Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-18
WHOLE NUMBER 1903.

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I bs moi decieyed-t6e niisor lies FCiIN. t
One want he hss, with all HE ftore
/ IhAt worst Of whnts-the want n more"
81 Paul, you know, says sTbe love ofmon,
~ Is the root Of all evil" And tho wise man
says HE that hasteth to be rich hath an evil
eye And again it is said.-"Tbey that Will
nc flch shall pierce themselves through with
many sorrows." Aud chow hardly shall they
mat have riches enier into the Kingdgm of
Heaven Alas How many have been nm, 4
able to withstand the temptations incident 10
weaith-to life of case and pleasure connect,
cd herewith II is the fatal rock upon which
thousands have split Witness the sad wrecks
along the shores of Time-warnines TO mture
yoyagers.
III thou ert rich thou az; poor:
% aS 5ssg5,i ph sss e. Ti9ss basS ,1c WIZ ingots bow
hha Death VBlCads the" -
1ei King Solomon, you know, says money
answeTcih all things" A broad and sweeping
I declaration, certainly ; but no man as man
Z ever lived, who was better able to affirm this
( than was-he For by bis slips agents and
messengers, all of the then Known world
| from orient to occident-was laid under con.
ii!bntions for those things that could minister
% his comfort aud pleasure Plus, with un-
limited desires and bouRdless wealth at his
4 command, he left no wish ungratifed, no
/ want unsatisfcd Il doubtless answered all
things 10 him, considered in worldly sense.
or So far a. ii coud minister to his bodily
/ wants, and make his lie splendid success
Still, il did not and could not satisfy the Iour-
! ings Of his spiritual naturc-nor will It ever
satisfy the warnings OF living and immortal
soul-tor he finally sums up all in this one
tersc sentsncc, Vanity of yanities, all is vani.
ty."
! In s2lhe other letter, l may give you a
brief history Of money and coins as used
among the Jews, Greeks, Romans and other
nations, in the earlier period of their existence
But in this, / shall oonfine myself to some of
its uses, etc Money is the medium of COM
morce; it is the representative of all the COM
modiies, Of lands and all things that can be
| transferred" BY it we establish the ralafics
and absolute value OF articles, such as cider
and milk, provided they have not been acsll
watered also huckwheat flour and ground
| spices, if they are not too much naired with
something Of an inferior value or q load of
wood, if it is not all piled bark d0sn. 1t de-
termiaes the value of labor of all kinds 1t
carries forward all the great works and enter
prises of the age. 1t is the regulater-the
main-sprlng that controls and energzes all
civil and religious, political and governmental
machinery Money marshals armies, equips
navies, subdles nations. Money is the great
| motive powcr-the Archimcdean lever that
moves the world-that lifts nations from one
plane of civilization, refinemeut and power to
another. Money utilities every art and inyen.
ton OF man, Money builds and mans our
merchant marine that carries and exchanges
the products Of all clines and nations Mon
ey levels, or tunnels mountains, exalts valleys,
and thus casts up highways across the broad
centinents-iron bands uniting States and na-
uons-orer which thunders the ponderous en-.
gine, swiftly bearing valuable merchandise or
precious living freight, to their destination.
Money constructs and manipulates our tele-
graphs-those electric nerves which ramify
seas, oceans and continents, and bind in closer
union and sympathy, the great brotherhood
OF man. It delvcs deep into the bowels Of
the earth and brings up from its hidden re-
cesses, the varied and rich treasures formed in
this immense labratory of Nature when the
fiat OF Creation went forth. 1t points the Tel
escope to the heaYens and enables finite man
TO count the starry hosts--to measure and
weigh the planets, even though "hung far out
on utmost verge Of space Money runs the
Printing Press-that great power for good or
| eyil-Which scatters light and knowledge
and carries comfort and happiness to millions
Of homes 1t scaters broadcast the leaves of
the Tree OF Life, which shall be for the heal.
ing Of the nations Or it may convey moral
blight and error-lestrey the brightest hopes
and fairest prospects, for time and for eternity,
Of countless thousands.
Yes! And money perYerts Gods good gifts
TO man. Ii brews from them that accursed
! portion that sends lis tens of thousands to
early graves, and brings distress and mourn
ing to millions of hearts. 1t builds and gor. .
geOusiy furnishes the house of the gambler;
and al along lItes pathway il hangs out falss
lights TO dccoy, 10 deceive, to destroy. Who
can estimate its power for good or evil f! 1t is
infinite, immeasurablGl
Did you never !hink what power it is in
politics and legslationY Now days, in ma.
ny sections, ihe would d-be-saecessiul politician
must scatter his money with lavish hand,
both to secure his nomination and gain the
election TO Office. And the longest purse of,
times WINS The day. How much of the most
important legislation in different States is in
fuenced andlcarried through by the lobby, BY
means Of bribery and corruption In various
ways. H01 macA is successfully accomplish
ed, those only in the ring fully know-ds.
poneHt saith not.
Then again, look at the vast moneyed pow.
er welded by so2lieSs cOrpOya',OHS-by which
the stlfshness and greed OF the yfelo override
and control the interests Of the many, Non
ey, like charity, "coyereth a multitude Of
sins" II enables the rich to commit. with i'm
punity, crimes against society and the law,
for which the poor would be held amenable,
both TO law and society Money is the healing
balm in the former case, and all is hushed and
soon forgotten. Or his money buys out the
law ...--. ..r.
"Widewasting pest. that RACES uncondned
And crOWds win crimes the records of mankind
FoT gold his sword the hireng -ruliian draWs:
For gold, the hireling judge distrOrts the laws:
Wealth heaped on wealth, truth nor ssfsty buys
The dangers gather as the TREASURES rise"