New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-04-30
TIE VIRTUE ECONOMY.


THE VIRTUE ECONOMY.
Tie neryerseness Of Manufacturing Wonan-has been
ebaned by poets, exposed by noraists demonstrated oy
philosophers reproycd by diynes pretty constantly through
The last four or five thousand years And yet the human
animal is about as wrong-headed ever he was lie
STILL with both eyes open, repels good and rashes INTO the
embrace evil nearly every fair opportunity Inc saw
age sells the blankets off the backs of his wife and children
and the rifle out Of his hands for whiskey enough to Keep
him drunk day or two and awake at last-when ne caa-
no, possibly procure the of another days dctachey
with rich headache lovely visitation Of the horrors and
an excellent prospect freezing and starvation nat an
internal fool he makes Of hmsc says Tim Drywhisie as
he reads the account in the newspaper the village store
here Mr. Groglam let have couple of quarts OF the
old stuff and charge it, Tor must be going he MGR
chant obeys and smiles for hc knows that DrywhiSc little
f7n will be his before years over and the present
owner vasubond and oafer while his wife and children
beg for bread Grogram that Drywhse is trcadns
slowly blu, surely steps OF the savage he thinks so stu
pd while Drywhistle like his neghbors, every body
aings but his
Thus is it the world over. Iwonder says Mrs S:anchel
the blacksrnhs wife, how that Mrs Sarsnet can DC so cA-
t1avagan Three silk dresses msnth and more feathers
than peacock crhusbonds cannot sandit This
may very but thoughtful woman never considers
that one needless costly dress for her exavagant IN
view Of their relative incomes half dozen for the neigh
Dor she 50 Justly reprehendsthat whoever ooishy incurs
cost Of fifty has rgE; reproach the squundefe
of thousands.
The grea, social of the times c-nsists in being
ashamed Of economy, and measuraby of rugged straight
forward industry Nine every would rather make
n thousand dsars by dexerous bargain lucky mi
than by honest useful labor They would prefer the
reputation Of having made fortune by schemns TO that
having earned by work The poison dfuses itself n
yersally :. Men who are in prosperous and comfortable
though humble circumstances. farmers and mechanics, be
come disconnected and restless they do better,
rich faster and greater figure in the wod-so the
apply themselves trading, specializing occ-scekins
with the certainty before them that where w
twenty are sure to draw blanks Those who fail become
soured chasrncd and esangcd from industrious habits
they are ashamed proud go back TO the employ
associates of their humber but happier days an'
they end by being useless lempercd drones, instead
respected and cstimable citizens.
This evil has become formidable tina, must be crushed
or will dcsoluc the land Extravaganza and indspcs,o
10 labor have already made shweck Of the fortunes OF thou
sands and the abyss yet yawns for - 9
into business is the aspiration OF young men " can
vou find me place in the City, their inquiry
Friend we answer to many the best business you 9
into you will find on your fathers farm his workshop
Granted that veu haye tacntsyou find useful and hon
erablc employment for them all in the where YOU
born Your education is excellent; fill up of tn
.od house with choice books, and subscribe for tire
of the best periodicals. shall your days OF toll be diver
icd and swec,cncl by evenings of quiet and intellectual
sncyment If YOU have family friends 70 aid you
prospect opcncd there the Grea
West and there build up home and fortune But dream
not of getting suddenly rich by speculation rapidly by trade
or any how by profession all these choke
by eager, struggling asprans, and must be rodde
down in the press whsrc vault upSn his neghbors
shoulders to wea,k Above all be neither a!rai
nor ashamed of honest industry asd if YOU catch yourse
ancying any thing respectable than this be ashame
of it 80 the las, day of your life Or You find yoarSe
shaking mora cordially the hand OF Your cousin the Con
gresham than of your uncle the blacksmith sact writ
yourself down enemy the principles Of institution
and traitor 10 the dignity Of Humanity
The field on which have entered is vast one ant
have followed train OF thought divergng from tina,
had first in contemplation We shall resume the subject
TIE Canada E!eetsoa.The elections in Canada for mem
bcrs of the House of Assembly, the many sgracefu sccpe
of violence witnessed which have been from time TO tim,
chrenicled in the American journals, have terminated
The chief question upon which parties rallied appear
to have beca the act OF the British Parliament the re
union Of the Provinces tho Tories being in favor Of and h
Liberals opposed to- the Other topics incidcn
tally broush,.oart but the Union Act the cues
ton and as the ayori,e measure OF the Government
supported by the of Tories and opposed by the Lbe
rails The Quebec Gazette says the Antiunonss or Lbe