The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-09-15

Hush 81 Busancss In Nsw rsYk.
TFrom the Independent STILL
The good time coming of which Ne have
long heard 20 much, and seen % littls-foR
which We have % long hoped, and % often
dispaired---with which ~ have % long heea
promised, and % many times dissppointsd-~.
ths good time which has been 20 long on ito
way, - if it walked only on crutohss, and
would be for cvcr limping.- at last no long
Or 1coning," but has now como. Il ID no
longer to Be waited for, but 10 now here. II
belongs no more only TO the future: il date
10 to-day.
Nov, il any one asks, "What i going on
to-day ?" No reply, that almost everything 10
going on, and going on smoothly; and this 10
the sign that the good time has come.
The great significant fact is, that more
business is now done in New York than ever
before. A ten minutes walk in any Of our
principal business thoroughfares will give
abundant evidence Of this more carts are
rafting over the streets, and more boxes piled
on the sidewalks; more steamboats, and rail
way trains are going out and coming in, and
with greater freights; more activity IL seen
along the whafves, and more perspiration
rolls down the faces Of the stsvedorss, even
in this comfortable weather; more fresh
goods are displayed in shop windows and
moro customers are seen 10 the storss; moro
clerks are employed, and at better work than
sitting idle, or dandling their legs over coun-
ters and boxes; more red flags ase hanging
out, - symbols Of how things are ssgoing,0
while more buyers are providing the auction
rooms moro visitors are ct the hotels, the
whole Of them being crowded, from the neW
"Fifth Avenue' on the north 10 the new
"Park Hotsl' on the south, and, We might
add, perhaps more are now sleeping on the
floors than sometimes sleep In the beds; more
inquiry is made for almost every axtiole OF
merchandise; more ease 10 fslt il tho noney
market; more personal activity 10 witnessed
among the merchants themselves, who come
early and stay late ut their stores unlike
Charles Lamb, who made up for coming late
by going early; and, generally, more evidence
| OF prosperous times now exists in this city
than We have witnessed, not only since the
Crisis, but for years beforeit.
| In addition TO this, good news il coming in
| from all parts Of the country, with perhaps
fe~ exceptions, in regard to the crops
bringing intelligence Of good harvests al
ready gathered or still gathering, notwith.
standing the early threats OF the frost. Col.
lectione are good and the Indebtedness oil
| 1856 has been to . large extent liQnidsted
So, that on tho whole, the prospects for III.
future are bright, and growing brighter, and
would warrant even sober man in throwing
up his hat.
| In view Of this general prosperity, We only
add word OF caution, that the way to cen.
tinue it, and make it permanent, 10 not e
take too much advantage Of the good times
or to rush rashly into hazsrdoss experiment.
for sudden fortunes, in the universal tina.
king haste to be rich" IL We could coin
proverb Of warning it would be-A Ions
Credit Brings . Short Ruin. Building
great business on long promises 10 like build.
ing high castle on slender piles the pile,
may bend, and the promises may bresk the
| house may totter, and the fortune may fall
But, notwithstanding the best advice, most
men will still Go what 10 wise in their owr
eyes; II may be foolish In every body else's
for mon do not like to take advice they pre-.
fer to take the consequences. Still the It'd.
of commercial affairs ID now gliding smooth.
| ly, and 90 far 40 We can see, there are NJ
breakers ahead. Yet oven IL there is to be I
Crisis next week, let us at least enjoy o-day
The good tins has now come, even il it shouli
stay only twenty -four hours. Whatever maj
happen to our shame tomorrow, New Yori
is in her glory to-day.