, 1859-03-16

From tho New York independent
One reason Why many men do not succeed in
huslne1s ia seldom taken into account in after
MaIos determining tho causes Of their failure.
IL Is rot becanee they have been dishonest, OF,
altar long overresching, End themselves at iass
o9erreached; not becauso atler many brillihns
winnings d the gaming. table, they at l.st stake
all, and loss all ; not because after having made
4 paft1bl sucte'F, they expect greater, and build
nne nouse4, and ouy due horses, taking tie ruk
o. oe1nK able 10 pay not because Of the old
ioAy OF investing in lottery tickets sud always
drawing blanks; rot becauEe of indu1giae in the
neHer aud more common folly Of luxurious liz.
Ing on small means. until they waato their cub.
Stance IN kind Of fashionable riotousne8s Nor
It ls oecouse tne times arc 80 hard, or trade ia
20 dull, o. the West il 10 backward, OF the
banks 90 obstinately refu7e to discount poor pa
per! Ills simply because hundreds Of men.
eSeiy year, 90 into tusintss sri!Aou& syffci4at
natural capacity to carry il on sueees fu!iy
When man thinks OIL becoming musician,
be first satiefes himself that lie Gss q natural
ear tor music. When another sets out 70 be q
laTJeF, CT physician, or minister, he usually
thtnxs It pecessarJ to qualify himself for bis
profession BY some preliminary studies; tor We
hudlng tha. his sou will not make blaekanilh,
o. carpenter, Or day labofer, hntliy turns
MIN over 10 % a minister!
But scores OF men in every l1rge town-sud
scores upon scores in every large city-embatk
IN buslress without any more previous expert.
CAGE man should undertake to plsy the siolin tt
the Academy Of Mus1c, who did no. knuw the
base from the tenor, or the "Heroic SYm mphory''
iron The tune OF Windham!"
young clerk, who has been two or three
vears IN great counting house, faucies that
darin! that time he has learned Ill that can pos
sib'y be known of business. He accordingly
Listens to the advice Of sone judicious and am.
oit'ous friends, retires from q good position
which Jislded him comfortable sulary, and
eets up for himself to better his fortune. He
ISSUES circular to his business acquaintance,
prints an advertisement in eli the newspapers,
and thus be- gins IN independent bxsinets career
Now, how long will 80 Aiender stalk ha able to
staEd alonel We will write its history gently
and senderly! II nauri.hes perhaps during the
hrss winter day, 1.-THE i.st spring like new grass.
It Wits, and struggles for life during The tlrs:
wind paases over it, and it ID gone!' Such q
men would be graphically described by his
Western creditors as "dead bro re-"
We do not mean to offer encouragement to
any youdy. We do not say that it il fault in
young men to be hopeto!, but rather that it ia .
common misfortune to be over.sanguins: For
instance, many farmers boy would rise to
wealth il h. we're to keep 70 his tather's farm,
instead Of hurrying to some great city to make
his fartu.e IN O more brilliant style. Many IN
honest and industrious youth, who might be a
good mechsnic, prefers to be poor clerk
may good clerk Insists on being poor third
partner; aud many good third partner would
year 1t its head. Pro1lo1l ion ia business thonld
he like promotion in an 0rmy on the tisld- cnly
from merit Of services aDd evidence Of charcc
ier! But when young man possesses himself
Of ain ambitious and strives to jump at once
into great busfnesz aud tine Stare, nrd fails
in his foolish attempt, be il often likely ever a.
terwards to be united for anything else than q
succession Of just tuch delusive experiments,
Terminating always in succession Of just srch
disastrous results until he is finally ruined be.
you'd all hope Of earning livelihood III ang
honest waY. There il such thing as spelling
horys shoe 30 sist it will not make even u
nail; end there are other men beside black
smilhs, who have been known to do it!
We were some time ago in larRs Western
city, in which it was almost inlpossbls to tind
[as We we're told By prominent merchant there
mt in 6usintss FIR hinasef! Now, il 1t Ia aia4cs
needsss for u 10 sa3 that even in au iutsilieen
a7d enterprisng Western city, it ia not likely
thatevery man over twenty-five years Of age il
able to conduct IN independent business on hi.
oxn responsibility Nor it is likely that mort
taan one quarter Of the whole number, thus en-
gagged for themselves, will ever finally be sue
cessful.
I'VE give, therefore, as our advice, that nj
man should tske upon himself the responsibility
Of being the chief conductor Of large busine.s
who does not, 1t the beginning. to a certain de-
gree, see his way clear to successl Merely tt
hope that be will come out well, is not scough
hs must be able to give a rt1son for his hope
Fur, many man thnks he can throw a s,ons
scroes tho North River-until be tries. Many
man attempts to build tower without counting
the cost, till finally it falls and crushes him
And many = man who now thinks OF giving up
good subordinate posis!on, in order 10 pro
mote himself into one moro independent, bat d
the same time more prccariour, would do vel
to 20 beforehand among his friends, ind ascer
tain whether it is the opinion Of any one els'
| beside himself that be has the necessary tact
| common sense, and energy to succeed IN wha
he proposes to attempt! We arc verY radica
in our creed as to uhsFoonssitutes the ueces.s1,
| qualifications for succesAful merchant. vi
hold no less than three separate and diatinct IT
| ticles:-tiEst, honestJ-second, industry third
| brainbi