North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-09
PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS.

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The Philadel phia North 44nerican gives
some excellnet advieesa th sse VIII wish 70
1I'invest monay. 1tis wrll3fdr all sswiidaFe in
funds to heed the counsel 80 thong man
| ey has been tetpperarily csrce eapital con
ptinues abundant ;; andSthe recent tumble" in
the stock market has bought CAPITALISTS to a
realizing sense OF the unreliable character Of
many Of .hef securities dealt in, i is gg5satly
| t. :he credit OF the overnment that It's leans
of all the securities daily dealt in on the
market, .have rnyinsared~shsirl Integrity ei
= pricpab than almost anything else 'fs
aFFtresfwenfy. ~ear SIX percent iosnys tsesia-
1 ttrestaon which is,propfpeIy paid iA Gaff, has
Z BEEN subscribed 10, all through the pressure
in the money market, at an avttage OF more
thnn two mid IONS per day.. And1what Is
not nhe1least gratifying fact IN thsc connection
il the daily large subscriptions 10 this popular
4 lean, scarcely ,anyiofit it - r'eturned To market
L firkale.L II is taken inr Investment, and IS
lhed with unfaitering oonfi tieucesnf ts, Teia
btI+ty. 1Assd why shouldn't het rabe 2'3rit is
seen that the Government now, alter two
yesrsJef the mnet;giganlic- var that fhef~oT d
has ever known, experiences NO dlfieul y in
g opmandHg the Deeessarg means TO prose
cute it, or in paying regularly thes interest, in
y old, as it fall due. If this can be. e.fdone
syrbile the War is being waged, ;whocan antci
cpaie any dliIicaty ingrealpg accomplishing
/ iritlNhepl the war shall be enaed What lbsiter
Investment thep, for capital, tAaa the. ~ /" i've
| twenty" Government loan? But If .aay
doubt, lot hlm refer 10 the Statis sticsr iprhsh-
ed by the census tables ,qf the varl44nS ma
/ tens. efthe wprld. The AclS which, they
present WI! prove the mp'ti satisfactory
,aoGieeef disPellmg the nunIberless gloomy
+ raffrehen>ifns which, are bslpg c4ntlp4aly
cut ijuFed up b. those who are disposed TO
/ 'ex$gaeraie the ex- -,eap of The calamity coca
sit,nesl,byq pur7 rehellion.r A rcterence IL the
/ state 0fmostrot the ,pFsprpus pall9ns Of the
old world clearly dlspFpxes such a. psph,n,
+ and shows that the highest cpuditinsIrf na-
tioral advance uent, ,laYc. pot been ,nateIiaLIy
affected by he extended Spr> in which. those
ira tions have b+en 9immcmorNilY engaged,
and shat heavy na:Ional: Indebtedness has
MT proved an npmit lgstea evil, ,.,s .8m ... II
For inktance,' Great Britain. France and
Efthe Netherlands will undoubtedly he cnnce
/ deiltocrepre seut,tI the prosperity that has
heen attained by any of the European nations
/ And We, no nations have been called upon tn
endure, fiercsr CT nnre prolonged wars, d..
nestle aud foreign. than they. The fleet
has been: unuHesti hIy, tojpcur an en"r-
mons ratioral Indebtedness; but neilher
tFieir wars ner their mdebl eli! IS haye had
tha effect to destroy their elasticity, nor to
check the progress Of their central pr"spr
ity The re suit weuld have beenrd fierent'
probably .if these na;ians had leen alipg in
TO decay, instead of.heins as,they really were,
III st atrsof devel pement: and IN thts ne
snect tkeir ca=e res -mlles 'tnrsown, with en-
nrmous advantages in orr favor. These na
tfrns: while un1erg 'ng the trials tf var.
we're oppressed tyy the evils Of ah,siminense
pxi5lti< uf ti>eir people. ca1sedibv the density
fof tiiei r populatiorr, the imposS'h'lsvtaip pro
eute ocrnpation for them q he low price nf la :
to+ and the scarcr9rof territory. 'Comnared
With cur own cnnn,rv. they possessed sight
room for future Tdeveiopement ;ihevi We're
/ seaticd in every part, andbno territory laytin-,
vit ineiy enen "en courage er terprze or settle
mertI Their great problem has ever been
what TO do with their surplus populat'"n
which. in iss turn, has sought7new. fields for
adventtire>sa self SuopaT in cnun' ries like
lonr own. where nrillimiiable. .terrifnrvrwai
/ 10 be- Developed ,lMnh wherS incaiculatde re
shrrths invie1inlHstrv AMI energy. Tic en-
conra acf,,sn:. thsse deprived 'from,these7 facts
and cpmolrispns nf circfl Rst alcesWis verv
great, and ~ the mind nf any dspassIenate
rpssorer % ,s e,,ncIH<fva tkatti1e catffse~of=Yhis
great country is onward and snptFatd, and
thatit4 credit will live uni'dpaired to the
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