Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-07
DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDaAR SN'OwDEN.
THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER ;


known aud its Lessons lesroed, We hope that
all the people, but especially those of Virginia,
will devote less time to party politics, and more
TO such measures as, at least, seem likely to
promote the growth of industry and economy,
aud thereby be conducive to the best interests
of themselves aud their State. The habits
aud customs, aud mode of living now generally
prevalent throughout the borders of the State
arc entirely toa luxurious for people who, 40
cordiug to their own Legislature, cannot stand a
higher tox than fifty cents 90 the hundred dol
lars worth of real estate, and who are taking
about foroibly readiusting their State debt; and
of course too expensive for people who arc not
nakiog money. as unfortunately is the case at
present with the vast majority Of Firginars.
The CTS of living should bo reduced to the
lowest possible extent compatible With comfort,
and every cent that can be saved conveniently
be put away, for though the currency has been
established firmly CD goldebasis, and resump'
ton of specie payment ASSURED on The hrst q
next year, money will not be moro plentiful
until it has been either made or saved, and the
experiescs Of all is to the effect that the accu'
mutation Of it depends az much, if not more,
upon the latter than the forms r method. But too
much reliance should not be placed upon ecopo
my alone, for without industry, in the majority
of cases, it will have.oo mssstial upon which to
operate, az nothing can be saved from nought.
Therefore le. all 60 to work. at anything they
can find 70 do. even if such work be net as
lucrative as formerly, for they must racollect
that the fill 10 the price Of living has been even
greater than that labor, and by all means let
them never relicql;sh employ at one place
until they have secured it at another. Ap5thcr
condition almost essentially requisite to the
prosperity Of the Stale is the utter ard entire
abandonment Of the psroicious habit CT croak-
Jog about and decrying home affairs, SO gene-
rally INDUCED 10 now by Virginians. The old
State Or rather whist is left CT her. is in tight
place to be sure, but there is convincing evil
derce to prove that she is better of o.day than
she was this time last year, and the Indications
of her future improvement are oertaioly favor
able, and comparison Of her fsaucia' condition
With the other Stltes cf The Union shows that
several of them sre by 90 means her superiors.
Those Fireinians then who can SIC neither
present nor pros psc'ivc good 10 their own State
have scales 60 their eyes which, for their owa
baneGs q, oast. they should peel off at orce.
for tbc habit to which VIC allude aud
which is s1peodcred by their blindness is cal.
culated to produce he very CONDITION Of which
they complain. list US all then 70
to work at opoc, save ali We can, stop croaking
and comI !siaicg, aud look 90 the bright side
of thirgs, aud we 81 Il. sooa D., surprised at the
progress We are E:i, ouu in!iyl lualy max !Dg
toward The achievement CT the prosperity We
once enjoyed. We haze never lost faith 10
Virginia character, and as long IS that faith
remairs iatsc. we shall never despair Of her
future welfare. 1t nay b, delayed. but it will
come 10 the end. and the best means to hasten
that end is the adoption of the curse We sug-
pest.