Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-30
DY "TENpER MOTHER"

: he one who has tic property for which thi.
! money WAS borrowed. itn which TO make, ,av-
! ni,ni; TT IN" one who HIS ioan.l tn. ,,,,;,.v
! md las neither property nor ,nnn.yl
! AS ye woul,: others should do unto Won IL,
You even So unto them, FOR this il the |. " u,J
,iie p,"rhe's.'
IL rnir" or any other chil,lrens money
bought III" h"'"c Of whici, you so boldly speak,
when asking tn. question?
'Shnli he turned out Of doors
10 make room for You and yours7"
answer simply hy saying: if my money
h"nght your l,":mo, and ! nm now wiIhout n
she'd I" shelter mine and chil..rcn's heads.
II is your place to give us room,
And nsk not nf Is such a boon
As money, !nids, aud shelter too,
And say TO us, without these do.
f"r argument sake. let us change pIuces for
II short while. md we think yon would soon b.,
| heard pleading for at least n part of whnt ,vas
Your just rights If y"" have nothing 10 pay
debts with, Of cnurse we cxIect poth;,r
lhere "ns certain creditor who had two
debtors; aud when they had nothing to pay.
he frankly forsave them both" Bn, il i. no,
these who have nothing that favor Your schema.
IT, is that cInss wl.cl have property and wan, 10
keep il, Instead of paying their honest debts
with II. AMI here let me tell You, in the true
spirit OF the "OrIhnns City, Congr ess comcs 1,
Your relief with tie churity of a bnukrup, law.
WHICH prevents your being 'r0rnrd ont of dyors.
ana leaves You without excuse for nlroca,i,,,
thing s" unjust and offensive as 1cpu,liu;ion.
surely r"u would not yield 10 the self.l iu.,,nc,
of ErryDUy yU MI
property is held that has not heen pai'l for don't
cry r"'"ai"tc, mid sacrifice your honor with
your country, hut "rcnder unto Cns.r the
things which C,esaf's"
Some OF !onr coa,; Tiors hnve gone bnrk T.,
The t'ine "f Moses 10 m,in, n bari,nric r.Ii. I,
sustain 'h"m hnt they forget tn, stern iustice
OF that law-givrr-" blood for blood" Salon
ard Lycursns, Socrates anl Plato were learned
men in their day but they lived in nn age SO
h"rhar"ns that 10 expound truth ofeDer ,han
otherwise cost man his lite. Tho p,omuent
ch'racters "ft''a. day were rarely ever. allowed
to die natural desth: They pnison sA: ;;Hsmn-
selves to avoidthe risms of iaw, or ware ,,;so,oJ
or, otherwise disposed afiby; sentence of .lus--
SUCH barLsrisn has faded be6ae, sar.n,ed
enlighrnnlent al voeaca mH Of rsDu,io
iga must be Ifafdph When .Re.Ys have TO 20 back
from hvs'o eichthttidfea yearI ihslottas Christ,
10 fnd .-.s.e-.n Should some
""fua'ea oarhafsIn sustain it, the very G.eI:-~-
;e"toH a1gsgspt.ns.s--.- '"'rns nineteenth
century. Those who advocate this doctrine
should advocate IL in its ultimate resultr-sIrou
unmask themselves and claim confiscnlop For
truly are rerudiaii"h aud cnniiscation twin sis-
4ers Tire same charity that would fepudiute my |
notes and bonds and give them to my debtors. |
wouii divide my lands and give them to those l
who have none, and the level Of agrnriunisn
would fnl!"w. l dou't think would he wron,, |
IN Saying there are some of our strongest repudi
at'onists, who, ",brforr the war, had propsry and |!
more than enough To pay al! and touJ;e as much |
as they owed. who were never known 10 my a |
debt unless it was wrcrclled from tn elm by |
ferce OF law; and even then twas seinetiu,es |
discovered that what they had 6elongedrto so,ne-i
body else. suppose 1t must lie Some of ,!wve !
who offered Confederate trash for the paymen, |
oi debts, dol dr for dollar. and are sill want M,
TO pay with 'rss than Mat. by reputation. .aht !
sinful nntion "a people lairn with in;aui,v-o,l
seed Of evil doors ~ohiidrrn thu, arc e;,rrunt,rs
They h"ve forsake" the Lord lney have p,o-
yokea ihe iIoly One Of Isrsel into anger. ,bev
are gone. away hnckward.'. "a wise. man
hatst's moi the law but'ne thot is aybvnocr;te
therein Is as ship ;n a Storm. Pay that
thou owsst." ~ Dwe. 10 man auyth;po "
+" Inc Wicked Iofroweth aud payetb not again" |
+. De ns:- Surety above Thy power; for ir1
th-d'be surety, take caro- 10 pay it." -"Rcu-
der, therefore, 10 nH.- their dues tribh.s tod
whom tribute is due" &c. Such is tho teach
sa d the Lord ysrai.,. ofs"aon s;. s!;s ;"s ss'
Ss" the aa% Of sur God. Se people of.Gomor-:
~ y. our eo""'rsf's des"'ate' your cities are
Fo'ns with hfe' your land. 'trahgers. dsvouf ~