Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-26
: Hirr.Prs"n's Card on Tuesday
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
REMARKS OF MR. LIGGN OF NELSON,
OK 1'tIr S'TAN MI

House IF Deiegasts .uOnday, .uarrh 2lSt, 1872.
The subject now under the consideration of the
House, is one which, IN regard 10 It's Importance
aud the deep interest and s0citude felt and ma.
Infested III it, hy the people Of Nelson, whom | have
the honor tn represent, surpassed by other upon
which the House has yet acted will have TO act il
well known 10 this House, that degree OF pecuna-
~ Indebtedness and distress, pervadcs tins Com
monweah, paraly zng their energies, and which sur
passes III magnitude that oil any other period This
fact Is evidenced by the petitions and appeals sent here,
einana,lng directly from the people, who presume are
better judges of the condition of things existing
among them, than we can possibly be. Yes. s'r the
voice oil distressand the requison Tor relief al our
hands, comes To us III questionable lormAnd can II
be possibe-that we, the creatures of their will,
vested with little brief authority, shall turn deal
ear 10 their petitions, and refuse TO respond 10 their
wishes: cannot believe it. VIVA, are we sent here
lorif 1t is not faithfully carry their known or
expressed wisiles-tu foster and guard their interests
and to lgisatc exclusively for the promotion OF their
good For my own par shall act in perfect accord
ance win my opinions upon this subject, sustained and
sanctioned by tents of my constituents, cordial
" support and vote Tor the bill your table,
OF similar character-which has for its object, stay
of coercve legal process-some law which will pre-
vent The property of the citizens of this ath
from total sacrlcethereby saving this property TO The
and support Of thousands Of honest men, who now,
from unexpected events, find themselves at this partl
culur period, involved in pecnniary embarrassment,
themselves. Extend the relief 10 them, contemp lated
by this BILL and you enable them to their all from
total sacrifice and the beggary which would inevitably
ensue Without this relief, will any loss be sustained 10
the creditor by the operation oths law Can he possibly
lose anything by The limited time, for which this law
ponds the collection of his debt? No, sir, he cannot and
have evidence 10 show, that he does not Thru.
the tact that the creditor uniting with others ask
ing the passage of this law. This law if passed. will
not only the great sacrifice of property-which
kad .It
or to pay not only creditor but others, who would
be excluded from any benefit, the property
ed 10 sale under existing laws ! cannot then con.
ceve upon what ground opposition TO this bill can be
prcdlcated
Refuse TO pass i,-and who can calculate the amount,
of distress, the sacrifice Of property, and the indI
vdua ruin that will follow Pass it, and your kind
intervention will be hailed by those who ask
nf its passage with that feeling of gratitude which IS
accorded by the people, TO those who MS their pub
lie Unctlonares, act in accordance with their wishes
The passage of This law 10 be justified also upon the
mmuable principles Of fairness, justice and consslen
cy. What proposition has yet been made in this House
the present session. al preceding ones, asking ndu
gcncc relief to the banking institutions OF the State,
which has rallied TO It's support jnriiy of this
body Ilnw often have these institutions violated their
express obligations to the law, and received dissolution
by this House legallziLg those acts And yet, when
the sovereign people, through the medium OF petitions,
or the direct efforts OF their representatives. in this
body present in unequivoca shape, the tact that the
people in condition of great pecuniary enlbarrass-
ment resulting in great measure from unwise eg'sla-
ton in relation to these Institutions and ovcrbank
ing their voice is TO be dis'egardedand The relief
they ask refused If this should be unfortunately
the decision of this House. upon This bill, can only
say, tina, my feeble efforts were used TO avert such
result and that these Efforts WERE good faith, the
result, Of my deliberate opinion in favor of the neces
siiy and propeiy Of such law and that those efforts
were BESIDES ndspensably required my part being
the discharge Of duty, which my constituents, with
distinction, either to debtor or creditor, Wing
Democrat had asked and demanded of me. ask this
Legislature, then, give this subject the due drbera
ton which lis great Importance merits; and trust
that after this deberaton, that they will concur in the
necessity, propreiy, and justice Of the passage Of the
bill now under considerations some measure, in con-
ormy the wishes of the people, in relation to Stay