Washington telegraph., 1843-07-19
PRospERrrY AND ADVERSELY.


As ali is u 1 gold that cutters, 50 all sPPa.
I rent, is not real prosperity. I he external
eyiderces Of Il may exist AMI be 20 clearly
percepIible that net even those who wouli
| Ia be blind in respect 10 them, can osny
\ tist th ore on the stand TO te NY. NO
[ wlthsisndIng this, hoA ever, onI notwIthstanu-
m also the difficulties which sOuleti nes exist
IN such cases OF separating iae chan from ihe
/ whea', thDse VITO are capable OF ,ompreh nd
| ing the causes of what may at any time DC
! called "A prosperous state ol thIng-, viii al
| wave be abi. 10 calculate duration with
/ near approach To accuracy, and discriminate
j between the true uUd the talse. Men DO not
gath crap, Of t-orns, 80, when they plant
, causes of prosperity, which are spurious IN
their nature, they cannot reasonably hope 20
pluck the genuine fruit. Yet ihis has bcen
done and hoped. Il Is matter Of history. 10
the very lever, the delirIJin of u made desire
to acqu re wealth suddenly. and without tn
sxertions known To, recognised and pfacii>ed
by 4 on. $ productive industry, they have sown
bastard seed and Ihongh Ihe crop was tut an
imitation of the genuine article, they have
hurged the conclusion to their bosom, with The
lenaciiy Of a miser aud the affection oi a mo-
ther. That they had reaped The iI.l harvest OF
that same genuine article Itse!t. NO arsu-
uieut, no evidence no analysis, M eiiuft o.
phil lsopby to show tge trac relation bstwecn
tie CHusss anu tH-Ct, Couiu S-.uNiiIS Aui"i "
Their e5rcr. and SATISFY then. thst they could
not "a her grapes of ,horEs, or hcs ui ihsi!es,
| at leisi - long they might nave IN their o. Il
hands tlie management ottlc s'run hy thciF
| system o. culture they ianCIrd they could ie-
verse the lsws OF nature, aud ialsIiy the max
/ i'm, that nothing produces nothing, aud to me
| extent, f,r tune, tacy appeared TO Le success
I iul Tor BY a course yiu.1tIve ct the naturai
| laws that ought To govern The business OF the
/ world la all its various brauches. aud which,
| If left 10 their own unobslrncted operation,
| would regulate and es,abl 81 the lru- rel itinus
Of each to ell he others, they gave 81 the
world, at least this part OF IT, prosperity
whi1h only lacked soIidity, genu neuess to en-
-blo them Ia challenge the whole world and
all past time TO prnluce Its equal But alas
It was unsound. The seed sown was not gen
Uine; II was spurious article, aud the crop
reapcd IN the harvest season partrok Of IT,
charac er. 1t needed neither blight nor ma!
dew 10 destroy IL; even the very sun that
~Olld give iu.i and natural maturity II the
growth Of the genuine seed. wiihered the false,
ard finally burnt II up. ropt aud branch. Then
came the cry of adversely. Wal ings were
heard ia the land, aud re peatcd and re-ecliocd
from one end OF 1t In the other. IL wac adver-
sity! adversely. diversity morning, noon
and night aye
From night tiil morn, from morn tilIdewy eve
Nor could men all at once, and on lden
awake irom the agreeable delusiun, winch hsd
so long pleased their fancy and lul!ed their
Judgment 10 sleep; and In the hour Ut their
difficulty and distress, they cursed every cause
but In rIght one, va Their OWE folly, To give
II 70 liarsher name. They had violated ali
the natural ard healthy laws OF business gen
orally. and run contrary TO ils wise and long
established rules and maKims, they b ID IN TACT
sown tho winI. and they were al once aston
lshed confuunded, and sngered. when they
found a harvest Of whir.wind ready ior the
sickle, and they themselves compelled To resp
IT. IL tey had any philosophy. IL deserted
them, and they ~ ere unable 10 say with the
poet,
''---I ask no sympathy. nor nerd.
The thofns l.c Te3p'd are o: tlu tree plau u,
They've torn me, anu bleed"
But time brought healing on its wings. AMI
wisdom found a large audience f.r h tee I
lures, and men are learning 10 prUht by her
teachings. Experience too has given them
some rough though sslUtary lessiuk Pride
has lowered her crest; tine dignity 81 labor j. I
iast gaining recognition. sad honest indRsisy
IS taking its proper position in the estimation
oi men the business OF the country is fast
failing under the government uf legiiImat.
principles and saluiary laws. and the p. zperi-
ty which II Is reasonable to expect as a con-
sequence, mus; be sound. healthy. genuine.
Thus, though chastIsed for our fully, we are
converting the adversely Of our own making,
tn beneficial uses, ond We are really The iE.,b
Oi the poetry which SAYS,
.'Thus seeming good in evil issues Oft.