Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-02-24
PUBLIC MEETING


us vicinity, held for the purpose of taking into
rohS'ueid'ioh The operation and influence Of the
oanN'uP' Jaw ;-on motion Capt. @. G. Miller
was ca'led TO the Chair, and F. j. Alfred appoin.
wv "a motion was then made to an
point committee to draft d preamble and reso
lutions expressive of the sense OF the mee,;nJ
"nefeePon me following gentlemen were appoi1
ted, viz DR.. &. w. McCuIloch. LANES NJ
Stout, Robinson Hanger, and Il. j. Alfred. who
reported the following -
- Whereas the people have the right to inspect
all laws passed by Congress, or the I.eyslat,,rc.
ana 10 Judge OF their eXpediency; and, whereas.
all laws are made for the benefit of The peoplp as
me power emanates from them; we whose names
are hereunto appended, take this occasion to dis.
sent from the action of Congress in the passage
OF 'he bankrupt law; because it annus all prior
contracts, and, Is therefore an infringement of n
fundamental law; and, because, it is ex post fac,o
In itseli, In making law after the act has boen
done, (the signing of bond for example:l and
because 1t will open door TO infinite fraud ,nJ
corruption, by holding out inducements To MANY
honest and worthy men to do what they wouli
otherwise not do, when il is well known that the
Government was designed to prot, ct the RIGHTS rs
wei as the morals OF the people; and because il
enlarges the arena Of litigation, (aready too
great) II is needless to enter into dissertation
on government or the rights Of property; but, as
.nuivlouals we know those rights and would like
to see them maintained by the Government of our
adoption. AS citizens we Il ell as keeny and as
Sensibly Tor the sullerings of others, as any, and
can extend our charity far, to those of our tel
low men, who, by misfortune, have become ma
BILE to discharge their liabilities. We are entire
~ opposed 10 locking them up in jais, with Grim
'nals, &c. as the most fasdous can possibly be.
our most benevolent and munifcent Government
TO the contrary notwithstanding; but at the same
time we are opposed TO paying debt by such a
law where bond or honor is pledged. Ii this be
honesty, we know not what honesty is. We
a IA IS nnf.- e
been made by unwise Legislation, but whether
wise or unwlse, we ask the emphatic question, is
1t just? People of Augusta, we ask Won. is i,
just? Is it right! You have always spoken in
trumpet tones against vice and immortality; but |
does not this law plant the deadly Upas in our |!
telling then virtually to beproAigate. We have |
long since been taught to say, 'slead us not into
temptations" We know not from what system |
OF ethics 1t was drawn and where the moral RIGHT
exists, even il the political one has been granted.
i'esofred, That we prefer the old fashioned way
oil paying Our debrs, (by little at a time, if We |
cannot pay all at once,) slowly but surely
Hesolved, That from our confidence in the peo-
pie of the neighborhood, none of them will avail
themselves OF the privilege of this act
heS"Ired, That we will use all fair and honora-
bic means to procure its repeal
Resofred, That the Editor of Spectator he 70 !
quested topublish these proceedings and the |
names OF the sgners-Charles Dickinson. sen.
John Parsons Charles Bats, Ro. hanger, John /
IT, Weo . James G. Dickinson, Philip Peters,
J 5,.iI. Patterson, w. j. ID. Bell, j. NJ. Stout,
William Patterson, II. H. Johnson, n. Kerr. ].
Bunch, John Beard, Bear, b. Hupp, b. Bier
iy, NJ. Nhitmore, John Shattcrly, Richard Wes-
tern, ID. Lutz, Barnet Smith, J. Bushono. r. b.
CrIgler, w. Marshall, Daniel Whitmore, ID. NV
ers, j. IL. White, A. Stoner, John Rankin, John
Garber, }. Whlsman, Charles Dickinson, ir
John Kerr, II. Depriest, James Western. ]. M.
keeten, II. Defienbough, James Bourland, III.
PARSONS, II: IA. Eakle, Joseph Eagle, J. Stiegel,
James Walker, William Beard, ] Foltz. s.
Frame, Charles McClung, G.. G. Bourand, John
Bourland' Robert Walker, r. w. Dichenson,
leo; Peters; Christian Eakle, b. F. Lewis. A.
Walker, J. Weast, p. ii. Wheeler, VIM. Whit
more. James Clarkson Maupin, ]. S. Vanpeit, s.
Vanpelt. p. II. Snyder, w. Wheeler, w: White.
Pollard Naylor, Geo. Cline, j. Conquer, Solo.
mon Goldman, Thornton Berry, A. May, James
Allen, II. Bateman, Thomas Gilbert, James Fl.
Todd, VIM. Gilbert, James p. Beard, G. Hoover,
James Chaplin, Abraham CARRIER, G.. w. Now
ry, Thos. Walker, Matthias Showalter, John
Crawford VIM. Edison, G. Watson, j. C. Bar
ger, Samuel Patterson, Ira Il. Langford, David
lount, VIM. J. Barger, Lewis Redfer, Joseph
NJ. Bishop, John Koner. Jacob X yger, Michael
oyner, George Stickley, Henry Koinei, James
Patterson John II. Dollhouse, Gideon Barnhart,
John NJ: Humbert, Henry Kennedy, Peter Ken
nedy, Michael Myers, e. Coyner. J. Wonderlick,
Jacob Mexmaker, Henry Brew, Samuel Weitzell.
John Nj. Richardson, Samuel Yount, John Hang
er. Jacob w. Iircle. Joseph Coyner, sen. John
Conner, Gabriel Stickley, William Ramsay. ia
cob Hildebrand. sen. Geo. Barnhart, Thomas
Cullen, Jacob Harner, John Kennedy, John l.,
Humbert, Samuel ID. Humbert, Daniel IIumbert,
Jacob A. Haldemah, Jacob CARRIER, William
Bull, Joseph Allen, Matthias Kersh, George
keIsh, Daniel Miller, Simon Powell. Frederick
Goliaday, Samuel Pearson, Samuel G.. Bowers,
James Craig, Thomas p. Craw ford, A. A. Kib-
lInger. Silas Hinton, NJ. w. Crawford, IL. John
st"n James Johnston, J. MARSHALL Cyrus b.
Conner James Alexander, Henry Tutwiler, ia.
cob kelser. Abraham Freed, Paul Shreckhize,
Peter Shirley, Daniel keiser, David Dolb. Jacob
.tochenaur, sen p. Touberman, Thomas Conner,
w illlan f. Cullen, Samuel Crawford IT, WIN. !
Patterson, jr. James A. Patterson, John Shepler. |
Gabrial Alexander, John Touberman, G.. CoT- |
man. sen. Joseph Collman, David Colnan, !
samuel Coiiinan, Daniel Flory, j. Gochenaur. lr. |
Nelson Hall, Arch. Trotter, James Patterson. sen.
Plhiip Coiner, James G.. Patterson, James Pat |
terson, J. Killan.
On motion, it was resolved that those proceed !
lngs be slgnedby the Chairman and Secretary of
the meeting. G. G. MILLER, Chairman.
4. ). ALFRED, Secretary.
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