The Hickman courier., 1878-07-05
Good Words to Southern Youths.

Among the noteworthy lncPlehts VI
commencement week at the university
of North Carolina was an Grafton before
the students literary societies, delivered
bv Mai. Joseph A. Engelhard- Among
other things he said: With this mu-
ni6cent country under our control, the
duty comes up directly before us to
develop it. That development can only
he secured by work-and if was called
en- 10 declare, in one word, our duty,
wonld without hesitation, utter the word
the greatest of all wordsworth. And
by that expression mean work of every
character professional, mechanical,
agricultural, scientific, artistic-in their
broadest sense. 1t is the great law OF
nature. the necessity for human hap
piness, the staff of human virtue.
hone the dsy is not distant when the
man who works the most will be known
and appreciated as the most honorable
amonS US all, for such he deserves TO be
desire to see him rank above all. Let
work be the watchword OF the south ;
write II on every banner inscribe it on
eyerv standard. Mental and physical
work, labor that conquers all things-is
the first paramount duty of all OF us.
1t is the great mystery that made New
ton aud Franklin, Morse and Washing
ton. Cesar and Napoleon, immortal. 1t
is the one great want of our people.
Bountiiul nature has almost dispensed
with the necessity for labor here. Moral
causes must be the motives and incen-
tives with us for work. The time has
( 80 srsIzs-sr must be tbs title dead
to position. Injustice has too long been
done toi 1t. 1t is the foundation of every
value that man possesses"
In another part of his address Mai.
Engelhard said: Nor can we do our
duty by indulging hatred to other sec
tions Of the country and perpetuating
the animosities of war. The glory OF q
people can not be built upon hatreds.
God Will not let discord be the founda-
ton OF happiness, our fame, must rest
upon surer foundatiOns-upon the rock
| of eternal justice and right. Hatred OF
the north will not build up the south or
lessen the burden which we must bear.
Denunciation of the north will not
restore our prosperity or heal the wounds
OF war. 1t viii confer no blessing. Ny
young countrymen, we are too great, too
good people, to be degraded by the bad
passions OF the human heart. The image
have in my mind of the south is too
high and TOO pure to think it can be
sullied by frowns Of ignoble hatred In
the dark ages of the world the wrath OF
Achiiles or the oath-bound hostility OF
Hannibal to Rome might be the themes
of song and history, but such passions
will no more blacken the pages OF poetry
and elOquence. In their places is the
higher Christian virtue, of which Plato
never dreamed, to conquer all things by
doing right. The enmity of Hannibal tc
/ Rome made him miserable and entailed
untold miseries upon his country. Let
Us transmit to our children the sublime
sentiments that live above the bloody
| passions. Let us remember our mis-
fortunes only to conquer them. let us
remember the faults of Others only to
prove that we are superior to them. Let
US manifest to all the word that nothing
can overcome our supreme sense OF
right, of justice, of duty, in all things
and at all times Our past is 50 full OF
great deeds, of great results, of great
virtues, that we can we'll be magnsn-
imous. Our very SORROWS are glorious.
Our defeats are more honorable than the
victories of others. Let US crown our
achievements with a brave, most illus
triOus conquest over the passions and
weaknesses that have dishonored less
I noble TeOple .