, 1864-10-17

Natural Development and Pfosperlty-
Lessons Of lhe Hour.

Inc science OF POLITICAL Economy ie one which ie
vtg little understood not EithstandnR all that has
BEEN written on the subject. The geaeral couclu-
sion arrived st by those who assume to be
author t1ie)s. is that waz destroys the power Of
milton, and that If lorg continued the power Of
apeople is exhausted. While the proposition is
tine In ore scnse It is not In another Weakened
as arc the Southern States to-day. they nEe more
powerful now than at the commencement OF hos.
ttlttiet simply becsuse they have learned 10 hus
band thet1 resources snd ute their powers to the
best aavantage. The North Is mighty now where
,l1se yer. 40 shs Tas xsa thas three ysrs Of
Md made lie Federal ann tie greatest and most st
tffect.ye on the tace Of the globe.
polite j. bnt he body Corporal @ On an ertendsd
tesle the yesy came laws which rnlc 1uan In the
singular, regulate his power and influence and
eppotition Ellis OF veskens ONLY when over.
whtlming at the oneet II not too severe 1t but de-
relops his power snd energies, and makes BIN all
the better, stronger man for having taken part IN
We ali hare heard the story about the blsck.
smiths arm, which at dftt btlug weak and puny,
eoa;d aie!d the hesvie.t nammer and exhibit n a
mptcIe which hnree might enyy. So with a ma
tirn The fret shock of battle may tire aud con-
iou1d he snbequent ons1ausht be borne only at
etil1 It growB; the muscle Of the individual loses
multitude Of corpuscles at every movement: thou
Iuitaion Of the mutcalaF fibre, but kt,ll 1t grows,
ind sshy7 Becaree every movement brings with
It IN increased dow Of The aervoue
oreanized material from tbe crude N str pse.ent.
ed for elimination By the aninel economy. The
work Of oesttnctiot-of dieeLrecration-ts accei-
toes Oh stl more rapidly, and The nnal re-plt ls q
better strength, more developed muscle than would
hare been found had The exercise been wanting.
osi
all the stronger tor It, etron2cf pnyalcay and nor
ally the Laitnal muscle IL not only frner, out Of
f ofsE hsEe 1ss 5se9 nat eng .
ened bnt purified; the extraneous matter has been
e!oughtd Of. snd If not DOW, at least when the
struggle IL ended, We shall be In the beet posslo.e
cond1t1on tU use a training term. From strip
Ing OF hut few Jears' growth, Wa shali be devel-
oped into full maturity, and be TIE GIANT among
No ore can eouht that VIC are better off IS peo-
pie than IN the piping times OF past peace, though
We hope for peace In the not lar distant future
which shsll eee us 10 taf better condition tnan
our streets: were they ever 50 well dressed? was
the prtdnct OF tie .Hkwotm, ths skii Of the artst
1ashlon she mas the money, 1t the hath IL not it
lies in the capadous pocket OF her lord But aside
fomthese e1trasagancIes which are foollsh-sinul
direction sptta Of What the OLD country ar1sto.
uats may say, bn1adcioth IL not too vood to he
worn by the WotkinEman, and waere one suit Of
hEoadcloth vas v orr in 1850, tWu are worn no w,
The precious meta may be tahooet practically as
circulating mediums, but they disappear from our
pocket-hooks only to take their places on our ta-
bes or In the vetL pocket Silver services, gold
watch guards, citio bracelets and watches, are
now plentiful. Tor are they confined a. of yore TO
the nse OF the lppefcrust or flAeh ar1stocrncy We
Fee them nov In tbe Door mans posse e.s{on. They
ndorn bis parlor his table, and in this regard
OF }ar mere service to humanity In fostering love
for the beautiful, Than Nhen found olly IN the
ehape Of coins ~hote only u.e ts to buy aud sell,
stimulate ayattre, or minister to the sti1l baser
passions.
Peace IL desirable, bot wnr is not unmixed with
Blessings. Tee whole race will have been beneft-
ted By tic present war, though that fact will not
exonerste from bsme tie origtnatofs Of the fear
dul etrife. As nation car epergtes h.ve beeo de-
ytloptd cur eelf 1ellance tEta utshed while on ey
cry diettnct-C1ass an tuesLmable advantage will
bare Leen con1tf1e1. TIE Il fling mtlllons OF ne
PEoes Ieleased from bondage, and admitted hence
forth 20 the siehfs Of manhood, will be no more
hens lifted than thcee very masters who 20 long
held ihe whip, and fattened On their misery The
luin II haLd, the wicked shall not 60 unpunished,"
1eeeoD which be has been slow to learn, but has
DOW almost rot Oft b. heart; he will himself be re-
ltaeed from the hoDde Of lsZy selashness aud learn
bet eelctth to stand npon hrs own dignity, not to
depend for toothold On the uecks or the black
race. II viii have learned us the virtue OF prIncs-
pie and The worth Of humanity. The Union re-
stored WILL be an immeasurahie improvement on
tie Union a. 1t was and the day il not far cistant
when win one accord lht people North sud South
ALL unite in one song Of thsnkseivInk fot y1cto
raLce, hnmau s:1ttfalnese and tnhunan eeld.h-
LeSfs