The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-08-13
A Wholesome Rebuke.

might read themselves in this as with a
set a1oat upon society by his caning
philanthropy that never felt for the woes
of honest poverty! And in the disribn
tion of work, no one is 6t to be employ ed ,
bnt--we let the Ledger tell ii
The Nail HIT.--We God the following
dialogue in one Of the newspapers, and
consider il quite too good to be lost:
dialogue beiseeen u man in toant Of work
and a man in ,oanl Of a toorkman.-APPli-
cant--Are on in want Of a laborer, sir!
| GentlemaD--l am.
Appl,-I'm out of work, sir, and should
be glad to sevre you.
Gent.--Are you reformed drunkardl
| AppI.--No, sir, never drank 10 my life.
Gent.--I atn sorry for thsl--but per.
haps ] can do something for you yet.
Were you ever 10 the State Prison.
APpl.--( -(indignanlly)--No. ar I'm a
poor man, sir, but, thank God, I'm hon
est.
| Geni.--(rising 10 rageI-Get out Of
my sight, ,ou internal Pupl,! What do
you mean by coming here aud asking for
work! Id have you TO know I'm phian
thropisl, and VIC give any employment 10
a fellow who has never even been in a
Itch house, or seen the inside Of police
court. you'd only stolen u grldirou--
uut get along abuut your business you
aln't even a ID rasca! COOP 'UN.
Tins is an admirable commentary upon
that spurious phiaolhr. ply, which has
long been SO rampant, ana which can see
10 merH III any thing but vice and crime.
IL murder has beeu committed, his phi
lauthropy immediately exertsitse.ft TO save
The criminal from couvictIou. 1t retains
lawyers 10 tax their ingenuity Ia peryert>
lug law. Ii besels juries with seduction
and Intimidation. 1t fills newspapers with
hom'lles upon the euormity OF punishln1
with death. Ii its Efforts cannot prevent
conviction, ii moves heaven and earth
W obtain an executive pardon. Failing
here, II yoclterales that Tue criminal had
been saint during his whole lie, and lied
accepted by Christ, aud ia he confident
assurance oIgoiog Immediately to Heaven,
aud taking his seat at the right hand Of HE
Lord, among the usl made perfect. We
are merely repeating some OF this spuri.
Gus philanthropy prufAne technicallties.
In all these philanthropic eIrJrts, all sym,
path, fo. the murdered victim, or for sur.
vlvlDg relatyes. is entirely forgotten.--
The widow and the fAlherless, rendereds
50 by the pistol or dagger Of some wretch
who went about armed for murder, are
not worthy of sympathy. This. feeling is
TOO precious to be wasted upDn yirtuous
misfortune, and therefore exclusively re
served for vice aud crime.
We cannot sufficiently commend the
that strives TO reform the
vicious, and persuade the criminal To re-
pentsuce. Ii the drunk ard can be re-
formed, as almost every one cln be, hu,
mau being is saved fro.a vice aud mser,
and restored to usefulness aud happiness.
So if the criminal, even in his last mo-
ments can be reused to proper sense OF
his wickedDess, and 10 sincers repentance
tor his crimes; his example operates as a
salutary warning to SURVIVORS; and those
who produce the change III him perform
an Office sacred to humanity. But when
philanthropy expeuds all lis sympathies
upon vice, aud will not attempt 10 ailevi.
ate suffering, unless it were induced BY
vice, we beg leave TO dispute its claims TO
this title, and to designate 1t by some 9th.
er. ltCertaiDly more resembles cant aud
hypocrisy than genuine philanthropy. s.
when philanthropy perverts law to save
criminals from merIted punishment, aud
cants about the sancuty OF murderer's
last moments as atonlng for long life oi
crime, it not only encourages The wicked
with the hope Of legal .mpuniiy, but
teaches that the shortest road TO heaven |
is through the gallows.
We have witnessed the most strenuous |
efforts, both iu aud out Of court, to pre-
vent murders conviction, among those
who did not utter word or lilt finger
10 relieve the widow and orphans of the
murdered victim. We have witnessed the
most strenuous efforts, snd in more thau
one State too, 10 obtain an executive
pardon for a convicted murderer. Aud
when this Effort failed through the virlu-
Gus frmuess of the authority thus ad.
dressed, We have seen prison fired to IA.
yor The Grimm ais escape, aud have be-
held those arrogatiug superior respecta
bility, furnishing him with the means OF
committing another crime. And we have
witnessed in newspapers unfeelpg re.
marks upon the window OF the victim,
while newspapers teemed aud social alks
resounded, with expressions Of sympathy
l,r tha d.