Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-12-12

copy ufan oFleT issIal on tho HfFiv IF th'
troops on the RIO ttfands. Also a TspsrI
Of Lisut KlngsbuF'g, Of the rouis and day
march from San Antonio 10 This place.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedisut servant
JOHN Il WOOL,
B~tigadisr General.
70 BdgadisF Gen. JoNgs.
AdjaGaBt General United States army
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Tar Evtb OF EEDDnsEaBNTs.=~TT There
is no DAG who participated in tho Rnan-
eial occurrences Of tho speculative era,
wh'oh closed IN 1887 but mpst have felt
tho Eiinoua Influence Of endorsomsnts-
more particularly Of friendly" endorse
monls. Thousnnda- hundreds Of T'hos.
snds, who thought themselves In afauent
-aI least in snfo cifoutpsta noes, were by
this system Of friendly endorsing brought
10 poverty the most abiecl. Gov. I'd
wardO, Of Missouri, in bis recent message
thus Iruthfully aIludos 10 The pfaeties.-
An evil of great magnitude exists Ii our
country, 10 euro which a suitable RENE dy
has been looked for in vain. The evil al.
Iuded 20 Is the practice of endorsing and
becoming security In private transactions.
Il involves tbs sRfosl and most prudent
10 tho country, nud often brings utter
ruin upon the most mesitorious families,
and leasG deserving sach misfortunes. This
10 sorely felt In the neighbourhood Of
the bank and its branches, where lending,
BORROWING, and cndorseing 10 more oxteu.
siveIy praelicod than in other parts of tho
State. II is true that much good may of.
ton result fiom the practice, as oil as 0.
vi; but the amount Of evil seems greatly
10 preponderate, and If so. there ought 10
DO "a remedy. III a man is about TO sell HE
real estate for a fair price, and to receive
The full value in hard money pail down,
The law still requires the consent and sig.
nature Of his wife before she can be deyi.
Of her interest In il. The wisdom Of
This law has seldom boon doubted. II
be we'll, then, before a man, in al
sonviviaI moment, or when overcome by
he peFsuasions of an impFudeut friend, or
deceived by the false Representations of
bad man, puts his whole estate-the car
1ings OLA long aud laborious life, and Of
much toll and care-in jeopardy ofths law
o require him at least to got the consent
Ind signature OF his wife. IF she is to be
educed to poverty, it may be- as we'll TO
OF her know it in advance, and to let her
it. This might remedy the evil
o some extent, by adding q little more
inc, reflection, and caution to all such
transactions, without preventing much of
he good resulting from the practice. Ex.
'eriencs has shown that she is a good ad-
User and a safe counsellor.