If his business is even illegitimate, there are so many speculators in the South that it should not cause surprise that his refusal to aid this woman necessitated her taking his money.

The speculator cannot be expected to have a heart tender enough to perform a charitable act.

The man who will speculate on the necessities of the people, is not likely to feed the hungry.

It is too true that many good men have been drawn into the vortex of speculation, but these are few in number and are isolated cases.
"Mr.Swartz has been among us long enough to imbibe the spirit and sentiments of our people, but from his action towards this lady, he does not seem to have profited by their example.

A foreigner by birth, he has cast a stigma on his nation, for, with all their faults, I do not believe there is a more charitable people than the German.