Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-02-13

Tux 9tiJ uatlA' f3Ititn nl cteaN - Al pfeGuL il
would even be more So Cor il would o, 20 much 10
every nsu's interest 10 b. honest aud puneusl un-
der such circumstances, aud honor you'll he 50
much Frightened up in the whole community ihsi
many wouE become honorable. that are no. eonsd-
cred such al present
With these remarks proceed to the main sub
ret Of this article VIZ: The consequences Of deb
The FIRST OF Them, which shall notice is The meu,s
anxiety, AMI real distress which result from 3 state
Of indebtedness. OF ell The us that human nature Is
her IN, none IN my humble npnion occasions The
same amount of mental suffering, as a state Of ia
debtedness beyond tie immediate means Of pay
menl. A man who is deeply involved, unless he
should be perfectly canus 10 any feeling Of ruth and
justice, cannot possibly relish any Of the enoymen's
Of lie, wherever be may be, whether in the social
circle or en.ag ed IN business, certain decree OF
sn1itly and unwearness Of mind will BE- constantly
present. The future las no rainbow coo's Tor such
an individual nor has the present any substantial
enloymcnis lie passes lie Of anxiety aud suffering
and arrives al old age long before hs time, and
! in tie ssl scene is ready TO exclalm with The wise
man, "ihat al IS vanity and vcSaton Of spirit
Nearly halfthe suicides are committed in conse-
qnence of debt In looking over the newspapers,
which OF late have ieemed with accounts Of suicides
| find that very large proporton al them have
been IN consequence of entangemeuts ia business
What a commentary this on The present laws ri our
country. The strongest possible temptations are
held out Ia men To ran IN debt, and when they have
| awaited themselves nj their privilege, as lar ~ pos
sbe, they turl arnuud and shoot or drown them
selves, 10 escape from the misery Of their own feel
ing-.
II then, so much mischief arises from this source
| why not arrest 1t at once, by abollshng the Tvs
which occasoncd it ! We have shown that no ben.
iii arises from these laws, al least balance against
the evils which inevital ly Cow from them. We
have also shown that all useful and proper cred.
! ii would still exist and only that which is unpro6l.
able and injurious 10 all parties, would be de
| strnycd. M reasonable objection Then can be urg-
ed against lle measure proposed save thai il will
compel number Of gentlemen that man live upon
HE evils of The credit sss,m 10 seek ou some other
means of subsistence, and probably the charge even
u them will not lie 40 disastrous az they upoa h-si
view may he disposed TO think. The present Sys-
e m leads IL So much oOsneRs IN the Transactions Of
business dchsses to sLch an extent the moral feel
ngs society, that great uncertainty prevails re-
gard to the profit o every trade aud proleN Law
yets OF late have been doug large business, bull
will venture to assert that al the ermnatiOns o
difficulties. hui few of them will have realized more
| Suhstsnta wealth than If they had been engaged 10
| farming, or any other useful occupation The la.
biliiics which they have incurred and the losses
| which they have sustained will narrow down the
profits most Of them 10 very SINAI sum. But
even shoud the profession afIaw, and other employ
mems growinyl Out of the abuses of the credit sys-
ten, he more profitable than other occupations
| should still contend for the abolition oil these evils
| The pCcunary hen iii 81 few gentlemen, Who's,
happiness woild ht prompted by heinz engaged Ut
some other business ISno argument for the conn.
usnce ut IN eyH that carries N It's train, run aud
! desodl,un Ia The great mass ol mankind
But shsuld uian steer csa Of difficulties himself
| under the present system, he cannot, il hc has a
particle OF kindaess about HIM, be happy, for the
distress that atlllrs the great mass, must cause
more or less pain 10 HIS moral feelings man of
properly regulated moral faculties. cannot be happy
SCI long as he sees misery around him IN society.
The spontaneous acton Of the moral faculties is
the cause OF the great moral commoti0ns that We
sometimes see in the world. in relation to particular
measures Of charity. The action OF these feel.
ngs causes the widow To give her mite, 10 civilze
and chrissnize the African they cause most OF the
moral phenomens that we witness in society.
But helorell close, must notice one other conse-
quence OF debt Not only mental suffering, but a
vast amount Of actual disease results from this
course. My observations have been pretty extern
slve on this subject, and declare il as my conyc.
ton, that one tenlh OF all the disease in the cvZ.
ed world, results from debt. ApopIexy a disease
which is almost invariably stsl frequently results
from ii Dyspepsia, chronic liver camplants both o
which render lie miserable, frequently result iron
the same source might mention fifty other com
paInts, such as insanity various nervous affections
i &c., which frequently have the same origin. Fo
Q the sake OF persons who are not familiar with III,
manner in which disease, results from mental de
preston, will give few words OF explanation -
All the functions Of the body are perlrmed, b,
0 means OF nervous influence derived directly or IN
directly from the brain in word, the BRAIN is TN
centre Of all the power tina, puts The machinerl
of the body IN motion.
) Wien the brain is in healthy state OF eYcitcmen
az when the mind is bouvant and active, the ner
. vous power sent to the different organs Of the bod
is ola mud and healthy character; the functions i
consequence are performed naturally and in a heal
thv manner, and sentiment of well being expert
n enctd by the whole body. SO well aware, G-c prop
erlv, instructed medical men Of this fact that the
never tail 10 elicit agreeable feelings in the minds
y their PATIENTS, whenever this can be accomplished
e The ancient Greeks employed masic rs a reSourc
II in medical science, well aware ina agreeable impress
=, SONS the minds OF their patients often accomplish
:" ed more, than he hest directed medicinal agents
+ On the other land, when the mind is in a state
' gloom aud melancholy the nervous influence create
aud sent to organs is of positively pesrlerou
character, aud cannot therefore fail 10 dersnge th
i Just and healthy action ot the system. have know
y men and even women, to pass days and nights al
II most without eating or sleeping. They soon be
l. come dySpeptic, aud nervous, and finally fall int
" some chronic disease, which snOn terminated exist
: ence. Since commenced writing on this subject
+ perceive, more clearly the different arguments b
N which it is sustained, but different minds occup
), Ne il were different position towards the same sui
!, rct should like TO hear the views Of others IN n
ldien it, will thank most cordially any per>o
A who will present NE good argument against til
A views advanced Truth my only objyc, andl al
wiling to seek Iom every quarter. A.
J. fj-Ai the FIRST annual election for officers