The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-05
A WORD TO ALL TRADES.

We address ourselves Directly 10 the
thinking and intelligent mass Of our peo-,
pie % III trades. esiIings and professions,
and ask them how are ihey Ia go co
wiihnui erediie Credit Il he r5or mans
capital % 6sgia 'siis! Every uKe START
ing in life il not 50 fortunate a. to pos
sess gold and silver. Hox would our
meehanics. and traders. and relaileis.
through al gsades III business, be able Ia
begin, vIihc1i the aid Of credit! Credit
is The evidence Of good rhsraS,er--good
character fpE heGtsly. integrity and liz
dnslry obtains .credll-obtains loans 10
begin business with; aud With il. tie man
applies his industry aud makes capital in
turn II ynu destroy credit, Of Whit use
is chsractsrl II no nne - In NJ trusted.
We come down 10 the c1ndllsn oil The
people III barbaruUs nations.
We have now an evidence ol the effect
Of the destruction Of crediI must inhu-
manly advocated b. those hn, IRON "
norance Of the natural result, or from
malignant spirit aided BY pride Of upln-
ion. have brongh, Us IN paint Of suffer.
ing nnequalled IN nur history.
H. is worse than nonsense to talk Of
arisIocrsry-Ihe course Of nature is such
that all cannot be in the same situation.
We all s,snd towards each other IN a
community. as the members Of private
family stand towards each oIher. Let
calamity fall on the heads II families, and
vi hat becomes Of The ehilJren! Strike
down the owner OF a farm. or house. or
. store. or shop. or factory. and wha,
becomes Of The workmen employed BY
him! One is dependent upon the other
the employer and The employed---lhey
live and prosper BY each other The vile
political cry Of demsgoeues. If rich
against The poor, or poor against the rich,
is now meeting lis msrlted reward Tie
political Office holders and public hacks,
shave carried that pitcher 10. the well
once too Often" They will find IL they
have not already fnund. the, The people
are not so ignorant as they presumed
they we're. The people find tina, a blow
struck a, employers falls with eniold Sc
verify on lhe employed.
Strike down the merchant, and what
becomes Of The ship builder. the rigger,
he sail maker, the sailor, The cart man.
and The whole chain Of persons finding
ldcrs,ive employment when the merchan,
prospersl -. >'
The same may be said Of the mer-
chants Of all grades. the Manufacturer;
the farmer; the planter. =.
Destroy credit. and what would be.
come Of me large and valuable class of
retailers and traders of all descriptions
who begin on this capital? Credit, We
repeat. is The poor mans capifai--de-
siroy il. and he is in fact sIays 10 those
who are born rich; and ye, we are told
from high places ,ha, "ihoSe pho trade
on borrowed c0pital ought 10 break
They who FIRST propagaied this doctrine
should hear wha, the grea, Franklin has
written on this subject. No one will say
he was an enemy 20 the poor man.
We congratulate our people, however,
that they show themselves moi entirely
destitute Of practical intelligence. They
have, 70 be sure, been for time misIed
by shose who have enjoyed aheir favor;
but the great and Invaluable principles Of,
truth are now REQUIRED 10, and we mis-
take much the signs Of The times, IL a few
short months does no, teach those in high
places lesson through ihe ballot boxes
that will make Them shake in their shoes,
and caution them for The future how they
dare 10 presume upon The ignorance and
not regard the intelligence Of people.
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