The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-02-26
Moral aud Religious.
An AFFECTIONATE SPIRIT.

AZ. ,,,,.tip,es meet with men who seem 10 think
,b., INV indulgence in adeconnte feeling IS weaR-
nass ,They will return from journey and move
mann their children with the cold and lofty splendor
ann Iceberg, surrounded with its broken fragments
rrh.rs u hardly more rnuaturu sight on eurih,
,,,,n ma If these families without heats.
c,,bcr lind better extingush his boys eyes. than
,to ,,,vnv his heart Who that has experienced The
;os Of friendship, and Knows the worth Of syn Palty
ar;on would not rather loo all that Is beauti-
81 ,oture,. scenery than he robbed Of the hidden
treasures of his heart Who would moi rather bury
his wife than bury his love for her : Who would
nm, rpher follow his child 10 the grave than en'omb
his parental affection
cherish then, your hearts best affections Indulge
in the warm md gushing emotions Of hlia' parental
rraternnl love Think it not n weakness. GID Is
lore. Love God. Love every body and every Thing
thai is lovely Tearh your children TO love; 10 love
the rose 10 love the robin, love their parents, 10
love their God Let il be the studied object oil your
domestic culture 10 give them warm hearts, ntdeni
affections Bind your whole family together by
these strong cords. You cannot make Them too nu-
neroas. You cannot make them TOO strong. Re
,igon is love, Love to God-Love TO man.
.Jr Is CUTLAWED, IT Is ALL OUTLAWEO'
So said person the other day, IN my hrarmg-h
Is an ex preston we often hear Perhaps we shoNu
do well 10 enquire whui is the meaning OF lhis phrase
as ii is used at the present day. IL mems, that
deb, cannot he recovered howevrr honest how
ever much is is needed, and though II might st" De
mid lbecause it has been due over certain ienslh
Of time and TO be paid, because has not been
berore paid Here it is, then. in PLAIN English. u
may be hat ola different con plexiNn IN case
Of bankruptcy but this is the amount But by "hat
law is this honest debt become VOID, and man 10 be
released from his responsibility The Royal law
Is ii doing as we would be done by Because
creditor has wnited patiently, year after yenr wan u.s.
we in the ponitude Of our generosity, or gralhnde'
last cheat him out e the mole: VI most, Halter
him along with speeches which mean lue or nothing,
and serve no other purpose but just to make his
hone of pnylnent die more lingering death. Ii Is
nnt bv thu law Of Kindness What has kindness 10
do W ith nil this II is not by the moral law; i"r
there is morality or christianity IN II. acknowi-
edge That there nay bs cases when man, aiier
many losses may honestly divide his property among
his creditors provided he in no Nay cloaks or hides
any part from them; but otherwise there is sin at the
door. And in many ii is only more fashion
able way to pay off debts easily, rniher than
honest ;and many such persons after such payments,
are vastly better of worldly comforts aud pros
perity than a majority OF their creditors There
surely is niquhy here And though by the laws OF
man they have obtained certificate and discharge,
the case is he heard at higher court, where Gods
law is to be the rule by wch they must stand or fall.
But person who refuse TO pay an honest
debt, only because ne is shielded by the law is
surely TO be cnvied for his moral sensibiIes
II is true it sounds a lite less grating the ear
say, ''it is outlaw ed, than say "gt your pay il
you can but what is the difference il regards hon
csty How can either hold up their face to God
and expect his blessing
There is, TOO, passage in the word OF God
which may yet be verified in their case, 'with wha,
measure yon mete, it shall be measured 20 you
again. And again by the Prophet, "When thou
shalt make end TO deal treacberously, they shall
deal trencherously with thee And those passages
just applicable those who assist in conceal
ing cIoaking property 10 the deiinquenis them
selves And let all snch WIN deliberately refuse 10
pay their debts, when by sef-denial equal 10 what
many OF their poor creditors obliged undergo,
they might do so, (and in such attempts they might
hope for blessing )remember tiat possihy they may
md n recenrpeuse he made Them even here. Oh
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