Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-20

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M mis- Is rot the crly oGs!ouE cirouMs'anca Ia 'h'S
nSac,ioa. The wbc,e Of it exhibits the most extra
.nary parliamentary tactics we have ever Witnessed
. Bankrupt Law was passed by the Wings at their
nous Extra Session. 1t was u part OF their ex'rao'
,,ry batch Of Objectionable measures Some OF tue
,,ufes OF this law were unconsiitutionai-others
re OF doubtful expedency, OF fearful
vas even objectionable, that many OF '"s "ss:
t. Wings have returned TO Congress win aete'n'
non 10 expunge il from the statute book. Eve" '"s
~ K Of Kentucky has, by large MAJORITY passeu
,uoas insructng their Senators to vote ior iepe0
.b. Bankrupt Law-and OH Tuesday last, MT Hlore-
H. one of her Senators, declared TO tue 0enae y. ,e
his determination 10 carry out the wishes OF MS
~, The same objections were ielt by the ~ "ui
"A Legislature. MIR. Scott urged upon theo 'e 'Ae
=, passage of the anti Bankrupt hesoi"'lon' upon
..,n,d NJ a nearly entire unanimity IN the House
-. ,he law. Mr.. Toler, of Lynchburg, editor OF
+ y,,r;n,an wrote home, that not more than h'e or
- - s,vor Of the law But the lingering spirit
49,, an lowered over the minds Of some OF the
,bsrs The law was a Wing law-passeu as pal'
.I' f,vo,t. system of the Extra Session 1t was
9s of their proiessedy hei'ei measures ,,,%aao
Isd bio, would seem to come over the escutcheoh
90 Wh;,sand who knows, but if this measure were
s ,i,,,e the whole series might 60 oy the ooarc:
!. ~, Al, bqnkrupt resolution passed, who knowso out
' a,hs, resolutions might be equally successful =
~. trends al Washington were to be screened from
| ",hIc cr,c;sm-ani It would never do Tor Inc
* Focos 10 triumph in this way, by the passaW,
a,r resolution Then came the ingenuity o, Mn'g
I,c.c, An amendment was proposed, upon whc" ,le
,,nn.,,,s wee divided Was it not possible IN lh's
astrac, their ranks, and to defeat the original re-
H., on bv union orthe two distinct propositions; Inc
,ns-;,nea, was tried: and the Whg doctors have sue
4, ed Thay would not even consent TO modify ,ner
N. aed proposition by throwing II INTO iof'i wiz"
= more pa!atablc TO the Democrats ihey were u'i
Ing too to separate the propos't'onsmou' ,re"eeu
/ nike them swallow the whole. The democrats
encd even determined 10 take the whuie' 'a''ei 'a
- ,hs ORIGINAL resouton-But the wings pressed
,y,:led themselves of their parliamentary manau
>, and threw the whole question out OF the mouse,
majority of 2 on motion OF INDEFINITE postpone
Ana thus they 90 Such is the force of party ssp,
rhey nroi.ss to have got every thing they asked
r. Some Of their leaders say, there are very lew OF
,m VINO are no, opposed to the Bankrupt Law. They
;ed their own amendment 10 shield the State Banks
| IN any other form OF Bankrupt Blil-and yet oy
n, desnera,, effort, they threw oil the whole lhey
| zen their Wing brethren at Washington from any
Lest Of the Virginia Legislature against their Old,
Il y,ous Bankrupt law By an ingenious device OF
Elementary tactics they have succeeded IN REJECT
HE Resolution We shall see BY what device lhey
MI ret clear of the Anti. Bank and the Anti Ds'fiuu
N Eesoluons-or whether they will boldly take Tue
BY the horns-nal the resolutions to the taole-ano
.n me-, Inc issues which will be made before The
.s,, tribunal OF the People Meet them they will be
Iom,.lisd 10 do al the Polls Nous perrons.