The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-03
f,ne way d Improve.

(Jne Way 20 49,
ma MN. ID, improve Che general tone 81
ma, 4, business il 10 consider the sstua-
~, 4, ) talrn and practical manner. We
sS,,,la laow shat there Is no such thing as
S, enduring misfortune and prostitution 70
! neop,c- 10 their industry, their commerce
and their enterprise eEtainly such q
neople and in such d land as ours. Y It's Is
impossible for such d thing as a continuous
state o; stagnation and depression IN srcn
i land, Ii would be against example ana
against proyidential order that there saouia
be.
we know what we have borne, ano we we
know how things have prog crossed through
oppression and wrong and sectionai ha'es ;.
and wars; and we know that the Govern
ment oppFcssion has ceased, and that we
now have comparative peace aud harmony
and almost an entire discontinuance OF sec
tional wars.
This passage through fearful trial to a
neriod OF serenity and good feeling could
not fai. to be marked by its influence upon
the commercial and social intercourse OF tine
land. It has done wonders in tue iine oi
facilitating the restoration OF tinancia qu'et
and confidence. We all see this, ana can
not be mistaken about 1t.
We have unquestionably gone down.
down, until we reached the hard PAM
and now we are slowly rising toward a
better and s.outer condition Of feeling ana
more solid and reliable state OF general
finance. Do we not see this? we nave
gone steadily forward in the line OF prepa-
ration for resumption and return 10 goou
order and q settled condition. Inc GOV
eminent credit Is better than ever. Inc
Government has supplied itself SO aDun-
dainty witt, means to maintain resumption
that nobody can Justly doubt its ability to
do so. So superior is the credit OF the
Federal Government that even il 1t is COM
pelled further to use its credit there could
be no doubt that it will be entirely success
full. But there is no ground for any ap-
nrebension that it will be driven 10 any
such exigency.
People are satisfied about the coming
event. 1t is impossible that resumption can
ne avoided next January. Whether that
resumption can be maintained or not IS q
question that can only be determined by
actual experiment. We can say this, now
ever: that not only the Governments Dut
the people have been preparing for it. The
furor OF alarm that led to the appeal to
Government to relieve the people from obi.
cations TO pay. and induced Government 70
thrust before the courts laws to shield debt
ors from creditors, found check in the re-
neal Of the infamous bankrupt law, and
since there has been a gradual return OF the
nublic mind to resignation to the idea That
people should rest upon the old-fashloned
modes OF trading and settling with one an
other without legal interference, which had
only piled up social disturbance and infilct-
ed injury upon both debtor and creditor.
This condition had to precede return to
health. Men could not continue in state
of apprehension and social and legal war.
There could be no hope for peace and con-
tentment as long as that was the case.
All phases OF social life and business are
more favorable to the restoration OF conf
,dence and buoyant hope. The account with
foreign nations shows how the immense
exports of the land have brought the Union
rapidly upto condition OF independence
and financial strength. AS with Govern
ment SO with people. There is strength
and hope everywhere, and they are daily
increasing.
There is now no source Of trouble and
anxiety save from annoying agitations OF
some little societies and clubs that are COM
posed OF men uprestrained by proper sensl-
bilities and stimulated by bad principles,
errat!c theories, and ambition to fill public
places for which they have little capacity
and no merit.
II the people will turn their backs upon
these clubs and societies they will disperse
the chief source of the present apprehen-
sion and Encouragement, and give full
force to the bright prospects and hopes In
the rapidly advancing future.