Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-02-27

our lrgsI-.u-cs, have reference 10 the manner OF
r. ,.aetr7 4-bfs whether The whole Of a msn's pro-
pertv ,hllb liable .1rhs debts. or only part Oft,
armerly creating BANKS, fixing their privileges,
ramlndies, aud duties; Iov feing up, lcgs.ai'ug,
fxing The iay 81 resumption sc.
Anexam'u8uau Of tIr pr0ceediags Of our legis-
Isiurrs, u satisfy any one, that ihese, or snbject,
Ola simaar kind, occupy tie principal part Of the
tine. At at our legislative bodIes. A subject con-
usstel with tie education, or the mora welfare OF
he community, Is passed by cod.y, though such
subjects were oi small importance, compared with
The great monetary interests Of the country. No
community can be prosperous and happy, So long
as this state OF feeling continues, and this feeling
oh continue 50 long as we have laws lor the col
lection OF debts.
Abolish these laws, and legislation will become
plain and practical, and soon disposed Of. The
heavy burhens on the people Tor the support OF
government, viii dwndIe TO a very small sum,
end as tins viii be paid for objects Of real utility TO
the country, il viii be eheerluly paid The amount
paid By The country for legislative purposes, on ac-
count of the evils Of the present system amounts to
a vast sum; sum that would delray all the expen-
scs necessary to educate the poor, and destitute
children, of every town, city, and district in the
Union
But we ara not yet done. 10 the town of Column
bus alone, we have twenty LAWYERS, oil of whom
believe are dong a toerabIe business some are
growing wealthy, oil are making support. About
one third OF all their business lies IN this county,
and large proportion OF this third is the collection
OF money. Their profits for collection in tits coun-
~ cannot amount To less than $4,000 year
10 addition, we have sheriff, aud four or five
deputies, at an annual cost 10 the count, Of not less
than $4,000, two thirds of which may be set down
10 the evils OF the present system. Then again,
we have The marshal and his several deputies, con-
stables, and justices OF the peace. clerks OF tho court,
and their deputies, and collectors Of every grade and
stamp. The whole OF these individuals cannot cost
The county less than fifty thousand dollars aud
above, what would he necessary, were there no
laws for the collection of debts. These are pretty
heavy items for county like this that only makes
an annual crop ofapOut 81 900 600. Our cacula-
ton shows that the English 1.-THE system would be
hight burlheh, compared TO what we now pay. Ii
can be satisfactorily shown, that we pay at least one
filth OF all that is made, 10 sustain The present sys-
tenn.
But we have another item to add to The above.
All the persons that live ON tie credit Systeu would
under the plan proposed, be under the necessity Of
engaging IN some kind OF business, that would add
to the sclld wealth and prosperity of the country.
This is probably the most serious evil connected
with the present system, and il is one which IS rap
IDLY gaining ground. In England il has attained a
rghllul degree of magnitude, in fact it is grinding
The Iabourlng population to the very dust Out Of
$1,000 600 OF people, there are only FIVE millions of
auourersi these have 10 support themselves and the
other twenty-five millions. These labourers, can
uot make, for themselves after labouring Is = 70
hours day, more than 8 or 10 shilc, "a 4, ,veek
1.-THE system IS not arrested in .c,s country we ,v
have in the course OF e., wears, nearly he sama in.
equality, ~ Is growing upon Us rapidly; almost
every on who has received the smatternv Of an
eI"cation, IS enlcayourng to devise some plan to
live without labour, Useful abour, in fact. is con-
sldered somewhat disgracelnl, but useless abour, or
dle dissipation, is considered highly honorable.
Is the hum1niamily to groan forever in wretched-
ness and n'ery' Is the warning voice that rlsas
rom Tic tomb OF past ages to be entirely disregard
ed' we may attempt 10 change the laws of our
organization, but these are lmmutabIe, and will
therefore punish, aud that severely, whenever sre
giFded' One Of these laws requires exercise and
maj too al some useful occupation. disregard of
llhs law, leads TO disease and misery obedience to
II, health and happiness. Franklin has said that if
o. mea laboured nny few hours in the course of
twenty-iour, disease, want aud misery, would
- lew years be measurably banished from the
earth. All lovers Of mankind must earnestly desire
sch result.