The New York herald., 1876-07-06
BUSINESS RESUMED.
Reopening Of Stores, Marta
and Exchanges.
Industrial Activity After the Cen
tennial Holidays.
PROSPECTS FRIGHTENING GENERALLY.

The hury burly Of the great Centennial festival 10
over The grand illumination that marks epoch in
the history of the Republics metropolis has ickered
OUT, and tho great city moro resumes the even
tenor OF its For three days naught was con-
sidcred but the great festival itseifthe hundredth
anniversary OF the wedding of Col umbs to Freedom.
The left his counting house, the artisan his
Workshop the cmbrowned laborer threw aside his
pick hod the pale faced sewing girl rested her tired
hands and feet to do hon to the OCCASION Long in
the memory OF the citizens of New York will the
glorics that memorable occasion lnger and perhaps
great grandchildren when preparing for similar
celebration may read with prido the records Of
that festival OF Liberty "onc hundred years ago."
Amid all this rejoicing all this thunder OF cannon and
clnngor OF bells all this marching IN gay paroply Of
war; all those brilliant embcms OF peace, the glare OF
fireworks and waving Of banners, the grand display OF
the master works of industry and the acclamatons Of
an admirng world there is a STILL small voice that
should enchan attention before all others
PROSPECTS
Beneath all this gttering display there many
unpleasant features many sources of misery and suffer-
ing many evils OF ncalcuable extent, which per-
mittcd to dcae the freedom and which 70.
qure only a strong aud effort the part Of
the people themselves remove. Tho stagnation OF
business which lasted long that tho people to
lind themselves wallowng IN Slough Of Dcspond with
Giant Despair their master, is already beginning to
give way before the genial rays of the sun OF hopa
The Centennial Fourth while recalling the glorcs Of
the past should also bring 10 tho mind of citizen
the duties of the present 1t is time To cast of the
ietters Of apathy and put the armor of energy
and will The indomable resolution. pluck and oster-
prise that charact rise the American people
bavo been allowed to sleep too long; more
favorable opportunity Tor thorough awakening con'd
not be selected IL suould be our ambition 10 COM
mence the second century of the Great Republic in
spirit worthy of those who gave US our country. The
barriers which have long obstructed the paths Of
trade can be swept away by combined effort on the
part Of the people Ensrgy ana w are Ws
they take 1rm hold OF the American mind every OBJ
stacle vanishes: Why not bring them into active
operation now? There is tone in those centennial
bells in those eloquent tongues OF the past. that bid
be aud doing and reproach US If we SIT and NOPE
Let their eloquence not be lost on those in whose
hands the destnies the second century of freedoms
favored home are intrustcd
RESUMPTION BUSINESS
Business resumed in every part OF the city yes-
terday with earncstness and vgor. The decorations
still hung out on the outer walls and the city.re-
taned its gala appearance From the Battery to Har-
lem every place OF business was open and the three
days rest gave Iresn life to trade Broadway, SIKH
avenue nd the. .Bowery, those busy hives OF ndusry
were animated with greater degree of hustle than
any day preceding the Fourth and beneath the trop-
AID national devices thousands OF custom
ers clustered around the busy marts OF the city.
There palpable Frightening in the horizon OF bus
within the past fortnight and now that each and
every good citizen has expended his stock OF cner
vescent PATRIOTISM to his curtis content during the
past few days. bc returns to his work with renewed
hope and chceriulness We may perhaps. expect a
futter even the inactive .sreet" where bulls and
present nod alike in the torrd heat and
are ght their shade rather than their lucrative
qualities. Commerce may soon mako her welcome
presence cit on our rivers and from raroad and sh,
The treasures oil the nation may pass through tho
metropolis Tho cg'on OF The swamp will rcsound
with tho welcome hustle Of awakened business, and
great thoroughfare will assume its wonted aspect
of gacty and business. There Is feeling oil conf.
dence in the minds OF tho majority OF business
that the latter half OF the Centennial year will bring
back former days Of prosperity and that the deadlock
will soon be entirely broken.
BUSY SCENES PLACES.
The vast army that turned out Monday night to
witness the brilliant Nominations the colossal pro-
cession and the fancul fireworks, and to hear the
National Anthem and the 'cannOns opening roar, ~
has resolved itself into host oi busy workers. kalcid0
scopic in its variety The iron doors and iron shutten
the huge wholesale house thrown open and tht
bookkeeper pores over his tones ana the clerk
ranges his samples, forgctul Of the oratory and pyro
technics OF day previous In the o the dry
goods store the sounds Of sAre you waited onsN
and ''Cashl are heard again The hum OF the sewing
machine makes music on Union square, and the pooI
girl who has had three days of rest from her weary
task resumes it with brighter eye and elastic
tread than before. Tho clohier has his hands
full in attending to the wants OF the seekers after the
ghtest summer rament aud he declares that within
the past two weeks he has done more business than
during any previous summer for the same period.
On all sides the hum OF revivng business is heard
and the faces OF the capitalist and the workingman
brighten at me prospect inerc Is reasonaoe hope
brought to standstll by the ncxorable pressure
of .hard times' will be resumed larger scale
than before. There is much to do to make New York
tho beautiful metropolis she is destined TO be.
Many plague spot must be removed and manya
barren, sterile district must be subjected to the sway
Of enterprise, skill and human civilization before
very foundations OF the temple OF liberty on Manhat-
tan Island may be considered as completely lni, be-
fore New York shall attain the position wnich she
entitled Every trade and every profession will now
receive life in this Centennial year, aud the mem.
of those staked their lives upon the IN
the fight tor liberty will be irresistible incentive
their descendants to continue the good work they
began and to bring back that prosperity which should
have been allowed to leave the country In this
resumption of business after tho great celebration
there is greater degree Of confidence and hope than
the business world has experienced Tor long time.