The history of trade in the United States for the last three or four years affords the most convincing evidence that our present condition is chiefly to be attributed to overaction in all the departments of businessan over-action deriving, perhaps, its first impulses from antecedent causes, but stimulated to its destructive consequences by excessive issues of bank paper and by other facilities for the acquisition and enlargement of credit.

If fate's dread mandate doth not seal thy lips, From which of our illustrious races say, Dost thou thy godlike origin derive? IPHIGENIA The priestess whom the goddess hath herself Selected and ordained, doth speak with thee.