Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-15

reditor and debtor. No oppressive means
hould be adopted by either. In such cases II is
uuaiiy as obligatory upon the creditor to meet
he debtor upon Il possible plane OF adjustment
IS IL Is Tor the debtor to meet The creditor upon
reasonable one of acceptance. RI quotation,
or indIre: It, should not be considered
or u moment It's conception should bring a
,lush of shame to every check, for no advantage
by :. community or an individual Nv
dislionor or low cunning, can DE per-
nanent or beneficial, 1t is an enduring shame
Ind the greatest blight that Can cast q shadow
over IL state or county. No state or county ever
7enlurcd upon such q course that escaped the
unhappy consequences. In
FINANCIAL HISTORY AND MORAL SENTIMENT,
t is the worm that never dies; is the pesiilence
hat walketh in darkness, and the destruction
hat wasteth at MONDAY, and ut last bitelh like
serpent and stingeth ike an adder" 1t is the
of death without the hope Of resur-
The greatest progress and advancem ent are
made in those counties freest from debt, and also
those that show the greatest disposition to adjust
their Indebtedness upon honorable terms. Few
&c wnships, and still fewer counties. have been
by litigatIns their bonded indebted
ness, form the end they will have to pay not
only the original Indebtedness with long accru-
ed interest, but also large fees and heavy costs.
a few veXatlous local lawyers being the only
ones benefited by the delay. Procrastination 10
as much the thief of money as of time. and
should never be consulted In business transac-
tions when it involves the honor of the individ-
ual or the community. Immediately after the
war many OF the counties of this state were bur-
dened with an Improbable bonded indebted-
ness. which has borne heavily upon the people
for years, in some instances driving them into
desperate acts o flawlessness. While not at all
commencing the manner, in which these debts
were created, nor believing for o moment in the
honesty OF the purposes for which created. yet 1t
having been done, and recognized by the judg-
ments of the courts of the state, no Resistance
should be made ~against- the operation of their
Judgments. No society, no individual, no
property can be safe and preserved IN that COM
munity where self-constituted tribunals
REVERSE BY VIOLENCE
the DEGREES of the regularly appointed courts.
1t is always safer and better for society, as .
rule, to live quietly under q bad law, or a cor
rupt act of a court, than to offer violent resist
ance to either. In well regulated society, evils
and abuses soon correct themselves. In the
language of Mr.. Jefferson: Error is never
IS:
adjust upon an equitable basis their indebted
noe. ho.ina Ioorn.d hv this tim. rr.m a v.x.
..;.na 49,, oo.,,, .~,o,o. ,h., i, ~. No.,
,on.,,o,t ,c a n ar;, M ,.rm.r.n, ,r...,;sfa,-
torv r.iiar "a had IT ia more bonorah,a and
more IN accord with ali e,evated standards .,
commercia, transact;ons IN se,,,. fairly ever
,bou oh un.b,e tn nav than tn have no se,tle-
ment at all
I,b,nL n o.neroI oo;etrot;onv sho,,d h. on
acted hut barore tb,s c.. be don. the con.t.,p-
,,on of tho s,oto ,yi, how. n. no omond.a a.. :
Art. q of the cons,,tntion l,m,ts the mower n,
the legislature tn enact reg istration laws In cities
and counties of certain Numbers of inhabitants,
The legislature should consider the proprietv oil
amending The constitution in tba manner on.
form provided in that instrument .s regards r.p.
'stration. IL esioeh' that much illegal Vo'ihe
Is done at every regular election In cities ant
towns oil all sizes, and often In the country. Tht
ballot box should be preserved from the unhal'
lowed touch of fraud by severe legislative re-
strictions, prohibitions and pen aIties. An i'm
| pure ballot is u crime against society and goo,
government, and should be condemned by al
| political parties.
Whatever is necessary to perfsc ct the militi.
law should be considered by the legislature witt
much care. A
WELL DRILLED WELL REGULATED MILITII
ia of great value to the pea :e Of society and til,
stability of the state. but reiterate in this tx
precision what has been said by our fathers ant
law makers, commencing, with the message o
Gen. Washington, IN 1894. and ending with tn
last congressional report In 1880. I ieel assure,
that your bedy will not carelessly overlook thi
important feature of our state government.
l. THE
For many years the penitentiary has been
source oil great embarrassment to past legisla
lures. costing the state each year q large sun q
money. SUCH has not been the case for the lai
lew years, because, ander the law there has bee
\ demand and employment for every able-bodie
convict. either inside or outside the penitentiary
until during the last winter. Under the prsseI
;shaa ona ~. .a.n..,- -;.,....- 80
outside ,abor n, nil, no w.,i TO- III. -. ,
consider the nronriatv ,f ..o,or;,n H.. -.
and engaging in remunerat,yo l.,or ,ho...or
yicts for whom a demand ia M, bod in m. Nor
itentiary. am informed there ,re ON conv,c,
comparatively idle. These nina. neces.arilv :
OF HEAVY COST To rux sr.rx-
The evil should be remedied Mt an early a.,
first on the prouna of economv s.oond ~
morale of The conv,cts. a i,iIeoos. Ia o,voy
the parent OF discontent and tn,uhord.r.
ton, The true theory of spcc.as IN tho mo,
agement of a n-nitentiarv or o,y ,orr. hodn ,
mon ia in L.ani,n 49,
engaged in remunera,ive employment. The Ia
payers OF the state expect convicts to be so use
rs moi 10 impose additional burdens of take
upon them. They have the right to believe tn,
the penitentiary can be, and should be, made
seif-supporting institution. They. paying I'll
expenses of the penllentiary, should be hear
and consulted as to tile manner in which conyi,
labor should be employed. There are. in III
minds of many, serious objections to such labc
being used outside of the penitenttary. upon tb
ground that it brings that species Of labor i
competition with free labor, The leeislatnl
should consider this question calmly and weiy
it carefully, but ut the same time IL should M
be deferred from doing its duty to the whol
people by the clamor of n few. In consid.rin
this question the legislature shouId an ar. n a
do full Justice to the state us well as IN thos
opposing the outside use of such labor. Wb,l,
i net seeking primarily to mako the nenftentiar
SO much n money-making inst,tu ,iop =. a ono i.
punishment and reformation. vet If shon,d n,
become, for the want of wise ,eo,.,at;or 4.
onerous burden tn The state Tn. ,..,.h.,r,
should guard the stat. The Law antbor;ze
the employment Of a chaplain at the nan
Tertiary. having him s,oe a veor Th., IN,
being insunic,ent tn emnloy tho Who'll. ,;m..,
conn.,o,t .hr;a,;o.m 49, -
~ " 1hapia,h 's necessary at ALL his whole tim