Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-15
Profitable Investments

The Phladelpha North American gives some
excellent advice to those who wish to invest
money. IL is well for all who are in funds to
need Chs counsel
Though monty has been temporarily scarce,
"a pital continues ahuudant,--an the recent
tumble ia the stock market has brought capt.
alIsts TO realizing sense of the unreliable char
ecter Of many Of the securities dealt in. 1t is
greatly to the credit of the Govdrnment, that
Its loans, Of oil securities daily dealt in on
the market, have retained their integrity of
price, better than almost anything else. Its
Five Twenty Year Six Per Cent Loan, the in
terest On which is promptly pad IN gold, has
been subscribed to, all through the pressure in
| the money market, at an average Of more than
two millions per day. And, what is not the
LEAF gratifying fact in connection with the dali
ly large subscriptions to this popular loan,
scarcely any Of il ia returned to the market for
sale 1t is taken for investment, and Is held
with unIalteriug confidence in its reliability.
And why should it not be-? 1t seen, that
the Government now after two years Of the
aiost gigantic war that the world has ever
kuoWn, experiences no difficulty in command
ing the necessary means 10 prosecute 1t, Or III
paying regularly the interest ia gold as II falls
due, II this can be done while the war IS beins
Waged, who can anticipate any difficulty III
| readily accomplishing 1t when the war shall b.
snQei2 W hat better investment, then, Tor cap
itaI, than the " Five. Twenty Government
Loat But II any doubt, let him refer 10 the
statistics furnished by the census tables Of tho
various nations oi the world. The facts which
t cy present will prove the most satisfactory
mode Of dlspelling the nunberless gloomy ap-
/ prchensons which are being oonjured up by
those who are disposed TO exaggerate the extent
oil the calamity occasioned by our rebellion.
reference TO the state Of most Of the prosperous
nations Of tie old world clearly disproyes such
position aud shows that the highest conditions
OF national Advancement have not been mate
rally affected by the extended wars in which
! thOs nations have been lmmemOraliy engaged
and thbt heavy national Indebtedness has not
! proved an unmiugated evil
: f0l lnstance, Great Britain, France and the
/ Netherla usw'l undoubtedly be conceded TO re-
present the highest prosperity That has been at
tanned by any OF the European nations And
! yet no nau rs have been called upon to endure
! hercer OF more prolonged wars, domestic and
/ foreign, than they. The effect has been unques
/ tlonaby, 10 incur an enormous national indebt.
edo,ss but neither their wars nor their indebt-
edacss have had the effect to destroy their elias
ITCHY. nor To check the progress o their gener-
al prosperity. The result would have been DIFF
/ ierrns probably, II these nations had been fal-
/ ling into decay instead OF being, as they really
We're. IN riate oil developer nl and in this
/ respect their Ease resembles our own. with enor-
NOUS advantages IN our favor. These nations,
while UNDERGOING the trials Of war, were OPP
pressed BY the Wis Of an immense exodus Of
! Ih II people caused by the density Of their pop
/ ulation, The mp1s.bility to provide occupation
+ i0r them, q low price Of labor and the scarcity
/ OF territory compared with our own country
they possessed slight room for future develop.
ment. they were settled 10 every part, and no
va,t territory b. willingly open 70 encourage
enterprise anl settlement Their great problem
/ las ever been what to do with their surplus pop
ulgt1n which, in its turn, has sought new
fields for adventure and selfsuppoIt in countries
( like our own. where an illimltabe territory
waits to be developed, and where incalulable re.
sources invite industry and energy. The en-
couragemeu, ~ be derived from these facts and
comparisons Of circumstances Is very gtea.,-
and, to the mind Of any dspasslonate reasoner,
is conclusye,-tha the course OF this great
country is onward and upward and that IL
cred, will live, unimpared to the end -
Our readers having money to invest will do
well to ponder the foregoing facts and sugges
| lions, and invest 10 the securities of the Govern
ment. The Circular Of Messrs Fisk & Hatch
she well.known Bankers, in another column
will give them useful information on the sub
Jet.