The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-21

/ maiu UouDi6, MI Ehfker baio, as u seeHou
to him, came from this--that we trusted in
paper money. The immediate consequence
Of this state Of things is very painful. Some
men lose their estates; few great proper
ties are scattered at once; many little compe.
tences come TO nothing. Sometimes this
happens TO the best men in the country
men with liberal ideas, with habits OF gener-
osiy. You all know what has recently be-
fallen one of the most honorable, generous
and Christian men in this town, who, as q
thriving merchant said, has done more for
i the rising generation Of Boston than any ten
churches that could be named. You all de-
plors the misfortune Of this noble phiIanihro-
pist. Now and then chance shot strikes q
coward in his tent, out commonly II is the
brave soldiers who get shot in battle. There
is 'forIorn hope" in the battle of produc-
tive industry no, less than the battle Of war,
and he (Nlr. P.) looked on the honest mer-
chant who turned out bankrupt, as he looked
on the wounded soldier, covered all over
with honorable scars, got in front, manfulIy
| confronting the foe. He has suffered, but il
was in the cause of God and his county,
Just now, we are in Balakava battle, and
som ebody has blundered. Let US do honor
10 the "sx hundred" remembering how
they "rode onward, )" meaning right.
In conclusion, Mr.. Parker sci forth the du-
ties devolvins upon honorable and Christian
men, in this time of trouble and Distress
He counseIed forbearance towards solvent
debtors as long as possible; the payment Of
small debts 10 tradesmen and artisans; the
avoidance OF all waste of articles of food or
clothing, for we had hard Winter before us,
and should want all we have got Yet he
did not think il manly or Christian TO make
large retrenchments in these times, when a
man could afford his previous expenditures,
for by SO doing, ne simply shifted the burden
10 another mans back. Charity should be
mbered, for he thought much of that
would be needed before the Winter was half
through. They should be humanity gsner.
Gus to such as fall through mistake, humanity
just against defrauders, swinders, cheats, Of
whatever name; charitable TO the follles Of
the weak, The errors of The wise, but stern
against The culprii's meditaied wickedness
and concealed crime.
The remoler duties were to reform the
whole monetary system, make gold and sill.
YER the medium Of business, and depart from
the habit of hryiae and selling on credit to
so great an extent. When the potato rots in
The ground, it tells US il 10 moi fit TO be ma.
iion's bread. II is the voice of God crying
out of the ground-"Beware beware p'-
Cholera, yellow fever, typhoid, the plague,
leprosy, they also have a warning, telling us
what will follow if we violate the conditions
of life and health. They also, though our
brolher's blood, are Gods voice, crying
"Beware beware! The spot whereon you
stand is unholy ground. Make clean your
ciiies, breathe pure air. Turn ye, 70. why
will ye dies" And when commercial dis
tress like this occurs in a nation full of plen.
ty, and wealth and industry, and wisdom
surely it tells us that We have made mis-
take /; that the experiment does not succeed;
that paper money is tool that does moi
work well; that exlravagant expenditure,
waste, the importation of luxuries, dishon.
esiy in trade, are not wise.
Besides, have we not made Q mistake
which lies deeper, nearer, likewise, 10 the
business of the pulpit Have we not thought
little too much Of properly. fine houses,
gaudy steamboats,, New York hotels, costly
silks? II is not worth while TO hold the raj
ment above the body, and the meat more
than the soul which should consume ii. The
millionaire is not the highest product of hu.
man civilization. A rich man, rich city,
does not necessarily possess all the Christian
virtues. "Money answerelh all things"
says the Bible proverb; but il cannot answer
for honesty, il will never do for virtue, il can
not take the place of confidence in Thy high.
er law, thou Father of earth and heaven!--
Is our trade conducted on fair, just principles?
Does The Golden Rule lie on the merchants
desk, measuring out between man and man
the rule of the market? Have we not for
gotten Gods higher law? Certainly, we
over-rate wealth to-day, just as our fathers
thought too much Of fighting. The great
end Of business is not the accumulation Of
property, but the formstion Of characler.--
Gle heapeth up riches, and knowelh not
who shall gather them," says the psalmlst; ;
bu. great virtues, prudence, wisdom, justice,
Seuevolence, piely, these may be gathered
from your trade; they are not uncertain riches
but imperishable, undefiled, and which fade
not awsy.
''In the day Of adversity consider" Amer.
ica will learn her lesson from this CONNER
cial distress, this scarcity OF money. lack OF
work, Temporary hunger, transient fear. Let
us be thankful that our teacher comes with
such mild face. If we do not learn by this,
then the lesson Isto be taught Us, mol only
with mercantile failure, bat with The thunder
\ of cannon. When God spoke to England
through the ilngling dollars she did not heed
Him, but she hears when he speaks through
the Crimean cannon, and I50,ooo,ooo oi
men in rebellion on the other eide Of the
world.
But we will learn, and then shall the light
break forth out of the darkness, and the solid