The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-08-30
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death, of Robert G.. Shaw, of Boston, ard COM
mcnliny the broad bencvoIcncc Of his character
and conduct To the consideration and imitation
Of all men of wealth, makes the t1luwing re-
marks on the folly Of hoaroiny up the mcans Of
such vast usefulness:
"a man that boards up lis money, or uses it
to make vain display o wealth such is his
nc ghborS are not able to make, may he c"nrtcd
by toa,lirs or admired by the silly, but cannot
he esteemed by those whose Judgment is sound.
Such man has the mcal> Of doing extensive
good, and he fails to do it. lie ncyIcctS his es-
scntial dutic<. and, like all others who tlil IN the
performance of lnty, he becomes sinfuI, aud his
sinfuIncSs must be cApatcl.
about the most pliablc and desIicab!e
wretch is he who laburs to accumulate money
for the mere sake Of money, and who cIingS to it
with nnrcIcntiny tcnaciiy, until disease comes
upon him, and death becomes very certain re-
suit Such Il person, who has not the heart, al
though he has the means to be generous, Is re-
ally very poor. lie cannot spend money though
he l5 it in abundance. lie docs not use it, and
by his possessing it without making use Of it,
his moral feelings become corrupt, and his no
bier and finer Scll,5tics are willcrcl up. He
is Il wreck in heart aud mind, with nothing but
money on which to rcroSc. He may be met
with smiles, it is true; for, unfortunately, per-
sons are to be found of such mean nature as TO
throw themselves at the feet uf wealth: but the
homay" Of such people is insulting, for it is di
rcct"d to the idols cXtcrna>, and docs not i'm
ply the existence Of the quality that is not thor
nughIy contemplate. The wor$hippcrs Of Nam
mon are afflicted with that poverty Of spirit
which wise man wuuId not have for the wealth
Of Crp<u<. aud in comparison TO which, poverty
Of pocket is positive blessing. The victim Of
avaricc would probably be the mcanc:t worm
that crawIs along the pale Of lie were it not for
the fact that he haS idolatorS, who are, i! posi-
blc, more degraded than himself
"A man who is making money ought to be
most especially careful to guard against that III
caculahle curse, the intense love Of money. If
he ut any time feels Tie lidcuu> worm of avalicc
grllwin" at his hcart->tr!my>, ct him turn short
about and direct all his encrg les towards the cX-
trpa,iun Of the fatal moral disease which as
made lis appearance in lis bosom. Let him
change his course without any hesitation Or de-
lay, for if there is any delay nvaricc, like an ori-
entail conIucrcr. Will soon utterly def;State Ills
whole nature, and leave him thing to be dcs-
pissed and spit upon. Let Him Immediately be-
come generous. and charitable, and, by cuItiva-
ting those Of his better feelings which may be
left. he will have np;n. for avaricc to prey
upon. In thi, course his safety lies, an! he can-
not neglect it without irrcparahc injury. Could
the foul and bli>trrcd and blackencl heart Of Il
victim of avarcc Lc exposed to Others i'll all his
hilcou> 'lrinrmity there is no man who would
not loathc it, and who would not >llun a like
calamity a> he would the plague. 1t i>, indeed.
worse then Ilagur or famine, for the man who
would accept u continuance Of lie on condition
that he should surrender his heart to the do
mmun Of avaric, would be the most absolute Of
all fools. N"holv ever >aw Il happy avaricIouS
mam. TI" wisdom and justice of Heaven have
forever rendered the union Of human comfort and
ayaricc impo><ibc.'