Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-25

such remlttances discharge our foreign
debts, and turn the tide exchange in our
favor.
fog THE CANTON HERALD.
A few days ago, ! Glanced to be in
4 crowd Of gentlemen who were Civ
ine their views on various subjects.
IA politician OF the company had just
concluded.a very eloquent harrangue
on the Pressure, and the'great scarcity
oi money, &C.; when an old man,
WHO had set silent spectator Of what
was going on, raised himself up and
addressed the politician in the follow
ing manner:
u believe, young man, much Of
what YOU have said about the errors
Of the Government. The expert
ments Of the Federal Government
have come very near running the
country, and destroying a currency
which, before il was interrupted, was
the best currency in the world. But
all the misfortuneS under which men
labor arc made more tolerable by
meeting them in the proper way. II
see you are smoking. How much do
your cigars cost YOU each day2 and
Us YOU seem to be fond Of conversa-
ton and company, what do your oc-
casionOl glasses 81 liquor cost your
4 ! do not wish to hurt your feelings,
Imy Young friend, for know you are
what we all call q temperate man +;
/ but merely qsk you to show you what
you spend for these two articles, nei-
Their Of which is necessary to support
Life, or increase our happiness, but on
the contrary tend to destroy BOTH
! "Certainly," replied the youngmsn,
III will tell you. take about four
I glasses each day, and always have a
! friend with me, which is eight drinks
~ payfor--and about twenty-five cents
for cigars. ! suppose | spend about
{ one dollar and twenty-five cents per
Iday. You know that is not much.'
"Qne dollar and twenty-five cents
II is true" said the old economist, "is
not much; but consider this would
amount in one week, to S8 rs: in one
month, or thirty days, to S37 so in
one year, to Sd56 25: in ten years,
TO S4562 80. But if we calculate the
( interest, or the worth of the mcney
along as you save it, the amount would
be much greater. Thus, at the emf
OF the first year, you would have
saved $456 IS. Now this money i
worth to you what youcan get for it
and YOU know any Of your neighbors
! would be glad to borrow it at ten pc
cent. AT the end of the first year
you could loan this S456 IS, which a
Y the end Of the second year would be
worth 70 you S50i 87l. Now to thi
add the savings Of the second year
and continue to save and loan, and a
the end Of ten years YOU viii hay,
s7e7I 4C. Now if at present 70,
had this amount of money, YOU coul,
= get along ia spite of a bad Govern
ment; though ! must confess, m,
g young friend, that when the Govern
r mentpursucs a course ofpolicy which
depriyes an honest citizen OF tina
which his industry entities him 10, /
is little better than highway robbery
The object Of all good governmental
10 secure the happiness Of the great
EST number of the people composin,
that government; and when aspiring
i men are actuated by ambitions 0
/ selfish motives, the people who pos
9 Sess the power, under our Censtitu
/ ton, should put them down. But tn
= power Nhich every individual DO.
sesSes in the moral government q
, HIMSELF influences his happiness NOR
than the laws which he Is bound /
\ obs rye in his intercourse anon
a men. You see some men in the worl
who have been lmfortunate-they sa
IS and are now unhoppy; but trace III
T. causes out that have brought them t
their present situation, and yoe wi
u find it has been because they have nc
e property g0ecra q tlcmmlces.n
~ Here the cd man concluded an
l. am told the politician has bccom
: more serious and thoughtful. and read
Palcy as often as lunius.
Y FRANKLIN.
N lNNAE MAsalAsEs.-The ceremon
Of marriage Is extremely simple.
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