Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-03-13

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upon q. p'.ae.f.es Jasac,, vlkapI =. - ''st
70 'i Jan. In answer 10 u5....1T -tivet-
a .'l"' 'ey' q; would not ,u9lry q -1 e.
an2" h'in' II Re honorable ald sar.., Zee -' b
versa. Bot hete sea,n, We rs.l, eha T.es
greater pIoP15y say, Of Is s'at,r. .r.. .A E-ya
poss'hiiilies, 10 suppose ih. b...--u' 'l' a
tons would be confined, SAFELY - ",.''tc.
men. Ii then, they mast occur. I.a,,r.sS.' lo's't
"'u d'sh'"e-' men, Il uaav".datly fo,,ovs .--ss'
various instances fraud aud dI,ho,.,.. 'as' a
ffa1'lSed. We cannot expect TO vi 1'
veTsaiiy honest, unless IN SON, Fp.o. .--A -1..
psopled with saints aud angel, md f-D I'D
land there would be no necessity. lor II !. s-eA'
kind. W. '-"s 'l az,
Il IS eSpedieni, becanse; The destr,c,,o,
dfO' ia"s' would vulUaiiy encourge The - " q
nn OF endless Discrimination, suindlng T. r'tPsta'
We mean % course IN the moral sens. ~ It'
! 'o,ihere beng M debt laws, men womb -, NV
Poni TO meet ioc while, their enea,.,re,,"ts
! punctualdy; having established IN M 'N VIA
acter for honorand promptness, thew wo,jd 'Asi'
ahed to make larger debts. This done ,b' s'
nlsor would refuse payment and hold on ~
| property or money OF the promisee. TIM
avenues would be opened, for the dali; 80.
sion ofdeceplions, frauds and ,heGs T5,,s ,'''".
operate ~ this manner, all history and b,a,,.
perience fully attest. II, it had No, hser "a
would ask q sapIeni ~" what gave Orion,
the laws enforcing the raymcnt Of debts pn en
vas the defect Of honor and hone.vl ~.
elsennder heaven, hut the want Of honor ana "a
tee prompted the Legislators Of every cyJ;,.I
government, to exact laws, enforcing The nayn..,
oil Just debts ? Surely nothing else
II cannot have escaped the sagacity or "a
that the CHIEF object Of our oHn coy.,nmsa,
were TO ensure domestic tranquility, 10 ,,,nI,,.
and encourage Irads and agriculture, md - ~.
VIDE Tor the general we!ia,e. These subec,.,,.
only TO be attained by passing such laws, a. s~
protect the weak against the strong, Ibs ;gro...,
against the desIgnDg-ns viii protect the .o,,I
\ rights 81 a' by compelling the Vicious and dIsboD
est, to do theIl duty both moral and LEGAL tn,
the trainers OF our constitution, designed n, a,
compShment Of these objects, is plainly ipdics,
cd, upon the face Of the instrument. Ne cana
see ho" It IS possible, TO promote the harpne.,
ana prosperity OF the people. without laws, which
WI coeEce the Uniform administration Of usic,
II the tran actions which trade, traffic and con-
tracts create. No sJstem OF education wbstsys,
will suffice to elevate 'Ron0r aud liberty, to ucb
| Hon AZ 1lat al II
form correctness. Here we contend there ma,
be legal rules established, so as lo'.prcyent voIs
tons OF property and pecpnary promises.
: Again; the proposition is in ueApedent because
the principles Of honor and honesty, vii rot /,
sufficient 10 ndace soullcSs corporations, to psr
their debts This applies to Banks, Insurance
companies, and all corporations, whatsoever
Aud finally lneXpedan, because the overthrow
"ot al laws enforcing The payment Of debts
won|d stop Inc wheels Of both State and National
government, No government on earth, has eve,
oeon 8"'e u exist "'ihour money. TO carly on.
we cannot conceive how the taxes which t,u'
'nan owes the government for instance the STAT.
OF MlssissIppi.) can be collected, without av
o enforcing theu payment, as a proof oil IT, we rsf,r
K our sapett freud "A" to the advertisements i,
o the Democrat, Of lands which arc 10 b. sold for
The raymcnt ot Taxes Taxes can be viewed in
y no other light. than dat, Of Il debt But, let "a.
y Grant mat Tue hohor Of a ajonty, would prompt
Ihe'h 10 pay iheso debts; would there be ali, los
ace IA taxing solely the hottest part Of he p,o.
pie" TO support gu'cfument, whlch afford. pro.
lection to The VICIOUS and dishonest, as veil as TO
the molal aad uprigh, Certainty no,
: | a leu 4 Il
e cabd'y "ot atolshus all laws, enforcing the pay.
3 meht oil debt" First, because there never can
+ nc oon2fegated together, in any Que leg.latN,
s body on earth Sufficient number Of such iana.
. tics radicals as "a" Secondly, because the ex
I penenee OF all civilized governments, is agaIns
!, the measure.
/. Having brought 10 close for The present, on
o objections TO "As" proposition, We take the llber
b " ois oggestlug to hInl, that, atheist has eve
q been ablr, hy his pen or learning, 10 improve
d either science, morals or government, and as suc
+ We advise hun 70 exercise his talents, in wrtnI
d upon semeilng which IS feasible aud practicable
e We stated IN our former paper that, if he hal
taken The 'monsier'' credit properly by the horns
and proposed, pruning and correction Of IL VI
) would nave been pleased TO aid him, IN such
. cause. We SAID 50 because IN our opinion
\ there would be prospect Of dong our country
{, men some good by urging aregultalon Of the sys
b tenn Of credit ard dett, 1t strikes Us, os orc
BY, that me owls and burthens Of debt, again'
d which, "a complains SO loudly, could be almOs
c eslIely corrected, without bordering on ulttalsm
: PRO BONO PUBLlCO.
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