Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-22
A GLORIOUS CONTRAST.

What 4 glorious contrast presents il,eit be-
tween this and The spring OF 1911, in business
or political point OF view. In The Spring OF ISL
business bad begun 10 wear that gloomy and
heavy appearance which is sure precursor TO
general slaenation and utter proslralon. This
period was lust after The lasl failure Of The old
mother OF denominations, and the consequent sllS-
pension of many Of our Southern and Western
banks Ruin stared all men in The lace, and stu
por and inacion pervaded all classes OF The peo-
rlc
Besides all This We had just entered upon a
Whio administration OF The Federal Govern
menl. We had that master spirit OF old Federal
ism. Daniel Webster, at the mead oil The Stale
Department, and that arrant aposlale Henry Clay,
threw his cold and dictalorial influence over our
Congress- We had before Ms the almost certain
establishment OF an t. S. Bank, 10 be reared M
an and in mart created out Of The rotten and
drcaved corpse Of that monster which then lay
fostering and purifying iii tie place where II had
fallen We had also in prospect the distribution
ii Tie land revenue, and also monslrouS ana m
equal system OF taxation, 10 build up The corpora
lurS and capitalists upon The bones and sincws oi
Tie tailoring classes.
In fac, and in sober truth the wicked ruled, and
the people (as very natural consequence NOUN
Now we have firm and rational basis
for a permanent and healthy business. We never
stood in more kindly relations with foreign ma
lions. as a general thing since the foundation
Of our federative system. Nations never APP
reared more ready 10 extend the hand OF good
fellowship of trade and commerce toward us
Our banking system never stood upon safer or
more solid and truly prosperous foundation than
~ The presenl-exchangeS are natura ahd easy
as they ever were. Stocks OF real value are nrin.
Articles of agricultural produce, aud OF manu-
tacture, are in good demand at buoyanl prices. -
The laborer is busy and happy as he can he
under the present arrangement of society, and as
a general thing our people are happy and our
prospects encouraging.
We would not be understood as advocating The
doctrine that the government is bound 10 make
business good, as The saying is, or that the pre-
sent glorious ascendencyoi our holy cause acts
directly in favor OF the present healthy condition
ofbusiness in our country. Our position is now
as ever, that business has laws oil lis own directly
and properly 10 govern lis own Immediate con-
Germs, and that it is never III so good a condition
as when left as clear as possible OF Government
Our opinion is, that The present good prospect OF
business, in great degree, grows out oil The ge-
neral conviction that the present republican ad-
minisration will leave business TO lis own laws;
and we also believe that the prospective convic-
lion in 1871, thai the then federal administration
would cramp BY attempting 10 direct, the laws of
Trade, threw dampenins, chilling influence
over our business community, andihus aseTavat-
ed The already unhealthy condition OF business.
To This lasl picture let us add the glorious fact
that in The political world Too, all things auSur
good. We havea Jacksonan Democrat for Pre-
siden,-a Democratic Congress, and genuine De-
mocracy is permanently and sloriously es;ab-
lished amongst us. Let the people rightly az
preciate and improve their present suspicious
prospects, and good will certainly come OF II, 10
this great people Salem Adrarti&7.