Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-06-10
From the Philadelphia Eve. Journal.
TIE TIMES, OUR COUNTRY AND
RESOURCES

"When thus creations charms around combine,
Amidst the store should hankless pr e repmc
Say should the phIlosophlc mind disdain
That coon which ma. es each humber bosom vain =
Deserted riNags.
Away with the wailings of care Away
with the lamentations OF discomfort "Panic and
PRESSURE have had their day. Prod ga!iiv has
run his race.-Lct us return to confidence and
cont eminent, under system Of honest plvmens
and slow but sure prosperity. Wholesome trade
requires not the Stimulus OF steam. Let US ap.
ply the rules OF Temperance t. business, and 20
along sobery, quietly, and happily We ha\ e
been drunk on piper crcfeAentS long enough
Call in the cold wafer system IN orr monetary
and business transactions, and all VIII 20 on well
enough. A few spaSms and convulsons remain
but abstinence and cooling regimen will soon
bring all to rights again. Have patiencc--p
severance on the temperance principle will soon
cure this Gelerium Hemen OF trade. Away
with carping care Let us roll up our sleeves
and to work "Ho, there - we have wide
field and fertile land Behold, our blooming
valleys how they smile in the beams ofthe sum.
mer sun, loaded VITA golden harvests ! See
our hardy ani heatiial host Of farmers Wha
a population Look at tic glowing cheeks o
their wives and daughters, and the fiery glance,
thai shoot from the dark eyes Of their brawney
SONS! Who say we are ruined Who dare,
to complain when heaven showers such boun'e
Gus blessings upon our happy land WHO cal
or will say, that country is ruined when abun
dance smiles on all When nature lavishe.
| every good upon our Discontinued and migrate
tul hearts When every field is tcemng witt
| fat
"Thls wealth is but a nome
That leaves our uselli products still the same"
True, we have not as much hank money (pa.
per- as some people want but we have as much
rs our preri0us abuse Of il allows. Ii is true we
have suffered revulsion of business. We have
0vertradcd, and now called to settle our accounts
we find that nature, who never deals in 6ctions
has vlndcaied her violated principles, and now
eNacts ralue for ralue, because promise for value
has been carried too far. But nature is supreme
1t is the law of God and must be obeyed.
No country can We ruined that boasts an in.
creaslng population. Population itsclfis wealth
We have an industrious people, aud these are
banks that never fail Nature is the stockhod
err. God grants the charter. ard labor makes the
dividend. The treasure swells to millions il
the bosom of our mother earth The harvest i,
to him who BOWS, not to the suggard who sigh,
and cries out--"rula rum! run !"
We have heard enough of "hard tones" Th.
words mean only the comparative facility of Oh
tanning money, and the comparative dlninutior
OF quantity. Granted that thus understood, II,
times are hard. Well 1T is only the conse
quence OF transition from high to low prices
and the natural reluctance OF men to measure
the same quantity of goods for less quantity o
money. Come down to the smaller measure
graduated by the less quantity Of money and the
times will not be so hard A barrel of -four anC
an acre of land are still the same. Nothing car
destroy the comforts and nccessaries of life bu
the elements. We have all that can render
people happy, fthey will betake themselves tt
the soil, and cease to grasp at sudden greatness
by unnatural means Initiate nature, respect he
laws, and be happy
"Speed the PLOUGH !" 10 the motto of repub
lean virtue After that comes coIuEEcE
spreading her white sails ON the broad ocean
and scattering 10 dstaa, lands or surplus treas.