The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-07-16
THE RICH AND THE POOR.

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the Address Of the Democratic Wing Associa-
ton of the city Of Philadelphia to the people of
Pennsy lvana.''
Among the schemes resorted to by the party
IN power TO excite tho preudces of the people
against their opponents, and by that means Sc
cure their support to themselves, two are most
prominent and deserve remark. We allude 10
the attempt to excite the hostility OF the poor
against the rich, 10 create distinctions between
different classes of society, andshe application to
us OF a name which designates party no long
err in existence.
The first could only have originated with men
void of every honorable feeling regardless of the
welfare and the peace of the community, and
bent on the complishment of their own base
purposes, at whatever cost TO society. lie
who can be guilty of deliberate attempt to cow
the seed of discord, envy and hatred between
countrymen, friends and neig hbors, deserves the
execration OF every honest man. 'I'he most
striking and honorable distinction Of this country
is to be found in the inelligence,i character, and
condition of the great working class; and if a
line is TO be drawn between different portions of
our citizens so us to separate them into distinct
classes, we know not between whom it should
be drawn with more proprety than this honest
and intelligent working class, on the one hand
and the selfish and corrupt supporters OF power
on the other.
Its the latter who raises the cry of hostility
between the poor and the rich: it is they who
are at war with all wealth, all honesty, all vir-
tue, all religion. all law, aud al Independence.
Who are the rich? In nine cases out of 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
pooro Generally those who are oiling to gain
competence and wealth; and will Sere long, be
ranked among the rch:-there are such, TOO, as
prefer deness to comfort and are content TO
grove in ignorance, choosing to squander their
earnings in drunkenness rather than 10 improve
their o wn condition and educate their children.
The road Of fortune opens to all alike; but her
favors can only he won by industry, frugaity,
prudence, te mp erance, and nssiduous attention.
From those who thus seek her favors she sell
dom whholds them
Wealth is the dauGhter of industry and econ.
improvement. What is it that sets in motion the
numerous manufactures of our country, and
gives profitable employment 10 millions OF indus
trious individuals Of both sexcs2 What is it
which whitens every sea with our commerce,
and tempts the hardy mariner to make his home
upon the deep? What is it which builds up
our towns and cities, and adorns our dwellings
with the beautiful works of art? What is it
which collects upon our tables the various pro-
ductions OF opposite portions OF the globe-pro
ductions which have become the necessares o t
lie, and are enjoyed by every class of people?
What is it that levels mountains, fills up Valleys
and forms an iron road over which we are car
ried with the speed of the wind-bringing dis
tant cities almost in contact with each. other Ivy
the annihaon of time and space? What is it
but industry and enterprise sustained and slim
ulated by individual wealth?
He who counsels hostility to wealth, is an en-
my to his race-he is an enemy to every man
who desires to improve his condition, and par
! take of the bouutes of provdence-he is an
en- envy TO his own children, for in this country
the poor are the fathers of the rich. The har-
dy sons of toll and povery-'rhose who earn a.
save, all those who accumulate and ENJOY: lie
who would undermine the security of property
and declare war against capital, would arrest the
MAJ CHI of impro vement and of mind; lay an en-
barge upon every ship in port, stop the busy
wheels of industry, put out the fires of his forge
and the steam engine, shut up the shop of every
mechanic, and, finally, transform civilized ma
| tons into hordes of savages, and countries gilt
tering in the sun light Of improvement, into dark
and dismal forests. Let no such man be trust
ed. Beware of him.
| The JEWS We have more than once alrea-
dy alluded to the fact that the Jews from varl-
GUS parts of Europe swere semlgraling to Pals
tine, with view to die in the land of their faith
ers. The follwing extract from an article in the
Philadelphia Inquirer, relating to this subject
will be read with INTEREST,"
mo little interest-appears to have been exci
1 ted throughout the learned and religious world
!, in relation to the great movement OF the Euro
pean powers towards the East, the missionary
labors in that region of the globe, the increased
attention Of the Christian world TO the Holy
Land, and the desire of removal and Gctua
, removal of numbers of Jews to jerusalem. Ihes
events are we believe, by divines of every de
, nomination of Christians, as well as by the Jew
themselves, considered as tending to the rapi'
and coming fulf linen, of prophecy. And here here
e we may remark, which we do without aauin!
/ any comment OF our own-hat eminent clergy
3 men in this city have recently declared thei
belief that the second coming OF the Messiah i
+ not far distant indeed, friend assures as tina
only few Sundays since, divine stated IN M
sermon that, Judging from the writings OF tn
= most eminent commentators on the prophecies
S from the belief ofthe Christian clergy generally
d and moie than all, from an attentive perusal o
9 the Holy Scriptures, that som ewhere about In
t year lS47, or 1867, or near those periods, wa
}, thought to be the important time for the verll