Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-02-20


noses II Protecting such members Of the eommu-
NAY, and OF prescribing rule Of action By which
men might adjust their PecuniaTy and property
p misses
Another argument introduced by 4, Is, that BY
abo-hiug oh laws ealolcins the payment oIdebt
and appealing 10 the b1nnr ct men wc would soon
have a .rsal aTisioeracy-the arIstocrscy oil prln-
ciple and honor. Upon this particular part Of
his argument We propose more minute sxamIna-
ton, as in our opinion, the consummaIlon OF the
measures proposed by A. would Dc one Of The
greatest curses which could belall our county
Moreover, IN its consequences 1. would be iraushl
With more difficulty aud danger In society Than
Any othsr innovation which could be devlsed.-
That We may not do the writer A., any sort oil
injustice. we will let him speak for himself on
that branch Of hls arg nent which refers 10 ihe
srisiocracy Of prise re aid hOBor'-"A man
who would fail to pa a debt of honor contacted
under such circumst noes would BIO forever dis
gIaced IN the estimation Of society, however
wealthy be might be, and the man on the contra
ny who complied with all his honorable contracts,
however poor he might be, would be trusted, ere
specled and esteemed" In such . state Of soci-
ely there would be real allstoc,acJ- an aIlSlo-
cracy OF principle and honor"
"Many no doubt will think the binding form Of
law, Is necessary TO make men, comply with
their promises, but all experience is against this
conclusion" Most Of the debts oil sportsmen
among themselves are considered III the light
debts of honor,and every one knows that no class
81 men are more honorable in paying such debls
than they arr"
From the concluding part Of the preceding ex-
tract. We educea syogsm, by which, mall !rob-
ability, A., came 20 the conclusion therein con-
famed. For Instance ALI debts Of honor and
honesty, are paid without law by honest and hon.
orable men. Sporlsmen pay their debts OF honor
and Observation-Disclosures sporlsmen ore honest and
honorable men
But let Us see what III lis practical operation,
the aristocratic and honorable" system Of A.,
would be,--by abandoning the present system Of
laws for the collection Of debt. and adopting the
plan indicated by A, we exchange psacGblc for
| a torcible mode of collection. THIS We insist,
would tt one Of the inevitable consequences OF
| the honorable plan, in the event OF the promlser
Disappointing the ptomsee. Another result
supposlng the credit system 10 exist which we
contend cannot be entirely destroyed, would be
thus if b promises upon his honor 10 pay Z sum
oil money by specified time, ard should fail to
do so, G may challenge b TO deadly combat for
having violated one OF The rules of honor, and for
having offered C's feelings fragrant INSULT
Another consequence ef AS system would be this
that the promlsee would oilrnilmes, appi opriate
TO his own use the property Of the promser the
property so tuken--ihere being no standard by
which npacafnllV IN nhfniu Valn
be worth fifty fold the amount Of The debt An
other case = b promises upon his honor to pay
il sum oimoney by a gwen time, but before
that time arrives Z dies, leaving plenty OF both
money and property. The bump Of honor being
dead and dsiunst in c, we should like 10 know
how b, by the honorable system, is to get his
money?
We might go on and in this way multiply diff
cuItles and objections to an almost endless cxiet
| Bul we think we have presented reasons and
"objeciions," sufficient TO satisfy any sensible
man, that under the present organization Of So
cleiy the abolition Of all Law enforcing the pay
mrnt OF debt, would be replete with bad conse-
qnence~, and wholly lmpracilcabIe. Ii requires
no great extension of human foresight to predict
Surprising The plan of A to be in full operation
| bdN VIC HtdCclui JusllCr, Wbuu 10 con
| veried ntn weapons, OI a deadly Kind, and the
court yard into Campus Marlius." Ne do
not wish 10 be understood as saying that phi.
MnthrophIc A ever believed such would be the
effect OF ahollslllng the present laws but We must
be permitted To declare 1t as our conviction, that
such would be the inevitable consequences, were
MS plan N peatIon.
We look upon the views entertained by A,
| and promulgated to lhs world in his second num-
bel, as tho coinage OF visionary BRAIN II he had
coma ont like discriminating man, and pro.
posed pruning and correction Ollie CT lit sy.t m
We would have been plcas' d.-ln truth, If be had
taken The "monsler" credit, properly by The horns
We might have extended him helping hand bu,
as he has thought proper 10 involve AImsef .heels
over head III difficulties and chimeras, we must
leave him alone ia his glory
PRO BONO PUBLlCO.