Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-05-23
LIBE Atty.

I.ibcralty is one Of the noblcst traits of the
human character. The liberal man rarely ever
fails in his plans or his business. We mean that
mel, not him who scattc,s extravagantly his means
in every direction, but the generous hearted, the
81 wisll-you-wcl-t do in thc-world" man, he
who attends to his avocation, throws his bread
upon the waters and is willing to wait until it re-
turns. Such man is always foremost in every
good work, and there is nothing which benefits
society that does not bear the impress Of his no.
be soul.
But look at the mean mamie who is ever
carping about the expenses incurred in improving
and Identifying the place of his residence, in ed
ucating the young, in clevating the dcbased, and
in restoring lost humanity"to its once God-likc
position. He is not going to give anything, oh
MOI He believes in the doctrine that "charty
begins ut home,'' and is he not poor? 1t is true,
he is estimated to lie worth $4,000, but then
that is Il small amount, and why should he aid
his ncighbor. Poor fellow, does he not know
that heis an old fogy, elasticity defined, sitting
the extremity of Progress, halowing whoa! Well,
let him sit there until doomsday-until his more
discerning neishbor jumps aboard the car of En-
telprizc, and through his liberality accumulates,
not $4,000, but 100000, in the same length of
time that old fogyism is grumbling and growing
because society demands of him Il small portion
of his immensc wealth to aid in creating those
improvements that invariably enhance his own
property tcn-fold.
Perhaps we cannot illustrate this matter more
full hon I,,r
of daily paper, where can be found, generally
speaking, the names of those persons who,
through liberal and judicious system Of add
vcrtising, have learned from experience the true
way to make money, and who arc ever ready to
lend helping hand in time of need, who take
pride in the growth and prosperity of their native
town or city, who do not pinch dime SO tight
as to erase the bird of liberty, which previous to
his grasp, appeared to be imbued with life, and
who, above all, are never envious of the success
of others because they patronizc and encourage
well conducted journals. Men of acute business
tact, know, that by exercising liberal spirit in
their dealings with their fellow men, and by ad-
vertising extensively, they are doing more to-
wards building up a profitable trade, than by
any other means which might be brought into the
field, and hence it will be found that where one
succeeds by nsgardly course, twenty are made
rich and happy by a liberality which diffuses its
genial influence throughout society, bcneftting
alike he who gives and he who receives. s..-r,
The elements that compose society in st. Paul
-(the steam engine which propels the machinery
of business -are not the elements Of selfshness
or illiberality. Far from it. No people are
more liberal, more entcsprising, OF more intelli-
gent than the inhabitants Of St. Paul. They are
wiling Vi sp:tHnds:t& .lelp new enterprises, AMI
10 help <aan; td Contribute ehcerfuly to the cause
of. chasitX-p<. religion apd 70 aid by their inau-
3pce. STRANGERS fso,n:abrpid. SlaO:ecme among us
to make our territory theft! home. We speak
now of the people as a class-there may be ex-
eeptions, undoubtedly there are-but these ex-
eeptions are rare. To this one fact, then, we at
tribute in measure, our success as a city, and
our success a territory.
Let US then continue to cultivate Hberality
of heart, a iberality Of mind, iberality of
purse, so that by acting in unison, We can mutu-
ally aid each other, and lay the foundation for
a great and prosperous State.