Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-03
"There'sno Place Like Home"

If there be word in the English language that,
more than any other, awakens in the heart pleas
ing recollections and emotions, that word is HOME
To the young, absent from that dear refuge of child
hood, it recalls all those happy hours which child
hood alone can know. The tender care and ever
watchful love OF kind atentssthe affection OF broth
ers and sisters the many well remembered Incl
dents of early life all rise up before the mirror of
the heart, and produce that sad,yet sweet, feel
ing which all have experienced of "joys departed
never 10 RETURN. But to these, it is not only the
| active associations of early life that make home
pleasant the image of the house itself, with all its
appurtenances, is daguereotyped, as it were in
delbly upon the soul, and form as large part OF
theiwhole fond remembrance as, perhaps, the dear
est'associalons Let any one who has had the
good fortune-for good fortune it s-to grow to q
discretion in "the house where he was born,' ask
his heart whether that house, how old-fnshoned
soever it may be, has not ever been to him holy
temple, sanctifed by the bright presence of the
household gods. q. a-'s& A-if.L r..ll
To the man of business, whose daily duty it is
to 20 forth and struggle with the world, and whose
heart grows weary in the constant contest for pre-
eminence, and the clash of contendng interests,
what is soothing and calming than the return,
at evening, to the company of the loved ones at
home? And old age, retiring at last from the toll
and Ioublc of active life seeks in the gentle quiz
ct of pleasant home, to close piaeidly the last
days of existence.
At home the child receives its first lessons in
virtue and wisdom, and is there armed by the soft
words and loving admonions OF the mother, anu
the encouraging precepts OF the iater TO go forth
to fight justly but boldly the great battle OF llie.
AT home, the middle-aged daily gain fresh strength
and courage, and it is here that The old lmpart the
lessons of experience. With reason may we pity
those nations whose language, the result of their
habits of life, contains not that dearest OF oil words,
to Saxon ear-HoME! .E .Us. -
Can we, then, over estimate the Importance and,
indeed, the necessity, of making home permanent
reality, by throwing around 1t the protecting arm
of law? Should we not have homestead exemp-
a. l,.. Il sf1
measure. Merciful, us sparing the unfortunate
debtor; wise, preventing dishonesty by removing
all temptation to be dishonest and just as moi even
depriving the creditor of proper security for his
| claim. Under its beniiicent operation, fraudulent
mortgages, to convey property out of the reach OF
creditors, and fraudulent bankruptcies, having the
same object, would be altogether unknown, at
least among the middle classes of society. While
the present state of things exists, fraudulent con-
veyances and fraudulent insolvences will continue,
iepriving creditors of the securities upon which
| they have depcndcd; whereas under the operation
| of homestead law, every creditor would be better
| protected, as hewould not, in any Case belnduced
TO rely upon property on which an execution could
not be levied, but would have full opportunity to
procure sufficient security, apart from such sources,
| for his protection.
It had been argued that such law, eScmptng
any amount of real or personal property from exc
cution would be un lust to landlords, preventing
them from dstraining OH furniture to the amount
exempted. In the first place, the landlord, being
forGwarned, could, If he would be torearmed, by
taking previous security for payment, either from
other persons, or by mortgage or bill OF sale OF
his tenants furniture. Besides, rs the exemption
is from execution, it would not prevent distress,
which, as every lawyer knows, is a very different
remedy. The remedy by distress would still remain
in full force, for example, under a law which the
new constitution of Maryland authorizes its Legs
laturc to enact exempting property to the amount
of seven hundred dollars from execution for debt
i This much abused law, therefore is not the bug
hear that would have believe, IT would
be not only not whit worse for the creditor than
the present system, but it would be infinitely bet
ter for the debtor. If this system were once estab-
lished, what indomitable energy would it give to
every workngman! With what life and spirit
would he toll TO secure spot which neither mis-
fortune, nor Sickness death itself could wrest
from those dear to him! Renewed life would be
given to all branches Of industry; JOY and gladncss
would pervade the land! Then peace would
spread forth her he wings, and content aud plen-
l " lie down at every door' . "