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

IN series ot years, the JUDGES emDo-
died or consolidated their own arguments,
opinions, rules, aud prccedents, which
grew oui of The statutes of bankruptcy,
With TIE anticni common law, ituLai
principles, and mercantile law, which
now torn, the most considerable portion,
of that immense heterogeneous mass OF
English municipal law, contained in
books enough 10 load IA ship. In which
mass IA judge may find rule 10 support
almost any proposition and IL he cannot,
he has only 10 send HE cause up TO the |
high court at exchequer chamber, where |
rule viii be Immediately made 10 sui, |
the cause. by the . unanimous opiaion o.
all the Judges IF England" In modern re-
ports we discover il.at the Judges in
some cases of bankruptcy, say, that i,
was The policy or principle OF the com
mon law 10 encourage commerce and
manufactures, or trade and commerce,
and that, by the Custom of London. such
perssn washable 10 bankruptcy when
III tactthe bankrupt sy stem was unknown
TO The common law, aud violatory Of its
fundamental principles. The conclusion
now irresistibiy follows that the vi,ious
principles OF The bankrupt system, did
Virtually I'm fact efieciually) supcrcede,
abroSaie and exiinguislp, The pure and
just principles Of magma charta. or in other
words, the principles OF civil liberty early
engraiied on the laws and constitution
OF England. IL is true in criminal cases.
as tor ssdition or treason, by the witness.
es OF the ministry, the kings sheriff and
! sheflt jury, court doth certainly al
Tins day, administer criminal justice e" free.
| ly without sale, fully without denial and
speedily without delay.'-These views
I'm WHICH method has neither been stu.
died or regardetD will il is hoped satisfy
the reader, thai The beneficiary owners
OIL the agricultural products OF En.land
are The monarchy, nobility, gentry. AVID
clergy, who compose The Sovereignty of
Tue na'ion-'hai they enjoy these products
| IN the form OF dues, taxes, rents, and
times, which creditors OF the bankrupts
cahno, reacii-that in relation 10 bank
f"p'cy. the farmers, graZiers, aad dro.
Veis' or III other words, the ycomanry,
Itasahtry or tenantry of England. are
neither protected by The princip!es of the
common law, nor by The statutes OF bank
rnplcy, because by special statute Is
Geo. y before quoted, il is declared that
Inns class OF people shall not be entitled
10 lie Dement'S or the bankrupt laws, and
also that they shall not be deemed
oankrup's wi!hin any of the statutes in
force concerning bankruptcy: 30 that
the condition Oh q farmer, depends GU.
tire'y on The mercy OF a judge, or board
or commissioners, what civil character
or clvil rights he maintains. The poiicy
OF The law Is obvious; u is 10 bind This
class OF people down TO the farms. That
,hey may Improve the lands and increase
The aSrlcul nral products; and the palicy
mas succeeded: b-hold HE rea er and
beware IN tune, OF tie wreiched condition
10 "i'ich The real soUeyeignty of a nation
may be reduced !! /! in which TOO. i, will
De remembered, that he judiciary had
the principal agen ' -
we now approach field presenting a
rich ana glorious harvest, tive will bu,
save ". ln HIS country our d,Ger, is a
nier, landlord !! they are entitled n
me frSt fruits. Who are they 2not pi,ia.
Die tenants or vassals their live siock
( browse along extensive chains of yerdast
mountains, fertile valiirs, and margins of
rivers finged With vegetable luxuriance !
'ney are ibc proud, independent owners
OF me son HE mechanics or handicrafts
men properly belonging 10 their class.
Pai'ake OF The same interests, feelings.
ieiIcitirs and principles they form a
most considerable majority of the prea,
bulk OF Tie people If each stale: in wbic,,
| people, The sovereignty of each stale rer
SIDES. These independent sovereigniies
or states, formed confederacy of re-.
pubi,cs by the establishment Of con,
siiln'lon, guaranteeing the sovereignty of
each republic, by which constitution The
people OF each republic, by a majority Of
'nsIr representatives govern, according 10
aoeIeGaIion or grant of specific defined.
powers; ana are bound 10 govern i'm that
manoer, so That by The exercise of one
particular power, another particular pow
er' or All me other specific powers, shall
Them, all the state constitutions and fun
damenfal laws. How will these soye.
reign'Ies feel and act when they hear thai
farmer, carpenter, bricklayer or
munster OF Tie gospel, shall be bankrupt
co '0r selling potatoes, wrought timber.
bricks, or religious books The presi,
u8n', representatives., senators, Judges
anu all oiiirr public officers, are the SER
wants and trustees of The people. The
eTcheGueT chamber belongs also to The peo.
PIE. "A right 10 trade ia civil libPr,v
secured by The strongest barriers of Tie
federal constitution, and The state con.
s,'niions u is free agency il is liberty
'ha' very spirit or genius ~ liberty. viii, h
ACME we'd our revolution ! that shed such
ce'eS'iat rays Of truth on the rights of
nan, throughout benighiedand oDprrss-
ed world l!-shall bankrupt law cub
ibe spirit aud genius OF liberty ?-sbslI
minority so small, rule all those soys-
rrIgniies t-shal few merchants be en-.
'hToned, ennobled, canonized, and be.
co'"e we kings. lords, and bishops of
tness independent sovereign republics a
s"all Psrkrupt law and judiciary, also
nUZ2fg those prpi,y.t,..a
w i've IN a strange ace VIVA, shall us
call il, banking, speculative, demoraliz
my, or predatory age A by possIbiIiiy
All MntnIluuale animal nIa.. .ur,o-a