Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-03
A CITIZEN OF LYNCHBURG.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.


TO THE LEGISLA GURE or VIPCINIA.
SENTLEMEN- A few words ouly permit the
hnipbiest hat sincerest OF yonr friends 10 adj
dress toyon, on the srea: qaestion now hefore
yon cannot regard the keplevim law with
ont the deepest concern
pass by the constitutional question Ii has
been well argued. hfHch Dtay be said ON bofh
SdrS, and much has been said. L pass over the
nice distinctions between rights and remedies
binding c'niractS, and judicial process. But
selze ihls broad grOun,i. Is this law a stand
Ing law of the land. Intended TO regulate th,
iorihs OF co'.nS or is II got Up for time and
Tor special purpose; VIZ. arow-diy to affect
The relations between debtor and creditor.
The answer 10 this plain question shows whe-
iner this bill is to interfere between them with
the nope of relieving the one at the expence of
the other.
pass over thisquesfion, to come 10 the great
point OF erpediency Lawyers may play push
pm win the constitution /; they may obscure
the question with clouds OF cases, which be-
wiiHer common seuse; hui whether the mea-
sure IL good or bad, th, i lie question which
IN commonesi man will discuss and decide tor
himself.
few queries are respectfully addressed to
you:
1. Is not the eircula ting medium becoming
moe u more scarce, aud more andmore yalua-
b,e j lie Bark issues have diminished are di-
mi iShing. ~ will cODtinne TO diminish. Ifitb
reduced one 5th in ~ mouths, will not "A man
who owes ) 900 Low iIaV e 10 pay substantial
r.
co beihgher twtlvemouth hence Than they
are nsw5 How then is the case of debtors i'm
proved In embargo aud war when we could
NOT get our produce TO market, when our d orr
were shut mp, there was much hone thai the
times would mend aud debtor could more
easily pay his debts. Is il so uow9 what mer.
chant Gays, that the articles of the soil will be
higher in II months than nOw5
z 1t debtor, i've honest will lie not make an
arrangement with his creditor to save himself ?
are nOt sUCn made UnN VIII he
make better one than they can make for
him
3 III man has property TO paw his debts
was not that the ground on which he was
trusted, and ought not that TO be his secnJity
Instead OF innocent men whom this bill NAV
take IN TO share his imprHdence or his follies1
Creditors, who think their debts safe, will push
NJ once To secure tbem-iS il right to foist
these dubious debts upon innocent securities :
4. ! he great cause OF the embarrassmeu,s js
extravaganza of living and dealing The great
cure, ~ TO work aud To Sare.-ls il rirht for
you to step in. arrest the process of this great
cure; nip, ia many OF our citizens the new
budding germ OF economy?
D. Hitherto we have given, not taken the
toue from our sister states.-And shall we
now follow in The wake of Tennessee, Ohio.
and Kentucky; all whose banks ave stopped
payment docs not the pride of virginia
revolt al this?
No, no, my respected countrymen, let ms
pause.-We may have too much legislation
When the ShTewd old merchant was asked nv
the great Colbert what he could do for trade
what said the merchant " Lalssez nous fare. Z"
LEI US ALONE.
~ IL said. upon most respectable in
formation, thai MIR. Van Dyke OF Della
warr-llas delivered speech in the Senate
ot the u. =. against restriction emiDenily
distinguished for the vigour of lis arg,i.
meats. II has had the /" high praise"
OF being compared with Mr.. PiDkneV's.-
II will he remembered that tie Legislature
OF Delaware has passed resolutions CbuI
not of Instruction. III favour Of restric-
ton.
Eyr1td an No 2, of papers laid before the
Agricultural SocietyJ Aibemarie publishing in the
Enquirer.
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