The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-17
NUMBER 5.
Timely Words.

Timely Words.
The following remarks, appropriate to the
times, are from the St. Louis hteligencer:
We have few suggestions to make to
those among us who have been overborne by
the calamity, and who now stand protested,
discredlted, and, as they suppose. broken up
In their business. There are many such in
our city, and there will be more.
we say to all such, Do not let unmanly re-
plnlngs get the better Of you. 1t is cruel
heart-sickening lot to see perish the little
fortune that half a lifetime, perhaps has been
spent in accumulating ; and to see it 90 Just
when the industrious heart had begun to
long for retirement and rest. But it is not
the part of a man to dwell with hopeless
grief over what is lost forever.
No, no. Let the 'dead past bury its dead"
Life, after all, is but battle, or rather a Sc
res of battles. We win a victory one day
we lose it the next; ard so On; till the cam
paign is ended, and We leave the never
ceasing struggle to our children.
George Washington displayed his greatest
generalship in defeat, and while retreating be-
fore victorious foe. So may we show the
noblest attributes of manhood in our adyer-
sity, and crown ourselves with Iaurels for
tues that are not dr. avn out or exercised in
the halcyon days of prosperity.
1t is-the lot Of man to rork-to cearn his
bread by the sweat Of his brow'-and shall
we strive TO escape the ordination Of God, and
live in pampering ease and luxury? 1t is
useless to expect any fowery path through
life. We all have mems work to do, and let
us do it like men.
Have we lost our fortunes by the financial
storm that has swept over the land? Let US
go to work quickly, and make another Lose
not single day in useless regrets. Many of
the richest men in all countries, (ift TO be rich
is any mans ambition have been broken up
completely in their earlier essays of business.
But they rallied, and with their minds ell
tiched by the lessons of adversely, they made
a second fortune and kept it.
There Is nothing to discourage any man
that fails in these trying times. As soon as
lie ascertains his position, let him seek his
creditors and mako full showing of his po-
sition. Let him yield up all his property,
that they are willing to take, in liquidation
of his debts, and get such indulgence as they
may be disposed to give, on the remainder.
! Then let him 90 to work, right here and
right in the midst of them, to build up his
business again. There is no man, no matter
how little feeling be may ordinarily manifest,
that will not honor and aid man who will
pursue this course; who will show up
promptly and honestly, and go to work
quickly, and keep at it faithfully to pay up
what he owes.
There is great encouragement indeed to 20
to work again-without days pau-e, after
failure. The business of this nation is meal
culable, and capable men are needed to con-
duct it. The world will not come to a close
to-day or to morrow because times are hard.
The worlds Ledger will not be closed be-
cause the Balance Sheet of GO eminent Bank
ers" happens to be untimely called for, or
because their cash on hand is found short"
There are twenty-five millions of people in
this nation to be housed, to be fed, to be
clothed, to be taught, to be amused, to be
furnished with books and newspapers, TO be
transported from place to place and twenty
millions of them, perhaps, can produce some-
thing themselves. They will not all lie down
and die because "money is tight" Neither
will they leave this country for better,
which they cannot find. These millions of
people will make business The wheels of
commerce will again move. Railroads will
be run. Steam navies will float ON river and
ocean. Wheat hogs, sugar, cotton will be
grown and sold. Europe and Asia will call
on us for food and clothing-and gold from
all nations will come hither to pay for it. In
years, if VIC are wise, we may have $780,
100000 of specie in the United States, and
bank notes may be scattered upon the winds.
Only let us quit importing foreign luxuries,
live on the products of American labor, and
compel foreign nations to pay us in specie
and not in silks and broadclotb, for what they
buy of us.
Men are wanted to restore life to business,
and to lead off in this new era for our coun-
| try. Then let no one grow hcart-sick, but
commence to-day to reconstruct his fortunes.
There will be room enough for ali, and work
enough, too. Matters cannot remain as they
are. 1t is unnatural and impossible. The
tide will soon b. GIN to turn, and the man
who has failed, but "ncver says die" will
mount the first wave of it, and go sweeping
over the sparkling sea in the bright sunlight
Of a new prosperity, rejoicing in the possess
sion of bold and happy heart that all the
'pressure" in life cannot 4" break