Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-19
ALEXANDRIA,:
THURSD.8T, FFBRU8RY 10 1878
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASH
INGTON.
Wednesday, February IS, 1918

mittee OF the whole, yesterday resuIieh
the consideration of the bill for establish
ing an uniform system oil bankruptcy in
the United States
Mr. Tyler moved to strike out the first
sectioa--and after apologizing Tor his te-
merity in attempting TO step forward IN
the field of argument in answer TO Mr.
fIopkinsen, proceeded to give his reasons
for opposing the bill, and to encounter
SEINE of the positions which had the day
before been laid down by that gentleman.
One principal objection, in his mind, to
the bill was, that it conferred on Partl-
cular class the merchants) privileges
distinct from those enjoyed by the other
classes of which the union was composed
and he asked who fought the battles OF
the union s-who gained its victorlesF-
who defended New-Orleans 7-The an
swer, he said, was. :" Every class in The
community" II the farmer and me-
chanic should by unforeseen casualties be
reduced to insolvency, why (ha demand
ed) should they not be relieved from
their embarrassments-and why should
they be less favored by the country aud
its legislature? He then endeavored to
show that the farmer was as subject to
losses and bankruptcy by the failure OF
the merchant, as was the merchant him
self-aLd he assumed it as position that
the merchant had it in his power to eK-
ercise Issdsnce sufficient to guard him
against insolVency-for he might lay by,
at home, half his capital, and send no
more than the other half abroad iu the
way Of adventure. His greatest dislike
to the bill was that it would operate most
frequently in favor Of the bold hish-hand-
ed dasher, and seldom in favor OF the
prudent honorable merchant.
Mr.Tyler was followed by Mr.Holmes,
who poke for some time against the bill,
and was succeeded BY Mr.. Pndall, on
the same side, who endeavored to en-
counter Nr. Hopkinson on every ground
of his argument. The chief rec 'nmen"
dation possessed BY these three speeches,
(as they struck me) was the mcdesty of
Mr.. Tyler's, though it was not deficient
in ingenuity and neatness. Transparent
sophistry carries no recommendation with
il to MY mind. The committee rose and
reported progress and obtained leave to
sit again.
Respecting the result, there is now lit
tie doubt entertained. The bill will as
suredly be rejected. The growth OF Sec
tional influence every day becomes mere
visiblc-it is scarcely even pretended to
be disguised. OF the ultimate conse-
quences, who is so duT in brain as to be
doubtful? When the fermentation COM
pressed within these eighteen or twenty
states shall have reached its height, the
constitutional hoops, unable to resist the
pressure, will give way-the vessel will
burst, and slaves and heading vii! be dis
united for ever. The champions oil the
revolution, who were also the trainers oil
the conatitutipn, looking forward to the
states having long journey together,
arranged matters, as they thought, in the
bes, manner to render them good COM
PAW to each other. Il, before they have
reached the first stage, they disagree,
take astipathies to each other, and en-
deayor to cross each others interest,
what can be hoped Why, only to stop
at the next inn, and sit down in separate
rooms, till, urged BY necessity, they can
group themselves in parties of more CON-
genial dispositions to each other, and OF
less opposite interests.
P.S. The information received that
general St. Glars pension bilI had pass
ed the Senate was mistake. l hope il
will however.
Two messages from the president were
laid before the house-one respecting the
eoyaIizstioa OF duties with the British,