Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-03

expunse thai word "forevcr.' Blu, should
II be really Ia, intention OF al parties H.
coutne ~ 10 territories, say so aud no
more The officially is easily removed.
Strike " lCIevcr" from the bill, il there
beany chance Of lis passing through both
branches.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
u ~ with great reluctance, HAT have
prevailed sn ny self w beg for The use %
a small portion al Your widely extended
paper, on subject, which, like that of
Missouri. mu-l have tried YOUR paiieBce,
az we'll AZ that of your readers. msan
! tue Ndti0nof CHrrsmcy.
u ~iIi ',e perceived, i,om the cnnclud..
ing remark o, The Secretary ui ilie irea-
| smry OH this subject, lha, he, (as hope
| every honest, uieihgen, man IN lhe cnnn-
IN must in,) disclalms all idea oil sub
stl'UiinS any thing like paper currencv,
| and woni rely solely on the IN erpr' se
| at,d industry Of the people. This is I'M
| d''u'iietly the true COURSE and whatever
Moul give spiri and energy 20 that uudiis-
| try and cn'erpr'z'. ought to be attend a
to. Fo me u seems, hat no plan which
! have YET seen or heard OF, Is bette, cal
| cuiatea Ia al, III. Industry . the coui,-
Try, than a general Bankrupt Law.
| IL wnul'l have An Instantaneous effect u. .
restoring our credit among ourselves and
abroad and especial, in Grra, Britain.
from whence the county cannon fail Ia
receive the most beneficial fleets. THIS
is so plain. ilia, il would hr ridiculous T..
attempt to reason on II. Every body
knows the benefits of IA sound, VIII cs-
| iablishcd credit between countries.
In another point of view, II w0nid, IN
my opinion, be- very important 10 the
country | mean, as respects the tnter-'
prise, labour and industry q! a vast pro
| portion of cur merchants For want of
| such law, vasi numbers o. these volua-
| BILE reh, are a. tins tiue a dead weight
| on the community; mere dronrs, b"ggirg
a poor, scanty, aud pitiabie subsistence,
| Tor themselves and families. Change The
scene, release these unfortunate people
| from their chains, aud venture TO say,
each, aud every one OF them. would be-
| lake hImselt Ia some useful labour, aud
some, have no doubt, TO profitable
employment. Some, know, have friends
who would come forward at once, aud
afford them such assistance as would
| enable them 10 prosecute business again.
In this way, they would, in all prnbabili-
| iy, al some future day, have the MEANS of
| discliarging those debts from which such
law had released them, aud experience
| has shcwH, that debtors in such a siua-
| ton have honestly come forward and pad
their former debts. All would supper,
themselves ami families by some honest
industry. This would in fact be the
same thing Gas things now stand,) as il SD
much population VAS poured into The
country from abroad. Nay. ii would be
TAI better because il would at the same
time relieve ihc country from AN host OF
heggars, Il can give il no softer name, for
such is the TACT j anj cnnveri them into
useful industrious citizens, adding 10 Tie
publh stock M place Of diminishing .
] IL requires no great skill in calculation to
determine the good effect that such Law
| ia general bankrupt law would have on
our national currency and am somewhat
surprised That The secretary did not take
| This view OF the subject in his report,
which fame speaks OF as most able pro-
dnChon.
have iorbOrne TO say any thing as 10
| The individual interest of unfortunate
debtors. IL Is, however, a subject well
worthy o. the most serious considera..
ton; but must leave il with them and
their more fortunate brethren, their ere
diiOrs. Any partial discharge, in thai
wa would be adding nothing TO the gen
eral credit and my wish is I" see That
once more restored. A CITIZEN.