Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-05
pERIIC MDRAlS

fIbi.IC MORALS
10 rs saul Nat crime. OF every grade anil descrip-
iion Is rapidly On the hcrea., am ,ng w WHAT !.
the rea-Onl " cannot 10 ignorance, the greater
promoter 81 far'h r." m the people We are Inielli
Seni-mbre 80 Than soy other nation I'm the world
10 what then ean we a-cribo tn. rrtttsaJe move
msni IN rncrals' There ., a Cause =swould q NOT
lie wise 10 fin,l 4 out.
For ourself, We helipy, that tll.ncs- anil tv,,,v
have Produced thrs state of things, In gs,d old
times, IDcn worked steadily with th-ir hand, E,r
meet and rai'n'ni. they e,,ntsnieJ ard happy
IN their pursuits and Hild b,ne,iy their JabI and
felt an inward satisfaction Ivf ,Io,ng 50.
There were but few jr'ncs IN the hive p,litl.
IN ihnse; TO be an der. whether rich Ur -,r was 8,
DO Nagabpnd, lah'r esteemed n hle..inr md
not. define /: now cur., Tn. n.,,,,, =, ~,
Prosperous then wealth flowed i'm river. am,nR our
people; why this bankruptcy
Let us hksi case fem re- al lifS AID nrply it
We were walking IA Broadway few days SINCE L
encountered q magniG, sni. carriage with SCREAMS.
ia lNcry,u belonged 10 a Wall sir,ot broker his
iHther was farmer IA neighbour ing state no had
nothing To give his son bet subsistence FIR which
he mast scrape the face Of mother earth Tin, o,r
hero was not dspns,d ~ du. aud he left the old
h"inrsiosd u seek his fortune. For n tune he >a.
clerk n little grocery store. but som obtained .
situation ins loIIoEy Office. Then he became +.
partner, aud al length prIprieur OF lotteries which
IN few years yieldol him an hundred tho,,, ,r,,,
entered Wall street from whlrh he retired Nh mt
three ysurs since with luiiuns Of half mill n
lie ~ now M elegant gentleman of leisure sud roll.
about in his splondd cDlch, With his arus sml on.
de'sd ON the hammer cloth
Nov m the maze VI Justice, what has thi. man
done that he should live IN inlolcnee and luxury.
ShIle thousands Usund him live the Ito of brute.
nay worse than brdI~s. ioIng from sunrise "a,
sunset Tor the scanty loaf which they eati
Why, he has sold ltIle hits OF worthless p,ner
with numbers printed on them; ne has gnml,lrd.
that 10 the wurl, and his victims were the u.n m
whom = f-vrTsh desire for sudden wealth strung
up. prompting them IL neglect their h,nes bu.,n.,.
aud 10 stake The lasi cent. in the E,rlotn hone of
gaining thousands. The gu,nesior. then. has bsen
a double curse tn society. Thu means nv uh,ch
he acquired his inrIune corrupted NIL arnund him.
aud no~ by the silly usenIsIipn in whUh he srend,
It. he l'egeis IN the minds of those VIII knoy, M.
history, disgust Enr real lal-pr. aud ~ drsire Il,
Speculate as he did. in the hopo Of attaining t nj.
/ sucress.
| THIS man 10 the representative nf the cln.. thai
has Pr'Hiuced the emharrasS which NOW nnl 81,
us Gamesiers, or If the pleas.s better snecuI
aprs. Who have turned aside fruua the beaten tr,cL
% "psienee, and opened q short cnt' 10 wealth h
They infused their poison into all the great arerie
oil society; the strongest constitution could not .an,
mp against Il. and now every side We behnl,
ihs wrsiched results The worst effect is distincth
minds
men have become corrupted; they wnnt bread. an,
clothing. and shelter. but instead Of using IN. tu
hands which G"d gave them Co use, they toriur
their brains and invent schemes o. fitch from Other.
that which Ivy honest labor they should rnSn Thorn
selves Witness the stupendous fraud which hny,
within two years come 10 light; witness the Lildnss
with which the debnr refuses 10 fulfil h. most 8.
cred obligations; and then say If we are not faller
: From our high rsInie.
WHAT'S tho remedy Simply 10 make labor re
specialize Lot men work. with their heads n
lone, but with their hands. Here there IL ampI,
: held tor industry There are lands hore which IN,
= plough "i the hushnndman has never broken ,ai,
ing only for the seed which he shall tIr,p in I.
pro'iuee plentiful harvest. In all the ucchani,
arts strong arms AMI willing hearts urc wanted -
Away WIN tho pernicInus Elea that to labor Is NOT
geniecL Mike u gsntcel then; mako IL, ns il Is
honorable aud n"hle. and pnveuy and crime vii
so"n cease 10 afflict Let the father ctacnte bi
spns IN some useful and productive calling. The
LEANED pr'i"ssioRs. a. they are called nre over
stocked; We have lawyers ennugh To rau.e lima
tIph among the saints in heaven; doctors enpnsg
To make the globe brave with runynIsions nm,
parsons enough 10 do moro good than they have We
done.
Again we repeat IT, make lah,r rrspeetnbl,: L.
the hsge pnUs bc LOkcd uIsIn with reverence nm,
respect IL Is tho sIrpng and willing arIn that max .
wealth proluciiVc that Susiains virtue aud yate
j mo character 81 man. Sdrh a RETURN we want surl
reform We shall have. Il may nsL,ni.a and di,gu.
The citeminnte foil wha pes the slayish fashion
ut slavsh Eur'pa. but It will make the heart O
every true lover ofh race IhrIll with Ibankszyio,
and joy.-N Y. SUs