The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-05-07
For tie Herald of Freedom.
Review Of the Theological Student.
DOUGLAS Co Nav I'd. 1859.

DOUGLAS Co., May I'd, 1859.
Mr.. EDITOR I'm the Lawrence Repub-
hcan, for 28th April last, will be found an
editorial notice of late decision of Judge
Elmore, in reference to law passed by
the Legislature of 1858, affecting the va
lidity of mortgages, and which seems to
pay off the debt for which mortgage
may be given as collateral security, in a
sort of "don't you wish you may get it"
manner, truly refreshing during the
cheated term" of Kansas summer, un-
less the wife of the mortgagor unites with
her husband in the acknowledgment of
the instrument.
In its congratulatory notice of the 1e-
cision of Judge Elrnore, which appears to
affirm that the Act in question is stable
and will be an ultimate blessing, the Re-
publican wakes pleasant and exultingly
adds that the Judge thereby "sustains, in
full, the humanity and enlightened policy
which led to the exemption of a home
from the rigorous exactions of creditors -
and, also, Judge Elmore's decision on
this important subject will commend itself
to the heat, not less than the mind Of erery
man Z"
""he editor, however, has forgotten to
mention what particular feature in the
exemption bill so loudly claims his praise,
but ho is certainly jubilant, to degree,
over the fact that the decision was based,
not upon the legal principles involved,
but upon the 'broad and elevated equi-
ties of the case" ,
1t is doubtful whether a search warrant.
or even clairvoyant assistance, would sue
ceed in developing the occult equities
Of the case; %t all events, cannot dis
cover them, for to those who have not
been bred in schools of casuistry, and to
whom the Jesuitic principle of promising
while withholding seems abhorrent, this
law, so far from "commendipg" itself by
''its enlightened policy" will rather prove
repellant by its very inherent essence oi
injustice to the creditoE
E4sSen&ettiatIaASs&tor of the Re
pubtican was formerly student Of divin-
ity. In such case, the range of his studies
must have embraced an analysis of the
scriptures, besides involving necessity
of following. in practice, the precepts in
culcated in those sacred pages.
Even we, untaught in that Biblical lore,
SO ready upon the lips of controversial
thsplosists, have certain dim conscious
ness of ope charitable precept which, from
the surprising justice of its teachings oyel
ell others, its general range Of adaptative-
ness, and its system of wide-spreadine
benevolence has been so proved by some
process Of moral cultivation, to be so i'm.
measurably exalted as to obtain pre-emi.
nence in the group of salutary rules fol
our guidance, under the name of Gold
en-, and which speaks with cumulative
sarnestness, "Do unto Others as ye would
that Others should do unto you" and We
have also been enjoined, from the same
Divine source, that one should "Pay
what thou owess."
The @humanizing instincts Of the
Evangelical editor Of the Republican, at
tains its sublimest altitude, and his con.
sisteucy wanes in the same ratio as hi
impudence expands into its full and bril-.
liant orbit. he who espoused the cause o
the rufEan- outlaw, and could find it il
! his heart to defend, publicly, the ioath
n 49,