True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-27

.lfttfttNatIIfN EIftN4f1u HtE rf1lfIt nrltLH
us after running this gauntleeof fhucksvers,
thaLlwe caunobaffordl to lived This, evil
dates back TO the folly that II IS gehteeI
TO live without labor and without usefnls
ness, One great evil that Slayeryis CON
standy doing in this country is, to degrade
labor, and TO lead brainless youths to think
it is honorableto besuseless drones in the
WV1orld'sbee hive. Too many young men
seek. MOTTO esrh an honest livelihood, 'as
their, fathers did before thems BY hard
and moderate gains, but by spasmodic Of
forts, BY daring speculations 10 leap at
once into fortune! 3as,'a''- .g' 4a ~,
Hence another bad habit, we Ouerl inn
port We get more goods into the coun.
try than we need or than we can pay for,
We keep. the balance o.. trade steadily
and fatally against us.'1Thus though we
have the most industrious people in the
world, aid The richest harvests, and VIC
supply two Or three great staples, yet all
does not, avail We arc always 10 debt
tothe carefulmerchanis ofthe other side,
and that bohndless foreign drain is a
source Of evil, trouble and corruption. , ,,,,,
n For five oyer7trade and over-imPorb
it is equally true, we over.liue.oi We
build too expensivehouses, furnish them
into6 costly manner, set bad fashion
to others less wealthy, to try and do as
much, and leave too little reserved means
for a rainy day.usNoe people are so pro.
fuse with their money as the Americans
In Europe The height ofthe climax isitc
say sAs extravagant as a New York
merchant AL men must dress in broad
cloth, all women in silk. Every table i
Il ~ n II
set with the ABUNDANCE Of feast day
These habits cannot go on forever with
out check or explosion The dayo set
tlementy may be- long postponed, but il
comes at last, and its postponement only
compiicates the difficulty. sdDrive wsilike
Jehu, we cannot out.gallop time, we can
not escape Providence, we cannot dodg,
retribuiionl,i Specked timber will make
leaky ship, and all excess makes first Q
last, leakage in affairs thai drags US t,
the bottom ltf m..ais,oga,i !. ,,sssH ,lIooo .,st
The greatest want in America just nor
lis, not fresh importation of silks an'
cloths, bu: Of honest men; men fearinI
God, and hating cdvetousness;; men lov
'IiiRg' God, and doing righteousness mel
,Ittat' would part with life soOner: thai
honor, A very little gravel 81 sand pn
Into fine running wheel, will CRATE an
. wound every thing il touches. So tn
least drop Of CT aft the smallest grain Q
guile and fraud will be enough to shak
the confidence of the community in th
proudest house, and loosen every ston
4 from pinnacle 10 foundation. aa3'i ~
II When parents. therefore, urge the
y sons sons to tie combat of life, let them a
ways ay put in in she provisoO, l Chat & they striv
and not only llswfully, bu. hoI bS
esly, incorruptibly Money anyhow J
! it be, money, is notithe Christian amottl
(; bus money, canksred by norwrong, siee]
!, ed in no tears, blistersdo with no bloc
a Wrdng5fromr no widows and orphan
: plandered from no weak and 'pfostra
$ parties; money qthe 0tfi6ute of 40 vic
the lure 70 no. no sinful sllg passion none
Z with the honest face Of liberty and ind
pendenee nPoniit, aandlstamPed with u
! hallOwed name Of our countty,; mon,
. whichiwe1 can hold up ibeforeomen aar
2 angels,stand say tits ours, for we ha,
D honestly and fairly earned its!Ia 70 foyl
nd New AhRxANDRIA,s3Hl h'a@ol 'atao@ii
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