Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-27
shall make any thing but gold and siiver coin

section of the bill, which provides that the trea-
surcr and managers Of said loan Offices shall
not make any loan bul for the purpose Of max
ing payment Of deots, and that they shall so or
der and direct, thar these loans shall be pro-
perly and faithfully applied The concluding
part OF this section is conceived 70 be entirely
nugalory and i'npraoticable, and the hrst evi-
IDENTIFY creates an ineqmiabl. distinction between
| the debtor and creditor. in securing he former
every advantage which can possibly arise out
Of tho provisions Of the act: it grants prefer
ence and exclusive privilege, withou, regard to
public services, and is clearly departure from
the 23d article Of the bill ofrights, etc" "2nd.
With respect to the policy Of passing the bill
under consideration, the undersigned believe
that no one can hesitate 10 pronounce IL rrinons Of
both public and private interests, who will give
it a careful and impartial investigation Al
though every effort seems to have been made 10
give the measure plausible and enforcing as
pect; vet upon an attentive scrutiny OF its pro-
visions, ii will b. found TO be extremely decep
tious and Taught with the most destructive
consequences. The undersigned acknowledge
that consdera6rr>degree reimbursement, sx-
lists among portion of our fellow citizens; but
they do no, believe, that il is generally Of SO op
| pressive a character as TO authorize this kind
Fhe memorial goes on with long argumen,
against the impolicy Of the measure as sys-
TEN OF relief
"l'his interference is made without any pros
| prct of change in our commercial relations;
and tie undersigned feel no small share of sur
prise, that 50 much sympathy should be ndulg-
| I'd for the debtor and none for the creditor; al
though there may be some extreme that
solicit relief vel SuprPStpd The be st nOll-
cy, TO keep the courts Of justice open and &C
cessible to every citizen. and permit those who
| are involved TO eXtricale lhemselvts by addi-
tional industry and economy. II they are known
TO be honest and solvent men, by pledging their
property Tor the debt, they will receive, in most
Cases e'erv reasonable indulgence from their
creditors. The undersigned do not believe that
the legislature can interfere ,oM private contracts,
and Cannot exercise any power in relation 10
them, erceptm the passage Of ha'rs 10 enforce their
execution However severe may be the pressure
on certain classes Of our citizens, the under
signed cannot persuade themselves, ,ha, il will
justify The measure proposed TO be adopted on
the present occasion Another part Of The
memorial is quoted in the following protest
When the memorial was sent to the Senate,
Mr.. Huntsman moved 10 lay il on the table un-
iii the lst Of Jan. 1921, which carried, ayes II,
noes
Mr. Hun,smah then moved, that the reasons
Of himself aud Mr. Wallace for the above vote
should be entered on the journal Of The senate,
as follows
1--WE, the undersigned, being members of the
senate, who thought proper TO vote for laying
memorial, signed by Gen. ANDREW JACKSON,
Col. EDWARD WARD, and others, on the table.
resort 10 our cons itutiona right Of expressing
our reasons and spreading them on the Jour-
Hss IL 9Edsr thai !hs good people OF this state.
termination of the above vote; and as few
preliminary remarks may not be unnecessary,
they beg !fave to observe, that it is the pride
and boast of the undersigned that they live in
4 land of liberty, Sc. where every citizen has
a right 10 petition and re monstratc in tempe
rl,e and respectful manner. The undersigned
think, after giving due weight to the above rea-
sons, as well as the constitution, that the above
memorial is extremely excepionable and indie
corous, in its terms and language. and especial
ly in the following PARTICULARS
"FOr the purpose Of exhibiting to your ho-
norable bodies the high and awful responsibility
imposed npon you Oh this occasion, the under
signed take the liberty OF soliciting your alien
ton to the oath which you have taken as the le-
gislai,e agents OF The stale; il is under article
o'h, sec. I'd, and in these words: Il, A B. do
soiemnly swear affirm, that as a member OF
the general assembly, will in all appointments
vote wthou, favor, sGtctirn, Partially or pre-
iuLice, and that | wlll not agree or assent TO
any bill, vote, or resolution, which shall. appear
10 me injurious to the people, or consent TO any
act thing whatever, that shall have a tenden.
cy TO lessen or abridge their rights and priv-
leges as declared by the constitution OF this
state The oath in Kentucky is substantially
he same-il IS short but compre hensivr. l.
When your honorable bodir, deliberately
fleet upon the solemnily Of this oath, and CON-
pare the details Of the above bill with the OBJ
legations here imposed, the undersigned ire
monstrants cannot persuade themselves, that
you can possibly a,sen, to its passage"
"The undcrsign d PR testers cannot bu,
recoect, with the most unirigned regret, that
one of the distinguished characters, who APP
pears to have been actively Jealous in produc
ing the above memorial, Blu, d few days since, at
the seat Of government, and i'll the presence Of
some members Of the legislature, in the mos.
ndecorous manner stated, that any member ,oho
Voted for i, ,oouiH perinre hinsei, and Tint if The
Ln,0 did pass tweive honest jurynen upon oath
,couid conflict those, ,cho uotsd 70, The measure, Of