The story of Georgia and the Georgia people, 1732 to 1860 . Continental Scrip. There was no money. Georgia scrip was worthless, andContinental money was about as bad. There was nothingfor market when the ports were again open, except somepeltry, and for some years there was but little commerce. Society was in a fearful state. When human life washeld at so cheap a rate and when brutal courage was atsuch a premium; when men had no compunction aboutgetting drunk, if rum could be had; when it was no rob-bery to take all a Tory had, and no murder to hang him;when children grew to manhood who had ne
The story of Georgia and the Georgia people, 1732 to 1860 . Continental Scrip. There was no money. Georgia scrip was worthless, andContinental money was about as bad. There was nothingfor market when the ports were again open, except somepeltry, and for some years there was but little commerce. Society was in a fearful state. When human life washeld at so cheap a rate and when brutal courage was atsuch a premium; when men had no compunction aboutgetting drunk, if rum could be had; when it was no rob-bery to take all a Tory had, and no murder to hang him;when children grew to manhood who had never spent amonth in the schoolroom, and who had never heard a ser-mon, it was not to be expected that the morals of thepeople would be high, or their manners refined, or their in-telligence considerable. 108 The Story of Georgia [Chap. III. There was much lawlessness; there were neither judgesnor courts; but there was no lapse into real was still much among the rudest of the peoplewhich was praiseworthy. There was a scorn for lying,duplicit
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