Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-07

lie benefit, the exeriions OF an loneit and
Iaborious man, or ,hofa you may expect
from the inlolvent debtor Ii is right 70
reflect the nifeyies of the unfortunate.
But thefe diitTeies are in more infan-
ces the effects OF crime than of mistor-
tune.
Mr.. Randolph confidered the ideas of
the gentleman from Kentucky as gong as
far as they thoad go. They FAY, yoa
a,all nat torture The perlon 0. a debtor !;
but you Alall not abfoIve him, on his finn
PIE oath, from his obligations. Can you
d.lpenfc man from his juh engage
ments? What are Congreis now about
to fay? They are about 10 Apply that
d,fpenfng power, which III religious cafes,
has proved 20 injurious, and ike the pope
of old, free individuals from engagements
as aTong as the ma rimonial bond, and o.
Their obligations. Fave they nor the
fame right TO Go the enc as the other Is
it not as ernel 70 take away the money Of
the creditor as rhat Of The debtor. Is it
not known that creditors to an immenle
amount are farvins? Mr.. r. believed
their fuGerings were greater than tt'oie OF
debtors. What lad nesou.r OF the mill
ons Plunged by The baa'lEu7e fyfen I?
Tkeyshad gone with ,se wild fyacms and
projects 10 which they hsd given rife.
Asto,he debtor. having pcrForned com
plete revolution, he fiaaas where he food
before. He began with ncrhiag, and with
nothing as ended.
Suppoie there i.lould be ccllilion be-
tween your att and that CT the AatSs, an-
der each Of which there hall be an align
ment, which is 10 give way Mr.. Ran
dolph concluded by faying that the Leaf
important confederation to him, though i
might be important TO others, were that,
ia cafe this fiction was agreed TO, this
place would become the refort of debtors
of all descriptions. Il would become the
temple of Mecca.
Mr.. Nichoifon, faid he might be par
tial TO this proyidon, inafnueh as if had
exiaed in the fate he Represented, eger
fnce the year I774. He did not know,
notwithstanding, that the fate Of Mary
land had been turned into temple OF
Mecca, nor were psople in the habit OF
Aocking to il. Why then flock here ra-
ither than to MARYLAND /? The fiction re-
quires twelve months reSidence before a
debtor ihall be entitled TO the benefits of
the provifion. Il thar term is Inefficient
increale it. Say, that it lhalfextend III
two or three years, or a greater period.
To this he might have no Objection. But
he cherilhed The principle, becaais he
deemed 1t valuable.
Whaf are the objections urged againa
it It is iaid that its Intention may be
evadsd. This is true. 1t may be evad
ed. But he would ak if it could be %
changed as to prevent this evil SuPpoic
all the property Of the debtor fhall be
made anfwerable for his debts. Will
not fraudulent debtor fay to The perfoa
difpofed TO leave him any thing, veit II
in my children, my wife, or friends, and
will nor that be as complete fraud upon
the creditors as that which gentlemen have
delcribed. This can be prevented by no
law whatever.
Mr.. Nicbolfon faid he would ak what
would be the effect upon man who has
family of children dependant upon him
Would he exert hiinfelf TO acquire pro-
perty when he did not know thar he could
retain it an hour after the acquiition.
He aked if this was In the nature OF man!
AS far as his oblerpajons extended 1t was
not. Although there were fome lenlent
creditors, there were others that were re-
lentlefs, and who would lay their talons
upon the fra fruits of his labor. Will
not this defroy indullry But gentlemen
ay this provifion will effect moral inja-
nv TO the creditor. True. But what DO
shev lav RI tha effsfIs Of the contrary pro-