Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-04

His property consisted chiefly Of real estate His
debts were almost exclusively due by simple con-
tract, much the larger part by negotiable notes held
by the Banks and secured TO them by the RESPONSE
bility- OF his friends, as indorsers
The burihen of payment devolves on them. The
law secures from their dem,nd of indemnity, that
fund on which they securely rcposed for projection,
and which is bound to them by every principle of
good faith, justice, and sound policy. Not con-
tent with discriminating to their prejudice in favor
OF another class Of creditors, alike meritorious,
indeed, but certainly more so in the estimate of
morality, equity, j, subjects them to an absolute
forfeiture of claims more powerfully and imperi-
onsly than any other addressing the sensibity, at
least, OF men Of honor, and the family OF the de-
ceased ir enriched, peradven,ure by their ruin The
law establishes rule and produces result which
the Interstate could have deliberately sanctioned
or contemplated without infamy.
Will the legislature longer suffer the fair pages
OF our Jurisprudence TO be furnished by the stain OF
this Ubiquitous doctrine? A doctrine having birth
in the barbarous and obsolete maxims of feudai
polity, which are wholly inapplicable 10 our pre-
sent Institutions OF government, and adapted to
condition of society altogether dissimiIar 10 that
OF this enlightened and commercisl era.
That the distinction between specially and SIM
pie contract debts is artificial and rational, tina,
the whole mass of debtors estate, real s person-
al, ought TO be chaSseabe with the whole amount
OF hi debs, OF every description, whether he be
living or dead, are propositions which surely at
his day, require no argument, to support them.
II would be reflection upon the intelligence of
the Legislature, TO do more than attract their a,ten
ton 10 the subject.
Fredericksburg.
ISrtTdct OF n letter TO q gentleman IN thi, Citu,
DATED WAsKINGroN, JAN. 1, 1897
This being the day which the President
House is thrown open to all visitors, went, among
Others, TO pay my respects TO him; or rather, should
fairly confess; went 10 see the East Room, for
The furnishing OF which had voted TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars at the last session of Congress.
was anxious to see how that amount OF furniture
could Ue slowed away in single room and
my curiosity was fully Satisfied. II was truly
a gorgeous sight 10 behold, bu, had too much the
look OF regal magnifcence To be perfectly asreea-
Ole TO my old republican feelings. recollected
| that President, Monroe had incurred much ceusure
fol seit of costly chairs which a foreign agent
had sent over TO him; they cos, an hundred dol.
lars piece, and pc pie said that our worthy Pre-.
sident required 90 acres OF public land to set
down uion; but here said I, is the price OF 20 00C
acres OF public land (enough at 40 acres each &c
furnish homes for 5000 poor famies) expended
| upon the decorations of single room, 10 graft
| ~ the taste and LUXURY of his successor! PEG.
pie want US 10 support the President and truly
we support him like Prince This is but tn,
second year OF his accession the chair OF his an.
ces'or, and already we have voted him S49, 500
Tor his personal accommodation, independent, Of
his salary OF 80 coo per annum and the use oil
! this noble manion free of rent. In March
| lS2o we voted him fourteen thousand dollar.
or furnishing his house, and 5000 for imp inc
the yard about il: in May, 1926, we voted SIS ,s6s
more tor The yard, and S25 600 for furnishing the
East Room; in all SAG, S65 for the personal ac-
commodaiion OF oar gracious President, in the
hrsi riiteen months of his administration Surely
HE people ought 10 be satisfied with the zeal and
devotion with which support him.
| with these refiexons left the East Room
maIe my way into TIE Presence Chamber
paid The debt OF lowly obei-ance, and retired
Inc noa'e was full OF company, but saw bu
very lew OF the " unPrincipicd oppositioa.''
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