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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
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ecbcu, ea6 Der llntsrscidnctc ais 2Ipmtniitra'
for pcu Der SHtnterlaGcnichaft iriuc6 pcritcrs
tcncn @aterS, Matthias Selfrtb9G
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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
Soeecner aorllretter.

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weroen hermit benadIrid,tet, ea5 Der pclis
rciter thre 3citun9cn tilnftig rcgelmdeia jss
cen Mitnprh al Die 9ehrri9cu pafhlter
iberliefern miro, lno ,,par gu crn Gertnaen
preis bon 25 Gcnts bcs csa6rs fur icee 3eis
tung. G5 it uumS9lid,, paB er eielelbcn gu
ojuen H;esri9ereR pyei(r tra9en fdnn
Ger Ncffrettcr.
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
qrrtlantattoit.

Sintcmol Der ad,ttare Schn Sanfs,
YreGbents9fidJtcr in cen ccridicceuer Scurs
ten BON @riipn ptea6 Upm ertiten 8cridt6s
SeSWt, teltcbcno aus hen @aunties ScrfS,
9fprtbdnptrn lmo eedla, i'm Stadt 9NennHls
ponicn, in &roft iciue6 9lmte6 'preGoentrjd'
ter oerfdlicrener &cultcn ccn SDer rno &crs
miner II aIQcmciucr Gjcfiu9ni6s &rlcet9un9
IN tCll9tcn Saunttc6 NIB S.6. 8uhe, lr.
no Ncicph Eager, @faIircS, ejchulfSs
Hidltcr Ger @ciIrtcn ocn Dyer ino Scrmrcr
uuo aNgcnleincr @IefdngniB Srlcbiglm9 fur
bic 8,t)tung ocn SNallpts uno anecrn Serbrcs
den in eriaqtcm &cdla @auntY, tbren Scfehl
an Nib scridltet bdbcn, porin re cine Scurt
bon DYER NIB Sermiucr uto ptcrtcljdbrt9cr
Sieuu9 bon Common Nica6 aubcraumcn,
rsctdlc gchoIten mcrceu ica III Der Stlet
Qlitentaun, fir ea6 6auntD Gcd)d, auf ben
erifen Wfpnto9 i'm Wtcnat Uebrn1r,
mcld)cs Der 4te Gag oc6 bcId9ten NRcnats
it, uno rpeldlr cine l8rdle eanern tptre.
Sr miro bicrmit Jta6ridt 9c9etcn
an ale Srieccusrihtcr uno Grnitabel inner
halb ees bclagtcn @auntic6 pcn &ed1d, oaB
tic oaun uno calclblt ilt in ei9ener perior
nit ihren GpaS, Hecorc6, Snqutiltirren nno
@rdminaticncn cin;uftnrcn habcn, nm thrcn
pfItdhten rcr eria9ter &curt atSmparten.
Sc69(etben, lrcrccn AUDI allie Htete
niacn, mcld,e 9t9cn Gcfan9cne in rem Gje'
fGu9nis rcS @auutics 2edla ais ,Eld9cr cher
3eu9en auf;utrctcn hatcn, bcnadrtd,tt9et,
ca6 le fcb altocrt uno eaicItit ctnjufncen
habcn, I'm eteiclten 81 prrlraulren; ipie CO
ibncu 9iedlt blinfen mag.
Gjc9etrn inter mciner SHaur, in Der Stabt
9llcutnun, ctsieu 25itcu Gag December, I'M
Sabr uricrs S.crrn 1889.
SSpuatban .. Ofecfer, Cdertf.
Gjctt rrbal,e eie 0lrrutIit
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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
Gin Slhar0thteEen.
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lie fri9cnee iit cine eiite Ucr 9etttsf6ttcu
FIR slrgumertc i'll Der Scurt pcn Grmmru
Meas pru ycdd SauntD, bic i WcntdSe
ben 9tcn Sebrtar ihret 9lnfaug uchmcr miro.
u ecrcn; StdhIcr 9c9cn Peter 8eidcus
bad,.
y 3aecb 1iee 9c8cn S.cirY s. Scrtcn.
itcd.
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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15

Das Ddn,pffd,iff prtfIoent, trbant fir ben
Sdnee[ mad, ciefem eanbe, fcLite ont 7tcH
December In GngInnb bonn St1pcf gelaiTen~
tperben. Etefes Sdlif III 126 Icanea src,
Ger tcun bic @rtttifdj Gueen.
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
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9lGe Diejenigen, ,pefde nod rcd,tnidRt9e
9lnfcrberuneen su madden baten, 70 ipie lcls
DIE bic nod id,ulci9 llno, an Scnen9ele ooer
auf Irnltige 9lrt, betrehenc rie Sointerla'ens
fhaft oes peritorteueu 9 9ecr9e g M NJ 6
re +, lcertin bon Sbcr:Wttlfcro Iannidlip,
qcha Sauntp, pereeu bicrmit ernItltd1 erlll'
merit lcolrib bel ben untcr,eidnctcn anirlrns
fen ilm 9tidJti9fet 81 MADDEN, cocr arf ben
1ifes Sebruar ndditens, am cauls yen 8.
SO. l8icanc, @iq, iucem nad fcIbigcni Hos
tum bic Gcleee i'll 9lnfpruh 9enomnlen wtrs
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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
Cine Nlant1ihc auf
OcfcntltCEcr 25eupu.

SantisoS Zen Stcn Tctruar nddltens, icll
auf Dem plaBc ieIblt auf rfentIiter Ncnou,
nrun uid)t Suopr purdh prloat, osrfduft per
ben:
Cine Ibdttarc Nlantalhe,
aclcocn in TirrcrsWfotuuair Sounid,ip, 9es
d,a SduntD, cnthoItcno rhn9cf6hr IS 9Ider
prrtrcfaicteS Waulano ; itrfclle an Vano prn
Wetcr Sd,mrycr, Sohn Girfcncerfrr, Gapio
&ryA Gamer uno sinecrcr; ouf rpcls
EISEiIs der 1T erridtet ctn Srrisitrdi9'
Els sE tc6 lcncrueS QSchnbaus, 9rree
ssSass-s''zASasS itciucrne g d,ipciE crsS dlcuer,
gRa9cuid,rp mlc orocrC tcqucne sIulTtn9cs
biuec Gin pridltiacr @almraorteu brtncet
I'D, auf cem eance, llno Der tlciuc gctla Slug
iduft purh baeslbe. GjlctdfaaS,
10 9l6cr 9utc6 Sclslanr,
oelcocn III Sber,Ndlfcrb 3aunfhtp, chr9cs
fdhr Dtcileu pcu rti9cm plafc cntfernt ;
ifcseuo all 2auo rpn Sphn Tlidlrr, Deter
Sdmcper uup gneercr. Gjlcthfalis,
Gin Strt6 21nn,
aeleaen III NPdcungie Gaunidip, itcFrno an
Vanp cru @briltian 9iiR uue Cnnirl Schnrp
or, enttIltcno chnGrfGhr Ia Ntter. Gm SMt
haprn 1T nit prdd,ti9em Socls bcwadien unr
Gin 1beil 1T 9cfiartcs eanc.
Die Seeiu9un0cn ecS Ncrfduf5 irllcn am
Gage bcfaunt 9cmatht uno 9ebcrt9e 9luFwar
tur9 9e9rtcn Dcrccn.
qBcr cas cbiQc giaentbum in 9Iu9cuibeiu
Al nebmen wnuid,t, Der meloe I'D, bel
Soieph Stephen.
81. Wacur9ic, San. 8. nq-4n
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
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DruCfer- -9lrteit.

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Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15
Ccrtcret 9Scrfouf.

gln Die,,ftos Ben 4ten 8etruar, (Srurts
wcd,e) lcll am Gjaitb1uie prn SO hn @rcs
i'll 9lllenmuil tfcntItdl rrrtanft ncreen:
Ole irpMbcflrnte @crtercL
uctit lHcbnhauS, Shcuer rue @runSlcttc,
III ber q4alIer, Siraee, i'll Der Staot 9Illcns
taun, tcfanmt inter BEN 9iamrn pcn Stct f.
fels @ierberci, uuo Jest I'M Scile non Gas
rio 8ierD. Gieie 9crberei ijf pcrSit9ltdl 9nt
cinserid,tet uno hnt, ncbit hinldn9ltden @cs
bducen, 35 Gjruteu prpcn 8 nnirr DAD
iIue NIB srei 9liuocrmnhlen, &C. -...
lie BeoiEauu9en ces 2crfanfS ielleil am
GAGE Der Sencu befanut 9emaht nno EN-
9utes 9teht ain udd9itcn lifen slrril 9c9ebcn
irerocn, pcn
9. Stbmibt
9S. s.. Stumcr,
sibisuces pcn Oapic 8iery.
Ten Sten Sdnrar. no-3m
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1840-01-15

gant1aos Zen stcn Sctruar ridliens, icll
auf rem pliBr ielbt auf rffentiiher Nenon,
meun uidlt suppr purd prlpat, osrfduft rper'
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
HUMAN HEADS ON LONDON
BRIDGE

The head of the noble Sir William
Wallace was for many months exposed
from this spot. In l47l, after the defeat
of the famous Falconbridge, who made
an attack upon London, his head and
nine others were stuck upon the bridge
together, upon ten spears, where they re-
NAMED visible to all comers, till the ele-
ments and the carrion crows had left
nothing of them but the bones. At la
ter period, the head of the pious Fisher,
Bishop of Rochester, was stuck up here,
along with that of the philosopher, Sir
Thomas More. The legs of Sir Thomas
Wyatt, the son of the we'll known poet of
that name, we're exhibited from the same
spot during the reign of Mary. Even
the Mayors of London hadalmost as much
power to kill and destroy as the Kings and
Queens, so reckless was the age of the
life of man. In the year 1885, the May
or, one Andrew Aubrey, ordered seven
skinners and fshmongers, whose only Of
fence was rioting in the streets, aggrava-
vated by personal insult to himslf, to be
beheaded without form of trial. Their
heads were also exposed on the bridge,
and the Mayor was not called to account
for his conduct. Jack Cade, in the hot
ferver of of his first successes, intimated
this fine example, and set up Lord Saye's
head at the same place, little thinking
how soon his would bear it company
The top of the gate used to be like
butchers shambles, covered with the
heads and quarters of unhappy wretches!
Hentzer, the German traveller, states
that when he visited England in 1893,
temp. Eliz' he counted no less than 80
heads upon this awful gate. In an old
map of the city, published in the year pre-
ceeding, the heads are represented in
clusters, numerous as the grapes on a
bunch--Mackay's Thames and Tributa-
ries.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
"REMINISCENCES OF THE LATE
WAR

writer in Western paper, who was
staff officer in a volunteer CORDS called
out by the patriotic proclamation of Gen
eraI Smyth, gives an account of divers
causes-other than the love of country,
the love of glory, or the love of fight
which induced men to leave their homes
and their friends for the field of battle
and chances of war.
One Of these heroes discoursed TO the
following effect:
"lf fHannah had not been so snappish.
and made me du all the milking and churn.
in tew, | should never have been here.
She told Inc she guessed I'd be sorry I'd
lsted-but she druv me to destruction.
I'D rather stand the bewlets than hereter-
nal clatter of tongue, knives and forks
and tin things, lfshe is awidder it is all
her own folt. Tell her l dew dream
about her and the baby, sometimes-I
kalkalate all things are foreordained tu all
eternity, and ifl die in fghtin, shan't
have the expense tu pay long spell of
sickness; good by, EphI aim-you hain't
got more M tobacker than will dew you hum,
have yeg"
"Tell Sally" says another, who was
leaning on his musket to ease his blistered
feet aud festered heart at the same time,
"tell the girl, that if fall in battle it is
all her fault-that wish her all the fe-
hcity in the world-with Sam Johnson
who never can love her as did. Here,
look at this" and he drew something from
his bosom, "her profile is close TO my
heart, and my blood may reddeu it. Take
care of my pung, and don't lend it for
Christmas sleigh rides. Tell Sally do
forgive her, when she sighted me at sing
ing school but | never shall forget
it."-Ereter New8 Letter.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17

der their notice. Indifferent TO all, they
yield without hesitation 10 the first who
asks. Then in the country, a considera.
Bile number OF persons, who wish a sup.
ply of them, naturally open a communi-
cation with that address, which, perhaps,
leads 10 much ulterior business. Peo-
pie in the country are also liable to be
tavorably impressed by the frequent sight
of the name in the newspaper.
The advertising party acquires distinc.
ton in their eyes, and thus they are led,
in makinga choice, to prefer him. But
by far the most important effect ofadver-
tsing is one of an indirect nature, that
conveys the impression that the party
pretending or not pretending, quackish or
not quacldsh-s anxious for business
One who is anxious for business, is una.
voidabIy supposed to be an industrious,
attentive, civil person, who keeps the
best articles al the cheapest rate, does
every thing in the neatest and most
tradesman-like manner, and in general
uses every expediept to crafty and az.
tract customers. People Of course like
to purchase under these circumstances
and the system of advertising assuring
them that such circumstances exist at
this particular shop, they select it ac-
cordingly. Such are the opinions Of the
old tradesman alluded to, and they are
certainly supported by fact: for whether
an extensive or regular system of adver-
tising is practised, and no back drawing
or unconquerable circumstances exist, It
is usually seen to be attended with
share of success. One
feature in the philosophy of the subject
must be carefully attended to. A faint
and unlrequent system of advertising
does not succeed even in proportion.-
'Drink deep or taste not the Pierian
Spring"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
SEND Me BACK TO THE DON.
KFYH'


IAe late Shah Of Persia was more
anAlous than able to acquire the fame of
poet tie had just completed a new
performance IN a vary "peculiar metre,"
and summoned the court poet into the
royal presence to hear the poem read.
The laureate was either an unusually
conscientious cOurtier, or he was afraid
OF losing his berth, ifhs master took to
rhymlng on his own account and when hi.
opinion was asked, he lin theatrical Ian.
guage )"damned' the composition. The
Shah enraged at the uucourtly criticism
gave orders that the court poet should bs
taken to :he stable, and tied up in the same
stall with donkey. Here the poor sin.
ner remained until his royal rival had per.
Petrated another poem, when he was again
commanded to appear before the throne,
and submit to a second inhiction of Soye.
reign dullness. He listened in silence
whilst the poem was read; and at the con-
cluslon, his opinion being requested, he
fell upon his knees, and Significantly ex-
claimed to the royal author, "Send me
back 10 the Donkey"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
JEWISH MvRR1AeE CEREMoNY.-

JEWISH MvRRIAeE CEREMoNY.-The
editor of the Richmond Compiler was
of late present at wedding celebrated
according to the form of the Jewish Ri
tual He represents it as striking and
beautiful.
A service was repeated in the Hebrew
language canopy raised, under which
the BRIDE and bridegroom, with those who
took an active part in the service, met.
Here wine was passed to the lips of the
betrothed, the ring was placed on the
finger of the bride, wine glass was dash
ed upon the floor, and the parties were
united in that holy union which both Jew
and Christian believe to be ofdivine ori-
gin. Previous to the ceremony, the
priest mentioned that three signfcations
had been given to the breaking of the
wine glass. One implies that sorrow is
ever mingled with our joy, and that the
cup of sparkling bliss is liable to be DASH
en- into fragments from our lips. An
other defines 1t as conveying the idea,
that it would be as easy to re-unte the
broken and brittle particles of the glass
as to put asunder those who were then
Joined together. The third meaning con.
veyed by the symbol. is the remembrance
that it affords the Hebrew of his desola-
ted heritage and his overthrow sanctu-
sry. 1t was thrilling sight there with so
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17

scowling and ferocious expression of
countenance. His bearing indicates most
determined resolution.
His wound is serious, and required me-
dical assistance. 1t is asserted that il will
be necessary 10 amputate two or three of
his fingers. The pain of the wound was
so intense that he tainted.
On the boulevards and public places
the news of the attempt on the Kings
life produced an extraordinary effect"
Louis Philippe issued an order, convo-
king the Court of Peers, for the trial of
the assassin. The court assembled at
two o'clock, on the 18th, when the Chan
cellor, Baron Pasquier, read to them the
royal ordinance, constituting them court
ofjustice, " for the purpose of trying Ma
RUS Darmes;'' and Mr.. Franc Care, the
attorney general, presented his lequisato-
ry against the assassin. The proceeding
was private. A committee was appoint
ed to investigate the affair, which, it was
reported, would be found to involve very
great questions, besides that of the prison.
er's guilt. Among other strong measures
which the government were deliberatng
upon, was one directed against the press.
The prisoner, Marius Darnes, appears
to be fanatic of the stamp of Louvel and
says private letter. The
interrogatories he has undergone have
not elected from him any admission tend
ing TO prove that he had any accomplices,
or that he was bird assassin. Although
suffering from his wounds, he has through
ont evinced extraordinary energy, and to
this moment the only regret he has mani
tested is, that of not having effected his
purpose. At one question, put
to him by his instructingj Judge, tears we're
seen TO flow into his eyes, " Do not ina
CINE" said Darmes," " that these are tears
Of repentance; if weep it is from des-
pair at having missed my aim." He was
heard to exclaim on another occasion,
Had killed the tyrant, Soliman Pasha
would now be free-the French fleet,
Inited with that of Mehemet Ali, would |
lave sank that of the incendiaries of Bey-
out, and Egypt would be freed"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
EARLY DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.

The Copenhagen Antiquarians have
recently discovered new evidences of the
early settlement of this Continent by the
Scandinavians. DR.. Lund. a celebrated
Danish geologist, has communicated to
the Northern Archaeological Society, an
interesting account of some exhu nations
made by him in The vicinity of Bahia. in
Brazil, which are confrmatory of the
Scandinavian, hypothesis. His discove-
ries began with the fragment of flag
stone, covered with engraved Runic char
acters, but greatly injured. Having sue
ceeded in decyphering several words,
which he recognised as belonging to the
lcelandish tongue, he extended his re-
searches, and soon came upon the foun-
dation of houses in hewn stone, bearing a
strong architectural resemblance to the
ruins existing in the northern parts of
Norway, in Iceland, and in Greenland
Thus encouraged he went resoluteIy on,
and at length, after several days digging,
found the Scandavian god of thunder,
there, with all his attributes-the ham.
mer, gauntlets, and magic girdle. e.-The
Society has commissioned Prof Rain
(who first established, in an authentic
manner, the existence of ancient relations
between Iceland and North America. an
terror to the discovery of this part of the
world by Coumbus,) to report on the
subject ofDr Lund's letter, and to pub
lish his report, with view to direct the
ofthe learned to this very in
teresting discovery, which would seem to
prove that the ancients of the North had |
not only extended their maritime voya-
ges to South America, but even form
ed permanent establishments in the
country.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
SINGULAR JEWISH CUSTOM.

Burkhart, in his Travels through Syra,'
&c, informs US that at Tiberias, one of
the four holy cities of the Talmud, the
Jews observe singular custom of pray
ing. While the Rabbi recites the Psalms
of David, or the prayers extracted from
them, the congregation frequently initiate
by their voice or gesture the meaning of
some remarkable passage; for example.
when the Rabbi pronounces the wordS
{ Praise the Lord with the sound Of the
rumpet," they initiate the trumpet's blast
trough their closed fists. When 'bor.
bic tempest'Occurs they puff and blow
o represent storm, or, should he men
ion the cries Of the righteous in distrcuS,'
hey all set up loud screaming; and
not unfrequently happens that while
ONE are still blowing the storm, others
ave already begun the cries Of the right
lous, thus forming a concert which il
S difficulty for any but jealous Hebrew
o hear with gravity.-Sat. Cour..
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
MAJESTY OF THE LAW.

The following beautiful eulogy, on
"the law" is extracted from an article
in the Southern Literary Messenger:
"The spirit of the law is all equity and
justice. In government based on true
principles, the law is sole sovereign of
a nation. 1t watches over its subjects in
their business, in their recreation, and in
their sleep. 1t guards their fortunes, their
lives, and their honors. In the broad
MONDAY, and the dark midnight, it min
listers to their security. 1t watches over
the ship of the merchant, though thOus-
and leagues intervene; over the seed of
the husbandman, abandonet for the sea-
son to the earth, over the studies of the
student, the labors of the mechanic, the
opinions of every man. None are high
enough 10 offend with impunity-none so
low that it scorns to protect them. 1t is
throned with the king, and sits in the
seat of the republican magistrate; but it
also hoVers over the couch of the lovely,
and stands sentinel at the prison, scrupu-
lously preserving TO the felon whatever
rights he has not forfeited. The light of
the law illuminates the palace and the
hovel, and surrounds the cradle and bier.
The strength of the law laughs wicked
ness to scorn, and spurns the intrench-
ments ofiniquity. The power of the law
crushes the power of man, and strips
wealth of unrighteous immunity. 1t is
the thread of Dandalus, to guide US through
the labyrinth of cunning. 1t is the spear
of Ithuriel, to detect falsebood and deceit.
1t is the faith of the martyr, to shield us
from the fire of persecution; it is the
good mans reliance; the wicked ones
dread; the buwarks of piety, the uphol-
der ofmorality, the guardian of right, the
distributor ofjustice. Its power is ire
sistible; its dominion indisputable. Itis
above and around us; within US; we can
not fly from its protection; we cannot
avert its vengeance.
Such is the law in its essence; such it
should be in its enactments; such, too, it
would be, if none aspired to its admins
tration but those with pure hearts, enlar-
ged views. and cultivated minds"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-17
POLITICS AND MECHANICS.

Mechanics have no interest separate
from that of the whole community. They
must rise or fall with it, and thrive or de-
cline with its prosperity or adversely
Whatever Injuries or benefits the whole,
Injuries or benefits them in the proportion
which they bear to the whole. But tho,
in consequence of this, which no enlight-
ened mind can deny, every general evil
affects them, yet the surest mode of con-
vincing them is to explain the operation
of that evil upon themselves particularly;
to bring it directly home 10 them, and to
show its especial operation upon their
own business.
Mechanics are directly and injuriously
affected by paper money, The advocates
of this evil say that it is beneficial to me-
chanics, first, by augmenting their wages,
and, secondly, by augmenting the demand
for their labor But it is easy to prove
that whatever benefits they derive from
these augmentatons are far more than
balanced by evils, necessarily flowing from
the very cause of these augmentations,
from this very paper money which aug
ments wages snd stimulates the demands
for mechanic labor. Let us suppose a
case. A company of some half dozen
persons, supposing that rents will rise,
borrow two or three millions of bank,
10 be invested in building houses and
stores. This at once creates demand
for ten thousand mechanics, and as only
five thousand can be found without other
or permanent employment in the city,
five thousand come from various other
quarters. They receive high wages and
continual employment till the buildings
are completed. Then the builders, una
BILE to procure tenants, discover that they
have built beyond the demand, and there,
fore resolve to build no more. The ten
thousand mechanics are now without en-
ployment. and must live in dleness upon
what is left of their earnings. or seek
some other than mechanical labor If
two years should elapse before the natur-
al Increase of population, and Of sound,
healthy business, shall overtoke the sur
plus building, aud create a demand for
more, these mechanics will have ample
leisure to calculate their gains from the
artificial stimulus that has been given to
building by paper money. We will then
suppose that if building had been left to
the natural demand, they would have
earned one dollar daily for three years.
At the end of this period, each would |
have received 1896. But, in conse-
quence of this stimulus, each has reeeiv-
ed J two dollars daily for one year, little or
nothing for another year, and seventy
FIVE cents daily fora third year. At the |
end of this period, each will have receiv-
ed S546, which sum is less by 1896 than
he would have received from constant
employment under the natural course of
business. We do not mention these
sums as amounts which have been actu-
ally received; but we mention the case
Ss fair illustration Of what has occurred