lhi 'a-
, ken ana adU.,crcr 80 his bed, and with her par
| amour most cruelty murdered ham upon dS re-
turn home. Tie question, then was m'tn'
/ cli'. t"arr 'h'S' SS'1''''h- ',''u,'''''", ",
/ 'n' N"e'.cF Of',''s ",.e'' "c',. at Wv
hands Oh me Pl'Pe I'' n'S 'ay'. P'D , IN,
question, 'ehr 'f',''S "'''eSS1' ,"e "S'''"
/ mwitn"e. TWO 81 'tth. t'''t me wealth.
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