Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-12

not seriously taken up, with view to de-
cision On it, in one way or other.
The bill which passed the Senate, for
amending in one or two particulars the char
ter OF the Bank of the United States, was
not even looked at BY the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
Two or three bills concering invalid pen
sioners " ere passed over, as also were Two
or three respecting the fisheries ard fishing
vessels.
The collectors and other officers OF the
customs, and postmasters, & public officers
OF all grades and descriptions. are indebt-
ed to the press OF other business for escap-
ing without being shorn of part at least
of the beams of Office.
The proposed occupancy of the mouth OF
Columbia river, so as far the bill reported IN
the House of Representatives had any ,hlag
to do with it, was postponed to a more con-
venient season.
There cannot be any court of the United
States. uer any officer of the United States
within the State Of Missouri for the present
year. the bill for extending the laws OF the
United States to that State having received
the go-by, as it is Familiarity said. Let US
hope these people have no disposition to
violate the laws of the Union. and that ND
citizen of any state has any ground wherein
TO commence suit against any one OF them
If he has, patience is his only remedy for
the present.
The bill to abolish imprisonment for debt
on process issued from the Courts OF the u
nited States, the passage OF which would
alone have shed lustre over the present
Congress, was not so much as read in the
House in which il was reported by the COM
mlttee. We have no doubt, however, that
the proposition will be revived al the next
session.
Owing to the hurry of business on the
last day or two of the session, at least one
bill, for carrying into effect the stipulations
of treaties with the Indian tribes, was not
passed; in consequence of which no agent
can be appointed TO the Choctaws, who,
by late Treaty, are to be turned over
from this side of the Mississippi to the o
Their. 1t is possibl. that the delay oil their
migration for twelsemopth will be the
consequence.
These are few of the measures not finally
acted upon, to which we will add, although
we have before spoken of it, the bill to es-
tablish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy.
We mention this subject again, for the pur-
pose Of frankly stating, to the friends Of that
measure, our views of il. We have sincere
ly desired the passage Of law on this SUBJ
ject, because it was so earnestly called for
by the commercial interest, and because,
under the decisions of the highest Judicial
Tribunal. it has been ma lie almost indispen-
sable. We were not unaware, that there
are different opinions, even among meTcan-
tile men, on the policy Of such law; and
that there is an invincible repugnance 10 it,
OH lhe ulinuS vi iudby vi oui NS'Sid'ois,
from its applying, though applying uniform
ly, to limited class CT our fellow citizens.
We perceived, however. that there was no
probability of its passing in any other shape,
and we were willing il should pass in the
shape in which only it could have passed
Indulgence had been extended by the Con-
gre.s to the People in the South and West,
in regard &c :heir land debt, and we thought
the debtors, and creditors too, on the Allan.
tic border, were entitled TO an experiment Of
the measure which they believed would be
TO many individuals blessing, and to the
country generally an useful regulator of mer-
camille transactions. But, we how forewarn
the advocates of that measure, that the gold
en- moment has been let slip; that powerful
supporters OF this measure, in the late Con
gress, are no longer members, and, that, if
the interest lately excited on the subject be
suffered so rust in apathy now, it will be in
vain to expect that Tie next CONGRESS will
legislate on the subject Let the aim OF
the people Of the commercial cities be, to
shew to the farmers, planters. and me-
chanics OF the country, that such an act will
not in any manner operate to the prejudice
of their interests. II is the opposition Of the
Representatives of these classes, on honest
views Of this subject, that is to be deprecs-
ted, and must be overcome before such
law can pass. II is true, much light has been
.hoA nn this subject hu tho snanchas In CO..