American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-30

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depart from the habit Of buying aud SCI.
ling on credit 10 so great an extent. -
Wien potato rots in tho ground i,
tells us II is not fit to be a nations
bread. 1t is the v"ice OF God crying
ont "fthe ground-"Beware ! bewaie!"
Cholera. yellow fever, typhoid, the
plague. leprosy. they also have a VAIN.
ing. telling rs what will follow if we vi.
"'s'e the known conditions Of life and
health. They also through our broth
er's bl"o,b are Gods voice crying"
warel Beware! The spot ,whereon you
stand is "nholy GROUND. Make clean
your cities, h,eath ppte mir. Turn We.
for why will ye die I" And when a com
mercial distress like this occurs IN ma.
ton foil Of plenty, aud wealth. and in-
dustry aud wisdom, surely il tells us
that wo have made a mistake; that the
| experiment does not succeed; that pa
per money is tool that does not work
well that cXtravagant expenditure,
waste, the importation Of luXuries, dis.
honesty in trade, are not wise. .... .
Besides. have we not made g mistake
which lies deeper, nearer, likewise, to
the business Of the pul pit Have We
no, thought litllo too much Of prop,
cry, fine houses, gaudy steamboa,s,
New York hotels, costly silks |, is
not worth while to hn1l the raimcnt n.
bove tho body, and the meat more than
the soul which should consume it. The
millionaire Is not the highest product Of
human civilization. A rich man. a rich
city, does not necessarily posses oil the
Christian virtues. "Money answereth all
things" says The Bible proverb but it
cannot answer for honesty, il will never
answer for virtue. il cannot take the
place Of confidence in Thy higher law,
thou Father uf earth and heaven! Is
our trade conducted on fair. JUS, p,in.
ciplesI Does the Golden Rnie lie on
the merchants desk. measuring out be.
tween man and man the rule ufthe mar
ke' Have be not forgotten Gods high.
er law ( Certainly, we over,tale wealth
to day, just rs our fathers thought too
much 81 hghting. The great end al
business Is not the accumulation al
property, hu, the formation Of charec.
ter. He hesPe,h up riches. and know.
eth no, who shall gather them" saws
tho Psa'misi ; but great virtues. pru.
dence, wisdom Justice. henevolencc, pi
ETY., these may I've gathered from yuul
Il ade ; they are not uncertain riches
but imperislIable, undr filed, and fade
not away.
ain the day of advsrs'y consider" -
America will learn her lesson from this
confnercial distress, this scarcity oi
money lack Of wo'k, temporary hunger
Transient fear. Let Us he Thankful that
our teacher comes with such mild
face. live do not learn by this, then
the lesson is To be taught us, not oulv
with mercantile failure, but with the
thunder Of cannon. When God spok o
10 England through The imeline dollars
she did not heed Him, but sho hears
when He speaks through the Crimeau
cannon, aud 10000, 600 If men in re.
beilion on the other side Of the world.
But 40 will learn, and then shall the
light hreah forth ont of darkness, and
the solid blessings Of prosperity shall
attend rhnugh,tu', indust,iuus, fnre.
casting people, who remember The imev-
'tath" law of justice which God has
written on every metallic dollar, on ev.
cry paper promise to pay, as ne has
| written il on these fair Rp~ers of the
field. Then, not putting our trust in
uncertain riches, we shall count it the
great end of human life so To do the
duties al lime as To secure ibe rewards
1T eternity; and for each of us there
shall be treasure "impeii>habIe, unie.
filed, and which iaderh not away" ..