The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-23

Is no iciass OF men who labor under a mo
painful delusion than those who practise up
this principle-who as, a moralist says, estsair
tozget the weatherguage Of all mankind |
cr1bbng off sixpences from tradesmen's bill
Va ana never giving dinners" It is true sue
persons meet with degree of worldly success
Z sometimes, that justifes their stinginess
! themselves, but, nine times out Of ten, it vi
ne found that they have succeeded in spite
that quality, and not on account of it, IL
natural tendency being to drag them dow
They have accumulated wealth, not bv the
industry, perseverance, caution, and othe
qualities which may have CHANGED to be asse
ciafed with their meanness, and which woul
:. have ensured far more brilliant results withor
~ There is an old English proverb, that =
penny soul never came to two-pence," an
when we consider how an extreme narrownes
IN money dealings aisgusts the public, maxim
eneaiesEof those on whose good viii FORUM
grestly depends-and how fatal, too, is sucl
narrownsss to that spirit Of enterprise which
necessary to a brilliant successive shall no
deem the old saw an exaggeration.
J fl live look abroad into society we shall SEE
abundant proofs of the truth of these remarks
/ The history Of business men teens with cases
lpf brilliant results flowing from generous
noble minded policy A writer in an English
Journal aAduces several Of striking character,
which arc 50 much to the point that we cannot
forbear quoting them. The first is that of M.
LATTE, Of Paris, who, though it was remarked
/ of hila that the generosity of his nature made
him the dnpe Of whoever chose to attempt i'm
posing upon him, yet rose from the condition
Of q, rennfess clerk to be the first bankerof his
day, and one of the most eminent public char
acters Of his country. His case reminds one
OF the remark of Jenkinson in the Vicar of
" akeheld, about, his simple, kind hearted
neighEor Marlborough whom he had contrived
70 cheat in one way or another once every year,
"and yet" said he, Marlborough has been
regularly growing in riches, while have come
to poverty and a jal.'' Another case is that
Of a Mr. Fowler, famous beer brewer il
Scotland, who died very rich, and was believed
to have owed his wealth to benevolent libe-
rality Of nature, which taking professional
direction, induced him to make his liquor unu-
sually good, He would go up to his watts, land
tasting the infusion, say, "stillrather poor, my
ads-eive it another cast of the malt Bv
adherlng to this course, he obtained the highest
character as brewer, and in few years had
| large remunerative sale for his ale, through
tut Great Britain, India, and the colonies. In
discussion OF the directors Of an English rail
Fay about fares and arrangements for the public S
onveniency, the chairman is said to have re- c
narked that hard bargain is ever bad bar '
ain tor the apparent gainer-a maxim to g
'hlch all asscnted. and, as consequence, its {
olrft being impressed on the whole manage n
lent the line, q late writer hazards the r.
rophecs, that the road will be eventually, tt
nongst the lhost prosperous in Europe VI VI
Such eyer has been, and ever will be, the re- So
ITS OF 9 liberal, whole-souled policy And is p,
not reasonable, and only reasonable that he BY
ould best succeed in life, who pursues his he
IDS IN this spirit, rather than he who adopts da
fish, esssorting policy? Can it be expected pl
at be will make great Roadway in the world, cis
10 is doing everything to gain the ll-will, th'
tead ofthe goodwill, of his fellows? "In al ar'
one case, ;, it has been truly remarked, ut IN
himself and a thousand minor influences AM
rking tilt, but thousand secret influences lea
rking against it. Considering the difficult the
which they needlessy raise in their course 'oi
successes Of the selfish are far more won VII
ful Than those OF the generous. Where Nc
b competent prudence and skill, there is cor
une natural suayity, towards others, ac- Zee
apanied BY practical berality according to es1
measure OF the understood means, all works ~, j.
!, and ultimate triumph is certaia but the Wi
sperity Of the thorough scrub, attained ane
DIST the contempt and detestation of the spe
llct can never be anything but kind of ~, ~.
acle WHEN it occurs, aud far more probably,
strainea after in VAIN nor
, :, --~3.1~,~0c|><Se~--7,r JAG
he address Of the recent Irish national con- and
lion, held in New York, more than confirms use
truth Of American principles. The follow tlo 4
extracts are admissions which show thew
g, while abusing our hospitality, .taken CON
J enough to hang Themselves" The first ina
act says 1--WE would remind the Irish in ,
British colonies and elsewhere, that this Low;
90 is common to the whole race; and under can
'teser fig they find shelter, or however the
'peTous| their lot may be, their natural turl
lie is in he sweet valleys of old Ireland be- o ue
her historic rivers, and under the shadows fna
Ter anciaat pillartowers and cathedrals." wei
lead the next declarations 1T is but a few full
rs since we too were in Ireland: the cur the
Of or hood flows still in the same direc M
!; tile chain that binds our affections to our ed
lred as thinks at both sides of the Atlantic. vel
nd agar: However prosperous their lot hon
be, their natural home is the sweet val os's
of old Ireland! The current of our blood ,od,
flows IN the same direction Here the Hell