The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-04

American minister abroad aud one OF his most intimate
correspondents Philadelphia merchant and thus
the 3D. of October lT6o he wroethus these seeing
men continued principle which startles the conference
at Paris and Is stamped the assay oce of New York
sa,esmanship itloohs very much IS 1t was st coin
ed here
Everything writes franklin to Norris on the Gate
have given, here IN Europe continues to wear good
face Russia Sweden Denmark, and Holland raising
strong naval force TO establish the free navigation for
neutral ships and Of all their cargoes though belonging
TO enemies except conraband-that is military sQles
France and Spain have approved Of IL and it is lks
free goods England does not like the conederacy.
Otsh they U9un extend sill further, and ordain that
ARMED trading tesses ru fishermen and Jarmtrs,
should Do respected oorking far The bRt Of
kind, and nsytr be interrupted ia Mer operations but LEI
those only fgh Nth another Uhose trade Is and rho
are armed and paid for TIE purpose"
But Mr. President have occupied too much time and
make way for others If there be any here who
thinks what have ventured say ncongruous with the
great charitable object have in view shall be sorry
though think can show him II 10 not 1t is The nyete-
rate habit of my mind to seek for illustrations of what
have say in the presence Of my immediate llowciiZens
in the history of our blessed andf in the his
tory OF Pennsy vana il can, the history OF Philade
phaand 10 lose chance nvigorate in heart the
great sentiment of duty and loyalty to ourselves In what
have said have elaborated nothing, have exaggerated
nothing; and Cow let me cay in conclusion, why such
topics appropriate here not here tonight to Hat
teras little arm here 70 say ungracious hingsbut may
no. BE- permitted to ASK whether pscnni"ry poverty, such
oaonwhe her the cravings OF physical ture the hun
ger, the thirst the cold the nakedness all old
mans wants2 May not these all be supplied and yet the
mind something beyond2 do not presume speak
of religion, lis needs and its consultations but speak
of intellectual restitution which may be easily supplied
have beard many at literary lawyers generally
curling the lip OF those who have been well described by
the greatest ami manest and kndest writer Of the day
"thosa who in their Effort to master the le
gepd Of the law drive away all The wisdom of philosophy
and history, all the Thoughts of poe all wit fancy, reec
tor and love- who kinde at the sight OF beauty
the sound OF sweet song, who have time and no
eyes for anything bat law books You, doubt not have
heard tho literary merchants. Bat the old age
which literature and history and poetry give pleasure
has desoaton beyond your charity The merchant who
in youth ard manhood meditated any thing but
bis ledger and who when age and misfortune come finds
his ledger taken away from him. aud himself reduced to
cial insgni6cance has blank remnant of existence
never see young old going in coming
out of your Mercantile our Franklin Library without the
happy thought gurglng up in my mind that he is aming
himself for the dreary eocoaner with age and sorrow and
solitude and possible poverty. Let the merchant who hur
lies his unedncaed into his counting remember
how precious youthful capacity for culture s Let there
be every nducement and disceuragement for the intel
lectual cravings Of afte-a Let there be books read
and intelligent pleasures to enjoy; and then when age
comes and comes daksnsd with poverty the merchants
faud viii minister generously and chsritaby to the phys
cal Necessity but there win be burning in the home
poverty the right light Of intellectual and
joyment, which ouly be darkened in that night
which, like elemental darkness comes to all-the rich
the poor the educated and the ignorant But let eli
try to make the twilight long, gentle cheerful
we can.