Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-15
The Crimes of Our Day.

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grade are holding high carnival. The
arch fend who holds his court In hell
fees the Hottest for his advocates and
far to many listen to the voices of his
hirelings. Public meanness in high
places is too little rebuked, or if re-
buked means are too easily found to
stifie the voice of reproof. We are too
willing to cover up the faults that be-
long to our own kin, but are ready to
blazon the wickedness of our neighbor.
Especially is this true of political par
ties. What is right in us we are too
apt to regard as an offense in an
other-and vice versa. Let us re-
form and "each man build over against
his own house." Let US refer to a
mild sample Of the crimes of the day.
Boston on last Saturday afternoon
learned the unwelcome fact that the
cashier of the Shoe and Leather Bank
had proved defaulter to the tune of
about $l50,000. In some way or 9th
er he became mixed up with one A. G.
FELTON, of that city, who made depos-
its at that institution, and would from
time to time draw from the same,
overdrawing occasionally. 1t does not
appear that any of the money has been
used for the benefit of the cashier, or
that there was any intent on his part
to commit crime. The first error
was the result OF mistake only, and
the subsequent transactions were to
cover it from fear that he should
lose his situation as cashier if discov-
cred, aud so things went on from bad
to worse till a $4,000 mistake became
aS15O,OO0 crime-involving exposure
and Dismissal at last. This is but
one of the signs of the times. In
providence in all departments of bust
ness, looseness in trade and CONNER
cial transactions is the order. Ras.
cality in high places; bribery and
.peculation in the hearts of our rulers
and justice is shorn of her strength on
the supreme bench far too Often
Wholesale swindlers go unwhipt of
justice. Adultery and fornicatien
have stretched forth Jneir arms To en-
fold those that make our laws, and
the lascivious invitation has fallen on
willing ears. These charges are ter
rible but are alas, too true. Such is
our summary of news; and when ar
raigned before the bar of the public
promotion instead of punishment is
too often the result. The foundations
of society are unsettled. That sturdy
puritan honesty which was the charac
terstic of our New England ancestry
seems to be passing away and in it
stead are being introduced all the vi
ces of the cavalier. Honesty is nj
longer the test of manhood, but sharp
ness is rather the criterion by whicI
our neig1bor is weighed. The spin
ming wheel which used to employ tn
hours of our ancient danes and grand
danes and beguile them with its goo
old honest hum, is almost entirely cas-
aside, while the piano usurps its plac
and bosoms Of sea island cotton heav
beautifully to the languishing airs o
this nonsensical era. Formerly it wa
honorable for a married woman to b,
come a mother, and the few month
that presaged that interesting ever
were not spent in vain and wicked a
tempts at concealment. 1t was to hi
the crown of honor rather than a thor
of shame; the badge of virtuous low
not the ensign of infarly. Now i
cipient child murder is as common ;
spring flowers or summer birds. TIC
many a wife now rids herself of
prospective incumbrance and stra
giles at its inception a living soul TIL
she may enjoy the pleasures of s.
for season." and reflects not th'
al her steps lay hold on hell Th,
we live in community which embr
ces many-Uery m ny-murderel
Yes-murderers We use not t,
harsh word. He or she who th
thwarts the course of nature is n
less a murderer than he or she W
cleaves the skull or cuts the throat
full grown man; so will God he
them accountable in the great day..
But few months since a new DO
babe was found under bridge in
adjacent town. 1t was placed the
to hide the shame of the mother.
And so the crime of murder was &C
ed to conceal an indiscretion.
the memory of that terrible deed W
not prove fountain of pleasuraI
emotions to its perpetrators. 1t "
walk with them and burn and bite
the day of their death. This is
one case, and we mention it beca1
it is near home. 1t is not an isola