New-York tribune., 1842-02-02

VOL. 4.
bankrupt and insolvent, when the respective pro-
cesses against them are closed and sax which *
likely to prove the better and more upright ciii-
zen. The 6ankr7,pt has surrendered his all He
is poor nav, destitute. pennies; but he i free
and there is The charm. HE'S really truly free.
1t i not merely the poor privilege OF locofnot;on
| which is accorded to him. His hands are tln-
sflacked. The energies nt III, mind are untet-
tered. He s free TO exert them for his own. and
the bcncii; Of those whom nature aud affection have
cndcarcd to him. His recovered freedom is his
stimulus The lesson Of experience which adver-
sitv has Taught him is his safeguard. The almost
utter impractcabilitv Of receiving second time
the boon which has been once accorded TO him is
his voice of warnisg.. Thus stimulated thu, for
tifed thus warned. ne enters upon hi, new career
/ If in this world Of trial. which have divcsted Of
its original bcautv and lovcllneS> man nay.b be
delivered from tcmptation hv feeling, byzreAcction
by external circumstances. tins man Is secure.
The path of duty, of uprightness OF honesty winch
II Is the be, interest Of al! to pursue. is that from
which he is almost without temptation 70 wander.
And the insolrent, what said Mr.. b * his
condition! He. too, has surrendered hiS all; a,
least all which he dare openly claim: and for
what? 10 purchase exemption from imprisoll-
mcnt. He brcathes the free ar OF Heaven b,i;
not freeman. Hcis still the :. doomed slave .
of his creditor The fruits OF his labor belong to
that creditor, and can or!y be withheld from him
by fraud. The necessities Of Il helpless family APP
peal to him. The eagle oi his creditor is up
on him. He looks upon that creditor as hi. enc
my. If he be mercess, he is indeed his enemy.
the cacmv of those who arc dcarcr to him than
life, whom he is bound to protect the sac
ricc Of life itself. What then As an enemy he
fences himself against his creditor. fIc resorts 10
fraudulent convcyanccS. trusts rcg,i-
lar system of llabtnl deception and ms children,
into whose volng minds i; would have been.
under auSpicious- circumstances. lis
grateful task to have instcd the lessons Of virtue
are trained up under the blightng influence of tlat
system of concealmcnt TO which he and they are
indebted for the comforts and convenicnccs Of life.
Such is the actual condition of multtudcs under
the operation of State nsovcnt laws. Look al the
progress of this operation, and Judge of ts=cfcct>
upon public morals The discharged insovcn, cS-
capcs from his cell, or his prison bounds, To the
wretchcd hovcl which bcncvocncc may have
cured TO him, for he has nought which be can
claim as his own. The wants Of his family call
him to labor, and he does labor. His earliest ef-
forts arc rewarded by tho pound Of beef and the
loaf of bread with which he appcases their hunger.
Even these are tilclcd from his creditor. for the
law awards them to him Your law did award
them. But there is Il public opinion TO the moral
force Of which laws mus, yield, and the
"rctchcd insovcnt secure IL the enjoyment of
these. By and by he is enabled to provide some
little comforts for his helpless wife and infant chill
drcn. These must be enjoyed by stealth, or the
hand of the creditor mai wrcst them from their
grasp In process Of time his abors are rewarded
with the means by which he can do something
mere than provide for the present wants of his IA
mily He considers thcirdrpcndcncc, his Liability
TO be taken trom them, and the desire to make
some provision for the future becomes strong, ire
Sislble. He has no rigl, IN indulge this dcSirc.-l
His earnings are the property Of his creditor If
they arc discovered, the law will give them to that
creditor. In strict morality he is bound TO yield
them. But Nature urges h:r#own strong claims,
and wife whose spirit has been broken bv advcr-
stv and his children who have been reared IN pc |
nury, are the advocates hrougl whom She prefers
them. The appeal may not be resisted. he mo-
ralitv which conflicts with it becomes, in his view,
cold hcartlcss. and diSrcgurCrd. He l. man.
with the affections and with the ilnpertcclinns Of
our common nature. He Yields to ii; he hides his
earnings he cheats hi. creditor; and then with a
newly awakened spirit, abors a increase his iiitlc
store. Tn" repetition of tie fraud Is more easy
Hah, renders i, t;.mliar--t becomes the business
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science but tha, passes. and all that disim.b>
him is the apprehension which sczcs him. pcrhnp.
on his bed of death, that the dcpositaiy of his Sc
crct earnings NAV be tai,hlcSS TO his riSiaS IL
has been the legal claims OF his creditors. Such
scenes belong to- c,.r,.thcr more frequently occur.
in the crowded population ot great cities, more
rarely beyond their limits. Speaking generally.
the air of the country Is too pure tor them but
who doubts their existence, the trequcn, recurrence
Of this struggle bc,ycnm the claims OF nature and
affection and the stcrner demands OF legal lrlSticc
And shall we sit here, dcberating in cold eebates.
whether man shall be saved iroN, moral wrcched
ness like this
DrcKENS.-In presenting Capt. EIeweit OF the
britannia with the service of plate. Oh bcllat OF
the passengers Mr.. Dickens addressed Capt, ii.
IS follows:
Captain Hcwc,!, very proud aad happy I"
have been selected the instrument OF conveying
to YOU the heartfelt, thanks oi IN: fellow passengers
on board the ship entrusted 10 Your cilarsc aud OF
entlcating Your acceptance OF TINS trins present
The ingenious artists who work in silver, do not
always find, keep their promises, even in BoS-
ton. roget that instead otw Goblct>, winch
there Should be here there IS at present, only one
The deficiency however. WILSON be supplied:
and When L -, our little testimonial Will be, so tar,
complete.
ou are :, sailor, Captain llewc,t, in the ,rucS'
sense of the word; and the devoted admiration OF
the ladies, God bless them, is sailors first boast.
need not enlarge unan the honor they have done
you, am sutc, by their presence here Judging
Of YOU by myself an, certain thatzthc recollection
of their beautiful faces Will cheer Your lonely vigils
upon the ocean fora long time to come.
In all tine TO come. and In all your VOYAGES upon
the sea; hope You will have 4 though, for those
who wish 10 live in your memory by the help of
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