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


should the question relate To-. dimisu,ion
of revcnnrs OF the crown. his majesty ia
safe 4; II il relates 10 diiapi6afions Of Tie
church, the ineniy six bishops are very
sensitive. IN so much SO, iha, The other
lords sympaihise aud go with them if
The question involves subtraction Of rents
AMI hfhcs. there Is an OverW iieimug ma.
u iiN: most generally The peers, after 50
much dedberation ON t'iusc questions Of
great ,ceiyat and diGculy' are unani-
NOUS hiicf Ills that The decisions Of
his last high appellate court, are respect.
ed a. binding a,d conclusive authority
Throughout tie Kingdom. aud sometimes
too highly respected on this side Of the
Ailaniic.
Lei us now Look TO the condition of the.
farmers, grazIers and drOvers: they are
only The iessees for Years aud tenants al
will ui The landlords, and OF he ecclesi>
as,ica' estates frey form no constituent
parts ct The souenignty they have 40 re.
representatives. III parliament their inter-
ests are iorluru
II will he remembered That bankruptcy,
did not form a part of HE comm0n law,
or law-merchant al England il was
first introduced into that kingdom by a
statute in the reign OF Henry he eighth.
In" Judges entering too much iGto the
policy Of the different statutes; by decision
alter decision, the last decision being re-
ccived as The best authority and The text
OF the law overlooked the policy of the
law, was made TO extend 80 Tar, az 10 ex-
iinsuish The civil rights, liberties and i'm
Eluhl,ies, secured Ia the mass of the ppo-
pie by the rlaxIms Of the common law,
magma charta and petition of right, which
principally form tlIe constitution of Eng
land. The adroH traders of tie CONNER
cial and manufacturing towns, used those
decisions or extension of 'ihc bankrupt
policy, TO great advaniagr. They soon
devised plan Of Successiul depre datiou
on the rich and immense estates of the
nobility, gentry, and ecclcsiastcs: The
avails or pro,'ucis Of ihe farmer oulv
| coming III yearly: The sraz;ers and dro-
vcrs, only enabled ,o sell Their beef, NUT
ton, wool, iallow, hides and horns al Ike
proper asons; they could uoI on the day.
meet Their engagements which they were
encouraged TO make by tie town Ira.
ders: they were msensibly forced to acts
OF bankruptcy al proper lime after
the asa!is came IN, aud before the lard,
lord and bishop, had received their rents
and tiihrS, ii!e commission of bankruptcy
was sued out, the traders being always
prepared win a brother trader as VII
ness TO prove the iransgrpssiYe acts by
| which means they swept, what, We vui
| Sarly call the platter sometimes, llley gel
! The ilne horses and other chaitels l,ft
by the landlord in charge OF his ienap',
and the bishop perhaps lost his coac Ii
and four, IN whiyi, he travelled over his
| diocese, but very 8, idum his n. ule like the
one, on which our Messiah rode into Je.
rnsalrm. The CREDITORS being traders,
made advantageous bargains a, The ready
money sales; they ~erc fully Indemni.
| fed and had lett handsome surplus pro
| MS. Serious alarms arose, the rents and
| Hines OF The particular year were not only
| lost, but The misciIris done 10 the course
OF husbandry were such that The pro-
| uucls at The succeeding year, & the rents
and tIhes we're materially diminished
me inability ct The tenant, compelled iii,
landlord to pay out Of his own pockei the
kings dues and taxes. Acts of pariia
men, were passed, hy which and b,
| Judicial decisions, the dues, taxes, reui.
and tiihes were placed on more secuf,
footing. The town traders nevertheless
could not he Discounted. for by a con.
iederacy, they get up agents who pur
chased The products of 'be tenants, ano
The agents became bankrupts after frs
securing 10 ihr principals Tie products al
proceeds, before an act of bankruptcy
was committed. Such were the effects al
the bankrnp, system on the landed iHie-
rest, that the proprietary lords and ger.
Try were early compiled 10 employ q
augment the number ST siee ards, TO sn'
peTn,end their tenants, and prevent sue
dealings "a made them liable 10 th
bankrupt laws, and as lie leases expired
/. they were made or renewed under modl
fcatlons 10 suit the cxigencies of tn
. times. BY the progressive impfOviDgagT
culture of England; The clergy wou
have been the riches, body OF men i'm III
kingdom, or perhaps in The world; ha
9 they mol also, from tie effect Of iliis sys
8 ten and sopie o'ller causes, beeu con
PEELED at an early period. when a meiallI
. | currency was 40 scarce and exITemei
= valuable, 10 change The mode Of dccima
{ ton this they did, where sanctioned Is
{ tie common law, the ecclesiastical law
# and special acts Of Parliament; the tierg
g were entitled TO one tenth Of the ann4
d increase Of The agricultural products, lit
stock, and evem down 10 tiihe eggs.
e an early period, they compounded
" many parts OF tie kingdom, and took (,
= their 1.-THE land, only two pence BIRTHS
n sterling per acre. Notwithstanding z
II these sacrifices and precautionary mean
n the landlords and clergy were stiIl anne
II ed by the dexleriiy Of tie traders; in
much so, a. Iaie down as the fifth wear
,; The reign Of George the second, an 4
81 OF Parliament passed, that expressly pr
r vided That no farmer, grazler or dr6v
RI " Of cattle shall be entitled To ana of Z
* " benefits given by thai act. or he deem,
:, "a bankrupt within The same, or riL
le " any IF The statutes nor in free concerni
" baukrHpts." The policy Of this Ia "
OF 10 protect those great estates against {
ld proving dispositions Of traders and co