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RElIEF toR rHK PEorLE.
MEssEs. Ebrfoks 81 was graiiled %
md IRON I seier11ts 10 your paper Of
The ID. that Tho delegates Of the county
sre opposed 70 VI Il IS COMMONLY called :
Say Law. and trust they are and will
Pc sustained by 4 naipiilY a ihe people
10 that Opposition. A Fslaaiidp Law Is
also spoken n. buf whilst that may beless
objectionable. Il Is ID effect 1 Stay Law.
WHAT then IS the sznsSy iorthe szessses
and pressure Of The lsnes-ihsA distress
btoughs upon ls IS well By nel-adminls-
tEAlloa tl.g4yerhnenl II rsgstd @ The cur
TencY. IS BY ne acknowledged reckless
res and exirassgpce Of ihe people -
That i question fpmewhat uIihcuit 70.
answer.
For persons' already 10 the Sheritrs
bands. there Is probably no reliet. ex.
cepl such a. may Be incidentally afforded
through The Banks and The lorbearance 'ot
creditors, because lhe Legislature capnoi
ihteT3ose 10 time. Burt has occurred to-
me. sn1 Thaxe held the suggestion By
men Of more experencs, thatthe facilities
fOr obtaining iadaasnls against debtors,
have been sodSe unneeessarily IN
creased, ia this u IL least. BY rule
Of the County Of J$ffsrsonl rel
quifIgg that sun office judgment,
docket shall be red IS ready for
trial, unless cause hown for continu-
ancet Ia confefmi Id the practice 10
The Superior Court Recording tolaw.e
BY this summary suit brought
at the March term pred at the May
term iudgment Hon are award
ed; and the mon be made on a
forthcoming bond b gusl. Isnot this
aliltle more than 81 q power velocity
Is il 60, clampidg th poor debtor before
he has time 10 SOW a reap or cast about
him for the means o liei:S Is it not a
degree aof hprsbness id risor unknown
eyento aruder age. a ralcaalel 10 play
iato the hands Of the REGULATOR and sha.
yer, al the expense olihe good citizens
Of the county Has il moi tendency TO
Feather the nests" Of the few, al the ex-
pensei the many AZ
am but a Dlain citizen, aot much
versed 10 the worlds ways, particularly
ofmoney geit;ngor money.saving am
neither interested in the Courts, nor id
dread Of their process----and therefore
may be allowed 10 make suggestion or
two, with q diffi6enee due ID nv condi.
ton, but with the con6denceo f one free
10 speak the truth M H E9sss
H Iwould pass ! lawteslraining and pun 4
ishing Ustry, and thereby release much
ofthe circulating medi1m of,the country
from the purposes Of sbdciag, aud resiorel
III 10 its legitimate uses Id the ordinary bu-l
siness oflife. | would require ali officers
handling the money oil others to take an
oath that they would not engage in shaw
ingl during their continuance ia Office
and | would limi, the service OF sheriffs
to short period, say not exceeding
four years in succession Intihis, asin
most other matters, / would prove The
utility Of eshort setllemehts.n ii, after
a reasonable interval, all should prove 10
be right side up" would permit them
10. resume their duties. lido moi mean
10 intimate that The public officers Of this
county are engaged Id The business Of
shaving. ! have the assurance that they
are not, but as others may be 50 eng aged,
| would impose the, restriction, and de-
stroy all temptation for retaining or mis-
applying money collected
| would lessen the number Of terms Of
the County Coort, so as, instead Of -Four
Quarterly Terms for the trial Of civil ac-
lions, would have. but flco---one ia Feb
ruary end one ID August periods Of the
year when the agricultural class might
better be sparedto dance attendance on
Courts than the busy seasons now broken
in upon. This would give the creditor
four chances ia the year to recover bis
debt, and this in all conscience ought to
be- enough. II would give The. Superior
Courts 10 May and October, and the
County Courts 10 February and August
The Monthly Courts, for County and Po-
lice business. might be continued, int
which Appeals and Chancery Proceed.
ings might progress as usual. BY The ali
teration proposed. would pretezmit the
March term for this year, and let the Au-
gust term be the FIRST for cases brought Il !
November. This would give zine months
relief agsins. County Court proceedings. \
I | would also limit the SheriHs 10 SIM
gle commission on forthcoming bond =
that delnsive and destructive system Of
indulgence which grinds the debtor al
the rate Of sixty per cent. per annum, al
can demonstrate Il nv position be con-
troverted and would so regulate the
lees Of officers as 10 hold OUT no induce-
meat either for undue haste or destrucH
tive hardness. sa
Let al those who think with me thai |
these alterations 10. our laws would be-
productive Of even partial good join me
10 petition 10 the LEGISLATURE 10 that Ell
feet, so that our represa Itaiives may knows
the will Of he people, and respect il ac.I
cofdingly. AOBHOPPER. H
~ when ciOdhopp Bones ID eOniaetwilh
the cOur. system, be vi, id "a grubby road u |
Iravel," sat ls. his view e considered and rc- |
frled il erroneous.
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