Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-03-05


a peculiar thing, bearing the image and
superscription Of his soul. For Dollar is
really to each one of US the object pro-
posed in gaining it, and the motive that
dictates its use. Could every American.
when he receives it, behold engrared on
It's face some picture explanatory Of his
motires in its acquisition, what a start
ling Gospel would be read off every hour
in the day. all over the land To one
man would appear the doleful picture Of
his brother in chains, his body stamped
with the marks Of property, his soul gro
ping in his dark prison towards ray Of
Gods holy light of freedom. Another
would behold a ruined home, cursed by
the demon Of the bottle which he has
| sent in there to do its work of hell To
a third might appear a youth passing in
to the sad blight of honesty and honor,
corrupted by it, and changed from a man
TO sharper. To the murderer, what a
vision of his victim lying plundered and
bleeding in some lonely spot, lighted by
Pickering flames that will burn deeper
and deeper into his writhing soul! Let
the corrupt ruler look at his Dollar, and
see there a picture of his country insult.
ed and disgraced before the world by hi,
wicked bribe. Let the maiden in her
bridal array consult this mirror, and per
chance to her startled vision win appear
sensual and covetous age, leading cap.
tive ambitious girlhood by the lure o.
gold. Might not the wearied merchant
at his midnight toll for more wealth
would he look into this circle, behold hi,
prodigal son, his imbecile daughter, hi
wife, changed from the maid he loved t.
: the scheming matron who now leads hin
chained to her car of social successes
Could every form Of suffering, degrade
ton, meonnesS, crime that men encounte
in gaining this Dollar appear on its fac
,chen they took 1t into their hand, ,ohat
sight were Merei Yet is it all there a
truly as if the magic picture were dis
cerned; for every bad mans Dollar
; the type of his sin"
We will copy a marked sentence Q
two OF the remaining pages =
: " But what different thing is the Do
lar when it represents the putting fort
of industry for the noblest USES of life
+ The father who tolls 10 sustain his HON
o ard make il the image Of heaven, ma
: behold thereon the beloved circle, til
ruddy evening glow, the sweet faces /
by love and peace. The poor girl SEWN
in her garret, to save her old, decrep
: mother from starvation, if she renal
> pure and thankful to God, may see a
angel standing in the little golden miro
D The heroic mother, saving and toilin
for her darling boy, may see a noble ma
: in the Senate of his county. pourir
" forth nations rising Indignation again
: a woeful wrong, till the pictured face
Washington almost smiles afresh fro
the walls, and the enemies of man gnai
y their teeth with Internal rage. What
J. Dollar was that which Fulton first +
u ceiyed at New York for a fare on his ne
= vessel he says he felt half ashamed
: take it-but if he kept il until he reachi
'' Albany, he could have seen all the ri
> ers. lakes and oceans Of the world ebbir
" and flowing, and his vessels flying TO al
: fro like the ministering spirits Of t
!" worlds new day. The true artists d,
io lar is but a frame, in which he behol
u new forms of lovelness and majesty
III The right hearted citizen of our lar
when he receives il as the reward of
:" days toll, may behold it radiant with
.' patriots hopes. The author, teach
+" minister of religion, may not fear to S
- their hands with it"
n This style of getting the Gold d
aI lar will insure the true method Ct
Is use. The fortune meanly gained y
be meanly spent; for the plain reas
I'D that the same man who degraded hi
he self TO obtain his money, unless he
I'D comes better man, will continue TO
il from the same low level, and scoul
lie the community worse in the use than
iu- the getting of his wealth. The reat
lar Of so much criminal and foolish expen
ed lure Of money in America is found
d the wicked modes Of acquiring proper
its l. it strange that the scamp who
es, sprung trap in speculation and eau
err fortune, should 60 on speculaiing
nal higher things than railroad stocks,
'uf prostitute bis ill-goiten substance to
lutte the ballot box, or bribe the conn
to nifty into granting him social post