Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-12-07
BEDFORD PA. FRIDAY DECEMBER I. 1855.


dignity of his nature Thisis only ono
ease many Others might be noticed bat It Is
necessary to be more general and this brings
me 70 consider the f4lse character Of s6cie-
~
OF course it viii be seen that this en-
bodies the Two last ideas law and justice.
Laws it is universally admitted are nceessa-
ry; and With their execution Is connected
justice and ihjustice. How Is this.
q learned and distinguished American
writer has said. e0Al 1ote o4iQos and
comt,mpfible seer the misera5ts eln8tons.
perursioas, md sa5tsrfagss that IRE eoaiiau-
4 nfts ttarqtia he adarfutst,qiiou otf jislsties'
Is all tliis bntfho Pickering Of weak mind /?
| Certainly not. Such auhority cannot be
mistaken and especially 50 when proof is SO
near at hand Does snot common sense
teach every candid observer that the Temple
Of Justice has been sIlamosully polluted z
IsButte be more minute. What, may be
askel.s is theofject Of courts of justice To
hproteet the rights OF the people. Well let
some attention be given to the manner III
which the ssdear rights of the people are
protected. Must point tp instances, or
must give the direct source of information q
Lei, i not BE- asked, but rather let each Que
examine the public papers,, anu they can
satisfy themselves concerning the truth Of
rry remarks. / ask, does the poor man have
the same chance, as the rich manl Who
win say he has Suppose a case occurs, as
many %, in waich poor, iItemperate
wretch is implicated and does it not follow
almost universally that he is soon conTictsd
ana lodged ia apFison NaN en the other
hand, suppose rich man IS found to be
guilty of similar crime is, the court So
ready to. convict Liut No! bis family Ind
friends must not be so dsgraced and il
any copniyance which at all viii appear rea-
soRabae can be-etfectcd, he is sure 10 escape.
+ not saca the case. min stance is before
my mind at this time. tits true there are
instances 10 the contrary md such too as Do
aotlog to our national io3ePeadsaee AMI
greatness; put Why should ii not ia general?
Way. should poverty bring disgrace upon
any man or why shouti 9 r'cS man be
honored tlle more on account OF his riches
An EnglishsPoet has said, Gan honest
mans she noblest work Of God,'' apd eepr
tainly there can be no difference wAother he
be rich. or poor.
/ Batit is not only in the public execution.
Of tue law that there is wan: Of strict
justice there are other reasons why il
may be said that law IS TOO litsIo regarded
and justice put to shame. Society is false,
and no man can proye contrary, ltwiii not
stand the scrutiny of severe ethics. The
law IN lis spirit aims at, or at least should
am at, the public good It is eyideptlo
every rejecting mind that in this respect
the civil and moral law, must harhouize.
Thq public good cannot be maintained ip any
other way and that system OF laws Which
does not thus harmoui2e, viii undoubtedly
1 be a source Of evil rather than good Take,
for example, the law, the spiri; Of which
aims at the removal of the great evil Of ia
temperance. The civil law can do no more
than prevent one man from selling certain
liquors to his fellowmap. /; cannot pre-
vent the man from drinking when heoace has
the liquor in his possession. This must be
effected by the law Of his own conscience,
or the moral law. Bat the law is too little
regarded i ii were not so this scourEe of
our coantry would be speedily hurried into
the dark regions Of eternal oblivion, But
how is this some one will say1 Well
will show You how it IS. Society as before
said is false it does not remain true to its
own dearest Interests nor make any great
advance.
Where is the man WHO IS possessed Of a
sound mind, that will fer one moment dare
to say that inteniperancs IS not an evil No
such ono can be found the evils Of
this unnatural and beastly practice be un-
folded, aud the human heart IS shocted -
even the meanest hiiser cannot stand un-
moved. What! see an evil, like a mighty
epidemic with al its tenor, sweeping over
our country; leaving misery, wTetehedaess,
aud, destruction IN its coulse-; closing up
the secret fountain of hrnlan happiness in
u word hurting with urlnierelfnl power hun
dreds and thousands. OF -tioughtless, and
yet Immortal beings; into an awful eternity
! What see his sad and melancholy deatb-
work going on and still say peace, 'reaee
Such man would be an inhnman m0pster
and unworthy plsee in a civilized nation
, And yet what il society doing but acting tit
, very part of such monster = iEhy 90 no
J the intelligent aud uprightpart Of every
community put stop IL once to the evil b
) operating with hationdl authority Lei