Southern planter., 1832-04-21

ouIGrous ana tItmDle 70 learn iuc 1WVN"t ~ '.o
debt which wilI b made out egainss me- (Atipl'
touching exordinm, upwards Of 300 pockei-hhnd'
kcrchieis wore exnacied irom npuardsof300 pock
cts and applied TO twice as many ears flowing ON
/ twice a. many ewes The old S,an coHtinocdi ~
/ I cannot afmnge my account with n'y AIaker he
has a. least lef me the courage and strength neces-
sary 10 settle with each Of you This is my onlry
book you see I, isafranged alphabetically. itcof-
responds With ihe folios ofmy ledger beside IL,
l,sliei is seibodised according to lho customs Of
business and in which each Of you will find the
sum due 10 him. fresh ears, great sighs groans)
You would be wrong, gentlemen, ifyou thought
that, as in usual balances there was an active and
passive balance; a movement ofntisnlion y in
that case L would be only an inventory similar 70
fhoso you have 50 frequently seen when the credits
and debts are struck ont to leave the surplus 10 d-
rect OF indirect heirs Alas! have only TO offer
you passive balance (Moton ofsurprisc. DO
not expect 10 receive thirty per cent, twenty per
cent, ten per cent, Of what is due to you you will
receive Dothing positively nothing (Expres
sions advancement amongst the 800 and upwards J
my father the democrat lcft me nothing but q vol
ume Of Constitutions yet had 10 live--i. was nc
eessay. lconcciyed the great idea Of credit I
discovered that !. was founded on the fidelity ofpay
ing arrears. have been proof Of tho Justice Of
this fact ifyon have The least doubt oft, beg Of
you 70 cnst your eyes over my accounts, Ii which
| defy any one to doiecs tho slightest error. am
a loss to know which you will most admire, my
discovery or my moderation, when you reflect that
could have drawn on an the capitals ofswitzcrland
and ihat BY my exactitudc in paying up the iniuf.
ests which Idrow from your chests, could easily
have enlarged my bankruptcy to twenty times its
present amount. You may assure yourselves that
II does not exceed se9,722 ux-doIlhrs, Of which,
thanks TO my skillful administrator, The division IS
innearly equal proportions amongst you ! made
ntBy duty up 10 these my last moments 30 10 man
age my loans, that at this hour the sum borrowed
s from as many as possible, and thoy the richest Of
tho land. And what, let me inquire, my creditors,
. tins loss whon conpared with the admirable
system Of finance whie NJ will now bo able
20 present TO ~ counNya J, wretched NOR
lnl, am condemnedto Be bankrupt bm our Coun
~ dirs not, and is Immortality will solve Che sub
limo problem Of credit "a gentlemen, coun.
Try may borrow onfndefni Because Il lives on
to an indeenite period. Lcs.Bwiizerlahd pay the
precise interest Of her debts, and then there Il no
reason Why she should not some day absorb ali the
capitals ofthe world Can you think that ans one
oiyou would havepaid too dearly for this discovery
even by a million ofrix.dollarsf You may see that
BY this an inexllausiblo source Of prosperity is o.
pen to peaceful Helveta, by nv example. and Il
would be ridiculous 10 talk to you Of my Gruyeres
cheeseS. We're TO expatiate upon tbe GOOD Ihaye
done, know that should end BY proving that YOU
are all my debtors, and Iprefer separating from YOU
with the soothing idea that we arc quits 10 the
fullest exientofthe word. have served as an os
ample to The rich have aided the poor. / have
begun the leyelling those mountains ofqold which
Il has pleased fortune TO surround us wthal She
was blind, and !, TO use a characteristic expires.
sion, have performed on her the operation fol The
cataract' fti 'Nf
H1 n" stat
This discourse, 50 unexpected, produced in the
minds OF The assembled creditors sentiments ofec-
stacy and admiration. Each merchant. az token
o. respect and gratitude, deposited al the foot Of
Schneders bed tho last bills which tina, worthy c,-
zen bad accepiedj offered pen and each signed
ms ecqnulnnce. Alter putting all those bills in
packet 10 raised them in his hands a. II to show
mem e the world, and yielded his last breath. crv
ing Commerce Of Switzerland, kal 6Ie strndasd
cf credit To parody the words ofG celebrated
poet = .-..fl... ~
a1a with dying hand. shove his head atl....s
eff He waved tho bills then annk In he'd 4. . A
And shouted vctoryl
Credit, nirB, credit wide and yvideri
Were the last words Of worthy Schneider ." 20 "a
"it is unnecessary to add tha, The most eloouc,,
Of the creditors pronoeed anna N s,,t r