Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-06-29
THE TIMES.

stranger ~ luis Country conceive, from q
perusal OF the daily papers, and observ-
ing the continual cry of hard times, that
We iaboured under some dispensation oil
divine Providence; that either the pesti-
lence that walketh in darkness, or the
destruction that wasteth at MONDAY had
come upon us--that famine with her mil.
dewed lips had blighted all the hopes of a
|plenteous harvester that SONS exhaust
ing war had drained all the resources OF
the country, ard brought detection and
despair into our cities, bamlets and villa
ges. Would he believe that these cries
of despair were made by nation OF
ireemen-men who are governed by no
laws but those OF their own making-men,
who acknowledge no other sovereign, than
the Sovereign OF the universe Would he
believe that munificent Creator was now
showering down his bouniies in such pro-
fusion as is manifested in the abundance
Of the season Yet these are the blessings
that We do now actually enjoy, while We
are virtually accusing divine Providence
we repine in the midst of overflowiug
abundance. The farmer walks around
his ground, aud exclaims to all the world,
this as mine. No lordly tyrant compels
him to surrender the hard earnings of his
industry-his own family are the consum.
ers of his own crop--foreigners who are
suffering under the iron yoke of monarchy
and OF aristocracy, are visiting this conn-
try in swarms-native Americans are
wringing their hands in anguish, and ex-
claiming against the hardness of the
times.
We hope that our country men, so high
ly favored Of Heaven, will not complain
Of such blessings. II is true, that We sui
fer embarrassments it is true that for
tunes are not made in a day, but let il
not be noted that these evils are created
by ourselves--we have plunged headlong
into an unIathomable abyss OF speculation ).
that we have forsaken the plain, straight
forward, luminous path Of patient indus
try, in the expectation of acquiring for
tunes, rather by species of lottery than
by commerce. The bubble has burst,
and all our glittering visions have van
ished into air. But shall great, pow
eiful, magnanimous people despond, be-
cause they are compelled to return TO that
course Of life, without which no nation on
earth can be permanently happy ? No,
let us return to that course from whence
all substantial prosperity is derived: let
us cultivate system of retrenchment aud
economy, and practice those severe and
manly virtues of frugality aud industry
which ennobled our sturdy ancestors TO
brave all the horrors of a revolution.
They were not SPECTATORS they des-
pissed the fripperies of foreign luxury, all
the splendor, glare aud spangle OF idle
ornament. Household industry and fire.
side economy made us nation Of Heroes
aud Patriots, but We were fast following
the fooleries of other nations We. were
abandoning the plain, simple, honest aud
majestic character of republicans. With
foreign fabrics aud foreign ornaments, for
eign vices, foreign attachments and an
tipathies were imported. The charm is
now broken, and We hope for centuries
to come adversely is a severe but sal
utary preceptor ; we are now taught by
experience our true interests-misfortune
speaks to us in tone imperious and COM
manding-she- exercises Der scorpion
scourge without mercy, because we have
deserved such severity of cbastisement.
We have no doubt that this discipline is
intended in mercy-that since remou-
STRANGE, entreaty aud exhortation will not
bring us back to the tombs of our ances-
tors, that adversely shall.
SOME ADVICE RELATIVE TO DRINKING
Remember that drunkenness is I" THE
CONSUMPTION of the mind"-it is dis
order fatal aud incurable. But prevention
is better than cure; therefore observe the
following hints:
1t is unnecessary TO drink spirits-a
man in health should be careful to keep
so and he that is not, should be cautious
that he gets no worse.
Do not urge man to drink. No man
needs urging to any thing which is for his