Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-04
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THURsDAY. mAaCH A, 1858.
FinausinIDi,tress.

world such as has net before been experienced by
any oariion Of the generations Of men now en-
gagged in the active duties Of life. From one ex
tremity Of the country TO the other. the wave Of
adversely has rolled with irresistible force, and
thousands upon thousands who had supposed
they were beyond the reach Of the ordinary Vi
cissitudes of life, who had Asttered themselves
that they. at least, were 'indepsndent' Of all the
circumstances which affect their less fortunate
fellow men, have suddenly found themselves
struggling for existence amid the general wreck.
Il is needless nov to speculate upon the causes
which have led to the disastrous resElis which all
| eplore, any farther than investigation may ena-
BILE each individual To shun them in the future
Asst is the first impulse Of the wise and skill
full mariner to repair the damage done to his craft
BE- the gale, and to put her-again in seaworthy
condition. IS soon as possible; deferring to a
season Of less emergency the consideration of
Prof Espys theory of storms or Lieut.. Mau-
rvs valuable treatise upon the Oceanic cur,
rents " so should it now be the aim and object OF
everv man who has a head to plan, or hand to
execute, to look about him and see how much,
when, and where, his efforts may be exerled in re-
pairing the damage done by the recent CONNER
cial and Industrial revulsion, and bringing shout
anew era Of prosperity and production an era
when labor will again obtain its adequate reward,
not asking in vain for the liberty to toll, and
when capital may again be drawn from the Golfers
OF the rich, to be cast, like the bread of olden
time, upon the waters. with an assurance of find
ing it aiei many days.
tits idle now to attribute these dull, hard times
s tha rio tba 81 of
the poor to excessive importahons, or over.issues
of paper money TO the competition of foreign
wlrkmen, or the expectation of specie while the
question uppermost in the minds Of nine out of
every ten men and women in the community, is,
How shall live HSw shall I earn my bread,
and pay that which owe :" These are the vital
questions of the times, and upon the manner in
which they are acted upon and answered by the
working Of the country will depend in great
measure the continued stringency of the times, OF
speedy and permanent relief
Inasmuch as land and labor are the only
ces of real substantial prosperity, it would seem
that from these two elements to he derived
the recuperating powers that shall again open
the channels of trade, set in motion once more
the wheels of enterprise, and speed the navies of
the world from continent to continent. and to all
the islands of the sea- for the interchange of those
commodities that the soil produces or cunning
hands can fashion therefrom.
As the ancient giant Of Lydia was strengthen.
ed in every contest with his powerful rival, each
time that he struck heearth, and rose refreshed
from the ground, though his fall was ever so
we're, will the disastrous overturnings Of these
times be blessing and boon to mankind, Civ
ing more substantial strength to individuals and
to nations, if they shall learn, through such re-
verses, to conform more nearly to the wise eeono-
my of nature, to look to the earth for strength,
and to earn, by honest toll rather than by
the chances of the stock exchange andt The risks
OF traffic the good things that nourish the body,
elevate the understanding, and improve the heart
The wealth gained by other means than the
industry that pfoduceR, or helps others to pro-
duce, adds nothing to the general aggregate of
mans blessings, and tends only to their unequal
and unnatural distribution. The man who
make two blades of grass grow where only one
grew btfIre who with his own hands, or
through the fundamentally Of mechanical agen-
cies which he creates, which Others like him
have created, transform the crude materials of
nature into articles Of convenience and comfort
for his fellow men, is the one upon whom the
community can best rely for the removal Of the
heavy load of indebtedness that Expresses every
interest of society, and manifests its presence in
the sad faces of the merchants upon Change,
the careless step Of the artizan without employ
ment, and the fearful eyes that gather around the
morning or the evening board which, until now,
has never been scantily supplied.
In short, work is the remedy for the present f.
nancial distress Fewer drones and more work
ing bees in the worlds great hive is the necessity
of the age at this time than at any other, to
repair the waste that the non.producers have
caused by the attempts ofso many idlers to accu-
mulate wealth from the labors of Others without
contributing their share either of the labor the
capital required to keep the vast machinery of
civilized society in working order.
There is no such thing as over production. The
thousands and millions of men scattered over the
world, who have neither shoes to their feet or
whole garments upon their backs. reiutes
clusively the croaker's argument ot"over produce
tion." There is work enough that needs to be
done at this very hour in order 10 make the mass
Of mankind barely comfortable, to tax the physi-
cal and mental energies Of the worlds whole pop
ulation.
What then is every mans duty when the tide
turns and business begins to move again in its
accustomed channels Is it to follow in the old
track of speculation, seeking to become suddenly
rich by some lucky turn of fortunes wheel, or
watching the changes of the markets, in order to
buy cheap and sell dear Certainly not if the
bitter experiences Of the present day would be
avoided. But the FIRST duty of every man is to
cease repining for the past, and croaking and wor
rying about the present and the future, and to SET
himself resolutely and persistently to work about
something, no matter what, so that he is hon
estly and usefully employed and to do his utmost
to set others at work also. In few days the ri
gor of Winter will be dissolved, and all bouutful
nature will open her treasure house of
plenty. to all who will manfully seek for that
abundance which is the sure reward Of industry
IN her domains II will be indeed a pregnant
sign Of the good time soming, if but portion Of
the thousands who have been crushed amid the
ruins Of the recent financial tornado. shall resolve
win the opening season now at hand 10 become
producers rather than consumers, workers rather
than drones, TO be, rather than seem to be, part
Of the community, whose substantial prosperity
can have no other enduring basis than real pro.
ductye labor
AN IEsuLTiNo DocuMgNr,-As It was expect.
Cd he would do, Judge Loring sent in an insult