The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-07-11
T,AZTNFSS.

ing evils OF the present day and we DelieVe
that we could no: do society greater service
than to take up our parable against it.
ssix DAYS shalt thou labor and DE-. all thy
work." is part of the Commandment; and we
hold that he who spends these six days in idle.
ness is Just as great an offender against theiew
as he who does not remember the seventh,
"the Sabbath day. to keep it holy" And why
should he not be? What other fountain is more
prolific Of evil than aziness? San idle mans
brain is the devils workshop" and it always
has been. Rape, robbery, murder, swindiIng,
intcmpcrance and its concnmiiant sins, are,
nine times out of ten, traceabe directly 10 this
renowned laboratory and therefore, there is
no reasrn why idleness should not be placed IN
the same category with the other offences emu
merated in the Decalogue.
But suppose an individual is not under the ne
cessitY OF aboring with his hands or head tor
livplihood-shall he still be compelled to
work? Yes, or not eat for it is contraryto
the laws of nature for a man to consume the
fruits of the earth without doing something to
restore to the common stock as much at least
as he takes from it. But the necessity here
spoken of is only physical one; for the divine
economy impresses upon all men the necessity
of labor. And when the death of one relative,
or the industry of another, places it within the
poweota .soa. Of tcmhPoy"en h should this eze@pt bm
from the obligation of the commandment =
Shall money, or lands and goods, annul the
laws of God and render them of non.efiect in
the case of their possessor! Then why not
allow him to kill 10 commit adultery! to steal
TO bear false witness against his nelShbor =
These crimes are forbidden by the very same
cade that enioins labor on eucry man: and 1t
the possession Of property be allowed to furnish
exemption from tho one, why shall it not pro.
vide impunity for the others? These offences
differ only in degrees of atrocity; and hence,
the Apostle lays it down that, e whosoever shall
keep the whole law, and yet offend in one
point, he is guilty of all.
The idler. then, whether rich or poor, ought
to be arraigned at the bar ofpublic opinion as
a criminal of the most atrocious Class; and
should be cealt with accordingly. lie who
steals six.p pence worth of bread from his neigh.
boris shelf to satisfy his hungry soul, is deemed
a felon, and loses his hbercm legem. How
much better is he who swipdIess the Stale that
protects him and the society which surrounds
him, out of all the acccssions that might he
made to their aggregate accumulations ny his
labor in the course of his life? Not whit,
saw we: and therefore he ought to rank accord
inn to his demerits. Public opinion ought to
place in the hand of every member of society
a thong of plated scorpions to lash the rascal
naked round the land.
But the prevalence OF idleness seems TO
sanclly it in the public estimation. we
scarcely ever hear discourse rom The sacred
desk--no matter what the text may be-whlch
is not garnished with an eloquent episode or
two against the offence of Sabbath breaking
but who ever breaches against the more beset'
ting sin of laziness throughout the other SIX
DAYS of the week, when all are commanded 10
work ~ Do those who regard themselves
as especially called TO reprove the transgrnes,
sions committed against the divine law, feei
that Sabbath humily against lazIness "oulo
he a reprooi of their own conduct during the
wuek Or do they fear that freedoms OF this
sor, might be regarded as offensive in the ar
is,ocratic nos,rils of certain patrons and dIscl.
pies, on the drippings of whose kitchens they
are accustomed to calculate The good old
John Wesley thought it his duty to beard this
vice as well as others. Know ye not. says nc
in one OF his sermons, "lhat there is no gross.
! er dishonesty than soth ? That every volunta-
ry Llockhead is knave? He defrands his
bcnc(actors, his parents and the world; and
robs both God and his own soul. Yet how
many of these arc among us! How many lazy
drones, as f only, Frugcs consumerc nan
Born to cat up the produce of the soil. :" Men
tai idIeness more particularly, were the species
on which this great and good man was dis
coursing; but his remarks arc equally aPPlIca.
bic TO Iazness of every kind. Here endeth the
first lesson.-North Carolina Argus.
SLAVES WANTED IN CALTFoRNIA.-We
gave an extract the other day, (says the Balli.
more Sum- showing that though 1t was decIar'
ed the people of California would exclude
slavery, vet merchant at San Francisco, from
Rhode Island, had bought negro woman and
child for $1,000.
In addition L. W. Boggs, formerly Governor
of Missouri, and now resident in California
says, in letter to friend in Missouri:
"In conclusion let me say, if your sons will
bring ou, two or three negroes, who can work
and attend al hotel, your brother will pay cash
for them at good profit, and take it as great
favor.
A San Francisco letter from New. Yorker,
written in April, also says:
"Good boys that man could hire cheap are
wanted. A good negro would do well. Ill
could buy good slave South, he would be
good thing, if could keep him"
INFLUENCE OF A SMrLE.--lt is related in the
III. Of a celebrated mathematician, William
Hutton, that respectable looking counirywo.
man called upon him one day, anxious 10 speak
with him. She told him, with an air of secrecy,
that her husband behaved unkindly to her, and
sought other company frequently passing his
evenings from home, which made her feel