The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-09-04
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unjustly.
Now we adj that,
most lpathsome, and irauA
10 a healthy development
that they deserve all The scur,, ii a.
the sarcasms' OF the careless, No ueyerv,
hold that they are sometimes c%onfo;nHga
a virtue one, too, which we regard Ut
essary ingredient in the formation of'
upright imam economy.
he idea, all too prevalent in many ii,
-faf The wastetulness Of The rich is 4 bp,sSs
to the is only one of those apaasGa
%eirorss \ wrap the nnderstandinps n N%s
moral tconards who fear tt do q little origM.l
thinking. 45 s%. s e@-s
The extravaganza Of the rich NAV, w Il
true, put a little money into the nocietM I
few poor people but it curses them afaip h
directly, at least to a greater extent nm
benefits them, for the dissipation of IL
is invariably initiated by caet dns
and tends TO make the Hon ..,se beWruMl#
'heir means. Aud if the. wealthy suend Nv
M Is even in luxury, can they put Is M
capital out into manulactoiies, store, clcS.
can they give as many pelssins employment VI
can they add as much to The wealth If hi
country? can they aid in developing tbag
productive resources Of a country to ties
degree as if they lived comfortably, batpY
Aud, as those articles which munster
hned sensnalism are in q great measure, ls.
ted, Is it neteselFeyident that The sociaIbe1
q Of extlasdgauee arc partial aud dimnutiu |
while The evils are partial and diimipu,iuu
while the evils are universal and ~inca,cuatk
What Is true in individual instance, AdS
COED as lesartls 5 iaies and that we Eeoaa |
this . iol, enjoy so much material pr,srefiI,
is attributable TO the industrious habits ufiM l
masses, the golden stream from ealiipuia;tg
getler with the general vast resources af ;r
country, but nothing can prevent long eonjs
ued eStragagance from ending IN Indulgence,
Economy is one Of llinse virtues, WlishEb
the fabled shield that Prince Areuyye won
keeps off IA host If vices. 1t prevents ienps
tions 10 resort TO dissipation 10 escare d /
ranking cares Of peelniary liability III hA
less prone To lake undue. adj ahssssset -synisss
Dor, because he is less shrcwd than himself
aids him TO preserve his health ard dissH
him from rash specnlaiions It'll lhei keys
Of the arch of m~nrulity ; it gives d mmpp
10 be generous, because it ~eouilse!s him
just.
The true interests Of society. and The vdh
OF the individual, should nol be anlacpnkit
hnt rerinrosol . and 80 naycrt = i n. rfsly
IF mr,h c,;,nn il Will ,nna.r toa;esi & ~ =
thai eeouomv wonld Il universal closo IN
dir nr;co,s md lin;nish,1 o,r ,o,os HI,
,r,cla il in lie lonr run cbea,er ,bou ! ~,
ono ard II l. g,eot ,le,l easior ID i, HIN
Than Ia do wrong r we wonld only thiDt ~
and, We further Affirm. that. the earth Il Iarss
enough 10 Weld every man a living if IsVII
but husband his means.
wa wonId not however he acknowledgment
n nerfectlv connl ,is,fihnti,n of nroner,v isaa
irnnossihjiiiv which co,la il he afpeled wuu1
Irgrade tba ba,tar wi,Lnnt e,evst;pg III Nh.
on mon,bmrs of nn,n,,nitv in enpal ro,;o.t M
it is AGAINST the imaroner nse Of 1ea,s lat
we void nrotest--that tendency n nri,as
and n,hlic ayt]raynponce which is iii ,oo cbsr,
ae,eristic 81 nur age and reonle
Almost ,ny nan who bas srn;e;ont, motal
beroism IN annnaIIy law os;da and ;nyts S sMs
tenth of his means can Nv investing II al
rnllv nltima,elv have a moderate comrete1
and The insane desire to make = f0rtuuaf
div or year Which cba,nt,erize too maos
onr vonth. IL alike f,tal TO mental iranouis
or nynblic morality.
When Madame de Staej asked kaprs
whom he considered lie greatest won,
France. he answered /. She who has broottlDaa
forth and trained mn the greatest number 81
bows :. and M nation is more fatal to the health
r - Ea=T, #., In