The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-01-31
ACCU MULATIONISTS.

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are chained to the (successfuD pursu
Of wealth, devoured by one passion
controlled by one instinct. illuminated
by one idea. 1t is too much the fash
ion to berate those who are doomed
to increase, to accumulate, to save
the valuable productions OF the earth
10 acquire and take care of the
property of the world. We speak
not of the tongues of the envious
those who are consumed by the same
desires, and would accomplish the
same ends if thcv could. alone. but
there are men who from the lofty
heights Of Religion and Philosophy,
continually y assai1 the accumuIationist
as an anomaly in human nature, a
criminal against God, and his neigh.
Dor, whose vocation was not provided
for in the economy of Providence -
There is sympathy some where on the
earth for any class and any individual
but the rich "miser,"a as he i, called.
lie must bear his ills of the flesh and
the spirit alone for. not only does he
distrust and repeI his fellows, but they
in turn refuse him corner in their
hearts. "Why should we love as IA
brother the man who is so hard and
exacting with his fellow.men! Why
should we bestow our sympalhies
upon the man who is supremcIv sci.
fish in his nature, whose governing
instinct leads him to gather to himself
the property which should be more
equally distributed among men? As
there can be no mountains without
vailics between them, so there can be
no great fortunes heapad up withou,
leaving many in abJect poverty. Out
upon the mountains which not only
lift themselves up into the sunlight,
but throw their black shadows over
US and our children" !"
We know that poverty is, in some
respects. hard to bear-editors know
that terrbIy--but our philosophy on
the subject of accumulatlonists and
the spirit Of acquistveness. is this
that it is absolutely necessary that
each generation should accumulate Il
surplus to supply the wants, beyond
any contingency which might arise,
of the larger generation which is to
succeed it. Nay ore-cach gene.
ration must have large number Of
non. producers who snail devote them.
selves to the various arts and sciences
which embroder the every day man.
tie of life, and minister to the love Of
the Bcau,ltuI-and it is necessary that
some. yea, many. should be filled with
this one idea Of accumulation. should
rack invention for Instruments to pro-
duce more and more from the vast
resources which a bounliful Provi.
dence has placed at the disposal Of
man. When we see men heaping up
great riches, we reflect that they must
soon die, and that by law as mex
orabIe as death. their property mus,
dltCI Il llIllC uC ul>itibutCu itIto '!I"uV
hands. and thus by producing and
saving for themselves, they are pro
noting the general good. Providence,
too. has wisely ordered that those
who are set apart. as it were. to the
work Of accumulation. should find in
it u great pleasure, the greatest OF
their earthly pleasures. We see in
the condition and position of those
chained to this vocation. more to pity.
than to envy or hate. How can we
rnvy the MrDonough. who is com
PEELED 10 toll twenty hours each day,
merely TO take care of the vast prop.
ertv he has acquired for the benefit o'
charitable institutions can we
hate him. with all his Sc eliiShness. when
we see that he is but an instrument in
the hand of God for directing his great
wealth into appropriate channels
Yankee Blade.