The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-12

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sequence Of this Get We nosIcs how i9w e
nnr peopie attain distinction. How FeN0(
onr mechanics rise sbove / commSu Asys
laboreri How iAw. cleRka aneEitoeisualy
ascend 10 psrtneyship IN their employees
establishment I, Everybody seems 70 b
content 10 lie 10 obscurity and enjoy Ahsre
q n,eat. and bread exfStSnce." wossh,R
ambition I honor professional enthoseasus
Alas. for Mancheaafi H.. II thjs rePeee -
Il unfortunate. Her sons Az tpdolA1e -
slow. They want momentum. I1ey Hesd
TO move iaser; they creep where thsy
should walk, and barely wsik wnefv ny
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Il mention a. . second csussof 1anchM.
ter's wasted and desolate condffion tnas
the people lack pride. Pride Is an exai!in&
and beautiful trait or chsracten w
should not confound 10 with that ovcfwcen-
ing selEesteem which leads Onerto woes0p
himself and trsmple with c0utsnDt upea
others. The principle 70 which I refsx =
inherently noble. It Is the parent 0( eeH.
respect. II .purifes the taste and fedh1s
the manners Of rs possessor. Il lshc~s
itself 10 ones dress, language, and dspsst-
ment. Imean no harm when / Say tbetjntAR
respect our town hasgreat occssionto 70 blpsh.,
People do not pay sufficient regard TO ap.
pearances. The men generally wear ready.
made clothes, infeSior In quality, badIy
made, and never knOwnto a. Their bootgS
with grinning pegs, In. dry weathsr erc 0rsy
with dust /; in wet, are red WITH mud.
Shoeblacks have no existence here, and !
am told that clothes-brushesar never sold
on this side. Those who shave keep dull
razors, and rigidly confine their torSogial.
operations to Sunday morning. The bearded
fraternity rcligiously object 70 the use OF
scissors, and have their whiskers decidedly
rugged and shaggy. Our BARRIERS are said
to be IN extremely destitute circumstances
by reason of the fact that our citizens have
so little work done in their line. respect
BARRIERS. They are, like soap, the true
friends Of civilization. A great many Of
our people, unfortunately. do not think ~.
observe also that the language used II
common conversation betrsys great case.a
lessncss. Grammar is one of our forgotten
sciences. do not contine this criticism
to the uneducated. II Is true Of all. While
| enjoy no access To tha more refined ctr-
cles, $50 called" Of the town, there ID ono
circumstance which enables mo to speak
knowingly on this subject. The children
of all grades of society speak Incorrectly.
This any one can hear In passing tho
streets. They almost universally say u
does" "you does," and che do" They
are sure to put 1t Il certainly IS" f6r Il
certainly am" Such things are attributs-
BILE, not TO the ignorance, but the carless-
ness of parents. This neglect discovers .
want of necessary pride. The same thing
is daily seen in the manners and habits Of
the people. Take your stand on Hull
street, and the spectacle to bc seen Will
excite your laughter, while It shocks
your taste. There comes . young man
smoking great clay pipe; there an old
man chewing his tobacco as violently as II
it was wrought nails, ever and anon shoot.
ing on the pavement wild sluices Of black
encd saliva, to be swept away by the skirt
of the first lady that passes; here another,
whose coat collar resembles the earth when
the snow has been falling for half IN hour
upon it yonder comes two-one with col.
vat but minus collar; and funniest Of oil,
there passes q youngster baretooted, but
sporting beaver and q strong cigar.
Oh for pride! 1t Is the only thing that
can raise Manchester from the dust.
/ must also mention briefly one moro
fact which is hurtful to the prosperity Of
our town. The people, to a large DEGREE,
lack economy. They are extrayagant. Their
outlays transcend their incomes. The re-
suit is, they are behind hand. Life with
them is fruitless and dispirited effort 10
overtake the rolling wave Of their irdebt-
edness. There is nothing more injurious
to man than pecuniary, embarrassment.
It robs him of. that sweet sense Of inde-
pendence which alone can render him
happy. His creditors are relentless ty-
rants, whose presence always fll him with
fear. Such is human nature that when .
man becomes involved In debt, instead Of
trying to economic, he grows only tho
more reckless in his expenditures! IL also
leads one to resort to unmanly expedients
to keep in motion. He will run the length
Of his credit at one place, and then try
another. ..-.s,.-
The victim Of debt always 'mopes. He
has no bu0yancy IN MS spirit ana no eey0sy
in his heart. He finds himself poorly sups
piled with self.respect. He has NO will 70
sustain him. As for brushing his, coat or
mending his gate he cannot be persuaded
to think Of any such thing. lido not accuse
everybody of bankruptcy Ny reference
Is only to those who are In the condition
described. IL rumor speaks not falsely
on this subject, there are many who are
not largely, yet really In debt. II ] were
man, I would sooner die In honor than TO
be the slave Of debt and the prey Of duns.
The public injury resulting from such prr
yate Encouragement will occur TO every
one, and need not mention Il. -.
P. S.-One word to "An Imbccile Old
Man, who assailed me Last week In tho
Times. Littlc.neighbor, come ont Of that
lions skin; know you by your ears. You
shall hear what / think Of your article
when publish my chapter on The Fer
sonal Aliusions Of our Reporter" taf6S
MARINE INTELLIGENCE. i ;a,
NINIkTURR RALNAHAC-OCTonBn u. 5aft