Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-18

relief OF the hon st aud uno rtunaie debtor and for
this and other oppose the repeal or susp.n
sion OF the law under consideration, We nev,f,he.
less believe, that til, g',at benefits TO be derived
from well digcsted Bankrupt law ais TO b. fourd
IN It's preventive influences on the eon,Iactin. Of
debts, and in the permNnent settlement Of the re.
latons OF debtor and creditor aud that W. tho r,Co,.
consider il, Indispensable that all expedient safe.
guards should be established to prevent fraud nnd
iha, full protection should bc given to ell iu, e,eJi
orr, ana espcclaliy To the creditors of Banking
corporations and that the present law far US il is
defective IN these respects should he amended by n
supplementary net in such manner ns TO aceomn;sh
these desirable ends, but without being repealed or
suspended.
From the N Express
GREAT MEETING IN FAVOR OF THE
BANKRUPT LAW.
The Exchcugc yesterday afternoon a, n o,c,o,L
began To be hled, and little after O'clock /, ~,
impossible tn get within feet of The GREAT u,II
Inc concoutse was unexpectedly and remarkable
great Such throng has seldom assembled ,bcr,
except IN times oil the highest political eSci,cmen,
We cannot say how many were there or nhn,,
'hcIc, out there were some, IL no, many Thousands
mere were some points in this me, ting quite re-.
markable to-thc first was tho strong and uecined
manifestation OF opinion with no di. scntcnt voice,
appearing IN behalf OF Bankrupt Law that ,bou'd
"u'uue corporations: and the next was tho mani
ss' anu hearty appreciation given by leading mem
The Bankrupt Law. "
y" '"e 'ul report we have Q ven of this impor.,,t
oeuns we c'll attention, To the energy with which
"u "ssemo'y seconded the call upon the Sta,es ro
force resnnlptiont Of specie Payments or r,;L,,,
upon the Federal Gov to force tb,r, -,
general Bankrupt Law. y
we also call attention Ia the chance of o,;o;o,,
wh'eh seems to have taken place in this part ~ ,,
country as To including corporations. and which
seemed to afford Mr. Butltr, in particular much
pleasure. This change Mr. Selten EXPLAINED I, 10
no" seen that IN some al he States Sou,I,,n nnI
western, there is an Indifference an Tho no,, Ln,h
VI INC nAh6s and the Stntc Legislatures as 10 re-.
r"p''o ana That, therefore, the only way we have
., '.achns them is by hc compulsory nciinn of IN.
'ue'a. Government Thus what was ur M cessary
VII" nv WI two years ago, seems Necessary now
IHficuarIy do we invite attention both from
''npets OF CONGRESS IN Washington, md State
LEGISLATORS IN Albany 10 tie impottnp, fac, lin,
ne'e is no difference OF opinion between the Srenk-
crs o' opposite parties nj out the imnolicv nrJ in
Jusce OF repeal or Suspension of the Rarkrurt INV
w goes INTO orc'nlian Feb. l. The Late Van
bu'en men urge the continuance of the Law as cnr-
nes,.y Us The Wings OF the Speakers wcre:-
WIGS Mr. Setden, V. d. MIR Butler,
MIR Hall, MeVenp
Trld,n.
m 4" Edn,onJs.
r, The President of the meeting, John | Mnrson
ESQ., was Mr. Van Burcn's las, Collcr,o, ol,Ln,
Inti, and Davis Esu, who named him l. -,
wig of the first water ' "
, Asaln ~ worthy of remark, that hero. nc in
Boston, Creditors well rs Debtors mr.. y n,ni.
I"p' Law he men who figure in this meeting ara
o'e" o' metal rs well ms of character and the last
,0o' hccd Bankrupt Law for themselves hu, they
nave hearts as well as heais-nnd both mend ami
hear' make them friends of n Binkrup, Law.