Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-08-16

tered mere and there IN small parcels, ostly from
one to five dollars, all of which should have been
paid on every principle of honesty and humanity
long ago. Ourf-icnds must know that we cannot
afford to callon them personally, and knowing this
why will they not forward 10 us by mail or in some
other way, IMMEDIATELY. the whole or part
ofwhat they owe us, and thus enable us to do JUS
tce by our creditors. and with light heart to enter
more fully upon the work before u.s.
"Fatfs versus assertions 3 Truth IS mighty,
and will prevail"
So says the Argus Of last week, and, for
once agreeing with him, so say we We
invite the attention of our readers to the
article under this head, as specimen of
the false conclusions usually drawn by
that paper, even when their main facts
happen to have some little foundation.
Their runner asserts that in Bath (Which
town we name, because it is the only one
in the State, probably in the United States,
of which any similar assertion could be
made with semblance Of trulh) one firm
'largely engaged in the freigb,ing bn,-
ness has made about fifty thousand dollars,
another thirty thousand, and another from
fifteen 10 twenty thousand" Without
stopping TO correct errors in this state
inrnt, let ~ suppose it to be accurate, and
what follows? Why says the runner, it
,nust be false 10 say that ruin poverty and
distress are among them" and "andacny
~ say that 'distress and poverty are
around them Such assertions he calls
"poippJlc falsehooas " Now we need on
" say, that these assertions are known to
every Individual in this town to be true
Nor would it, as every observing man
knows have been necessarily untrue, if it
were the fact, as the writer wishes 1t 10 be
understood that our merchants, as body,
had been successful Ualuckily for man.
Kind it too often happens that one individu-
al may be gorged with wealth, while his
next nei,iibor suffers for want
We are not inclined however to give an
unfavorabe statement Of the condition of
orr fellow citizens. True it is that few
efour owners of lighting ships have done
good business the past year; and in CON
sequence many Of their ncighbors have
been in some degree benefited Ship
building has to some extent followed, sea-
men and others have in consequence de-
rived employment, aud the town has on the
whole, felt the evils resulting from the
measures the administration less than its
neigbors Nevertheless it has felt them.
Al this has not prevented the depression
Of the numbering, coasing and various 9TH
cr kinds of business in which orr citizens
have been engaged. 1t is further certain
that these very feighteis have lost very
heavy amount, directly owing to the meas
nres of government. Take the case Of the
No
gross receipts could not have been less
than 800, 900. The bills for such freights
have heretofore sold for ten per cent adj
vance, whereas little more than par could be
obtained last winter; owing to the derange-
inent of the currency and business, caused
by government measures. Here then
would be loss Of about ten thousand to
this firm, which ought to have come into
the place. Since the defeat of the sub
treasury scheme, indeed, bills have risen,
and may perhaps now be sold at Z 10 per
cent advance. We hope the loss may
have been diminished to some extent by
our merchants being able TO hold part of
their bills.
But it is further said it will be found to be
so ';hrouqhout the whole country" In
deed What other town has made by
freighting in proportion? what other town
has done equally well or rather, suffered as
little, in any business? Why not as well
say. that because one has made in some
peculiarly fortunate busness$50, 900 there
fore every other man in the country has
made the same,
We need not refe. to the manifesto Of
the loco-foco members of Congress for their
own acknowledgement of distress for all
but ofiice-hoders have in some way felt the
depression of business. 1t enough TO say
that mercantile men know better what is
for their own interest, than hired runners
and political scribblers; and that they can
not be guided as the latter are, even by
interest, 10 misrepresent, because their in
terest requires them 20 support measures in
favor of Commerce, and were the measures
Of the administration favorable TO their bus
ness, it would receive their interested sup
port.
WING YOUNG MEN OF BATH!