The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-12-17
Traits Of Trade.
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s7HEsPAsr AND THE PRESENT.

<,s (F,rou Hunts licrchants llfagasi,,s.)
@7HE PAST AND THE ,pREsENT.
6 IL feyicwin9 tlsc course Of trade for the last
i've hundred JtayE one cannot but admire the
Spirits of iIbcralIk ~ which hns occasionally
been shown toward tic mcrs s6i;;.s One case
In point occurs IN England d,lring the reign Of
Edward I'LL, which has hardly been surpassed
has bcon I@ preserved @ iis by HaEluyt which was was
given by tho ministers of this venerable mon,
arch, written in several languagcs, and nd.
dressed to all kings princes, and persons in
authority" An extraordinary interest Is as
follows IL Il bc right and equity to show
humanity to NIL men, doubtless the same ought
chiefly to DO showed to merchants, who, wan
dering about the world, search both the land
and the sea, TO carry such good and profitable
things ns are found in their countries, TO re-
mote regions and kingdoms, and again TO bring
from the same such things as they find there,
to them, as nlso that they may bc partakcrs of
such things whereof they abound. For tho
God of Heaven and earth, greatly providing
for mankind, would not that all things should
be found in ono region, to the end that ono
should have need Of another; that by this
means friendship might be established among
all men, and every one seek to crafty all. /"
The very quintcsscncc Of n Christian Com
mcrcc is contained in this brief extract Had
such spirit been ever since enforced and per-
pctuatcd, the whole world would have been
vastly moro advanced In wealth and civiiza-
ton
But yet tho contrast afforded by two hun
drcd years is marvellous in tho extreme. The
merchant Is no longer n wandering wayiarcr,
who must buy the favor of "all kings, princes,
and persons in authority" On the waters,
every latitude, from frozen north to the un-
known regions Of tho south, and every longi-
tude ON the globe, Is whtencd by the sails Of
ships TINT cxcels in iectness the summers
cloud. Hugo steamers, setting winds and
waves at defiance, are rushing in all directions
over The briny waters, and penetrating every
river, bay, and inland lake. On the land,
roads Of iron are st-ctched across continents,
spanning the rivers, tunncling the mountains
from sea to sea. Thereon with n speed far
more than fabulous bclching forth flames and
smoke "the horses of fire aud chariots Of
fire" unite the scattered villages in an unhro-
ken street, and make tho great forests appear
like the edges of paradisiacal gardens,
Shall tho question now be asked: Canst
thou send the lightnings, that they may go
and say unto thee Here woare2" Thelight-
nings, arc literally chained and ut the service
OF man. II would NOW be no surprising feat
really nothing extraordinary to glrdlN9it in
forty minutes less than no time. Cities IN
different climates, and with seas bctwepn, re-
| port each Others traffic at noon, and hcarkcn
TO the niurmur Of cact, others hourly moods
and momentnry impulses The statesman
rises to speak, ard his elaaucpee, clear and
strong, penetrates space with &he rapdty q
| thought, and his words haas gone to the ends
Of the earth as soon as they have fallen from
his lips.
Does drouth parch the kroad fisads of na-
tion, and mrninc stalk forth to deyou,: rs peo,
| pie, q Thousand ships lAdcn with plenty speed
their way on their afrand OF mercy, and tho
monster Is kept Mt hay lsa country stilled
with populasiops and torn with Ghartiah riots,
and perplexetk with the problems Of Industry
and poverty broad 0phira appcarAt the anti
podes. and the transit TO peace. plenty and
fecdom Is rapid and drclisying. Thctransnis-
sion of people, products, intelligence, customs,
ideas, interests, Is now tho prevailing practice
of tho age, Civilization Is everywhere making
n common level. Il place for Tire superliuotts
fruits, labor, leisure aud talent Ia tho icnand,
The locomotive spirit of Commences drives
savage life away from its haunts, or absssbs Il
in usefulness and progress. Imbeciiily ii
prostratod and oycrrun. Action, intense ac-
tion, teens In NIL the arteries of social life.
Every gtadc and quality of genius Is inspired
TO greater achievements. Scrvitude, upad.
uswilling scrvEnde, must disappear, A new
heart is given to labor and Il liNs np the
spirit and enohlcs the man.
Two men of honor, and no third. First,
the tollworn craitsmen that with earth.matle
impliment lahcrcusly ccnqucrs tho earth and
makes her nnn's Venerable tu mo "a the
hard hand crooked, coarse; therein, notwish.
standing, lies cunning virtue. lndcicesihiy
royal, Ms OF the sccpsru Of this planet. Ven-
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tanned, hcsoisesl NTH It's rude Intelligence, for
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