Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-15
Good. words to southern Youthu.


Among the noteworthy incidents Of
commencement week ct the University
Of North Carolina was an Grafton be-
fore the students literary societies, de-.
liyered by Major Joseph A. Engelhard.
Among other things be said: with
this muni6cent country under our con.
troll, the duty CONES up directly before
US to develop it. That Development can
only be secured by work-snd if | was
called on to declare, 10 one word. our
duty, | would, without hesitation, utter
the Word-the greatest Of all words
work. And BY that EXPRESSION / mean.
work Of every charaeter-professional,
mechanical, agricultural, scientific, ar
iistie-in their broadcast sense. It is
the law Of nature, the necessity for
human happiness, tbs staff Of human
virtue. | hope the day is not distant
when the man who works the most will
be known and appreciated as the most
honorable among US all, for such he
deserves to be. | desire to see
him rank above the richest, above
the Oldest, above all. Let work be
the watchword of the South; write it on
every banner; inscribe it on every stan
dard. Mental aud physical werk, labor
that conquers all things-is the first
paramount duty Of all Of Us. II is the
magic, charmed link that will restore
aud redeem usi that will enrich aud
adorn Us; that will purify and dignity
US. II is the great mystery that made
Newton aud Franklin, Morse and Wash.
lngton, Caesar and Napoleon, immortal.
II IS the q great want Of our people.
Bountiiul nature has almost dispensed
with the necessity for labor here. Moral
causes naust be the motives and incen.
tives with US for work. The time has
come when labor must be the title deed
TO position. Injustice has long been
done to it. 1t is the foundation Of every
value that man possesses."
In another part Of his address Major
Engelhard said: "Nor can we do our
duty by indulging hatred to other sec.
tons OF the country and p~erpetuating
the animosities Of war. The glory Of a
people cannot be built upoa hatreds.
God will not let discord be the founda.
tioR OF happiness or honor. Our honor,
our 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 r,
store our prosperity or heal the wounds
oil war. 1t will confer no blessing. NV
young countrymen, we are too great, too
good a people to be degraded by the bad
passions OF the human heart. The image
l nave IN my mind of the South is too
nigh and too pure to think il can he sui.
lied oy irowns Of ignoble hatred. In the
dark ages OF the world the wrath of
Achilles or the o~ath.bound hostility oi
HANNIBAL to Rome might be the themes
OF song and history, but such naasions
will no more blacken the nacss of 49,
iry and eloquence. In their places il The
higher Christian virtue, Of which plato
never dreamed, to conquer all things bv
doing right. The enmity Of Hannibai -
BONE made him miserable aud sntailsS
untold miseries upon bis country. LEI
US transmit TO our children the sublime
sentiments that live above the bloodv
passions. Let us remember our mislo5.
tunes only to conquer them. Let "a re-
member the faults OF others only [,
prove that we are superior to them. LIE
us manifest to all the world that nothint
can overcome our supreme sense O
right, OF justice, Of duty, in all thing
an3\at oil times. Our past is 80 full @
great deeds, Of great results, of prea
virtues, that We can we'll be mar5ani
nous. Our very SORROWS are glorious
Our defeats are more honorable thai
the victories of others. Let us crow
our achievements with a brave. mos
Industrious conquest over the passion
and weaknesses that have dishonore,
less noble people"