Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-11


principles be correct, then it becomes G.
vident. thar from the peculiar properties
of money, it is the last of all articles ct
commerce., which would call for the in
terposition of government 10 make AIRY
regulations respecting It's prices IN thai
character. Money Is not confined Ia
place. and is no respecier Ofpersons, anu
willing slave of ALT willingly serves
the subject as well as the monarch ; the
slave "a well as the master; neither cOn-
pleriion. nor beauty have any charms for
money and Il * alike Indifferent 10
wee and to virtue in short, II enters
with perfect Indifference into the seryi e
of every one who takes thr proper means
ofacq uiriugii These pecniiar properties,
smbioc. il IN a peculiar degree 10 the IL
fluen g of the most perfect cOnipe iiil"h
ard ought Of course So EXEMPT n isom
all goyernmCniai resiiGp.S Rom itos@
considerations, u is ;haI%l.;, that Hi'. u.
might have improved tbs part of his
speech, which is hv 10 i:.sauS uoinpor-
iani by limiting his uui,srsalprop0SItion.
tn cases ocly between individuals in whlch
the PRINCIPLES Of comOeiition va!, la'r-
" and fully brought into action; and Nv
pressing the argument drawn from tie
peculiar properties of money to demon
strate the trntl, oftiie propositions: that of
ali commercial articles, money is the last
TO cali upon goyeromeni, 10 regulate lis
prices, III the character OF all article oi
commerce.
Mr. II proceeds to charge the laws FOR
the prevention of ESlTv with having an
Immoral tendency III The following hcau-
tlfGi illusions o. reason. and ofsentnen'.
II may also with truth he said. that the
laws against uSury iave III ;maora! tender
"'?ie lenders are britsd to evade ,teir con.
tracts: the law distinctly t"i!7 them that il
the can prove .iIc ,;Sirs. wl,cr sued they
~ i Gain all that .'ieS have borrnwed The
indamen: hell he in tiseir favor Rat the same
law tells thew. iiai e they cannot prove the
f'ct. which # csia, Sized. in their defence
wor1 afford them eH;iis protection, they NAV
= into chsncery aud although the same fact
lie acknowledged by the lender. w!Iv then the
horrove' is TO paw the principal lent. without
any interest. We; we regard all this as wise
and moral; and am afraid we should regard
II - ilc same light fit were ten fines more
immoral ard absurd Such Sir. is thr intin
encp e 0niri0;iS which VIC find established ~
our entrance into the world, and sanctioned by
general acouiescence.
Ruf much, Sir we, from habit, venerate
inc Inv IN the abstract its practical operation
'Ge been rlways odinus Sir. / have seen
borrower retire from the supreme tribunal
wi'ha dcci n IN Ills favor. The instructive
honor of the hive ISLANDERS has opened lane for
hin' 10 pass. as if they feared contamination
fro'' hi NIL -
These observations forribIy impress mp
on the mini, the horrible picture of one
individual p:urd.ring another under lie
sanction Of the law They leave Us also
20 infer, that one individual may drive
bargain witt, his neighbour and his friend:
and obtain his money under a promise 10
paw him an interest beyond the legal Ii
nit. 'rdh tie sole intent Of ,0iJiHe linn Of
tie prvcipof a'tocether and that this de
s'Tp, HiS mast Vicked intent which III other
cases, not more criminal the law en-
DhaticaIivc ais, malne nrepeuces, "iSal
so protected. sanctioned aud even re-
warded bv The law What rob friend
and neighbour according TO law =
Incur no punishment i-Encounter no
risk 'l!-Shamc upOn the individual, who
would cover himself with infamv under
tho protection Of the law stu greater
shame uponthc law which would protect.
" evenrewarh the infamous iGdlviduai ~
Some faint notions 0ithr turnitnde &c This
act, NAV be derived from the lec0!lecti-
ton how few are The individuals ahan
doned and proRigate enough 81 commit
II, under the securitv OF the law com
pared wifi! the number, actually i'm the
pp1ltentiary who are now paving its ne
""'' -Ah Tue commission ~ criminal
act denounced bv law. there is something
OF sentiment, which bears the individual
out, WHOM be reco!Iccts that hn subjects
himself 70 the penalty bat there is no
thing to sustain him, when hp Is. consci-
ous ofthr commission OF a crime without
a for'eit.-SucI'a crime is too proRigate Cor
human instinct and 70 the honor of hu
man pature is therefore seldom commit
ted. What then can be thought of the
moral sentiment of the law. W it'h tends
10 depreciate human instinct TO
realize the moral sense 4 Sure no law,
can ever be honorable, wise or npces-
sarv, the operations Of which iuditf The
most deadly wounds upon the innate mo-
raj sense of the community.
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