Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-09-02
scHUYLERIsM, AND A LESSON FROM IT.

A new ism! This is the era Of 'isms'
and 'ites,' and NOBODY need be surprised
at the announcement of u new one
Schuylorismss sounds like novelty, bat it
is only new name for an ancient enemy
Of the quiet and real prosperity Of socie-
y. Public faith has been often abused
and private fortune has been often squan.
dered and many kind friends have been
rendered bankrupt by misplaced conf.
dence in the financial shrewdness or busi-
ness honesty of grand rasca,s. Lately,
as the newspapers have informed every
body. Robert Schuyler, of New York,
astonished Wall street. He was the Pres
ident Of various railroad companies and
financial agent for others, and had unlim-
tied control Of funds. He played des.
perate game. 1t did not win, and he Is
introduced to notoriety as defaulter for
nearly two and half million of dollars
Two and half million of dollars. An
immense sum. What did Mr.. Schuyler
do with it! The question is vain one.
Conjecture is at = loss. We can only
say, 1T is gone," and, with with sigh,
speculate on what tDe, or some other good
man, might not have done with SO great
a fortune.
But Mr.. Schuyler had a social as we'll
as financial life, and If we cannot clear.
ly solve the mystery which involves his
prodigal wastefulness of other mems
money, we are given the particulars of a
domestic romance which throws some
light upon it.
Mr.. Schuyler maintained two house.
holds. AT one he was Bachelor at the
other Benedict. The gay and careless
visitors at the former had no suspicion
that heir liberal host was father Of q
family, and the inmates of that family hac
never doubt bnt that it's lord was wha
he seemed and only that. At home HI
was Mr.. Spicer. At his Bachelor quar-
ters and in the business world he was NJ
Schuyler. His most intimate bushes
friends did not know that he was a mari
ed man, and strange enough. (if the paro
5ox be excused) his wife and children di
not know that he was Bachelar. Fo
nearly quarter of century was Rober
Schuyler Bachelor and a Benedict i
the city Of New York, and both charac
,ers were maintained with such shrew
secrecy that the domestic fraud was ne
divulged,on one side, until upon the eve {
daughters marriage, and upon the otht
side was nst exposed until great 6nul
cial fraud induced investigations fro
which no secrets were secure. His brotl
er. a partner in business, was then fir
Informed that he had promising nephew
and nieces.
1t was not strange thai a man who cou
play so we'll double part in domest
life, ahould play double part on graz
scale, in business life. He was intact
deceiver. Had not fortune so favor.
him that he could swindle in a prince
style, he had been petty sdoundrel, w
acquainted with city prisons and the To-
es, perlens Of city vice.
Honesty is principle : it is substan
not shadow. The man who is dishone
at home cannot be honest abroad. If
will cheat his wife and children he mu
cheat his business associates. Home CO
fidencs is an anchor of safety, and +.
man who does not hold fast by it is adj
in an ocean of uncertainty. His voya
of life may be honorable, but the chanc
are that he will make shipwreck Of
that is dearest and sweatest among h
man blessings. Public prosperity as W
as private interests, has its safeguard
Homes and in the sentiment which r
only inculcates love and respect for, t
requires support and protection of, Hon
Here we hint the lesson which Schr
leiism enforces. The head Of fam
has other duties than those material O,
which pertain to food and raiment, pl
or rich, extravagan! or niggard. The pr
porous men of our time, those who p
vide most richly and bountifully for
larder and the wardrobe, are those "
know least Of the higher necessities
their families and administer least to N
y, social instruc,ion-the moral culture
their sons and daughters. Our "age
steam" is characterised not only by 81
enterprises" which promote CONNIE
and render distant communities height
y and sociable, bu, by "fast living"
stimulated go-aheada.iveness in dom
tic way, which grows on what it fe.
and feeding on ex.ravagant tastes
wasteful pleasures, requires bold spec,
tons, financial intrigues and frequ
bankruptcy.
A mansion which cost 5000, 900,
because Of comfort-promoting convier
mot because Of its music, pictures
books. not because only of "dumb she
must he furnished accordingly, and
style Of living must be in accordance ,
The dwelling and its furniture. The h
of such an establishment, unless he
hsrit Il torture which has been accum
ting for = century. has enough to do
"current expenses" lie Is necess,
absorbed in business, and as matte
course. 10 acquitted Of responsibility
his own estima tion) when he pays
boys school bills and tsilors' bills,