The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05

The fnanc al crisis is attracting universal
attention 1t is discussed in doors and out,
by the press, by the pulpit, by Statesmen
and politicians, and especially by heads Of
families. The Hon. Caleb Gushing has TAX
en- up the cudgels for the ladies. At the re.
cent festival Of the Massachusetts Charita.
bic Mechanics Society, at Faneuil Hall, he
delivered spirited Address, passage from
which We subjoin. The advice given in the
concluding sentences. is every way commen-
able.
One cause (of the crisis they were told,
was extravagance-principay the extrava-
gancc Of the ladies'. deny it, said Mr.. Cush-
ing, great applause,) and in the first place,
the ladies share Of it. He was told that the
supertiuous fiounces, &c, was prominent
cause, and he said he was amazed at such
an announcement. Did elegant silks, costly
laces, or v0luminous skirts produce the fail
urc OF the Ohio Trust Company, OF the Iii.
nois Central Railroad or the Erie Railroad?
(laughter) If sacrifice was necessary, he
iclt assured that it would not be useless to
apply TO the ladies' They would be among
the first to make it Even Flora McFlim-
sey had heart, and il only behooved us to
learn the way TO that heart then there
would be found abundance Of sacrifice. The
ladies were not the cause Far beyond
them were the causes 10 he sought for. The
country is rich in is agricultural and miner
al resources, her commerce is whitening
every sea, and as for retrcnchmcnt, why
should not man and woman enjoy the com
forts and Injuries OF life which Providence
. had placed within their reach.
In regari to the remedies, he would say
TO England-oi fret;ing at us, bnt still
our nearest and best iriend-beware how
you commit towards us the same error n here
tofore. This is not impoverished Spain or
monarchal Mexico, but the United States,
with vast resources, waiting Onl, for the
nightmare panic to be taken off to help the
action of the body polite. Applause y
To the prlnccly merchant of New York.
Philadelphia and Boston, with whose misfor.
tunes he deeply sympathzcd, commanded
more respect for what has happened through
no fault OF theirs. who had seen perish at one
blow the results of u life of toll, and who
had fallen as martyrs of commercial honor,
he would say-be Of good cheer. If all be
lost, all is lost except honor-you maintain
that, hc said undlmnished, un,arnished in
respect 10 the people OF Massachusetts,. 10
the working classes he would say-be pru.
dent, temperate and patient; but fear not,
for the return of prosperity is before you,
and there is that charity which never faileth
to comfort and sustain the unfortunate. To
the wealthy he would say that the time had
come for wealth TO show its courage-and
not 10 re!rench by diminishing the means OF
employment to the poor. Rekindle the
torgcs, give renewed action to manu.actur-
crS and start our native commonwealth
airesh in is march to prosperity. The
wcigat OF the times. b. affirmed, falls
much HEAVIER on the working classes, and to
the Massachusetts Mechanics Association
falls that most eXquisit and best Of du,ics-a
charitable care OF ooSe 10 whom God vouch-
safes less of the material lie, which falls to
members of this association. Great ap-
plause)