Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-09
RICHMOND, july o.
POLITICAL ECONOMY.
FOR THE ENQUIRER,

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exists in both town aud country: and that
The evil has gotten To such a pitch, that a
general gloom pervades the towns. The
man Who could prescribe immediate relief
for such a malaiy, might with propretv.
b. considered the ablest physician Of iiie
age; hut he who lnoks In the cause, and
has any knowledge of human nature,
wonld as soon expect miracles ia be
wrought at this hour, as that immediate
aid could be afforded by human means,
fur this distressing state of things.-An
iaviiatioh was thrown ont in late En-
quirer for discussion on this head: Mere
], therefore, by collision, to excite others,
and not with AN expectation. that an OBJ
scure farmer can throw light upon this
subject, does The writer pretend In offer
short view on the occasion. Whether ii
be owing TO the peculiar organization of
some minds, that leads them 10 take
false view OF this subject, or whether il
be really true. q, is b-leved) that the
most fatal, and violent diseases, grow out
OF some kind of iutemperance. and that
ansucb cases, seldom indeed, can The phy-
sic,an afford relief. The cure mast he
br ug'il about by the act of the patient.
Diseases exist IN governments, semina
ries and tile commercial world, as we'll
as IN individuals, and the causes may
generally be tracedto The same-Whcn a
government has become highly vicious
and oppressive, revolutions is The political
remedy. From The experience of past
ages, IL seems as if Hoihiny but blood
letting, IN various shapes, will perform
the cure.-ln se,niuaries, when professors
take false view Of human nature, and
believe that IL requires little restraint,
great laxiiy ia the morals aud habits Of
OF -. A e. q
q bold and determined faculty, who will
In The first stages of vice, which call.lhe
disease of the seminary, Top off half bv
expulsion, il necessary, to save the ba-
lance; say, when instead OF this bold
practice, appi'catinns, calculated only Ia
afford temporary relief like changing
patient radically and fatally aiiecttG i'm
bel, 10 produce ease, are resnrted to, vice
and wrong habiiS iIHger SD long, as to
cOHiaminaie The whole mass, The semi
nary is ever like a consumptivc patient
When in The commercial world, composed
OF falibie men, two causes have contri-
buted TO produce The present state of dis
tress, il is not wonderful that It should
have existed; man was Intended 10 labor
mentally or corporeally, and when Tor
tunes are amassed without either, there
Is ever danger that they will moi be per-
nanent.-1he long war in Europe, in
which we were the principal and almost
The only carriers, produced fungus Of
commerce, by which men on this side
the Atlantic accumulated much wealth
from little corpOreal or mental exertion,
whilst thousands on the other side, were
grooming under absolute want of some
thing Ia support nature. This state of
things was calculated TO produce more
or less OF the present. Wisdom and calm
philosophical foresight, would i'm time have
taken IN sail, and prepared for The storm
bv saying that , recurrence 10 economy,
and temperance in IFS striciest sense, and
a diminutlon of that desire to accumulate
wealth, is indispensabIy necessary for The
preservation and en- 10y ment of what we
have: but net so With us : ii seems, as if
men never become less desireus of wealth
by The increase of il. Goaded on bv this
unsuitable desire, after the termination Of
the European vars, their cup;dtv could
mt be satisfied through The medium Of
commerce. they turned their attention 10
the stock Of the Bank ofIhe United States,
and aided by capital accumulated by
means of "a commerce before alluded to,
they gave this stock such an artificial en-
citeRent, as 10 produce most fatal bank
epidemic. IL seems To have prevailed with
smost violence III Baltimore aud Philsdel-
phla, but sober temperate men WHO from
iheir hahlfS ct living, were least liable To
sake disease, IN passing through the towns
took the Infection and carried it through
The country, and maiadv witch ShOnld
by all means have been confined within
the limits Of towns and cities where IT was
generated, has prevailed SO seriously and
universally, that those who might other
wise have been nurses forihe sick IN town,
nave been too much afflicted themselves,
10 lend their friendly all, aud thus we
every day hear of The increase of death,
1u the commercial bills OF mortality, ma
ny, no doubt, expiring for want of ord-
nary attention. Even The banks WHO
should ave shrWn parental tenderness,
have deserted them IN this critical situa-
lion.
Having given some ilea IT the causes
of the present gloom, it wunid he mucl,
more desirable II remedy could be
pointed out This is truly difficult, for
we know III the various violent rpideniics,
that have prevailed, The skil of lhe ablpst
physicians has been baiiied, and MANY
inustdie so al present aud whilst | can
oHiy recommend medicines siow nI Tier
effects, wit, more humility, aud cop-
ons discharge at cupidiit, thai those
whIch have been only slightly touched
with 'hc injection, lend their friendly aid
as nurses, and that where il is clearly and
distinctly understood that PARENT has a
strong constitution. (aad alii,o' ~. mlv
be restored, irdl hc be strictly attended
t.: on tie contrary, where there are re-
ally no stamina, and existence is mere
outside show, ibpu, however Distressing
il may be, let those be given ~, and lie
Whole attention ct nurses be devoted 10
cHrable patients. but, whist il is rccom-
mended, what shall he done, il will not
be amiss at ihr same time, 10 say what
shalt not he done. Let moi congress he