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worky union, the industrial association, — the honest cobbler is as 

 much noticed as the philosopher. That honor ever due to honest 

 industry in the judgment of all good and wise men, in every age, 

 is now beginning to be manifested openly. 



For a long time past I have observed with great pleasure, the 

 care which our citizens take in the making and ornamenting all 

 the implements of industry, by polishing the iron, steel and brass, 

 by using the richest woods — by even inlaying the implement 

 with silver, gold, ivory, by gilding the plane-iron of honest Jack, 

 who begins and does the roughest work of carpentry, and the 

 gold coat it wears not merely renders it a proud act to handle it, 

 but prevents it from becoming rusty. The shovel, spade, and the 

 plough begin to glitter in the sun, and they all work twice as 

 well for being polished, and the man that uses it is always proud 

 of it. 



This is peculiar to the men of this republic. And these men 

 have enlarged minds like the continent they own. They have 

 now stretched their power from the rude, stormy Atlantic, to the 

 peaceful ocean often thousand miles breadth. The sea coast of 

 their republic, following the curves of bays and inlets, amounts 

 to more than twelve thousand miles, and the river banks on 

 which the farms may some of them have a front, consist of some 

 three hundred thousand miles. 



And that peaceful ocean on which the Indian Proa is safe — 

 what a j&eld for Ocean Steamers ! and as they pass by island after 

 island, receiving the delicious productions of their fresh fruits 

 and meats and water from their boats, always ready to run 

 alongside. No fancy can out- vie the scenes yet to come, soon 

 come on that vast gentle island ocean. Our part here is to pre- 

 pare the way and keep this side up I For a maxim of old is also 

 one of ours — That if every man takes good cart of himself , all will he 

 well taken care of. Now for this good care of both soul and body, 

 above all nostrums for preservation from moral and physical di- 

 sease, we were obliged to recommend Industry, Industry ! Indus- 

 try ! ! Three times three would not be too much to take of this 

 panacea. 



