The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-08

creditor upon the non-paying debtor, But whatever
be the motive, its effect will be 10 throw new light
upon the true condition Of individuals and CORPORA
tons.
As the period approaches when the Bankruia law,
as passed at the extra session. goes into Operation
there begins To be manifest among those whom mis-
fortune compes To avail themselves of liz blessed pr
uleges, great deal of feeling There is fear iha'
Congress may repeal il and roll back upon their de-
voted heads the dark wave which they believed had
receded forever. Hundreds in this city-ihousands
throughout the Union looking forward To the lst OF
February, the day of Nations Jubilee, for freedom
from the chains that they have worn so long, and,
hitherto without hope In passing this wise and
benevolent law, Congress has poured out upon the
land a cup of blessing in repeating it, which, God
forbid it should think to do! the blessing will be
turned into curse Shall petitions, signed by thou
SAND individuals even, be accepted III the face oil the
suppcations and tears and penury of sixty thousand
men If Congress should repeal the law before It has
gone into operation the only hope left for the thou
sands who, with the will to work, find no work
who, with the will to pay, scarcely earn bread
Tor their families who with all the high and honor
able feelings Of honest men and the industrious habits
OF good citizens, are degraded slaves in a free land
and serve the bitterest Of all seryitudes, moral
bondage 10 their pecesthe only hope left TO such
is in the Veto of the President lOur correspondents
seutiments-Ed.l
Dr. Mott is about to publish a new surgical work.
II will be valuable book to the medical faculty In
the " New York Lancet the first number of which
has just appeared and bids fair to be useful and
n 4 4 1
seems to be very little doing just now III literature
The ApPlelons are regularly publishing their series
OF popular tales, with improved editions Of their
usual standard publications and also making large
importations Of all The new and important European
books.
The Baltimore papers have taken correct yeW Of
the case Of Justice Wiley, recently convicted here of
consortng with burglars. They suggest that mercy
be extended to him condition that he gives up the
names of the robbers. This is the view that win be
taken of it by the authorities here and probably there
will be " more developments Mr., Wiley will, no
doubt, be willing to make any disclosures which
will purchase melioration Of his present unhappy po-
sition.
You will see by the prints, that publication has
appeared in Boston that city founded by the Pilgrim
Fathers, calling convention for the public discus
sion of the credby and authority of the scriptures
Of the Old and New Testaments. RALPH WALDO
EMERSON is al the head of this call. He is Carlyles
American imitator and the apostle of his peculiar
tons and feelings Mr. Emerson has himself many
imtators, and numerous admirers throughout New
England, and in this and other middle States. The
tendency of the writings of this school is scepticsm,
if not downright infdey. | give you the card as
appears in the Boston papers. This inquiry and
discussion may possibly be denominated "freedom of
opinion and elderly of inquiry = btt every Chris
tian will and feel that it is uncaled for and that
its end and aim IS Of highly pcrnicious character,
and profoundly injurious TO the conservative prnci
pie OF all society for, upon the great foundation,
truths Of these Holy writings the " c,edbity md at-
the great superstructurr Of civilized society up
reared But Christianity itself has nothing to fear
in this Investigation.
''BlBlI CoNyrxEoN-Th undersigned were ap-
pointed at a meeting in Charen Street Chapel on the
2Sh of October last, Committee to call Conyen-
ton to be STYLED the Bible Convention, for the pub
lie discussion Of the crcdbility and authority Of the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. We do,
therefore, invite all persons disposed TO take part in
this discussion, to meet at the Masonic Temple, in
Boston, Tuesday, the Doth day Of March, 1912, at
~ o'clock A. VI.
r. WALDO EMERSON,
A. BRONSON ALCOT,
MARIA WESTON CHAPMAN,
EDMUND QUINCY"
The Illustrious sailed for Burmuda yesterday
morning The North River is free Of ice, and is ma
iyigable to Newburg