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 I, was said by the heathen philosophers =se old that whom love intended to destroy Sa 6rst rendered. insane, but Beeizebubb has fov ar easier way of accomplishing the fame business, by first making his man idle. SFbere has not come down to us very dis Eoct account Of of tic vices which made Sod }m so memorable, but 1t is probable that 1t |fOntained an exceedingly idle population; |,nd when Abraham interceded for the ten hcbeous, he meant to save all the idlers |6r the sake of the ten industrious, which, nOweyeI, were not to be found

 Few men go back to first principles; kmc philosophers hold that the earth rests sDon an elephant, and that the elephant Hands upon tortoise; but they have found kphng to support their terrapin. So 1t is ] sher things-when poor object is car

 do the aims house, or a malefactor to fs gallows, each one attributes his misfor- 55Ile to the secondary cause to gaming, ainking, &c. whereas all these accomplish Rents have their origin in idleness.

 The poets seem to understand the nature E idleness better than the legislators, for Mile the laws do not make it punishable, kptry terms 1t the root of all evil, the moth- kof crimes, and he devils sabbath. LBut there are certain times and circum- hnces, in which to be idle IS not to be al- gether criminal, though 1t may in some #ape endanger public virtue. These are henhere IS nothing for mortal man to do.

 ahaegative state We are at present pia- bdbg the fatheriy care of our venerable President. Ii Is a good moral and poIlti- flaw, that every man should mind his own #gness-but If Ee have no business 10 Fnd his tools are taken away from him, markets closed, his credits stopped, his eone diminished half, his outgoes doubled, s shop shut, his house mortgaged, or un-

 rG many writs of attachment as would Bage his barA-what can he do, but be idle!

 Had there been left open to the public 

 usual channels for employment, should

 aN 10 record riots in New York, mu-

 ai4aof statuary in Boston, and insub- !adnahon in Cambridge? would the very

 fuses, those most pacific danes, have as-

 uned the port of Bellona? Having noth-

 gO do for profit, we study something to kfam to pass away time. We quarrel

 bon colonization; we kick up rows, and

 lar down houses; we break windows, and R#oi wooden heads; We go upon Change, Rdtak of our neighbor's losses, since we hmot say any thing of his gains-and all

 ls' for the reason, among other reasons, pta great political philosopher chooses to nFnment with us, as the boys experiment-

 with the frogs, or the Canadian with his

 ito see how long she would live withou,

 V" Consider COW, consider"

 pr' frankiin's negro said every thing s0fkedln Tn America but the hog, who was 9e only gentleman, while even the elements Re' ar' and water, have their daily tasks. Pu' lhe hog now works as much as his bet

 B. lie does nothing, and they also have

 uhing to do.