Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-04

nsy 49, 10 act properly. having certain intriu,;c va
ION as much AZ any other species Of property and
snouo therefore, be subject to other laws than apy
osner ming which mao can call his own That "A do..
possess this intrinsic value, although renersIv .ed ~
the measure OF value In other things will AZ oncs h.
obvious TO any one who reflects on The very large n
mount worked up 10 every country for fahfirs,In a.
neies both Of luxury and real utility :"
Another legislative grievance of stll more extensive
nscniei IL the law Of securityship.--ifI NAV on cali
.nect OF this is enornou.ly 10 acil tate the ex.
oil credit; 10 ensLIe to live upon false cant
% and u"eey to ruin thousands upon Thousand. OF in
.e"' geographically women and children This
y oe ana Often IL done, by the secnr y.hips OF III.
r. ~ y. "'e1 respective families, whose action.
ney nave not Ne smallest eoptrouI; ard from wbo.e
up'os'ueoce their pretended guardians the lave af
nron., 80 w. We slightest protection. Although the
rroP,y " evefy man who has family. belongs to
'nem IN equity aud good con-ci-ncenay bv ths laws
OF "od himself, which declare that che vho ,rovidsh
mos, n.,ni.o WI Is wore than an 1niJel."-yet ihis
Pe'u'eous law OF securitvships nut. il in the nav.
sr OF every such person. utterly TO ruin h 1885, "a
' conn Sion', his own flesh and blood II he han
pt.n ~'ns RESOLUTION enough to say NO to re quest
Wy" nc Knows u granted, may end in such a ca,ss
uophe. Can amy good be given vhy ,b; .bonid
% so: would not society, in all its var,ou. r.,S.
os nhol'ry more happy, II the whole system OF
raise credit was entirely abollshed-if every man. our
properly alone could be made snswerable for hts own
ueo-'i the law put completely out of hi. p,,,er n,
on",, Tor other peopie-and ii all lend, Of money
anu sellers oil other property, were CON LEAD 10 looy
or remuneration no farther than the honor and ec,usr
p.ope,V OIL those whom they chose to tru.,, Wbv
aoy human being have legal sanction for the
uuo.gence even OF his benevolent feelings no, IN
mention those OF mere weakness at IN. probsb. .,e,
nee OF the very subsistence OF all whom God ard ma,
nave oouni him to nurture and protect from every
"Jury' ms, may II please your honor able bodv an
pears to an unsophisiicsted man. mo.t c,vins Vii
one more productive Of misery TO our peope than
az oher legal evils put together very large Dor ion
VI very community may truly he said 10 be improvi.
dent and mprudent in regard 10 the tn,n,s.ms,, =,
he property; aud al Legislators in every nation hav.
ueemea II their duty to inferro in various ways with
.ne rights Of property. far a, TO protect N froo
tain wastes and fraudulent alienation. aud 49, 49,
peg 70 ask from such alterations as are often mad. bv
where there is the shadow Of adyan
risks the alienAtiohi We have a very s,n;.n, a..
winch provides that deed for proper,y .od shall, no
wo'.n straw without, what is called a rai,.ubis con-
sdeTdfion !-and very tender Is this I,y IN ,he ,h
Jet OF this valuable consideration tb,, 4, ror.as
70 Ie Ne aooui by declaring that il 1. TO him in
ndnd Pd,a, months, and sometimes years, before he
Of ca, even 10 Dc mand IT, But where. in Il name
VI common sense, this of
value IN any case, Of whs is forced 70 mart s,h
az ns property oy securi,yshps or piece with thi.
himssf sor ~, w",en enables creditor to compensate
'or the loss oil his debt. by the mprisonn IN mt of
MS debor IL the debtor be really ,p,rfh notbins th
creuoi can gam nothing by this act unless IL bs the
n,a o,o a, % ms inagnty; which lie kind Of guild
you auu man. out the family OF th indivi uai IN he
onc and the public losers 10 the entire amo,n,
aaoor OF the person 'hns imprisoned This i. TO
mr.
epre oy cutting of mans feet to save hI.-,boe,l
Inc mex, subject 20 Which beg to invite vour AZ en-
non Is the situation OF Guardians and High Sheriff.
under our present laws. Would IL not he worth In ;
curry why Their accounts alone shouII never b.. ca
pao'e VI huai arJus'ment-in other words why tbere
should be no limitation, but the end of the world 70
.neT nsbilty TO Denomination Is IL fair pcesu,n,
uon mat TO make person the Guardian of spother Or
high Sheriff. necessarily 10 make him a orsa,sr
rogue than other men IL il be not il there h sdn,
OF justice In requiring them, of ali other men N h
'oIersr ready wih such peTishabie things as paper
vouchers to settle and reseiiie their accounts. IA oe
as any person. In all future time may chuse 10 cali nm
on them: ~ y" san up
Another sore evil attributable to our laws !. IN
puuhc execution oil criminals. Il there a sin ole ms N
:" "e community, who ever witnessed the nan3 besr
rs ahu shocking scenes Of dissipation, which almos,
eoos'am"y iaKe place at public Executions, that de
oo' believe them to he highly pernieious m .o,
cannot agree with the celebrated John WIyae. ~
"HSihg' mat " the very worst use YOU can mak. nj
a man, is to hdns him. we sincerely hope YOU will
iea', seriously consider whether il be not hes, nm
every account hereafter to provide that Executions
ns no, De made public spectacles Tor the eratjfiea
uon o me very worst and abandoned cIasse. NJ
Tue community. That many honest wel-mpaning
eoP'e also attend them, is certainly true but fbru
"an' no such example to deter them from the com is
sion Oh capital crimes whereas the person. most a.
posed TO commit them, have never vet bean f,und %
ing A'"'A'y warn
ihere are various other matters NAV II n,essa vo,,
Hononrable Body, which wish most re .pectluuy ~
oeT lot your consiGeration-but will POSTPONE them IN
another opportunity. "
VOICE FROM THE COUNTRY.