Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-03-31

likely TO take hold Of our sympathies, would
it not in a proportionate degree in upright
and honorable transactionsand when society
was universally interested, influence mems
conduct. 1t does seem to us Is though,
there could scarcely be case of Delinquent
cv.
We have though. and do think that there
can be no measure devised for the benefit
of mankind equal to the gradual abolition
Of collection laws 1t would be raising al
once new standard and new motive Of ac
ton. Now every consideration must give
way to property. 1t is property which makes
the man and to acquire it, men make them
selves devils not unfrequently. itwould
be the most powerful below at this omnip-
otence of property, and raise character, or
the God of man, to the station which prop
erty now occupies. Man would then be
man in the light of his virtues and not of
his property, the tendency of which must
be TO make the same effort, (if effort were
necessary for virtue that now is undergone
for property.
But then on the other, and less impor-
tant hand. The collection laws are, as we
all know entirely inadequate 10 the end for
which they are designed; nor is it within
the ingenuity Of man 10 make laws that well
compel prompt payment Of debts. They
impose an annual expense on the people of
this county Of SO, 600. we do believe. Now
if thoy are Intellectual is it not not worth
while TO save this outrageous tax to the PEG
pie and keep it IN the hands of the industry
which develops it. 1t is fact we believe
that the costs of prosecution amount in re-
ality TO more than the debts which are paid
so that every debt is paid twice over, the
officers of the law receiving The half What
q most beneficial effect it wouidhave to keep
this in circulation in the channels Of indus
try and take thereby from labor the burthen
of supporting SO many non-producers. Will
not the laborers ofthe country who have the
power in their hands do this great work fol
themselves. We orfidently believe they
will.
1t may take some time TO accomplish a
reform SO desirable; but in the general una
nimity and admission of our opponents, in
favor of liberal exemption, We may soon
hope to reap the partial benefits of the prin.
ciple; for exemption is a degree of the prin-
ciple, and as any one will see, step in the
progress to still wiser and iuster condition.
@The Oregon debate in the Senate
has taken rather warm turn. In speech
Of Mr. Haywood he announced as the views
of the President, that line south of sd, 40
would be accepted as a compromise. This
fired up The 81, 40, men, who though Mr..
Hannegan, demanded TO know by what au.
:horito Mr.. Haywood gave such, as the
views of the President. This Mr.. Hav.
wood declined answering. when Mr.. Ham
negan, proceeded 10 denounce the Presi-
dent in 10 measured terms, provided he had
authorized such statement Whether he
did or did not authorize it is no, yet known,
but if he has, the "a, 40, men manifest a
spirit that will raise considerable of temp
est about his ears. We have confidence in
the President that he will do what he con-
ceivcs to be right. unawed by fear or fac
ton; and we have a confidence in his iudo.
ment, that leads US to the opinion that what
he does will be in time found for the hest
interests of the country. At all events,
there is at present but small prospect of the
"nosice," passing the Senate in the shape
it came for the House:
GFThe statement, we published in our
last, Of murder at Green Bay, we do moi
find confirmed by the Green Bay paper
1t is probably not true.
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