Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1855-01-18
.PAYYOUR DEBTs.nI

The following sensible editorial article from
The Augusta ConstitptionaIist suits more lati+
luaes anil places than pne, and a careful perusal
Of It may Head 10 ao9d resuhsieyen here in ibis
community:
u.s. and with II the annual call on all who owe at
counts for Ia settlement the subject and the ceca-
si0H suggests now, appropriate reaectionson tie
duty deyolving on every debtor whether itch or.
poof-whether the demand be large (1F small =,
Now to those who are absolutely without means
whether in money, properly or assets &sSrewHh ID
settle, we have No Ammunition or advice % Offer,
and can only tender our synplthies Tor their PEN
niless condition. Button those indehtt who have
means Or can comDiand them, to pay up WEI
would utge The moral AMI social obligation rest
ing on them 10 do sol This is time ot unexan-
pied psessire, anil Of scarcity Of money and many
fare dependent sofelyIon the g6od faith and prompt
ness pthose who owe them, for the means OF meet
ing their own engagements, 5nd Of supporting
their families, No man who can pay Just claims
held hf such persons, should decline paying, or
should postpone prompt Settlement
There il an immense amount of Indebtedness,
both in town and cophirf, in small Sums, yet in1
the aggregate swelling up 10 most imposing fig
! ures. Now. too often il is the habit Of persons
having money in their pockets with which % pay 4
small bill presented to them, TO putit off becauie
itissmail. Oilers who may not have the money
at tue moment put il of, because being a small
sum they Ii III it Of but little consequence helher
it IS paid thar day, or a month OF 4 year hence
and eonelRSg to paw il as soon it is convenient
They newer think iliheir duty TO put themselves
10 any Inconvenience TO get the money, and otlenl
the conreateak moment never does arrive. Thus
jasl small debt goes unpaid Tor moaths-perhaP psi,
years, andi the AoQest debter. a needy tradesman
or mechafsic, goes Without his jsistdnes. This Is
often done i09s very often, ny Hen who are in The
Circles of high lie-wearing fine clothes and nut
on ehampag1se and oysters, thai which Ought 10 10
to their boot naker Ok tailor their bucnef0r grecr
Many fae silk dress or bonnet or school bill, !
or a shoe hill a DOCTORS bill or last. NOT least
printers BIZ will be postponed or utterly neglected
BIZ men who viii not scrupie through themselves
81 families, 70 indulge in every new superiority,
caprice orluxurF may Suggest, which they can
preenFe on credit. ofRwhich The feady money they
have on hand, ana which shoad go 10 pay old
scores, may be requiFed 70 purchase.
Hall such parsons wDnld come square mp totheir
duty, The honest toileE who must pay as be goes,
and who often has opinch bis family in nscessa-
ries, would be able to paw an he owes, and lire
cpmfoEiabiy. The merchant who has goods to
bur. and nyies ioE goods 70 meet 10. Bank, and
hease renttO pay-the professional man, the school
teacher tide newspaper publisher-all E0Hid get
on mere smoothly -hause rent woald be paid THE
bateheF the grocer, the carpsHte4, The merchant
and The mechanic Of every gradel would feel lie
hard times less sorely.
AllIwho are ID business know how rapidly mon
eY oafe paid ont cifeulates from hand 10 handgand
how many debts any given sum Of money viii paw 4
10 passing from enc to another. Ten thousand
dollars paid out one day in a.communily will SCI
tie teh times that amount 81 Indebtedness No
man. therefore who has bur iendoiIars ia his pocA-
ct, shtHld consider i SO small trifie, haiti IS
natteE Of no consequence whether il is paid one
day of another; one month OF another Start H.
let il take the rounds. and before seek is over, il
Will GLADDEN. many 4 Preside and settIefnah an