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Oake Lawn Sat, 10th June 1837
These are hard times indeed, when not even [illegible] men can command money for their common and ordinary use. I have observed enough, of late, to [convined?] me, that whoever not rich having no ready money, owes money, cannot now pay debts however clamor and creditors. The reason is, the debtors cannot obtain money to use a vulgar phrase "no how they can fix it." In the first place if hard pressed, cannot borrow money because now haste to lend. If there be any lenders [illegible] a heavy percentum is exacted So that nothing is gained by the borrower. Next nothing the poor debtor can sell, no kind of work perform or security offer, will bring present cash. Those then that have claims which they know to be good, knowing the debtors cannot now cancel them should - indeed must rest satisfied that these claims are good. as bank paper which is only the represen tation of specie, and that specie cannot be had now - but must certainly be had some time - that these claims are dra wing interest and will continue to draw until paid. This reflects course at such time as this this ought to satisfy all honourable creditors. Who will push for money when mony cannot be had? Who will sell a debtor's property at a sacrifice, for money bank paper (specie is out of the question) which is no better than any solvent honest man's paper. To speculate with on a distressed community to enrich themselves to the ruin of their debtors, who with reasonable time allowed, can and will pay every club and preserve their property None but a hunks - he with no sym pathy for his fellow man but for his own pocket will be thus hard. Unrelenting creditors Yield, you had better, to the necessity of the times.
Oak lawn 12th (Mon) June 1837 The weather is very cool for the season yesterday sunday the morning was so cool as to be [called?] cold thick clothes were me if any to keep the lady work. sunday 10th we [some?] of us rode out to a baptist church not far from pitch landing called Behtlehem. I merely mentioned this sunday because I took exception to some part of the sermon delivered to a courted enable and very respectable congregation gather by a son of god. The preacher is [exalting] the bible which all men shouts [so] made a fling at the temperance society by adhereing to the letter of this [discourse?] a person might insist that the sentinment objected to was no fling at all at the temperance society [] insist it was a [garnet?] temperance in effect if not in design here however are the preacher's words alluded to the bible is worth all the [?????] in the world is worth all the [?????] and pamphlets a gentleman source [] deciced insisted a tempreance pamphlet let to a lady, [aslhisag?] her, if she did not want to read the best book that was ever written in the world which is this [] the lady [accused] the bible was the best look that was ever [????]". These are his words as well as [recollided] and the preacher in [law] ling the [blissed] bible [devolved] in [??????] terms all after books and particulary treats [?????] and pamphlets of movers [????] evidently meaning the many [printed] papers on behalf of the several [benevolent] [institutions] of this day [?????] by the christian churches but [once] however [church] mentions as the object his [obloquiry] [sermon] [preaches] theologicle [manifestly] all thought sneered at others which christians and his [over] church in particular think it their deity to support those accquainted is the human nature must heal [????] and the ignorant [laity] will interpret the above [quelled] words from sacred all [thereby] as against temperanced societies I [think] the interference was plain to most [who] heard his words the preacher however being are can learned man might not [here] [intended] this [????] yet while extolling the service
[????] not apart its excelling which is [modern] led here at the [expence] of other[s] good looks written to support the divine code The Bible is [thereby] aims temperance and denounces [???????} yet is it wrong to write looks which also is [?????] temperance [?????] against in temperance by making thing[s] on [pathetic] appeals? name but ignorant people or drawn lovers can say this is wrong what I have to day in conclusion is in behalf of the churches reputated. This was above shok[ing] in of is not well [enlightened] in this christian deities the principles and prophecies of his [accord] [chill] is fifty years ago there were we [haet] and Bible so [cities] [vary] here if any for eager in from cities for reclaiming the weather['s] indeed all the [] benevolent be cities were [his] unkown it is will known that it requires [dowe] money to promote these institutions hence the objection to them by know not enlightened in regard to their [operation] and objects it is seen by the reading and observant pulled heat the world has already deserved much good from these benevolent [institutions] every christian church [??????] its duty to promote these institutions in [abundence] to the bible in support of the [Redelvner's] kingdom their preachers therefore slowed not only to favorable to [their] heart and hand but showed be will enlightened in regard to them this is [?????] for this interest and reputation of the churches [for] [we] of the churches at least all have in has been too negligent in regard to this matter and has [be] eluded ministers where [humans] in conseuqence of a want of proper light [?????] the principles of their church are more demoralising than christian song the hearers of luck nicer are [?????] their inferiors who form the best institutions very often believe the preachers doctrine correct and so frequenlty large neighborhood are [] inate doctrine [obvious] to christianity obnoxious to correct morals and enlightened sentiment and this often bring [] their church by accusing an ignorant [seed] conceited man to preach as is too often dove the church often received a blow without knowing from where if [????] feel the sting most seeing the viper the above preacher ought to seclude herself in serve church bestly untilhe be enlightened better their preacher
oaklawn june 13th 1837 a circumstance or affair having occurence in this neighborhood illustrates the wise sayinng never to let it be in the power of your best [friend] to in june you if he should he come your enemy and never form a decisive opinion or [ensure] [?????] until you have heard forth [sedes] of the subject I shall for private avocation make your remark on this affair first we should be his [hurtful] of lying jade madam [Rumor] whom black hearted [nillieues] often [display] as a fire runner [????] not day [harborger?] and predisposer to their fell purpose this remark may not so fully apply in this as in many but she lying rumor has been an outrageous slauderer in this case to narrate as briefly as [????] the affair this a young [man] an overseer and attempt to marry a young lady the word and mean relation of his employer the best authority gives the [] thus thieving the young lady's friends would be extremely opposed to his alliance with her the young [????] [?????] hope was to steal her off and marry having attained the lady's consent to this [curriers] resort he disposed matters accordingly by obtaining [because] a horse and [gig] at command a horse [and] as [??????] it to marry him by means of friends a little out of the neighborhood as to effectuate his purpose for this the young couple had previously agreed as well as an [?????] to enable to fly from the [] of the young ladys friends see things being ready, the lady being young and inexperienced wanted nerve the refused to go though [exemplified] her willful to go at another time which human averaging her affection for her lover in tender language an [earnestly] as this [allegation] however was most exactly according to their agreement and the narration being of important consequence I will [evaluate] all a [????] young lady of this neighborhood being an aquaintance of her a party to the [intended] marriage visited [Burhelnow] the seere seems to [loote] to spend the day with her knowing family recollecting heal the young fair [asperer]
a husband had some time before told the lady [resetaint] that whim his [cause] to Bethel again to lived for her tie young lover that they might [apalled] the day together as you ng lady's frequently do this happened to be the very day of the above [aligation] and intended to be the very day of the [visiter] not knowing a wrod of the intended [aligna tion] and attempt to marry [????] havimg never heard the [ation] of any thing pertaining to [coivtshep] and love [beteveer] the twoin question complied [winte] the other's requell- by sending for her before the young arrived her intended [hus] loud came to the brother's of the lady [visitault] by was quite early in the day and this young lady was well acquainted with the family in whose humor was, so the ladies here began to reproach him in good humour for leaving work or his field of negroes at that time of day. His answer was I have come to get marriage where is many! The two listens the visiter and her brother's wife were surprise to astonishment at his [enpleatie] and earnest of the overseer. The visiter howeever answered "I have send for [herto] spend the day with us. The lady of the house said you shall not be married here" ro which the young man replied "we are not going to bemarried here we are going else where [mentioning] the plagued telling who was earning after them him and thi give, with a gig to carry them away, he [furleck] a more [thees] (a quarter of a mileoff) and there take her up in the gig; but hearing his was here continued the overseer I came for the purpose of carrying her away now. by this time [Mup M.] the young slut for and to whom the over seer said he was to be married arrived The ladies the sisters suprised at the novelty of the overseer's story, went [mif] when she earn took hold of and playfully hook her and told her that they, had just understood she was going to be married and hour soon mifs affected surprise at this and rider [be] the was surprised that these ladies knew it and one cause of surprise to her was that the hour of [apigna tion] had not yet arrivedfor this was to be about [fool] amwhereas this was about for part a little. So rhese ladies the young [mifs] affected surprise at marrying which affecta tion was [????] percieved for the sisters relived into another