The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-23
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.


ghe country for the last two years has been
gradually recovering its eallhy tone. The veto
Of the two proposed moneyed Institutions OF The
extra session gave the final Llow 10 an expan-
sion of false credit. Every transaction since OIL
business nature, has depended for It's success
upon It's own intrinsic advantage, irrespective
of floating fnancial ictions.
View the county in lis wide extent, you Ind
its energies bursting the bands thar GRIPPE
them, and active in newly-recovered strength.
Agriculture again reaps The rich reward oil we"
directed labor. The farmer reJolces over gar
nered slores-laughs al the bounIeous plenty
that greels his gladdened eye and qoi'e iof-
| oets the toll in The reward OF exertion. Seed
time has been precocous in promises, which
the harvest has more Than realized. lie Is
| thankful for his great abundance. The me
| chanic no more laments the slow-incohihS
rains of despairiug talent-with one mana ne
abors, with the other he gathers his dues
happy in The present, aud confident q the III
ture. The artisan Of every kind, the laborer OF
each vocation, al industrious, all earnest IN
ACQUISITION, discover with giatruness and ex-
haust i continued application The sources OF
wealth and happiness.
The rivers that rush from their rocky noun
famous cradles, with the acquired strength OF
| giants, boldly to their outlets, groan win me
superintendent load they are made to bear
| The steamer cuts through their waters with a
| rnrnu >nhioisnt for Il rity--btaring from one
point to another treasures of the sea aud equally
4 - 4 =. 4
of vocation, as with vigorous oar he propels his
sugg IA keel against the swiftly moving current
of the river, or over the deep aters OF our
| boundless lakes, WILL ever and anon, as he
SEXES one moment for rest rumlnale with sd
| slaction upon the judicious measures OF lhs
| administrator Of his coun,ry-requulng no
change that will afford him no advantage
| Upon the shores of these same rivers, rise,
like exhaations the thriving villagr, the happy
hamlet, aud the prospecting mandatory. There
contenlment dwells, for abundance is near
there health abides, with regular habits, and
sound economy. The ingenuity of man has as
sisted nature, and she, in gratitude, returns him
iour-iold.
Wherever our language penetrates, our Gus
toms, our institutions, the energy OF our charac-
ter, and The wholesome tenor of our name follow
in lis wake-and tn hardy pioneer of ciylza-
ton, vic orous over the savage, the climate, and
the forest, dives into the primeval recesses of q
remote frontier, needless of personal danger--lor
he knows, even there, his country protects him
lis arm is felt or dreaded, beyon lis recognised
imits-and the name fan 9 American citizen"
protects its bearer against insulting barba -lans,
as much a, the Roman in the glorious days OF
that naughty empire.
With the citizens Of that empire and with
more truth that we boast our limits never r. ceIe
The god Terminus confirns where he places
his foot-and when he moves, our country
steps hasten towards the farther ocean. No
thing but the waters Of two mighty oceans l.
iated TO circumscrbe the triumphant march Of
f eemen.