Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-09-29


thor before the temple Of Janus can be shut.
Bltwe set out not TO risk Ell conit ctufe at the
duration Of these wars Tut 10 note The elect HItt
have produced on ourseises-to mark the spring
given to own Industry and the consequent IA
crease Of our commerce, 10 Which, as said a owe.
we NAV attribute the change Perceptib!o III
our manners and customs together with he elect
this change vii llkeiy produce on our ctrchtnsfah
cas when peace shall have been restored to HE
world
Ever since the landing Of our wor' ny sires up
on The rock of Plymouth We have been Gepen-
dent upon our aiher and'' for some nf the sim
plest implements of oar wants. Any of our steady
artisans IRON can make an anchor while IA nee
die IS -, boon las mgt,' atd Il, curing our O." II
late and glorious revolution, some rude attempts
were made to supply Il ie" d oar most htees'h'
ry demanJs, sooner was our indeptn 4erce
gained and trade resumed, than our thorn pms,
wooden plates, bowls aud buttons were iaid aside
for European supply OF button materials, but
never until the commencement OF the hfst nam
ed revolution, did our shipping return, laden TO the
bends with the tilmsy fnbrIcks Of the looms and
and work shops Of EugIand-ihe wines and bran
dies Of Francethc -iks Of Italy, and the fruits and
spices OF the tropics. Retail stores, hitherto con
tined to cities aud market towns, ther legitimate
places for trade, branchcd out, not only to
every country village, but 10 very cross roads,
as # to buy The farmer in bis homestead A.
these stores goods, as they are called, wero Of
fercd af prices that our "~oinen folks declared
TO he bat hlt!e more than the former price paid
for weaving their hou,c-tnnde; produce Of aim 81
every kind accepted IA payment, and the
trade was closed much 10 the satisfaction Of he
parties. Here may behold, as in glass, the
starting point Of that change that was about To
take place n manners and customs noted
above. oar looms and our spinning wheeis--the
heretofore cherished Instruments Of our halls.
were sirewn 10 the winds or sent 'unhonored and
unwept' to our garre,s and out houses, as things
to be forgotten. The growing Of fax and hemp
stricken from the rolls ot the farmers abors,
while sheep was permitted to live only while
coming fit for the slaughter house. Many OF our
Young men having hcIrcd the porquisites Of their
fathers wills are seen to sport their eqrpage,
dress, show. and parties Of pleasure; while Others
seek out build stands for stores, or buy oar
ono more already established and set up such
on shs own hook" Others again, whose means
do not permit such advantage, offer their ices
by dozens clerks and statesmen, and even lads,
/ scorning the more honorable, because more use
tui mechanical emPloyments, catch with the ut
most eagerness at any decent birth to learn the
art Of selling goods, even at the sacrifice Of 'hnd
ing themselves" while ali united look down with
| pity with scorn on the unluCky wight whose
brains or whose fate permits him not TO break thc
| shacales that bind him to the plough tail. Oar
| Young women, TO speak IN the vcrnaculur
ionEue-our young ladies daily seen to "trip the
light f,ntas toe along the streets and HIGHWAYS
not yet perfectly schooed III the mode Of spend
ing their time heretofore usefuly employ ed In
domestic trr""f.ot-.~- Z - i :,-, e.. 3~--
cd in all the colours of the butterfly anG at the
same lime, imblblng habits, such here untortn
nateiy occurs one of these limitations meDtlon-
ed above five SIX lines being torn IF the bot
TON of tho pnge-at the top OF the next, The WIZ
ter continues lhus:i II was sail by The lip OF
truth itself, howbeir, this kind GOT dcslIs) goeth
not out but by prayer and tastIng; to which. with
all humility, let me add: the habits named above
car bp lea tPI ii
without the addition of suffering alSo-t"r such
the stern naure of useless habits, that nothing
short of suffering compel to things Of utihty.
1t Is readily conceded II there were "A pcrma-
Money ia tie present state 81 the woIld--it oar
produce should continue III the demand and "a The
prices maintained until within il few days ii
we should still be perIultted the carrying tradc
/ as present; IN short, II the present political
system of Europe should continue, from ge-
neration to another TINS change III oar mann ers
and customs should have passed unnoticed But
is II the part OF wisdom, even 10 lock for thIS
continuance? May not peace be restored, and
that soon, to the wearled energies Of at least one
half the world? and when this precious boon shall
a1rtve--disbaud those numerous armies and re-
turn each man to his native home, Will not the
agriculture Of those countries flourish as before
May not each grow surplus above his own
wants? and If these surp!usages, ADDED, should be
found sufficient for the CONSUMPTION OF the whole
Will not duty be laid on ours tantamount to Il
prohibition? and If prohibited the only market
for our produce, Increased ten fold the
amour, of former days, viii II net rot on our
hands? We have seen by cur ignorant--unt Ia
say wicked Abandonment of former dependence
on our own eXerlI0ns, we have become aItogeth
beholden for aim st every article of our clothing
he looms and work shops of ngland; and #
BY feeding European folly, We have clothed our
selves for ten Il dazen wears and have received
over and above plttance Of her precious me ais
how long shall we be IN sending that pIitnuct
back for more clothes, seeing our food Is Ion
ger wanted? Say not, Mr. Printer, this is mere
" viewing trouble through microscope; for iht
time must arrive. and may soon when the sword:
of those madmen Twill be beaten into plough
shares and their spears into prunirg books. which
Of itself will work change IN the trade Of nj