The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-31

One million, eioht hundred and fort -shros rou-
sand, six hundred and toirty -scvon dolIafs ia
acknowledged BY A. +. SILVA Esq, a. bis not
income Er a tntIc yeAr "whew !" says tho
reader, as he writes down the Immense sum, nna
ciphors out "a rotation 10 months, days hours and
nlnutco, IN order 90 comrrshond It's vast proper
tons. One hundred and thy three houEA.. i elk
huudr, 4 aud th!rty -sS dollars per month. Thirty
eyo thouoand four hundred and nty-iour dollars
per week Five thousand and Gny-ou dollars
every day Two hundred anil ten dollars per hour
Tar,c dollars and a laf each minute Awake, or
sleeping, ia every passing moment that fringe Mr..
srENAIT nearer 70 eternity, bis gains src
equal TO the days wnccs - skill hii working
man A tho latter real, ths record his feelings
very naturally induce him 10 comment thereon.
and cvcsm that hc I'd enlisted 10 somc share ~ the
property of ho rich man. So he H. Il his share DO
obtained by an equal auouut Of industry and
money Getting perseverance, added to tho far seeing
sasscity which has enabled Mr.. STEWART 60 amaas
the fortune a possesses 'BuL" says The grumh-
Ter, "tls m.ll, ualfc has obtained th1 money by
grinding the fcca Of tlc poor; r,tusiug t. pay bis
hired people iborsliy Tor tho services ,hey render
cd obtaining e. male labor On payment Of s,arvs-
ton VA - anu hANeIW'NN lAtl'iF hANfAAsAs'7 W
those slo oauuo, compete In the market wish such
wealthy dealer"
/. ia not difficult TO show that these statements
hgc cNa CREATIONS coined by the snyirus who 90
not possess ordinary penetration, and ar, not en-
lowed with sufficient industry, energy or brA,ns
so so anil do l.kowlic." It is not, however, our
purpo.c TO enter into an inquiry respecting the
| private business operations OF Mr.. srEwAnT who
la f. q to pursue aIpucss" or "Ioncy max ,ug -
according T. tho but Ut his genius OF .Lo restrc-
tons imposed upon he rcticn' by II knowledge OF
! ms accountability to hia Creator We have n
rnoSns W showing that NJ, srEwAEr hns broken
ever, command In the Dccalogue, nor Il, we care
to assume Il at he has not because he Is r.ch and
we do rot share In hiq prosperity. We cannot
point out ANY especial bcuefNction which he has
cor 'crrod upon tie community, nor can "" make
disclosures TIA: impol'h hls character as an
horest man but we may aIlulc 20 his business ca
pa,iy when We desire to present an example fol
an Vho wish 20 become wealthy ty Legitimate
trauaacuous Commencing La career ly teaching
= school, the ua a CLERK, a small shopfeeper'
ioulcr, AMI tu-ly an importer, hts whole conru
hes proven tAst enterprise and perseverance,, allie,
to Foresight, economy sni other faculties, hAv'
mn,v Linn to-day what other men, possessing ~
Ike qualities, may become. Having obtained hi
'nith, and avoided the rocks upon which other
have stranded be W n dou''l. eNneni his incou.
All iuIclously ~ "tny Dtber mau" could DO It 70
him. The care Of la estate yielia Tim nothin
more than lis "b,ard and clothes" aud II he live
better or droRss more extensively ihau olc
p,pIlo his cares arc increased by the rosponsb 4
. u.s 81 hs poG.ion. lilo may ENJOY cpuorunitie
, " .aGu' .ns his iluc.os DO, ossessed 10y commo
pcollc, but 'Leu his freedom Is crcumsrr'hel Z
+ last IS the Ordinary limits common to- all who NJ
t finally laid beneath the surface VI tho soil. T. Ct
% lc, envy lc slcncei, snl higher thoughts posse'
1 our souls, believing that an IL well ordered, an
c men With "b', incomes" 10 less mortal than .ho'
O who p0s,ss bigger incomes" on trucr hnplin
o even Will living up,n wages not largo euouS'
@ o. reached 10y the tax athcrcr.