Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-10-15
From the n. r. Journal of Commerce.
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tIenes of extrasagance and proHigacy There is not
= country in the world, where the people are. becom
ing so extravagant in their modes of dressing and
living as in the United StatessaszThe Union is un
doubleday correct though the sfruth cannot be ac
knowledged but with reluctance and apprehension
Republican simplicity" in its application TO the
customs and manners of the people of the UniteG
States has become proYerb and the appropriate
ness of the term has been apparent from the found
Ing. of the Government to date not long past Tt
engraft on the primitive stock, foreign and aristo
cratic usages is like abandonment of first princi
ples-like renouncing the example of the ancient
fathers-and augurs nought but evil. Our ingenu-
BUSINESS may well be suspected, when indulging IN
professions of high admiration for Puritan example
and percept we pursue course so at variance with
theirs.
through all the ramihcations of society, and finally
to the institutions of government 1t first corrupts
the wealthy classes inducing both physical and
moral degeneracy and then establishes grades In So
ciety Inconsistent with republican Institutions tend
ing to their dsintegration Wealth becomes offensive
to one class and poverty contemplate to another.
Unfounded prcudices and unnatural Jealousles are
engendered.
But the evil tendency of mmoderate expenditure
insthe management of personal household AFFAIRS
appears in its most startling aspect when considered
in relation to the social domestic state 1t is dis
covered that it is the precursor of RIGHTEOUSNESS
in its most repulsive forms-the sworn foe to the
sacred institution of marriage-the enticer to the
gaming table and to the bowl-the tempter which
urges the employed to extract from the
of the employer.
There are multitude of young men in this city
who possess full share of intellectual talents and
in the receipt of income adequate to the res
pectable support of a family, but who are doomed
bysH extravagance" to hopeless cehbacy and who,
instead of the enjoyment of blessings such vr-
tuous wife confers look to the play and drink
ing saloon to infamous resorts for the ordl-
nary means of enjoyment Accustomed to the ele-
gance and fashion of private boarding houses or ho
tells thew cannOt-theV will nOt-aSSume the reSDOn-
sbility by mourning domestic obligations, ii, to do
So they must descend from their false position, and
aecustom themselves in the new relation, to hum
bier mode of life Thus Is princely support given
to legion of internal resorts destructive alike
to body and mind-to all that ennobles and refines
Ito every honest purpose and lofty aspiration.
comparatively brief experience in this fiery ordeal
NAV suffice to squalfy the heart for the exercise of
any true affection and extinguish all love for those
qualities which give woman her peculiar power, and
which constitute the radiant centre the morning and
evening STAR of every happy home.
Not the least of the long train of evils entaied
upon society by habits of extravagant expenditure,
is the pernicious influence exerted upon the younger
members of families in which these habts-prevaiL
reverse of fortune precipitates upon them untold
histories None are more helpless-none present
objects pitiable. 1t scarcely be expected,
in reason that the magnificent establishments the
avenues of this city shall descend in regular
sion, from sire to son. with their well stocked wine
vaults and stables Better is it to be satisfied with
INC uaTu HOTh anu udTu IdTe VI COLumOn LueIl ana
the exercise of wholesome economy More salts
faction is to be obtained from seeing evidence that
the fruits of honest toll successful enterprise
likely to be the of lasting good to others less
from the Philadelphia Inquirer are appropriate in
this connection:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ExTRAvAGANCE. A CORES
pondent who has ''long been in search of wife,
complains sadly of the extravaganza of modern times
and says that he has "more than once been on the
1fnfn h0orf and han hTIfh hQan
deferred by the prospect of expenditure far be-
yond his income, and thus of change for the worse
and not for the better" This is an old story and
one that we have commented on again and again
The complaint is well founded and the extravaganza
which characterizes the modern modes of living in |
reputable society, has doubtless been the means of
making not only many old bachelors but many old |
maids. The fever is up just now, and every one |
seems anxious to outstrp his neighbor The pru-
dent and the tmid look on, not only with caution |
but with apprehension. They unwilling to take |
the plunge to submit themselves to the responsible
ty. They become acquainted with the young and |
the fair, charmed with their society," and would
readily take them for better for worse - but |
hey know the actual position of their pecuniary af
airs they aware of the uncertainties of trade,
Ind they listen with surprise to the extravagant |
1iews that expressed in relation to matrimonial
according to the claims and preten-
lions of large portion of the genter of pres
,nt day.
Nothing will suit them but an abundant fortune
ne blOSe VINO aspire 10 DccOlne pTOLeC-
for life And in this doctrine too often they
rained as it were by their parents They are taught
o dress extrayaganty, to speak extravagantly and |
o boast extrayagantly. In brief, the object seems
% be, to elevate themselves, not only in pecuna-
y, but social point of view, above ordinary NOR
ais and to speak of the rest of mankind sneerng-
y and as inferior beings. In most cases these pre-
enders having nothing in particular to boast of
Empty, inflated and arrogant, and merely assume to
themselves positions to which they not entitled.
The effect however, is pernicious, not only upon
heir own fortunes and feelings, but upon those of
heir friends and admirers. They anxious to |
marry an establishment rather than as matter of |
leart, feeling and reciprocity. And while they
tilted to 6utter and bask in the smiles of prosperity,
hey utterly disqualified for the frowns of adver
Jtv. They may do well enough as companions in |
he hour of sunshine, but not in the day of trial
md storm. We can conceive of no more important |
natter than proper manner of beginning life, or |
starting out in the world. The moment that an indi-
idual enters into the conditions of matrimony and
hus becomes responsible for the maintenance of at |
east one other, he should govern himself according
y, and with reference not only to the present mo-
nent, but to future probabilities and contingencies.
n order to do this however, and to live economical
y, and within his means he must be assisted by his
Detter half; otherwise, perjury will come into
he household and with it discord and unhappiness.
The parties should consider all the facts and chances
beforehand. They should determine to live for them
elves rather than for the outdoor world with view
o their continued and permanent happiness, rather
han to the qualification and indulgence of silly
md false pride.
MatrimonY should not be considered as a mere
ondition of bargain and sale. Higher and holer
principles and purposes should be associated with it.
is sometimes necessary that sacrifices should be