Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-12-20
WHOLE NO. az.
Fresisisns Ed,cGrds on FulGlltag Engage
- nsenss and Paying Dfbss. aaf
/" Tsou shalt not steal" -DecaIogue.

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!" 7aou shall not seal." --Decalogue.
"They violate this command. in wi,il-
holding what belongs 10 their neighbors
where they are no. faithful in any bust
ness which they have undertaken 10 TO for
their netghbor. Ii their neighborshas hi.
red them 10 labor for him for cer.ain
lime Il they be hired 70 days labas. and
be no. careful 10 improve .he day. as they
have reason TO shink he who hired thea,
justly expected of them: or il they be hi
red 10 accomplish such piece Of work.
and be not careful TO do i, well, bu. To- d
il slightly, do it no. as if i. were "a.
themselves, or AZ: they would have Others
do for lheM, when they i'll like manner iu
teres. them with any business Of theiis.
or if they be entrusted with any peculiar
affair, which they undertake, but use ,ih
,ha. care, contrivanre and diligence
manage it, 50 as will be to the ativan.ass
Of him who ea.russs them. and as .liey
would manage it, or would insist lhss'n
should be managed il she affair were ,inif
own, in all these cases they unjasi'y
withhold what belongs To their neighbus.
Another way in which men unjp.siy
Withhold what is their neighbors is j.
neglecting 10 pay their debts. Some.Imt.
this happened because they run SO far 'a'o
debt that they cannot reasonably ho,se l.
be able to pay their debts; and this the,
do either through pride and aifecsatoil 81
living above their circumstances, or ll.suu
grasping coyetous disposition. or .oa.
other corrupt principle. Sometimes dizzy
neglect to pay their debts from carele,-
ness of spirit about it. little concers: :
themselves whether they are paid or n',.
taking no care to 60 to their creditor Or IS
send to him, and if they see him from
lime TO time, they say nothing abou. ike:r
debts. Sometimes they neglect to pay
their debts because il would put them u
some Inconvenience. The reason why
they do itno., but because they cannos q,
conveniently as they desire, and so they
rather choose to put their creditor 10 IN
convenience, by being without whatpso
etly belongs tn him, ,hanto pat themselse'
to Inconvenience by being without what
does not belong to them, and wha. they
have no righ! TO detain. In any of these
cases they unjus!ly usurp the property OF
their neighbor.
Sometimes persons have tina. by them
with which they could pay their debts il
they would, but they want 10 lay out thei,
money for something else, TO buy gay clio
Thing for their children, or TO advauc,
their estates, or for some such end. They
have other designs in hand which n.ss>:
fail if they pay their debts. When mel.
thus withhold what is due, they unjns'Iv
usurp what is no, their own Sometimes
they neglect to pay their debts aud their
excuse for i, is that their creditor doe; nov
need il, that he has plentiful estate. and
can well bear to lie out Of his money -
But if the creditor be ever SO rich, .Iu.s
gives no RICH. TO the debtor, to wilLho'd
from him, tina, which belongs 10 him. If
it be due i! ought 10 be paid, for Il .;
the very notion of its being due. /, i, ~
| more lawful to withhold from a man, wI.,'t
is his due without his consent, because lie
! is rich and able TO DO without it, than j, j.
lawful to slea! from a man because he IS
| rich and able TO bear the loss"