The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-24

law, however fimulated by the feelings of hu
| manty, were unable 70 mitigate its feverity
! What wide theatre then is here difplayet fo,
the indulgence of the fprit of Ejaculation
Unfortunately there exit men who are acvc,
diasrbed by the conipunttious vifitations oil
virtue. There are men, who armed with the
tn,s or legal clubbing, wander where they
viii, and extraf their alment from every quar-
ter. fhoie bood-fueking harpies, who live up
on the ipoii of private and public misfortunes,
Know too well how TO fccnt in the tainted
breeze, the approach of their appropriate prey.
MIR. Prunty here rofe and complained, that
the gentleman was pointing his finger at. him.
re has begun Gays he) with the county Of Har-
rifon and
Mr. Hsrvie moi folen,nly atIured the gentle.
man from Harrifon, that he had made no allufi-
ons 70 him. and he would fay the fame of all
the members prefent.--To give the Huufe An
idea of the fcene, that this Law was likely to de.
relope, he gave hiftory of atranfaetion that
TOOK place IN this city Ian fImmer, relative to
the contribution Of Byrd's patent. In the fate.
ment of thefe fatfs, we fhall not purfne Mr..
Harv'c, as our readers will find them already
told and Investigated at fome length in our pa.
per Of Augua 9th.
This nefa,ious rapine (ohfcrvei MIR. H.l was
arreRed in time by the LOUD clamours of public
indignation. The fold phaanx which was
then formed, was fortunately broken down
but will fuch always be the fate of thefe vora-
c'ous combinations IF the prefent law pafIes
INTO operation, the original titles to all the lands
IN the commonwealth mar receive a wound
The boneR proprietor will be driven from
the foil, which he has inherited from his ancef.
tors, or acquired by his own -induitry. Our
courts ut luftice cannot refufe to enter any
Judgment for any fun, that is due but will
the Legislature content that the proorie,or's land
ihou'd be wrefed from him for petty fun. not
equal perhapsto thoafandth part of it's value
VAST not the duty OF 4 good government tn
reprets of encouraging thofe hateful pa Ii
ons, that are engendered by permitting indvi-
dnals to prey upon each others Who were
they that would take advantage of the proviG-
ons OF this aA Will the horeft farmer con-
defend to "trip his neighbour of his pofleffi-
ons! No. He would difdain the deed. They
eould be men of far different character. They
would he men of thofe abandoned principles,
which tit them, like hungry Hyoeuas, to clutch
at every prey. Sometimes they form a hungry
combination, whole reiourccs are thrown into
lump and whole concerted artifice nothing can
elude. Even the integrity of Sheriffs may not
subsequently bead beneath the fcduttive temp
tation. Sometimes it may happen, that they
will not call upon the large landed proprietor;
IN Tome cafes they may return them delinquent.
- s''' 10" ~ "ito operation, alu tnSrc IS no
man can FAY how long he may ref in quiet I'M
der lis own hg-tree. The father who now
contemplates his cherub children with heart
felt Joy, will have his feelings turned into do,bt
and anxiety. Let then the Iegflature ftep for
ward to anen this evil. Thoueh the treariry
ihould he fomewhat curtaiIed in its refources.
there was no comparifon between that and the
private misfortunes which would be engender-
ed.
Mr.. Prunty heartily concurrcd with the gen.
t'enal laf up. He regretted that any mans
land fhouid be taken from him.
MIR. Hms'e motion was adopted agreeably
to the intima.;on which we gave in the lah En-
quircr.