Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-01
Extraragapes and Crime.

Il game, and crime into Which NC sccni % have
been plunged. They stan1 in,irnafcly con
rcc,ed in ibs relati0n Of cause and efcct.
Eobting. ebcatiug. swindling. defrandin-
and stealth. have Get 90 Be coriasczi oaenscs.
one day We hear of dashing young
inan ssindiing his FIRM oct 81 THE enormous
amount % four uIsiaas. IA, father ore
day j. The prince 81 e-psia.i.is. tie next
day becear. And ihc Kcfchlm fraud T.
uot the only onc In thr hnl Scarc,iv a
city o. large village ca BE- found where
frauds are no; coming % light. Involving
frs; extrasagance. then crime. The large
fortunes nade durins The var seem 90 have
poisoned the whole busincss community.
The spirit % speculation AM desire % b.
come immensely rieh At single turn Of The
wheel % fortune. have entered INTO men Ike
the devils into the swine. 10 tbev DO not
% run violently down the steep pitch iu,o
pcriiiion themselves. tLcy seem bond %
pitch down a. MANY oihcrs a. possible.
Many men have abandoned tie Sea a
making money By lcsiii,naic means bv the
slow bat sure p-ocv~ % dealing honestly
and Justly. They are rushing for the mines.
or boring Tor Oh. or buyinS ap for the par
pose a riouopoiirIng and controlling thc
market. or patching phi MEL into stock
speculations. or establishing systems q
brokerage Ia hu~ing o. seilin- recruits. or
cheating Prssld,ut Joinson ilto slru.r-
rar,ions scr some Viliianc1s traitor ~lo
oughi % have hem hung hong AGO. or dab
hling a. the gold board IN Wal street.. and
- on 90 thc enc Of TIE long chapter To
% these things. Ecn must have money.
To set g.. they steal. 1cf-aud. De-. rob sid
gamble and plunge into al the attendant
evils 81 these thincs Men and women are
alnos; every whrrr hvinr bevoni thrir
means. ard thc evil Is a terrible one.
Nouns men are dashia- th-ou-h abe streets
a. tic rate q - Two forty-. with travelling
embellishments either bought uiih their "a
TIERS money o. suindied out % soue hon-
csi. uususpcciing man. wearing coats f1r
Which they have never pail the tailor. paw
ias their noctu-nal VISITS 90 houses of lrud-
ness. naakin- their rcaiccl caus and rcstin.-
places a. ale class % hotels distinguished
io- whiskey and bad rum.
TIE idea seems O. De- fast g,iniu- GROUND
that edu-afion and cuitgrc are nothing.
rsligion ani morality are nothinr. temper
ance and sobriciy are nothing. virtuc ard
modes;v are nothing; when compared With
gathering wealth. fashionable d-unkenncs.
and Ebcriinc iuasigcncrs. Thoasanas in
our country have ceased vorshippinr az tbe
shrine o. religion. s.-tuc AM morality. and
arr paying their daily dcyoiious % fhe
hcaihen gods % g7li add silver. % bousn-
down a. the shrine q Barrhas. T.e GA
habits az economy ard prudence 'aaglt bv
our 'athcrs ana mothers arr ignored ara
saecrei a. by our ias; yosnc ulcu and DASH
ing Young ladies. Honesty ard o.. .--.
road % wealth and rcspcciabltv uLi.h las
gIvcn 20 our fathers an ample competeucc
and good name b. pronounced oil for,isrn
by Young Amcr.ca ~bile tho ilca q MAKING
bread ard puidings Tor tLe famil, or mend
Ing their husbanas cloile. is .sncient %
throw our sentimental yogng ladies' i1,o
couvasions.
Us bet huie Ne % PR i.h 70 iu,e 80 ionr
a. che sociai oonditilns 81 society are made
The Bot beds where q b. nurturrd. 4, 4.
iuiile rlea thar wc can parity the Ittic
streams 50 long a. NC keep ihe f,anfaia
bead tiaetsred siih deadly poisous. Hab-
De- 81 eNtrasacancc are coutar ious. sr-raf.
Ing themselves OF on every direction. SLIM
the very atmospierr we breathe 9Th their
deadly mai,ria. Ilow many yo..n- uan
'n Ncu losk slrief Young Kctehan Wien
hoating round Upon ibc cop wave Of fashion
able society and wished 18th al their hearts
tlat thry could stiain th- n ue lofty hei-t,.
Of fashionable folly ard dissipation. and
h0v many verc made dishonest and rlanr-
o4 into the fcrv VORTEX of rain bv his ,r-
Gupir. none BIT God cln know. Do a..
social World frrii1a is KING. while BIZ sub
lccts seem to glory bob uearirr the chains
BE- i0rEes i.r their limbs ard Dol Lori--
dom bcneaih a. heavy yoke ho places
upon their nccks
TIE idcss of cytrara-1roe ara shos
vhich seems 90 have taken fsil possession %
She brains Of % many men and women ia
country. are anii-rsPabiiean on al th~ir
hearing' ani Influence .they are 60 var With
tac Cenius oi frye institutions and uifh su
noiion' ofiree government The aristocra-
ey ~ slavery vL.ch iie rcbellion has brok-
On down seems % haze been transferred %
tbe money CIRCLES of ue Nortl and ue
shaii ne'er be traiy q f.,. people. untii Be-.
CHAINS ar broker ard BE-. Influence destroy.
cd BY tie genus of e trlc christian c.sily..