Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-06
THURSDAY. Feb. /.
IN SEN ATE

IN SENATE.
TIE BANKRUPT BIr.r.-Mr. Sanford moved the re-
consideration of the taken Yesterday on eryrossiup
the Ba nkrupt Bill fer third reading.
Mr. 3 said, that the vote which he had given yesterday
against the bill! give b right call recousiea-
zion: And he eEGic>ei i.ht. Ii was not for
himself that he did this, ecnusr le h adj chaused his
opinion III respect to- the The bill ia question ne
should give the wic he had sivcm Yesterday
under similar circumstances asain was known to
Inc members at the Senate thar, since yesterday, bill
had assumed different InIs,ion. seemed thar the
tleincn VINO advocated the BILL willing to alter IL
so as TO restrain lis application and traders
only; 10 remove from II that clause which he had been
opposed, and pass it without tine 93d ccon He was will
ling TO vote in the bill in ts shape, was happy to
hnd that its friends convinced that no such bill
as that which had been decided upon Yesterday could ma
the Senate When he had first decided this nornnn 10
the reconsideration Of the vote he had in,ndra ~
express his opinion ts merits of the bill and fully to
explain the motives which had directed him in the course
he bad taken But as the time of the Senate this late
period OF the Session was precious, he had changed
his determination, and wished sense of the Senate
might be expressed on This question once. As il had
oeen thoroughly proved that i, pracca BILE To bass
bill including all classes of cou,,u nit; in its provisions
1T was essential To prove whether . system Including TN.
mercantile class alone, coi cr, The aIp,obaion of bs
senate II the motion Which he now made was
RED he should make another rcco,nm;, the hill IN lin.
Committee with instruCcn strike out the 93d section
II seemed unnecessary 10 hn so into further expana
lion ON this subject. lie therefore hoped the vote might
n0w be taken.
Mr.. Holmes sad he was unfortunate to have been
absent when the taken, Yesterday: nd ne hecy
ed II would have been of little avail had he been present
He should vote for reconsideration he should vote to re-
commit, with directions strike the esd section: nd
than he should against he bill: ans was due 70 him
self 10 explain his motives for doing this lie believed that
the gentleman who had reported the BILL would allow that
III all he had done, he had avoided any thing that should
emhaass its progress He had proposed the section which
was 10 be struck with desire that with it. the
Dill might pass, and whou, he could not Give the hin
his support The advocates of the system would now br
able 10 perceive the strength of a mercantile bill II
was 'uc to the gentlemen who had the lead in sup
port "f the bill, and who had sustained /, with dccrce f
zeal and talent highly credtabe them, to allow them 10
present the subject IN every possible He wished
t!a; such opportunity might be- afforded Them, when
he had offered the section in question he did i, with no de-
sign t" r'nbarrass the hill, bur with desire to make the
measure perfect possible although at ;Ic nomr: W,
was not d'c!ded'" support the bill, which certainly was
not oE his avorcs. lie still felt disposed 10 prse
liberal courses and he Should therefore, vote for the re-
consideration.
Mr.. Chandler remarked that he should not vote 70, the
ec"hsderati"n. vote had been taken retaining the
ninety third rcoi aud decided in affirmative by
powerful MAJORITY. the question was then taken on
me whole bi!', aud II mad been rejected by still more
decisive vote lie s""ud therefore, oppose any further
motion upon the oi as usecSsi since both of questions
mao neen decided hnaiy aud the result would, roba by
be the same. These his reasons for opposing the mo
ton Enough had already been done show the o,oosi-
ton OF the SGuaic.
Mr.. Berreu thanked the ccnten,an from Now yort c,r
the motion ne had just made; and gentleman from
Name VINO had Just taken MS seat he wou!d say few
words That gentleman seemed suprose that the obiec,
which they had now in view had already been attained
But had not been aaimcd bill had been rejected in
Its e%"nTcd constructions; aud mere i;istjce to the
Committee that required that they should be allowed n
present it in its limited form The Coru,;t,rc bsd hoo.
appointed TO deliberate upon bill which, in their opinion
wo" best supply The wants Of the People; they had to
consider whether they should report bill including all
classes or N extending to merchants alone nd however
they decided, they relied upon the justice OF the Senate
that 40 question OF forms oud prevent :!cir quitting the
bit IN ITS limited FORM They the best rcasous f
such reliance The hill. reported had bco, decided
upon but tie gentleman from Maine would ALLOW him r.,
say that the bill limited the mercantile class had NOT
n ma TT,
the utmost Importance Alow this orrort,Itv Of TESTING
the disposition Of the Serae this point and the table of
mas House VIII next year he covered the pettons of
h"us"nu merchants praying the passage of the BILL in its
iitrd orm aud grounding their rercss i,on tho far,
mat TINS body had decided bill cxrclrd 60 all classes
te Knew with what anxiety the merchants of the country
ooEed 10 the passage of THIS bill and All the
asked was, that tic Senate would pass i,op IL, t CO,
question now unsettled at rest, and put end To the s
peHse which had up this time existed +, was uot ia
oopa3te WIN any private feeling that Inc urged the mo-
on' But nc a" great desire that extensive class of
ne community who mad been taniali=ed with uncertainty
between hope and fear nr the passage of this bin ,i b
renewed by one result tc other, au1 know fiy, aud
finally what they had depend upon f0n, Congress As
10 tne Committee themselves, it mere act of Justice
TO them 10 allow this final decision on the bin /, an d
o' should this be refused the they would hc cxposc5
10 INC aecusaiinn-shoud any be wilirr to MAKO ;,f
Sachceu the mercantile interest, by chasing it with
othels aud thus dcpIiving the rcrc6Jnis nf ,.o
prooany have been adopted, had it proposed tn in
cIude them only In lis provisions II seemed 10 bc
Scu the SyctGn passed upon yesterday was udyisibe
~ .""' "C committee had stated the fate Of the bill
"Pn us success IN 1at precise form. But, Mr.. B. would
no" repeat what every gentleman who had heard him
must recocc, that nc avowcd in the outset that in adyo
wy p' lie would not consent passing the bill iir
Ueu io'n Until the Senate should have decided tina,
would not pass bill C0mprcicndng other classes besides
"erchanis and that then, he would advocate a limited
M the committee pow asked it might
bo permitted put this question to tine seuat,. .Tis
tranquility OF tic public required that this long affiliated
uycct should arrive at close soon as lsibIe and
w. "T's'.y Tor decision was such over balance
hr -
e argument for reconsideration founded itself first on
me Coon 81 Inc public, and then common Justice to the
VINO had' ~ iuIhment Of the duy assigned to
'eil' iIancd, reported, md advoca ted the bill.
hr. Iazeweil observed that, judging from what had
allen from the gentleman from Georgia. he was led to
uPPose that the committee had two courses before them
D deIoeratIDg upon the bill TO be reported They
night have chosen the limited system as ell "a fbat
vhlch included all classes. Or had thew seen IT. had
bey entertained any doubt 10 the 93d section tbev
pIgnt nave reported IT as an amendment, when the
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