Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-03
FOR tbs ENQUIRER.
BANKRUPT IdJy-Nu Z.
=" Il b0R.f,Tpt lar aGects merchants and traders
oNiA nnh ihan Oh ,i.nnl ore,

onig md tksy all rant one
BoukrSp' tGw> and judicial DECISIONS ABOLISH
ed s" 'Hach Of magma choria and the ancient
mon !q,r II Ensi nm nssscHred 10 the SUBJECT his
| cirii rights nnd Gbc,ficS.
Except our judges and lawyers, it is
reasonable 10 presume, thai very few az
F., TIA" people are acquainted with the prin-
| cibl.s of bankrup, law ; aud as i is
| boldly asserted, that al NE traders van,
Que, when not one iIiouSant'ii pari, (ac-
cofd,sg to the Ia gal occupation of the
term trader has been Consulted or The
subject; tie Faner deems II Hate,ial to
be li'' more explanatory on the Bril-
/ 'is'' socc,eigaty sh1nil he succeed ia de
mousiraliBg, that this Sovereignty, III the
most important res poets, Is pru;'cted
| galnst The effects OF ,le bankrupt sys.
! lem il is sincerely hoped, thai The Cor.
| gress on second importation, will not
| verify The charge so often made iha!
STATES imiia'e states, and Ike Indiyidu
ais, they are just as APT TO copy vice
as virtue" bui that the Congress will
also ie,cH' the feature or provision IN
the system, WATCH, III the most Important
respects, will protect The american sore.
reignty from iis operations.
The king, landlord and priest, il not
most useful, are certainly The most vigi
liant politicians in the world after secur-
ing to themselves the first fruits iIie dues,
rents aud tilhes,) they bes,ow aere
sembiance OF exception on the persons,
| but do not put on the same footing with
| their Own, the debts or claim. Of The far
mers, g'aZ,ers, drovers and laborers, who
ailcr paying The first fruits, have only
suall surplus of their own for market, and
it sly trader gets hold OF that (Which is
often the CASEY and becomes bankrupt ::
| fins iiuiorfupate and rnoSi ueal,,l ,l,,c al
men become exposed TO ahjcci lndig. nee {:
the reasons are obvious the dues spo
Ken OF, are those apperiaining 10 the king
both III his political and private capacity !.
| blS dues cannot be iessenrd or taken, for
the benehi al inS private subjects IN This
! rnrm OF proc eeding, because the la con.
siderS Ii 10 he Incompatible with the rights
| 81 sovereignty, ami moreover il.e law holds
II Ia be, that the king cannot attend to
his ptivaie business, being always so con-
stantly engaged inr tie good Of his sub
| Jects. Tie lands arc most generally own.
! ell by the nobility and gentry who are
The landlords, and from u HON only, issue
| representatives by election tor seven wears
and by inheritance, Called The crmmcns
and lords , Hey, with twenty iir bishops
and The KING who is the head bishop.
make or constitute The Legislature the
|
lraie this legislature, better known as
the parliament, in which Tue Sovereignty
or lie nalion resides, grants the salaries
ot, and The king appoints, the Judges OF
the courts o., common pleas, kings bench,
exchtquer chamber and chancery.
Some OF the Judges (sOmetimes MAJ
Jority al ihen) are baroDs or lords (and
all ct them are frequently landlords, who
hold seals In the house of lords or peers.
the upper branch or house of parliamen
IN which the king presides, bur he is, al.
most always represented by the lord
chancellor, ibe chief Judge of the chance
ry bench and cabinet minister: the
twenty six bishops also sit in The house of
peers which is the highest appellate court
III the Kingdom SD that this house is
composed OF members invested with all
The high t5anscendental powers, prero.
gaiives, IurlsdictI0ns, authorizes, rights,
immuniits and privileges Of legisla ors,
Judges, landlords, high benpficed eccIe.
siasiics, lords, barons, and cabinet mi
nisters. Not only in this house. bu, ca
binei ministers also sit in The house oil
commons generally composed of land,
lords. as before shewn. The court o
kings bench generally takes cognizanct
{ OF all matters 81 right or questions touch.
ing The dues, rents and titheS ; in all such
1 cases tue kings attorney general Galway.
i an able and vigilani law officer attends
as well as other council; if a question
arises affecting the first fruits, The poin
Is generally reserved, without q decision
IN The kings bepch, aud on account o
! "itS great freight and di6fculty," adiourne,
b into The cxch,quer chamber, Ga cour
{ well known throughout all times for max
ing, unmaking or expounding laws to SUI
Il HE proper purposes y this court is mad
q up, by all the judges Of England, meet
o ing III the CHAMBER. for Tic special bu
II siDess Of hearing and deciding question
e "of great fright and difficulty" being III
lord chancellor (who presides } the baror
and justices of the kings bench aud com
mon pleas; sometimes, also tile lord i-es
S surer this high tribunal from long .sii
D. bllshed rules, precededtS and uniformity
decisions, exercise The high authority
examining into The reasons aud p0Lcv
an act OF parliament az we'll as into VI
~ reasons and policy of the common law an
= former rules settled by judicial decisions
n. they also adjudit ale or iegisiGfe on u
IS, principle. that wien The reasons or poll
OF law or rule cease, The law or rule /
self ceases And lastly they adjudicate G
the principle that judge only, sh,
=. try n cause whenever lie thinks prop
d. 10 do so; by setting aside The verdict
d, a jury al against law against evidence
iivS' against The merits aud justice of The cas-
ON against directions Of The judge exec
to sIVe damages; for surprise OF either pa
+. iy; uot 4 fair trial; mistake in The c0u
- by a instruction to the jury tanperii
with tie jury misbehaviour in the juT
~ BY ealing bread without leave OF q
est judge, IN long confinement produced
q. decision OF opinion, in consequence
ne. tie judges Instructions on the law a