The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-09-30
Money.

lrrom the huanta Americana
"See what money can do--that can change
| Mems manners; alter their condition!
How tempcstuous the Slaves are without IL!
| o thou powerful metal; what authority
| Is in thee! thou art the key to all mems
| Mouths: with thee, n man may lock up the Jaws
Of an informcr; and without thee, he
! Cannot open the lips of lawyer
Of course, everybody wants money
whether they actually need it or not
But it really docs seem to us a matter of
no ordinary stranReness that one who has
a supcrabundance of the "st6" should
still desire more--that he should pinch and
gouge for dime or halfdime as avarici-
ously as though lie was "fght-run" for a
meal of victuals Is such attributable to
human weakness--or to human depravity
Or to mankind's "greediness after great
gain?" If it be to the latter, is it not
very inhumane aIiintolerabie in the eye
of God? What need has man for more
than enough, unless he has with it q big
heart of charity and sympathy? What
is the use of boarding up money because
there is no need that | can have to ex-
pend it? Can | not help the poor if |
have more than want? OF course, that
would be doing nothing but right; and
those who keep their money-chests empty
by such acts of generosity and kindness
as that may be justly regarded as faithful
Christians, and, in our opinion, not un-
less.
There are many who make very strong
pretensions to Christianity, and they talk
of their religious faith as boldly as did
st. Paul-yet, sad to say, if they were
called upon to "sell whatsoever they have
and distribute among the poor" like the
rich man of the Scriptures, Mark ch. TO-
2lv.,) they would turn away sorrowful-
grievous because they could not consent
to depart with their immense possessions
OF wealth. 'lIow hard it is to give vi
so much for the sake of righteousness."-
Alas . 81 will not for the salvation of my
SOUL! Thus they reason with them
selves when such q demand is made OF
them. But vain man-"Thou fool. thi.
night thy soul is required of thee.'-
Hence, what profit is all thy wealth tc
thee" Now is this not also hard: aye
is it not hard to die in any wise-bu
will it not be harder still when you fee
the solemn impression of Death stealth,
over you-when you know that you ar,
debarred by your gold from all hope o
escaping the sad terrible penalty whicl
High Heaven hath rrevocably decree,
your soul? Or is your money paranoun
to your salvation? If not, then dispens
with your abundance, and give unto tn
needy, for they cry aloud in your ears 70
succer Misfortune and atiliction have dies
olated them--and their constant wall
are piteous for mercy. Give them help
turn not away sad" because they asl
you for charity. While you have beel
blessed through the benefcence of Ieay
en- with health and plenty, and are SUI
rounded with all that is desirable of earth
do not spurn Lazarus from your dool
who seeks the crumbs that fall from you
well-filled table; but have compassion oil
him--take him in and comfort him tina
it may be accounted unto you as dec
worthy of remembrance to your Cod
Lest you do after this manner of good
ness, certainly you can have nothing upol
which to base your future hopes.
| VRut I n,,,of boya ,ponnv-,.o,., ,no,,..,
says one-and, in the meantime, h
jingles bundle of keys which unlock t,
thousands of dollars already. Poor, de
praved creatures are we. Having Onl,
enough for to-day may be all that is ne
cessary, for the morrow is not ours-it
not promised to us-and tonight on
lamps may burn low-may "hicker in tn
socket" of Death-and alas we be sun
moned to our eternal doom.
True, money will do well enough whel
it is kept in free circulation, out of one
hands into anothcr's-thus giving it iii
eral and unchecked currency, among tn
poor as well as the rich-putting it ou
for charitable purposes, &C.; but when
comes to boarding it away from use,
is, then, worthless, and might just a
well be sunk into the bed of the ocear
Away with such miserable and stuper
: duous nonsense-such love for 'filth
lucre" is unworthy discriminatin
, people or rational man.
: Atlanta, Georgia. 7. L.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE IN KENTUcK,
Governor Magoftin in his Iaugural AZ
dress thus alludes to the spasmodic etlol
: which is making, in certain quarters
revive the African Slave Trade:
, Kentucky, calling not in question til
motives or morality of other sections,
3 firmly united in resistance to the re-opel
ing of the African slave-trade. She
4 stubbornly opposed to the introductio
of any such tests of political orthodox,
; She will give no countenance at this tim
come from what quarter it may, to an
, movement that looks to a dissolution
the Union. With seven hundred mil,
of line bordering on free States, we mu
think more calmly and act with MOI
discretion. The position of Kentuck,
ever loyal, ever true to the Union, is I
avoid the ultraisms of the South and tl
treason and fanaticism of the North.
nay" Brother Aminadab, a still Quake
on receiving from worthy man" a bio
on his face, turned the other cheek,
which a similar salute was applied
3 'Friend," said Aminadab, Scripture il
junction being now satisfied, ] will pr
ceed to administer to thee little Who'll
: some correction" and he therefore mau