New-York tribune., 1842-01-17
The Repenlers in the Ficld.

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ing. Including those merchants who arc them
selves indebted to the rnercy OF their creditors fox
the privilege Of doing business in their own names,
and those twice inserted, there are 100 names to
ecall, which appropriately makes its first appear
ance in Benefits Sunday Hcrald, backed By a
strong fourisho of Edtoria! slang ndfalschood, and
a most abusive communication. SO the field is
fairly opened, and VIC shall now have an opporu.
nifty OF knowing VINO among the citizens of New
Aorl, in favor of keeping insolvcnt debtor in
eternal bondage at the will of one Sbyock, though
ninety-ninc of bis hundred creditors are willing TO
set him at liberty.
We have differed 100 often and too seriously with
honest and worthy men, MOTTO know how to respec,
an honest difference Of opinion. With the man
Who not discriminating between contract and a
particular mode Of enforcing it, tells the Bank
Iupt Law is unconstitutional, VIC calmly argue the
question to the man who holding heavy demands
upon insevcn,s and drcading that they will be
dered worthless BY the Law, opposes it, we en-
dcavor to show that if they are intrinsicaly worth
anything, the Bankrupt Law will secure that value
TO him; while him who holds tina. bankrupt ought
to renlain the bondnan OF his creditors through
life fulfilling the eutics of a citizen, husband and
father, only at sufiarance ar by fraud, and going
down to the grave without hope OF leaving any
thing TO those dependent upon him. we pass with
silent pity thanking God that the age of judicial
tortarc and burning of Dracos code and Roman
slavery for debtors has passed away for ever. The
open aud manly opponent of a Bankrupt Law. we
meet and respect as an adversary, who mistake the
requirements of Justice and the Public Good, is
blinded to them by the pressure OF real or imagn-
arv seli-intercst. But we cannot so favorably re.
gard the trainers of tho call for Meeting at the
Exchange tomorrow. nat call is VIGOROUSLY tn
tsudeA 10 aid the movement in Congress for Re.
rect of the Bankrupt Law. Then why not frankly
say SO Yet instead Of this it invites expressly
and simply "lhe citizens Of New York who arc
= in favor of protecting the legal rights Of credi-
tors, and opposed to any Bankrupt Law that does
not include BANKS aud othe: trading corpora
'.tions' Is hishoncstl Who does not know that
the friends of tho Lawrcsovcd, at their great
ingon Thursday that corporations oug to be iacu
tcd Then why this unfair insnuation of the reverse?
Do they wisto force this corporation question upon
Congress in such shape to frigh,cn the friends
oil the suspended Banks into coo peralon with them
in repeating the Law If so, we tell them they
Will be foiIed. The sincere friends of u Bankrupt
Law generally desire to corporations subjected,
bur they are not willing to siipwrcck the measure
bvprccipila.lns that issue. They are in favor of
a Bankrupt Law sc:tA noittont that provision,
and vii! not be fooled out of the good already Sc
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water
As to the legal4.ghtS OF creditors. the Bank.
lupt Law as gives to all creditors ali the pro-
perry OF al insovcnl debtors, wilnou, reservation
or exception. 1t does more it guarantees this
right for ecer.=li fifty years hence creditor Can
prove that his insolvent debtor has withheld or
cloakcd any effects, the discharge is aside and
the debtor may again be pursued by law. How
much more than all the debtor has is the legal
reh, Of the creditor! VIII nothing shol, Of the
pound of flesh answer If the author Of this call
believed his object a laudabe one, why did he not
use planlanguagc!
The SHAREHOLDERS CONFERENCE.-The body
met pursuant 10 ADJOURNMENT, at Annapolis, Md
on the 18th Among the measures proposed and
adopted were 10 prevent manumission OF slaves
o'i 20 - oi'e'' ou' "
The Snitca States, ana ahotiet 10 prevent Il Tree
acsro. leaving the State rom ever returning, OK
cept ON certain condition A genticman named
,-,,.,,.S ro.r, .r.>a,,,1 convinced =
1' N't'l' ~ a. t''0 'o s'is
purpose OF reporting It's proceedings Tor the Imam
eipator and The Massachusetts Spy ltwas with
considerable difficulty ,ha, he was rescued from q
#lyDcbno.
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