Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-29
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot,


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The AcrtoN or CoNGREss UPON TIE
DANKRUPr BuL--sTATE OF FEELING
CREATED BY Ir-TEMPER or THE MEM
BERs-PREACHING AT THE CAPITOL.
The action of the House of Representa-
tives on Saturday, upon the Bankrupt Bill
will be laid before your readers by your
reporter. Of the effect Of that action you
arc much better able to Judge than your
correspondent. From the excitement here,
however, in relation to it, it is to be pre-
sumed that ten-fold feeling will be
aroused abroad, particularly in those sec
tons Of the country where the execution
Of the Bankrupt Law was looked to as the
contamination and fruition of hopes de-
terrcd for years. To an observer of the
proceedings Of Congress, as ] have been
for many years, | regard it both in the
manner of doing, and in the thing dane,
the most disrraceful records of events that
ever dishon0rcd body of legislators; and
am the more sorry to say this, inasmuch
rs the proceedings originated with Wings
were introduced by Wings, and enforced
bv Wings. It is true that the great body
Of Wings resisted manfuy and promptly
all these Innovations upon one Of the great
measures Of the extra session. 1t is true,
also, that the locofoco members went nearly
ri maSse with the impracticabla Wings, or
by themselves. With three or four cXcep-
tons, (but three belicve,) the party voted
in a solid column, held together now, as
ever, by a cohesive power so strong that
no other power could hope, even for i
moment, to sunder the bond Of union.
Always, however, ready to take part i'll the
accomplishment Of any mischief designed
for any purpose, the party were found upon
this occasion, as one man, resisting the exc
cution of law which, for its benefits
because it became law by WING Con
gress,) they arc DESTROYS to repeal, postpone.
o. make odious.
Notwithstanding this motive, obvious to
every man here who would open his eyes
long enough to sec the state of things
around him, Wing members Of Congress,
and a score Of them, too, am sorry to
say, were found cooperating with the en-
envy in breaking in upoa law, on the
execution of which depended the present
and future prospects of thousands and
thousands of the American people. It is
impossible to realize the extent of mis-
chief accomplished 20 the Wing party and
istration, especially if no power should
come speedily forth to stay the hand Of
these congressional eXeCutioners. Certain
| am that the law was the hope and stay,
the consolation, and the motive to industry,
of thousands of men who looked forward
to the first Of February as the day Of their
Jubilee. Upon the eve Of this long prom
ised Jubilee, Congress comes forth like the
common hangman on the gallows, and un-
der the tcrrors Of the law, destroys hope
and life together.
II is true that this state of things has not
yet quite arrived, but so near are they at
hand, that regard the chances of life
about as tie chances of one sentenced to
be executed. and who makes an appeal to
the Chief Magistrate Of the State or Ma
ton, imploring him for good aud sufficient
reasons to extend the pasdoning power to
the condemned. 1t is hardly probable,
but not altogether impossible, that the Bill
may be saved from execution. | Judge,
it is true, alone from the votes on Saturday
but all the votes were test votes, and they
vary YOU see from fifteen to twcnty-three.
The Committee are not only instructed to
bring in a bill! 10 repeal the Bankrupt Law
but in the plenitudc Of its wisdom and
generosity, the majorily in the House have
seen fit 10 impose it as duty upon the
Committee to do this by Tuesday next
The Law will then be introduced in brief
terms, declaring "ihe act Of September,
1871, establishing a Uniform System OF
Bankruptcy throughout the United States
hereby repealed" If the legislation should
then be as summary as it was on Saturday.
the Bill will be acted upon at once, ano
sent post-hastc to the Senate for a like exc.
cution thcrc--and what is the disposition
there in regard to this measure, you may
perhaps. form an opinion in advance from
the action in the Senate in the case Of Mr.
Benton's Bill, moving a postponement OF
the operations Of the Law until the lst Of
July Of the present year.
And here a word of the manner Of Iegis
lation in the House upon this measure. 4
memorial is introduced by Mr. 6. Davis
of Kentucky praying u repeal Ct the Bank
lupt Law. No sooner is il in the posses
sion Of the house than Mr.. Cravens, Of In
diana, moves a commitment, with instruc
tions to report a Bill to repeal the Bank
rupt Act, and before taking his seat, ans
before a member saying word in favor
of the motion and without allowing another
member to say word for or against tho
motion, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
is sprung With this motion pending, TIT
House adiourng, The subject is renewed
in the morning as unfinished buslneSS-tn'
Previous Question is sccondod--lhe man
Question mi tho ;nefructiCns ordered, ans