Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-03-01


cost. and subject you to pay both cost and
debt, do not in this case subject you to
pay ten dollars, when you owed me only
fvei
s. G. | see there is something wrong;
but | don't know how il can be helped.
H. Suppose you have twenty creditors,
and owe them five dollars each. while
you.do not possess but one hundred dol
lars, i being just enough to pay Your
debts. II ten of your creditors sue you
and make you five dollars cost each,
would not this cos: that these ten credit
ors have subjected you to pay, together
with what you honestly owed them,
amount to your entire possessions! And
is il not a fact that these ten creditors have
taken What you owed tho other ten, and
given it 10 justices. sheriffs, and lawyers2
@. Il does seem as though they have.
H. Then they have not only injured
you. but they have injured your peaceable
creditors also.
G. Would it not be better for all ofmy
creditors 10 sue me at once, and 50 fare
alike in the distribution Of my propery2
H. If they should all sue you. they
would make somuch cost tina; there would
be nothing left for any Of them. A man
possessing Ave Thousand dollars, and ow-
ing two thousand of it, is scarcely able to
pay his debts when his property is sold at
auction, and Justices, sherifis. and lawyers,
are fed out of it.
G. am aware Of that, and have seen
plumber Of wealthy men, who were do
ing good business, entirely ruined as to
property, by being sued. But men ought
10 pay their debts.
Fl. Who would refuse TO pay deb.
that he knew he. honestly owed, when he
knew his creditor was in need of his pay,
and was prepared TO make payment2
G. i know there are but few who
would neglect TO pay debt that they be-
lieved they honestly owed. if they knew
their creditor wanted his pay. provided
they were prepared 10 make payment,
even wiIhou. being sued Suing does no,
make men the more willing to pay their
debts, as general thing; but often irri
tates good pay.maslers and makes them
contrary and turbulent; but there are q
very few that never mean to pay a deb
without being driven, what shall be done
with those2
H. They never have been taught tn,
law Of love, or treated kindly; and they
are turbulent more through ignorance
and the unkind treatment they have re
csived from others. than any thing else
They are mad at every body. because they
think every body is their enemy. The.
should be convinced to the contrary Of al
this, and that by being treatedkindly. AM
compelled 10 believe mankind are thei
friends. Heap Goals OF fire on their head
and consume their hatred to their equo
brother; and not abuse them. But if thi
will not reclaim them, it is better to sto
dealing with them, pay no attention L
them, and let them be as hea,hens an
publicans. until they will reform. than 1
sue them. Let every respectable ma
stop dealing with them, and 1t will b
more likely 70 compel them TO be homes
than Imprisonment or selling their prop
erty at auction and feeding justices, sher
ifs and lawyers with it. If any on
must suffer wrongfully, it is better an
more manly to suffer ourselves, and los
the FIVE or ten that he owes US, than
take it from this poor, ignorant, wifi
creature, when we cannot get it withol
taking as much more with it. TO feed she
riffs and lawyers with. All the properi
that we take FROM him and give 10 she
ifs and lawyers. is as bad as wasted f
they might be better employed in som
thing else |; therefore none Of the parti
receive any real benefit from the cost.
I take your property and use it for n
benefit or the benefit Of others. and Ii
without paying you for it, commit
crime of less magnitude than l should
! wasted OF destroyed your properly wi
out any intention Of making you resti
ton. But who thinks Of making resti
ton for the cost they have made the de
or which Il rs had AZ nrnnarfu ,uastad