Litchfield enquirer., 1840-09-17
THE RISING HOPES.


 attained and who will speedily reach the age at which our laws accord them the right oI suffrage, nineteen out of twenty in this city are supposed to be whigs. The first impress sion conveyed by that unprecedented cir constance is that of astonShmcnt. When however, We reflect on the subject, and the causes of this state of things are inquired im- to, the wonder will cease, that SD great a number Of young men are opposed to the administration. The fact is, that the policy ot the administration initiates seriously against the advancement of the youth of our country. The destruction of the credit sys. tenn is to cut off rapid advancement among this class of persons and upon the accom-. plIshment Of that purpose, our present go- VerDment seems to be obStinately bent. The effect of such cause is easily illustrated.- We will suppose, for instance, that young man of strict integrity and thorough com mcrciaI education, but without capital, is de- sIrous of commencing business. Under the credit system, he could purchase goods from those who were acquainted with his sterling worth, sell them on credit for good paper, have the notes discounted, and pay his ere ditors-who might then trust him again, thus enable him 10 pursue the same routine many times over, making fair profit at every turn ot the borrowed capital, until an inAe- pendent competence was attained. In like manner may young mechanic, of eXclnpla- ry character, get into business as a master builder and undertaken. Under the loco- loco anti-crcdit system, however, the former might remain clerk and the latter a JolIr- neyman all his days, for want of capital to commerce with. The credit system is to tho young beginner, what the showers ot heaven are to the tender plant. Under their refreshing influences, the plant grows apace and in time springs up into lofty tree.- Without this irrigation from the clouds it withers and dies. Occasionally, indeed, an excess of rain may overflow the streams and cause great damage and destruction. Shall it, therefore, be said that the use of rain could be dispensed with altogether? Equal ly absurd is the opinion, that because the credit system can be abused, it should there- fore be abolished. To any close and accu- rate observer, it must appear evident that the anti-credit system is calculated to make the rich richer, and the poor poorer.
 The man of wealth can buy much more property for a given sum. than he could un- der the operation of the credit system. He therefore adds much more to his previous possessions. The poor man, on the contra ry, receives much less for his services, and consequently can never rise above state of dependence. In countries where banks are unknown, there are only two cIasses-the very rich and the very poor. So it will bc here, if the destructives are allowed to re- duce to practice their pernicious theories.
 We rejoice, however, to discover that those who have so much at stake, the real !" bone and snew' of the land, tho patriotic and en- terprising young men, have taken the alarm, and are determined to perseverc until they have accomplished the overthrow of those who are opposed to their interest and ad- Let them not surrender their rights at the dictation of a mercenary horde, who forget that they are mere servants, and aspire to be masters and tyrants. To the young we look with confidence for efficient aid. Already have they evinccd the spirit of frcemen, and in November next their ranks will present spectacle that will prove satisfactorily. that the pure blood of the pa triots of the revolution has not dcteriorated, in its descent to the present generation.
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 Prcocious Rogue.-A lad about 16 years of age, son of Rev. Mir. Greenwood, of Bethel, acting as clerk in the Post Office at that place, suddenly absconded one day last week from home. Soon after hc was missed, q letter written by him, was found in the office,
 
 sundry times from letters in that office, amounting to near $s2OO. The loss of the mo. ney was reported to the Postmaster, by the pcrSons to whom it belonged, but no traces of It could bc found, nor were any suspicious indulged of the boy, until his letter was read He also confessed that two barns recently burnt there, were set on fire by him. He was immcdiatly pursued, and apprehended at Noswalk, aud after examination at Dan- bury, was bound over for trial but being unable 10 procure the requisite bonds, he was imprisoned.
 A Royal Nose.-At table where the pro. sent Emperor of Austria, when only heir 10 the throne, was guest, question arose us to which was the strongest part of the human frame. One snid he thought the legs. be- cause they carried the whole body another spoke up for the arms, because of the labor they were capable Of performing; another said the head, because it directed the whole. When tho prince was appealed to. he said that for his part he gave his voice in favor of the NOSE. When the laugh which this odd idea created (and every body laughs at the odd idea of prince.) had ceased, his high. ness was asked for an explanation, when he pthily said, "Why, Prince MetteTnich has led my father by the nose for the last twen- ty years, and it is still us good u nose as ever. and not u bit the worse for exercise"
 Death not q painful process-t has been observed. that many commit suicide from the notion that death, from natural causes, is attended with considerable agony. This is the generally received notion, but is an erro. neous one. Those who have often witnessed the act of dy ing, allow that it is not a painful .l.,ls k,la