Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-06-28
THE RICH AND POOR.

Association OF the city ofPhiladelphia TO the
people Of Pennsylvania"
Among the schemes resorted to by the
party in power 10 excite The preJudices OF
The people against their opponents, and by
that means securetheir support 10 themselves,
two are mot prominent and deserve remark.
We allude TO the attempt to excite the hos
tlity of,he poor against the rich, to create
distinctions between different classes OF soci-
ETY., and the application to US OF name
which designates patty no longer IN exis-
tence.
The first could only have originated with
men void OF every honorable feeling regard
less ofthe welfare and the peace Of the COM
munity, and bent on the accomplishment Of
their own base purposes, at whatever cost TO
society. He who can be guilty ola deiber-
ate attempt to sow the seeds OF discord, envy
and hatred between countrymen, friends and
neighbors, deserves the excavations Of every
honest man. "The most striking and hon
orable distinction of this country is to be
found in the intelligence, character, and con-
dition of the great working.class !" and if a
line is to be drawn between different por.
tions ofour citizens so as to separate them,
into distinct classes, we know not between
whom il should be drawn with more propri-
ETY. than this honest andineligent working
class, on the one hand, and the selfish and
corrupt supporters of power on the other.
1t is the latter who raise the cry Of HOSTILE
~ between the poor and rich it is they who
are at war with all wealth, all honesty, all
virtue, all religion, all law, and all indepen-
dence Who are the rch2 In nine cases
out oil ten they are those who began in the
world with nothing; who have saved the
hard earnings of laborious life, and may
be poor tomorrow. Who are the poor p
Generally those who are toiling to gain
competence and wealth, and will, ere long,
be ranked among the rch:-they are such,
too. as prefer idleness to comfort, and are
content to grovel in ignorance. choosing to
squander their earnings in drunkenness
rather than to improve their own condition
and educate their children The road to
fortune is open to all alike; but her favois
can only be won by industry, frugality, pru-
dcnce, temperance, and assduous attention.
From those who thus seek her favors she
seldom wiihholds them.
Wealth is The daughter Of industry and
economy. and the prolific mother of enter
prise andimprovement What is it that sets
10 motion the numerous manufactures of
of our country, and gives profitable employ
ment TO millions of industrious individuals
of both sexes What is it which whtens
every sea with our commerce, and tempts
the hardy mariner to make his home upon
the deep2 What is it which builds up our
towns and cities and adorns our dwellings
with the beautiful works of art2 What is it
which collects upon our tables the various
productions of opposite portions of the
globe productions which have become the
necessarics of life and are enjoyed by every
class of people2 What is it which levels
mountains, fills up valleys, and forms an
iron road over which we are now carried
with the speed of the wnd-bringng dis
tant cities almost in contact with each other
by the humiliation of time and space p
What is it but industry and enterprise sus-
tanned and stimulated by individual wealth
He who counsels hostility to wealth, is
an enemy to his race--he is an enemy TO ev-
cry man who desires TO improve his condi-
lion, and partake Of the bounties OF his prov
idence--he is an enemy TO his own children,
for in this country the poor are the fathers of
the rich. The hardy sons OF toll and power
ty-those who earn and save, are those who
accumulate and enjoy. He who would un-
dermine the security Of property and de-
clare war against capital, would arrest the
march Of improvement and ofmind lay an
embargo upon every ship in port, stop the
busy wheels Of industry, put out the fires of
the forge and the steam engine, shut up the
shop OF every mechanic, and. finally trans
form civilized nations into hordes Of sava-
ges, and countries glittering in the sunlight
of Improvement. into dark and dismal for
ests. Let no such man be trusted Beware
OF him.
Gigantic Clorer-A late number ofthe
London Globe, contains the following ac
count OF new species ofclover the seed of
which has just been brought into that coun-
try from Asia
"A gentleman has just arrived from Geor-
gia, who has brought with him n new collos.
sal and prolific clover seed from Bokhara,
which ne was going to submit TO Mr.. Lou
don. According to the accounts of the most
celebrated travellers, who have visited that
distantand important country, which is equal
in climate to that Of G.. Britain, all grains,
herbs and vegetables distinguish themselves
by their gigantic growth. The clover seed
just imported, grows to the enormous height |
OF twelve or fifteen feet, and can be cut-every
month. But this is not the only valuable |
property OF this most extraordinary product
ion ofthe vegetable kingdom. Out of the
stem hemp is prepared, which is so highly
esteemed in the distant region Of which i. is
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