The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-04-09

Delng aOle 10 10 anything LOT one SO pl0uS dnu
so needy. That Iace--caim. ,rusIIul, grateful.
even amid the sutIerings of dying old ago and
the discomfort Of The gloomy chamber-beamed
on me like star amid thick darkness. As the
fire threw It's faint warmth over the room, the
aged woman called me 10 her bedside, 10 thank
me again and again for what | had done. I"
cannot reward vou,'' said she, thwi falling tears
j" but tod can - Then she prayed-oh. how
lerventiy--thal might. grow up 10 be pious
man, and through failh IN Jesus Christ become
an heir Of heaven" i il strange i The prayer
Of such one, al such time, moved the soul Of
the waywam hoy Never, in after life, could
lie Iislen 10 Tie tale Of want without the Strings
Of sorrow, and The desire 10 afford timely relief.
-~~~~~.~,~-..~~.>.>~.-
GREAT CRIMINALS-.MAKING HASTE TO
De RICH
Thegisantic enterprises undertaken in mo.
dern times by private corporations have had
the effect Of promoting frauds Of an equally
stupendous character. The almost unlimited
confidence which is, of.neccssity, reposeh in
those who are selected as best qualified to
cnndact great operations, opens to them
temptations so many, aud so strong, as 10 be
almost irresistible to the class Of men whose
peculiar genius best adapts them 10 take the
lead in such enterprises. All vast schemes
involve m their initiation the expenditure OF
large sums Of money, AMI partakc in grca-
ter or less degree, OF a speculative character.
They may, or NAV not prove, as the future
shall determine, Of great public benefit; but
the leading principle which governs them all
is private emolument. In choosing the men
to carry out the details Of such projects, re-
gard is less frequently paid to their moral
character, than TO their real, or supposed
business capacity. Hence il sometimes hap.
pcns--and the wonder is that The instances
are so rare--that the active and ardent ma
turcof these energetic individuals leads them
to undertake more than they can effect, and
to cover up errors OF Judgment by series ol.
frauds, Of light character at first, but grow
ng darker and darker as they become more
aud more involved, until, in the end, thcy are
overwhelmed BY the magnitude Of the crimes
they have committed, aud tie desOlation they
have wrought.
Il has been laid down as an axiom that ill
gotten gains are never permanent. The very
facility with which they have been acquired,
leads to their lavish expenditure. " Easy
come easy 70" is one pf those pithy proverbs
in which the wisdom Of all ares is reduced TO
an essence The fortune which man derives
from honest industry has very different
value from that which has been gained by
base means. The sluw process Of aecretiun
has taught him the virtue of prudence. lie
Is conscious of having earned his riches BY
daily tolls aud nightly yigils, aud while lie
looks with iustilahle pride at the difficulties
he has surm0unted, he has too profound a
consciousness Of the laburs he has undergone,
10 scatter with wastclul hand the wealth he
has thus accumulated.
Tie men who have least to lose are gene
rally those who are most daring III their spe-
culations. lf they fail, they do but fall back
into their original posiliun-if they succeed,
/ they we'll know that tic voice ol the world
will applaud their bUl,lncss, and overlook The
hazard Of the enterprise. So IN regard tu
acts Of a gfaycr character. The impunity
with which the first violation OF law has been
committed, stimulates the criminal to attempt
second, third. The necessity u covering
lup previous frauds leads to the commission
Of others. As his affairs grow more compli-
Gated, the cunning and caution which yeilcd
his first steps IN crime are Forgotten IL tie
/ feycrish excitement Of his perilnus career, and
i lie stag-ers cnward, with surt ii drunken
Irccklessness, until the ground he has cease.
hssly mined suddenly gives way beneath
him, and he falls into the gnlph. dragging,
perhaps. with him, a. 10 the case Of Sadlicr,
hundreds Of innocent victims.
But the race Of great criminals neither lie.
gun nor died ont with John Sadlicr. We have
ourselves given to the world few specimens.
lof similar kind; inferior, perhaps. Ii some
respects, yctcccupying social pusitinns fnal
10 his. aud enjoying At one time the ruaiic
confidence I'll quite a. extensive degree,
Even nav. We fear, il this fastage, ani with.
in the limits af tie United States, there are
lmany who aye sowing wind 70 reap the Mhrl
wind. III tie inUrflinaie haste Ii ~ rich
there are numbers Of individuals, Of 40 rank,
and professions, who are disposed ii ray hni
liittle respect 10 the laws &c "mcnm ard
tuum." aud in the excitement Of anticipate
success are ready IL dare hat terrible INN.
miny which set lies il Tie bnsDm 81 Tie I'll.
tHre. Are these men happfs We auswrr no.
Emphatically no! That sweet peace III niind
f WIKI NdtAs WtiHt ~ NlWWlauit tHfNfN N4,
deserted them forever Thir cardboard re.
putation may Gall ipspieCes al any moment
Sleeping. Or waking. they srr brset bv man
ilul1 fears. The hearty greeting of brifay
cd friend sounds like The voice of an accas
ing angel. They Eel that tie slruth hounds
generated &c thcir crimes, are following Of
their track, and, sumner or later, will dral
them Ii the iast. The law Is not tie Unl,
Ayruscr, nor death the most awful or pun
! ishmenls. lie who enters upon cbutse .
crime bids i long farewell IL earthly larri
ness. From tiiat mnncut hr has devoted him
self 70 tie frries. and those unseen but eve
present avengers u 0rons, fiithtIlly in'a