, 1873-03-01

shall I call him Of New York, 1nna that
aeomH to havo been dcvoid Of tho aonao q shamo:
Se tho oommanity @ nifty as . dodanee bnt ho did not;
Ho seemed to 30 unkuowing Of tho fact that 1t
was shameful. And thousands Of young mon
say T.. Il YES notorious; tna,. Th05e vas was
very we'll known thnt bis word was not
law. always; md ho has boon more thnn Aus-
pcoted Of being not altogether honest. II thero
was nnan thak soomod to prosper In THO midst
career m rho ho ran, md how Il vas out short! But
lot mo tell you this. that hts yicoa wore novor
tho Gauge Of bis prosperity. Thoy Noro alTaya
In hie way. Ho was 3 main OF ron1hrkablo busi-
aed arsos asp e. qusy
taohtng mon to him. aud Of Inspiring confidence
and Of enforcing iniustry in thom, and in Or
ganizng and securing wealth. And It waa tho
successful 30 1at as 10 was nucceasfnl. His
vtcos worc always In tho wny, and at last tripod
him up and destroyed him.
Now, 1t is dangerous thing to hold up
prosperous man and wdrn tho young against
him, unless you show that his suoooss was tho
result Of tho. good qualitios ho had IN him,
and the OWL qualitioB ware tho exceptions, and
wore not tho Causes OF tho auccoss hc attained,
but wero rathor tho enemies OF 1t.
COMMERCE.
Commerce, tho looturer said, should DO en-
ployed to civilizo tho gloho. It has its interests
always in peace, IN universal morality, and in
national liberty i nn asd "he1 Is 70
on tho earth. Manhood arrives ut itn greatest
development In perploxity, not 10 THO simplicity
Of innocence and ignorance. It i6 not the bim-
without who dsye9pn as
A continent Of Blavea would not buy as much
merchandise aa thousand froomen. When hc
went down to Fort Sumter, II 1854 ho aaT a
offloor stationod there II tho freedmen bought as
much then "a they did bcforo their omnncipa-
tion. Ho was answered infinitely moro OF every
thing, and especially Of candlos. In bondage
TINT thoy can have them thcy think they have q
aIgn and symbol Of their freedom In having
! lights. This is always tho way 1t works. Froe-
mon arc q hundred times larger conaurnots than
slaves.
ENJOYMENT or RICHES.
| He uoxt hold that all mon may como to COM
petenco, but not all mon to woalth. Thore is
| genius for money making, as we'll as for poetry,
or for u1uBic or painting Some men take
do not. Some naturally know how to keep It,
and still others know hownot to keep It. Laugh
to.1 If d man does not find he ts amaaaing
money, rapidly, he needn't deapond. He Ct ean on
| 10y only about so much, and that Ia an thnt re-
So much COOS to ono'a good. Tho balance goes
to tho public good or to tho mans injury. A
| German or Freuohman, will usually got moro
American will from twenty Thousand. It's tho
contentment, the way to enjoy ones sell, that
tho American most 1aoks, and no might al take
Home loasons On this proatably. Those who
T5' sS s"a sppz ps
| whom they're ready. You can always tell how
happy you'll bo when old by how happy you arc
whifa young. Neithar III happiness In compari-
urally happy % others are miserable. some mon
always aeorato sugar, while othera socreto vine-
gar. And this thing, vas owing to mans
sdspteellty to his position; Il h9 ~ to take
he beloved he would be as lily, adapted
ns Mr: Assor would bo to occupy bis place /;
and he was free to say that I'll III. Astor's
place: It would be To- hin ike accepting tho
| possessions, his position WAS but little different
from bank PIosiaent. He managed his hun h
appointed custodian q II. 70 be used simply to
make moro money. He had his support from It,
and that WAS all, for ho couldn't have more. For
hs own part, the lecturer SAID 20 believed a. ae
son. He had Is much as be needed, profes.
sion that WIS agreeable to him, good health and
spirits, and as much money Al be needed
though not sa much as he wanted. Laughter
TYRANNY OF 51AaMoN.
You stand In the City Of New York to-day, and
railroad corporation. the Pennsylvania Road
With sad s5GnEh It's
millions Of dollars; and you look little further
to tho north apd 500 tho Eric Railroad, with .
capital Of hundreds Of millions Of dollars otl
further to tho north you eos the New Hos oe1 aa
lnrs. Nov, lot thero oomoup question Of nationh
. polItios which touches tho railway interests g
that these groat roads join their handB and thef
that could for ! moment resist them Wo hav'
disguised aospot enong us. We have o tyran
that Is moro tyfannicA in possibility IN the fu
ture than eyer elavery was. Slavery 10 dead
nut N tsh ~
, tlnent TINT could not bo crushed or bough
by tho oombinations Of such vast treas
uIes a1o hold In ca,,,.. the hands saa aono
Thsy can reach out thoir edlote, an
say to eyery county throughout tho State Q
Now York, :" Bend up such men to the Hous
and such men to tho senate," and tEoy are sent
It Is their interest to do It, and they can contro
: both parties, and thousands and thousands Q
! the voten Of their employees together. They hay
all their contracts, and al tho interested paltie
that stand related to thou, which thoy, control
, arc learning fatal skill in employing, by whio
directly andfndireotly gigantic results arc brough
to pass: toll you, fellow-oitizens, that ou
: Institutions arc endangered moro to-day fror
! Incorporated capital than from oil other infu
monBtrous evil Tal1z. about great vices. I'll
pulpit speaks OF inadelity and unfaith, and til
j, growing tendeucieB Of men to Wild works Q
:: philosophers md opinions. Those are grea
: : aitor all, is the money power. And our libel
ties, il they dostroyed-that ia to say, It th
: oonmonwealth, atter al, becomes m engtno Of
: will bs through the influence Of these gigant
: corporations and corporations holding suc
. money, and, BY such money, enoh control,
y = look out With hopeful eye, and I beliovo til,
= : feel suro in tho existence OF IN ayengng Prov
:, donce, that il things go on for nnotler twenl
! yoars as they have for the Inst ton, not only vi
- corruption go out among tho common poop
y - widely, but there will bo either reformation
= revolution, for there aro Influences at work th
ID will just ns suraly breed revolution by and by
:. clouds In summer brood storm.
b | -. CONCLUSION. /.
d 1belicye that by industry, by frugality, by vii
| hf ali &baua ,rfinf, 1,u