Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-03

wealth, living as they do upon cold, unpro-
ductive, rock bound soil, while the south, with
their rich bottom lands and their genial climate,
are so far in their rear cease TO wonder. The
reason is as plain as the MONDAY sun, aud no
man can go into the New England factories
without perceving il. As have before re-
marked, the capitalists of New England, in
stead Of dabbling in stocks and playing the
game Of Bull and Bear," invest their money
with view TO the employment of labor the on
ly source of wealth. Their capital seeks labor
and puts ii into active operation, and The con-
sequence is that wealth is created, idleness and
its ten thousand concOmirant evils are, in
great degree, bauished from the community.
did not see an idle man in Providence, nor, 10
The best of my recollection, in New Eng land !;
nor was | able TO discover, though took pains
TO do so, any appearance of squaIid poverty, or
even of discomfort. The poores. tenemens APP
peared TO have an air of comfort and nea,ness
abou, them which indicated that the wish Of
Henry w. of France was realized; namely, that
every poor man should have chicken in his
po, at least once a week. |, may be inferred
from the fac, Of so many young people being
engaged in the factories in Providence, that few
juvenile iders were TO be seen in the streets ::
saw none, and therefore heard none of the bias
phemous language which SO frequently greets
the ear in our city from half grown boys and
those Of lesser growth.
Providence, like most other New England
cities, seems 10 be increasing, though no, with
the same rapidily OF some Others. Some por-
tions Of the city are extremely beautiful, espe-
ciaIly on College Hill, where many of the hou-
ses may be denominated mansions, and 10 many
of them are attached extensive grounds which
are .astefully ornamenIed and contain abund-
ance Of trees, fruit and shrubbery. They indi-
cate great wealth in their possessors. Some
Of them appear to be somewhat antique.
Time was when The young men of New Eng
land, unable 10 find scope for the exercises Of
their enterprise at home, sought more genial
fields at the South and West, and emigration
was in consequence rapid and injurious. No
such cause or ihducemenl now exists for the
young and en,erprisng to leave their native
land; on the contrary know of no section of
the Union, not even the rapidly increasing West,
that offers more tempting field for enterprise
than the eastern states. No one need be idle
there, no one is idle. He who has knowl-
edge of business, need no, be out Of employ
ment day, capital will seek him, and in few
years he himself will become capitalist and
employer. So long as capital seeks labor, or,
in other words, so long as the capitalist acts
upon the wise principle Of so investing his mo-
ey as 10 create wealth by encouraging industry
and enterprise in the various branches of man.
ufac,ure, no one need be idle. no Ole with Or
dinary prudence can want for the necessaries
and even many Of The luxures of life 1t is
only when capital is boarded, or is so invested
lha, the laborng man derives little or no bene-
fit from it, that accumulated wealth is felt to be
a curse 10 The community, instead of blessing.
Yours, &c,
OLIVER IOSCHOOI