The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-11-27

wilhstsnding the blockade. they will have
acted well their part. Blu: tho Merchant,
Doctor, or capitalists, to whom the farm ,r
is indebted, seeing the opportunity of doub-
ling his money by specializing in salt, cof.
fee, bacon, or something else, he wants his
money, and If the farmer does not pay him,
he will sell his property, and as there is no
money in the country, will buy it hin. self
Mt one fourth its value, thereby reducing o
the farmer to penury and deprving him of
the means of paying his other creditors
who have had humanity enough not to sac
riice hisproperty. The evil does not stop
here. Perhaps this debtors son is in the
service of his country and has left fnnily
for his friends 10 support, and this Shylock
has deprived all Of them of their means Of
living, hence their patriotism and his ararice
assisted by :he laws of the land, has de-
stroyed their happiness and brought these
patriotic and worthy citizens to want and
distress. The people have and are support.
ing the Government with their lives, their
property and their all, and they expect their
Government to protect them.
There is another class of creditors who
Invariably want their money for the purpose
OF boarding it up, whenever crisis in mon
etary affairs occur, for fear they lose tt
This class never want their money unless
their debtor has not got il, and then they
always want it. If they could ONLY find n
man W no would lock it up in his safe and
show it to them frequently, TO prove he
had II, and pay them annual interest, per.
haps they would be satisfied. There il
still another class who loan their money for
party purposes, and whenever money be-
comes scarce, then is their time to make
use OF their power, it their debtor VINO
they have wheedled into their clutches in
times OF prosperity and plenty, refuses to
obey their mand dates and implicitly follow
their dictates in all things. Then this class
of creditors sny, pay me what thou owest
know you have not got the money, but
you have the property. know can law
| fully become the owner of it for one fourth
its value, and if you will not obey NV be-
hests and conform your actions to nv wish
es or caprice. then take the consequence -
Your innocent wife and helpIess children
shall suffer for your disobedicnce thew
shall be reduced to penury and starvation
II possible, TO punish you for becoming my
debtor and refusing TO become my slave
! Tne distracted state Of the country fnvors
my designs and the laws of the land will
assist me in executing my vengeance upon
| you and your family in your present help
less condition"
This is 10 fancy sketch. it is fsithru
picture of the reality. Money is power, aud
man loves power too well 10 possess it and
not exercise it. Unless some means are
provided to protect debtors, much suffering
must ensue from the present state Of af
fairs. II capitaiats who have loaned their
money to merchants press collections, the
merchant must press his debtors, which in
cludcs nearly all the farmer. in the country,
none Of whom have dollar TO pay their
debts if they have done their duty 10 th.ir
country. Their present resources are lock K
ed up by the blockade, yet they are deter,
mined, IT necessary, TO sacrifice everything
to establish just aud liberal Government
but in the mean time would ask the Lcus
lature 20 protect them from ShyIocks al
home who would deprive them of serving
their country and paying their Just debts
by sacrificing their property and taking nj
vantage of the scarcity Of money, occasio n
ed BY our struggle for independence, to
build up their own fortunes ou their coun.
lry's and their neighbors ruin.
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