The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-08-23
Telling the Whole Tru,h.

The contemplate hbeer who lately at
tempted 10 speculate on the religious feelings
OF homes, men in the Democrat, cannot deny
but admits that our defence OF last week was
true in facts, but answers that the deacon was
justified by telling the vhole truth In other
words--hat 10 poisen an honest mans mind
against his neishbor to his injury in business
il is justifiable 10 drag in religion and the
church, aud abuse him for not on every oc-
casion paying 10 every church. Why pa
gan Hotenlot would feel disgraced by such
code Of morality.
But il the two subjects conld have anv con-
nection il was the deacon's crirae that he did
not tell the "whole truth" to MIR. Bhlenbsnder.
That which could injure His neighbor he told
in cowardly backoil;ng manner, as soon as
his neishbor's back was turned while the
repeated iavors we had done were never once
alluded to. Tie charge was general than we
had refused to give "any thing" and was no,
defined or qualified as To any time or OCCASION.
Ii was understood by Mr.. Biiienbendsr as
charging general and unqualified refusal 10
give "ary thing" as the answer of that gen.
ilemsh showed and the deacon was respon-
sihle for the false sense in which The imputa-
non was received when he saw that il poi
soned a mans mind who intended 10 do us
| friendly favor and was then glad he had
not done il. The deacon saw the sense in
which alone the words could and had been
! received, and maleiously withheld the
! "whole ,ruhn that the slauder should " ork
its fostering wrong.
| AS 10 the money borrowed-lhe deacon
obtained it when we paid our subscription
| by saying that he wanted ii for the clergy
mans use; aud the fact was so expressed on
the memorandum. given for its payment and
signed by the two deacons. the other Of whom
would never have whispered word upon
the subject, aud has sense Of the proprie-
lies and decencies of life, which he would
scorn 10 violate. The one who asked US for
the money added that in short time he
could collect enough on his subscription book
to repay this sum. Resides he confessed
only last week that il had been for Mr.. Shar-
retts' use; and If the deacon deceived US TO
obtain il, il only adds another 10 his falae-
hoods and injuries. But it is conclusive on
this subiecl that the other gentleman who
signed ihe note can testify that the money
was for the use of MIR. Sharrstls. No person
who knows us and the political deacon, will
for moment believe that we would ever
have oahed dollar TO him for his use, or
that we would have denied any possible fa-
vor to Mr.. Shaueus, whom we have always
treated with uniform kindness and respect
But the man who would use his position and
connection in the church 10 inlure bis neigh
Dor would not hesitate al any meanness, no,
even to borrow money for himself ON the
credit of the church; aud the creature who
would try TO make public political merch an
die OF mems religious feelings, deserves the
scom aud contempt of every decent man in
the community
Unfortunately for human nature there are
in some communities men who have no ecnse
of the common propre,ies and decencies ol
| life, and no moral sensibiliy or self respect
creatures Of such deprayed mind thai nothing
public or private is sacred from their pollu-
tion. They live only by making the brutal
ily and importantly of their pslure scouree
10 the quiet citizen, until men fear them as
much as thev hale. Religion and the trans
actions of mems every day life are desecra-
ted with a spirit as unsanclifed as that in
which the resurrec,ionisis would steal the
bones OF the cead from the church-ya.d at
midnight Kick these men from one oulrag-
ed community and they instantly crawl out
TO daylight in some other.
In public pint before us wo observe the
account OF an unfortunate man who became
the evil genius and terror of his neghbor.
hood in one oi the lower counties-sleepng
10 the woods ard barns-robing hen roosts,
milk-houses and barns, and stealing every
Thing. But he never defiled religion, nor
violated the sancity of private character
And yet even he was the other week sent TO
The pen,enliary for seventeen years. The
moral sense OF homes, men has the orly
scourge for Williams of deeper dye