Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-11-05

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abundance of all the necessaries of life. Our
granaries groaning with surplus Of the
5ounties of earth, aud farmers are asking where
.hey shall find a market. Our store houses are
tul of comforts aud Injuries desiring an exchange
Tor many useful commodities Peace and plenty
are III our borders, and health sits smiling ON ev-
cry brow.
And vet every body is full of alarm talking of
nnheard of pressures disasters ruins, poverty,
distress, starvation. California sends round her
millions OF gold every month, the mint is kept
hnsy, the earth brings forth her increase and yet
all talk of poverty and ruin
Well may we ask ''for whose cause is this evil
upon us 7" There must be a cause somewhere;
for "the curse causeless shall not come" Ii cam
not be attributed 10 Providence, for instead of
famine we have plenty. Around us are all tho
| elements Of great prosperity. Within our reach
IS everything needful to supply all our wants, and
| overwhelm US with bounties demanding our graf
itude and praise.
Why then this evil of which everybody com.
plains! For whose cause has it come uponu 7"
| OF course there not wanting theories to ex.
| plain il all. Every man has his own notions both
| OF the cause and the cure Seers start up on ev-
] cry hand, who claim almost inspiration in show
ing the causes ofthe evil and prescribing the rem
| edy. But these are as crude, various and uncer-
tain, as the evils are severe and pressing One
detects the spring of these evils in a false alarm
got up by designing men who fatten on the
spols oi other mems industry. Some attribute
It all to the Gene, al Government to the free-trade
| theories and low Tariffs. Another finds il in
Banks, and Bank ing systems, in the substitution
of paper for metallic currency. Another in the
| credit system, departure from the cash down,
| pay a. you 60 SYSTEM. Some put all the blame
| On stock iobbers and their nefarious traffic in
fdncies and falsites. Others place it in the wild
| spirit of speculation, which has spread all over
| he land, mapped cities in the wild prairies of
| the West and sold corner lots at the base of the
| Rocky Mountains where Buffalos wander aud
| rsccoons and beavers will build their houses for
| half century to come Others seek il in the
mProv1ence of the people, in expensive living
| and extravagant dress. even reproach the Ladies
| most ungallautly as almost the sole cause of all
| his evil. Each has his hobby and he will ride
Il everywhere, or not appear in public al all
And mos. are seeking universal panacea which
! viii remove ali the evils at once, effect a radical
cure and yet be pleasant to take.
The case certainly demands our serious atten-
lion, for are fallen upon evil times. A., are
anxious. none at rest. No one feels cerlain u
his condition to morrow. what it will be- The
whole community is concerned more or less to
know the and find remedy for the evils
complained Of. 1t is therefore a subject proper.
| ~ within the province of the Pulpit as much as
the press to enter the lists and take part in the
discussions. If ever there is time more than
another when Religion should protier the hand
of blessing to console the distressed, 10 guide the
wavering, to strengthen the weak, and lit up
the fallen, il Is mid scenes of calamity, peTpleXi
~, and distress.
| Without any special claim to profound llnowl.
edge of the science OF trade and business am
disposed to offer some thoughts for the benefit of
my brethren whom it may concern 10 suggest 10
their consideration. some remedies which may
be of service now aud hereafter. My remarks
may be very homespun and desutory, but none
the less valuable in a time of excitement like the
present A plain, simple prescription will gem
orally do most good
/ There may be truth and force in each and all
of the causes and remedies which are alleged for
the unheard-of troubles and anxetes under which
the whole community is now groanHg And yet
no one of them 1t seems to me reaches, the real
difficulty, and all together not remove it
Mere 0utIoaTd policy will never supply the place
OF iRrard principle. All the planning and schen-
ing, and successful operating OF the shrewdest
tinancers will never make mp for want of patient
industry and perseyering personal application to
the great business of earth-hfe-the honest &C
cumulation OF the means of a useful, respectable
and honorable position among men. individuals.
companies or Governments may devise whatever
ways and means they choose 10 secure personal
d general prosperity, yet no real good can ac-
crue to any one who is neglected. of his duty to
himself and to the community Of which he makes
part.
1t is an easy task to find fanlts in others to de-
claim against special privileges and bad egisla-
ton, but it is quite another thing to detect a
wrong in ourselves, and be willing TO correct it.
No doubt Banks and other souless corporations
paper cnrrencies and low Tariffs extravagant
credits and mad speculations, vain pride and
luxurious living, and their concomitants, have
had much 10 do with the production of the evils
under which the whole community is now wrih-
ing and grooming, but those are not the causes of
the evils. They may be the instruments, tho
means. They are non entities of themselves
We may talk about bad system, and censure the
men who abuse good ones-the fault is not all
theirs. 1t is deeper and nearer home, too often
in our own hearts and lives. If''they prophecy
falsely" and the priests have rule by their means
it is because the people love to have il so
God governs the world by fixed and unvaFy.
ing laws. His ways are just and equal in ell his
dealings with the children of men. His prov
idence is constantly exercised over them for THEFT
). reatest good, Hence obedience is demanded as
| a princ pie ofduty-a token of gratitude, respect
aud he has graciously provided for his children.
His laws are universal in their application, there
in all time, and indispensable as guide to the
happiness Of which all men are capable. They
concern both our material and our moral good,
and mortal and immortal well being. The Chris
tian's God is not a God afar off, True Faith
sees him Mt hand, feels after him in oil conditions
seeks the guidance ofhis wisdom in all the trials
Of life; looks up into his face meekly and i'm plor,
ing for the forgiveness Of past sins and tra.tfal
and hoping for such protection and blessings as
| he may need hereafter. lie does not divorce the
government OF God from the Affairs Of his life
| tn counsel aud defend i'm the iranaction Of his
business as in the cultivation of his heart. He
studies and obeys the precepts of the, Great
! Teacher anG finds his Religion perfectly suited
t, the wants Of this life. He adopts the Golden
/ rdle and heeGs il Ia all his wishes thoughts and
works He does unto Others as be would that
others should do unto him. "lie renders evil
| for evil to no man" but cOntrarywse blessing,
knowing that he is called TO inherit blessing
lie is not soihu in business serving the Lord
| lie seeks to lay by in store the fruits Of honest
/ industry aud economy that he may have to give
| TO him that needeth He exercises c1mnenda-
| bic prudence in the employment of his time and
means, and attempts a proper influence over
| his children and all about him. His treasures
are not all Of earth, nor his pleasures sought in
temporal Qualifications. lie has riches in Christ
| a treasure in heaven aud his highest hopes are
there His happiness is sought in the love OF God,
aud in doing good to his fellow men, This life
| becomes to him great and solemn fact full of
| DUTY and deep concern; and ne is ever alive to
discharge every responsibility as unto God and
urto man lie strives to live peaceaby with all
men He looks kindly upon what he does not
approve, and condemns spariugly where he cannot
convince and commend. he labors constantly,
! perseyeriDgiy, aud in faith, to overcome the evils
| prevalent among men, and the blessing of q
| peacemaker is his.
| Now ask you, my brother, to take such q
| friend and go out with him into the streets and
look upon the business affairs of this community
| Take him into your counting rooms, aud show
| him your Dav.books and Ledgers. Your bills
receivable aud your bills payable. Show him
the private marks OF your wares-tiod sees them
and ask him if all this is fair, square and hon
eat according TO the laws of God. No matter a
bout the laws of trade He does not much UNI
derstand that. He will not condemn You for an
honest profit. That is your righttnl recompense.
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