Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-03

snmpEomHteti, oi, IA uSu'pse on camel
hnda prndrM siorping place, The judess
further " ,uaeieh' tha, a peer of the reairn |
shall he liable 10 bankruptcy n lie traded,
aa1 aiso ihc kings scn II by possibility he !
shouit be 3 chapman. We can how Bet |
Ser unders tamil me courteous Mr.. Justice |
Blackstone nhcn he says That IT a'' gem
'iemda With u saGeie1 fHaa contracts |
debt, u Is a species OF dishonesty 10 de-
lay payment. aud 4" he cannot Therefore
mmrmur II he suffers The punishment"
meaning bankruni v: this para site of pow.
pr bv the word pun, .husni' recognizes
the common lawprinciple of "lh2 condi.
hon Of freeman: aud this very Judge
uhi The other judges after laying down
these principles, would go into the Exche-
quer chamber, & sGS.ain principles which
wunld provide the fund for the parson,
the peer. kings SOP aud The gentleman,
aud /! possible shelicr them from bank
rnp,cy ON sn,ne oiler ground. The so.
ucTcig"fy Uf a country will, however, be
provided with means To meet its trading
engagements. 1t satisfied John Bull
when he was told he VAS on footing
with q son of his king. if that son was a
chapman
The judges OF England, provide for us
most excellent precedenis aud rules.
for the construction Of the fedora! con-
siliutlon and statutes Of the United States.
We now see The misfortune of foo muci,
legislation. Pass a law, and the indge
and bis successor, by decision after deti.
sion and rules OF exposition, will make
,"ur or i've new laws out of The first law,
ceforc ihey have done with it,. -" He
EovernS best who governs least" The
heneficent author of nature has endowed
m taI. (xF. "A
prnsiiies, adequate 10 the preservation OF
h'mself, aud with a'moral,sense. impelliug
10 acts OF Justice, That lie NAV receive
justice from others /: law enough to vim.
d'cate aud redress his wrongs, sutfices
ani hitle law will do this. The Far
rner VIII only for a few moments, recall
we reaieI : attention 10 that Grpai Queen
WIN made such an i!lushious figure in
history Alter the gio0ms and affections
or The preceding rtigns, kind providence
nirSsrl HE English people will, this
Qneen; she possessed an atfsble deDort-
,mrnt. accessible TO her subjects, tender
~ hcart aud redrcssed their WRONG, :.
sac WAS nisiress Ola iudgme nj solid and
upright although size pxacted and re,
celpsd from her ministers, the mosii i'm.
ii!icl! obedience to her dictates. she nrac
firal'y observed the impulses Of n ho
SOM in WHICH ruled sincerity of hear,
"ha ainve ~ justice towards her subjects !:
she restored oihe,n the religion thew pre-
ferfed; AT, her Efforts and resources were
oirecieu 90 iae extension aud encourage.
UeH' OF navigation, commerce and man.
"'acenres, as we'll Us TO the ameIioration
AND inierna! improvement OF the cond;.
nc" oi Inc Kin gd1m in promoting these
gTe"t ohJ c's. a spirit al enthusiasm
parliament, aud people The politician
knows That this spirit will lead 10 error
ann excess, in opposition 10 the wi,est
administration Of the wi;est conhuctors !.
under Ills spirit. states TOO often imi
!"'e states, and like individuals, they are
J"si rs apt tn copy vice a. a viriue": the
eV'i genius of Tins spirit established The
bankrupt system under az III in grd pol
ICY 20 favor commerce, which IN The Dro,
gress OF time, by gradual encToachmen,s
and abuses ct juiicial power, Frustrated
anu ahnihi'ated the county and inferior
courts. which according 10 The English
ia"yers) carried home 10 the ,:oor of eve
IS man, pure justice, which was ad njpis.
sered, freely without sale, freely yi,b-
na' DENIAL, and speedily without ,lslay" ::
WIKI The courts, were also swept away a
portion ct the most valuable free insti
Unions, free customs, privileges and civil
rights guaranteed ID the mass of The nea-
pie by their great charter or constitution
OF their country. The etfert Of ihis spi.
III or come Other spirit, hath practically
occnrIid In The federal government Tie
DabHs, 'o'teT;s', roads, canals, HE sjcc-
lion OF young sister state from her
constitutional rights, and some Otter
measures, furnish us With alarming eyi.
deDce. II also broke 0ui few wears APO
IN our general assembly Of Virginid: they
created certain corporations with dele
Hated!powers not OF d transferable qua,
NV ;Shey actually endowed them with
attributes OF sovereignty, by The exercise
OF general legislative, executive and in-
= aicia' powers, concentrated loo, in one
pody "f men composed of officers an
pertaining 10 lie constitutional depart
mPntS OF TIE government, translated by
mere act ci law from ihcg propcr de,
partm nts into those corporations az the
administrators of their affairs: and fiscal
oreraiiGus of tie treasury departmen,
annexea 10 each corporation line same
spifff sent the school commissioners 10
fhe small cullIvator's'' house. for lis
son 10 educate not according 10 the lem
der feelings OF parent but according 10
law the father fell the ptincivle: q" the
- coRHit'Oa If q free nun canntt be 0LleyeI
oilhoAt crime; he ipbIgnsnily re.
PEELED the application as HI Invasion of
his civd rights feeling worthy of
Virg'Hsr or any American, and should
not qn'i him but with hts lie. (See Gn.
rernOr RaDto'ph's message.) This di-
gIe'sio5 will be excused 1; il IS illustrative
ri al evil principle, or genius which Al
memorable epoch, induced our British
aaccefors unronsciously to establish
foreign system Of Jurisprudence, which
III rs progressive operations annbiloled
an antiehi. constitutional system of juris
prudence !! According 10 ami history.