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Amid the buste Of hard times and open winter
one can scarcely think what is best to write upon
We perceive, however, that the opening of navi-
cation between this city and New-Yorx operates
very severely on the poorer classes of communi
ty, in consequence Of the rise of provisions at a
time when the funds Of many of the above men
toned have become low, and though they are
willing and would be very glad to, yet they can
get no work at present. 1t must therefore make
it very hard for them ands their families to live
and whenever it is ascertaned that they are strict
ly temperate their cases ought TO be properly at
tended to. 1t is no crime for man to be poor
if ne is honest. That can never be avoided
And in fact it would make it no better to make all
rich in the world What chance would the rich
philanthropist and charitable have, whose hearts
and hands are equally willing to assist at all times
the Lords poor They believe it a duty, and SO
it is, when they conscentously believe the scrip
lures to be the revealed will Of God TO man.
They there informed that they should do un-
to all men as they would that they should do un
to them, and thereby fulfil the law and the pro-
phets. And in all ages of the world the Cody
and the truly pious have been the friends of the
poor and the oppressed. 1t was them that al
ways sought out the suferngs of mankind for the
purpose of relieving their wants.


But on the other hand we are sorry to see a
certain portion of our felow-citzens idle, and en-
deavorng to make every one else so that they can
influence by bad advice. And what follows but
intemperance and that will prepare man for
al the other deeds necessary to place him on a