Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-04-26

suppose that 4 approve OF such de stiness
Whatleall the Legal professiol ths ~
s,ssfs Of The Bsaeh assd Bas 1alss
to humaastg : z-lnriiean men who ind assiiSt 70
settle an difhculdes between psopls of
professions and occupations and for such
triaing pecuniary compensation, tee. Such
glaring injustice! But Isswant to see how
the article will look in. Che Sentinel, if you
please. 7 - =, CONSERVATIVE :
= The Credit System. a.s.;ssss ava
; understand the character of this stream
of iniquity, we must look at its, fountain -
the class of men, and the class of laws that
gave rise to it, and continue to feed it.7s4zaa
We. should certainly hesitate tepronounce
a general censure upon a. class of persons
which has given SO many names to. immor-
-tality as that has, which, assumes to wear
the honors of Society for the Promotion and
Administration of Public Justice. And
II would be the last to raise feather against
tthe gentlemen Of the Bench and Bar, but
for deep conviction that the cause of truth
and humanity requires il. s,s sal sss ssss
In impugning whole class of .nen, it is
their social position only, that, we should
deprecate, and not the individuals who may
occupy that position, except in SO far as
they shall adopt it by a free choice. q, 40,
A person, whom birth, Cor other circum-
stances beyond his ,contrel,) has, placed in
the social condition of King, Baron, Slove-
holder, .Rum-scller,aor Speculator, &C., is
guiltless so far as birth is concerned; and
may perhaps feel justified !, in continuing to
occupy the position in which his destiny has
placed him, until, without sacrificing him
self, he can find means to change it for one
more in harmony with the supreme interests
of humanity. While therefore we would
exonerate from guilt the individuals among
these several classes who. find themselves
thrown by uncomfortable circumstances into
position hostile to their desires and incli-
nations, yet we are bound to- impugn the
entire classes as classes, because they occu-
py a position false to humanity !; a. position
that causes them to flourish and fatten upon
the ignorance and misfortunes, the necessi-
ties and vices of their fellow men. XII IN
If therefore we feel bound to hold up to
public view the social position occupied by
the Jesuits Of the Bench and 1.-THE Bar, and
their consequent character as a. distinct or
der Of persons, tits because that position is
FALSE ToHUMANlTY and necessarily pledges
their great talents to the support of IA lsys-
tenn Of credit pregnant with endless delu-
sions, extortions, speculations, quarrels aand
litigation. Their wisdom is the peoples
ignorance; their devotions the peoples crime;
they fatten on the moral filth and corruption
! that degrade our nature and must 'starve in
the midst of general intelligence and virtue.
/ (Is not this social position false to the SUI
preme interests of Humanity Who would
send his son to study a profession with an
order of men whose business is,to hire them
selves bod y and soul for money!, to- assist
the murderer, the seducer and the swindler
in escaping from deserved punishment, and
to wash off the blood they polluted them
selves with sacrificing their several victims?
As well might we place a slaughter in a
brothel to receive lessons of purity and xir-
tue, as a son in a lawyers Office to learn
truth and moral principles! Prostitution
is alike the trade of both places; the woman
sells the charms of her body, the man the
more glorious charms of his mind, for base
purposes, each to, the highest bidder! s.i
I'VE would not denounce these gentlemen
as SINNERS above all others. Any class OF
persons, occupying the same false position
and false interests, and possessing the same
talents, would wage equal war on the morals
and happiness of society. But it is melan-
choly to reflect that it is the very Rodius and
PAgrigneys of the terrible sOrder who in
sinuate themselves into many, perhaps most
Of the seats Of power in the Convention, in
the Senate, and on the eBench-who form.or
revise our Constitutions; who frame our
laws, mould our Institutions and controlsto
fearful extent OUR social character and
| destiny. aa3..as 95i q: AS aa5si -~ xs-se@
Look at the class of laws produced by
this order of men for the creation and the
collection of debts. The whole code, as
understand it, is a mass of moral petrifac-
ton, and burlesque on the very name Of
Justice. 7 -sas III ea.s.s-s.t 81 :.
Laws for the Creation Of Paper Money is
one part of this system. The banks in 1884
boasted that three-quarters Of the whole ma
ton were their debtors! We well NAV
question so invious boast made by institu-
tions notorious at all times for false prolmi-
ses and false statements; especially at that
time, when the whole country was flooded
with them, and when the bank debtors were
extorting fortunes out of the industrious
classes through an expanding currency and
advancing prices. But if they could have
transformed three-quarters of our whole pop
ulation into shop-keepers and speculators,
these must have eaten up the remaining
moiety of producers in less thana year and
then fellto devouring one another. 81 A. ma
tion Of traders without producing class -
without merchandise to- exchange created
by art and industry Why they must in
the nature of. things be q nation Of canni-
balls trading in their own flesh and blood.
A, corrupt tree cannot bring forth good
fruit. Laws enacted fer the collection of
debts, are formed TO work no better for