New-York tribune., 1841-05-17
EemarL.s hu tic TriLnne.
CONSTANT RAIDER


We hnvn kcp, the above communication hand several
Jay, rccchg the subject opens. and endcayorins to
frame such an answer to the appeal makes ynpa-
,bes as shall be corsistcn, with philanthropy and
eternal Justice And regret say that response
cannot be such as desired and expected by unknown
friend He states truly the evil and suffering which exist:
our City is full ,f misery and prva'n caused by want OF en-
povuent And now for the remedy Our friend snys, Let
each prosperous merchant resolve to hire Two three more
Clerks and Assistants than he does that all >'a be
cmp,ycd provided for and hnppy But WHY shall our mer-
chant. employ them? Because they aecd ;hcm' Because
their business requires Assistants Certainly not II
such were the casc appeal them would be needed.
They are ia employ Clerks because they need Clerks but
because the Clerks need cnpoymcni-reyerng the first
principles of Political Economy degrading the dignity Of La
Dor to the level scvlc dependence and making employ
ncnt of mercy and Of pity Docs friend care
fly weigh the enduring widr-,pcaaing consequences of
this course Suppose there thousand competent and
willing Clerks Book-kecrcr,. &c in City, OF whom only
eigh, thousand employed because they wanted
Does no, friend a give places the other two
thousand compassion lower The standing and crush
the independence of the whole hody2 Shall this lasting
bigh,ing evil bc.bavcd to avoid temporary calamity
Eu suppose the coarse taken that he suggests and the
two thousand suffering Clerks employed from of PHI
lanhropy: VIII the trade of the City be extended VII
It's income be increased VIII the difficulties and dopres
from which Commerce has recovered be obated
Certainly not lie, all the Clerk, in City be employed
Tomorrow and hundreds equally needy and deserving would
lac here soliciting employment within month The pash
would not cover the ren, by a lcplorablc extent.
The evils of the times twood Political. and Social
First, series Of unwi,c such as the destruction
of the National Bank, the RcmN,a of the Dcposics into
erca, number of new Sh ilnauagcd and often political
State Banks. caused immense expansion imitation of the
Currency New Banks sprans up Ike mushrooms. and many
abou, substantial they Money free as water PR
of every thing rising daily and thousands on hoi-
sands rushed hcadlous speculation When this de,ion
hight, the Government turned sharp corner
sued famous Specie Circular and thence pursued p all
things policy the very opposite OF that which had caused
the initiation. The consequence sudden and violent
money became and property unsuitable; r
fell; bankruptcies scuera embarrassment
sal Commerce dwindlcd and dried up and thousands
deprived of employment and reduced the brink
of starvation. change OF in power con>c-
quencc OF these disasters and the Country
der the impulse of and beRecenj po-
Icv will slowly but surely rctr the moderate and health
fu prosperity Of former DAYS
But can all those who were seduced the ways OF at-
hC speculation III IoOi-O-t cNCCt Shl t!tt
livelihood ,hcrcby Surely and here the winch
we wish to see erodica,cd Probably wht the obstacles
new intepO>cd by the want of National Currency the
economical prosecution OF trade removed,
they viii be- there viii be considerably business done
than new But does follow that agents VIII be
qured to do it We think not We believe thousands WI,
are now employed petty operations Of exchange and JrSc
will &c thrown OF those cploymeats when the Currency
Is again adustc, and in,pellcd seek livelihood else
where We doubt. therefore. that Commerce viii require
many more agents for years celnc than d-c>.
What then, Is the remedy for the evils now existing
so far as those wanting employment, are concerned We
say Abandon and ever tho path. Of TraBc-o
back the fields and the workshops from which the 5e.
sio,> re, Bank millennium have drawn Won tn, g.,
tha; you long unemployed aburdauy shows ,., ,,
'grc no, wanted Commerce; bu, there i. ample scope m
your every energy clscwhcrc. Take OF school or
garden ii of these Is acceptable within reach
make for the Great West and take heartily hold what
ever your hands find TO do. Dono mopins pining dis
con;en,cd furnishing there health there ysor
the free air OF the country; and viii there
who able and vlius to work and who has enough
20 all useful la,or honorable AT all events 10
work be degrading as to live life OF dependence
sustaincd by thinly disguised charity.