Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-03-27
Clippings from the ssPi0neer
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talked himself into doubt and deri-
sion. They both have said good things.
But Ward as Q prophet for young
men, sees more ill.omens than any
adviser we KNOW of His latest advice
IL TO youngmen inclined TO enter jour
nalism. lie would have them be
farmers, clerks and heaven only knows
what, before attempting II In the
minds of such men rs Ward. Grant
was 10 fight geese, Talmage, 70 be
ministerial drone, and Webster's di-
ploma given out OF respect to his par
ents. Our advice is, follow, by all
means the inclinations OF your minds
and when you do start, stick to il,giv-
ing 1t your tiiue. muscle and the In
genuily Of your brain, and success Is
yours.
Says an exchange, We believe that
the ministerial calling is SO diametri-
cally opposed to a political career, that
when a man enters one he should bid
farewell TO the other; like horses hitch
ed at opposite ends of vehicle, they
cannot pull together.
Bosh. The duty of minister Ia
to oppose wrong in all things, any and
everywhere. Taltnage visits the low
est dens i'm N. Y, and is thereby more
able TO expose them fully to the pub
lie. Good ministers should be "dla-
metrically opposed" to bad but love
and preach good politics. Religious
worship aud property are protected by
political institutions. which are sub
ject to changes and how absolutely
Important II isthat good men he elect
ed to do 1t. Bad Legislators can and
will do religion IA well rs this coun-
try an irreparahle wrong. So ''like
horses pulp against the wrong, but
for the right, be span.
In her struggle for liberty, let our
sympathy be with Ireland for gal.
lantly did she stand by us when the
iron heel of oppression was upon
us. Half century ago, petition
of 10000 names was sent over here,
asking Irishmen to lend no sympa-
thy to the inhuman system of slave
ry. Said Daniel O'Connell, tile great
Irish orator, whose rhetoric was
whirlwind and logic fire "I'll shake
| the hand of no America slave hold
err Again, when money was Offer
ed to aid Ireland in obtaining her
freedom, he said: Away with your
blood-stained and polluted money.
Ireland will not receive it; it is stain
ed with the blood of unrequited toll;
it rings with the cries and sorrows
of innocent blacks"
After all the fine spun theories
about the future of the Negro, there
are two things he must do,-become
thoroughly and practically educated
and own enough personal and real
estate, to make him an independent
living. To have either one without
the other, he will not be able to COM
mand the respect that they both guar
antee. To have mere book learn
ing, is not the kind he needs. 1t
must be practical. Our people must
learn trades, they must strive to in
vent and they must unite in business
enterprises, or the powerful mechan-
ism and inventive ingenuity of the
whites, will drive seventy persent of
the entire race to the walls of life long
seveitude. There was time when
Yail-making was in demand and paid,
but now steam saw mills do the work.
The reaper has taken the place Of the
cradle, not only cutting, but raking,
binding and bundling sheaves. The
corn harvester must supercede the
knife in the hand and who knows,
but what something will be invented
to pick cotton. 1t is not impossible,
and should such be the case, woe be
to our people in the south who have
no cotton fields of their own.
WHEN we think of the unknown
millions of dollars in circulation be-
tween this country and China, of the
international law, represented and
looked after by our ministers in
China, and by Cinnamon here; and
then see how beastly the poor China
men are treated, it is enough to make
other nationalities mistrust our hon.
or, to say nothing of the probable
revenge which is likely at any time
to be practiced upon our representa-