The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-19

REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW
! The bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt act,
enacted at the extra session, passed the House
of Representatives on Monday by majority,
SO much larger than was anticipated, even a
short time previous, as TO alarm the friends OF
the law, with respect to the fate which awaits
| Il in the Senate. The motives and character of
some who voted for the law of the extra session,
and now vote for its repeal before il has gone
into operation, have been violently impugned.
But the brief explanation given by Mr.. Mar
shall in the House on Monday and the more
extended exposition published in the Intelligent
Ger Of yesterday, from Mr.. Cravens, fully ac
count for the course pursued by these gentle
men and others. "Many," said Mr.. Marshall,
''voted for the law only on the condition, that its
operation should be suspended until they should
have an opportunity TO ascertain whether their
constituents approved the act or not" The peo-
pie whom they represent disapprove the law,
and therefore they feel themselves under the
necessity of voting for the repeal. According TO
the statement of Mr. Cravens, the western peo-
pie felt but little immediate interest in the mat
portuned by those from the North and East to
vote for the law-though its imperfeclons were
acknowledgements the express stipulation
that il should be amended at this session. "The
bill Che said),is on all hands, acknowledged to
be imperfect; and some of its provisions on my
return to my constituents, found highly dis
approved, and indeed the whole act objected
to-" No disposition was manifested TO remove
the Objectionable features, the day was fast APP
preaching when il must go into operation, and
he must stand condemned by his constituents
for approving its imperfections and absurditles.
To excite the zeal of its friends, he was com
PEELED TO propose the instructions for the repeal
and they were carried. Indeed, any attempt at
amending the law up to this time, during the
present session would, we believe, have been
nugatory.
We have deemed it but equitable to give this
brief statement of the. motives by which these
gentlemen assert they were inhuenced-a charge
having been made, that their course is not the
dictate of conscience but the result Of bribery. /
THE BANKRUPT LAWN Y. COURIER
AND enquirer.
A few days since the lntegencer predicted that
the Bankruptlaw would not be repealed--t now
that prediction, and attributes the
majority for the repeal in the House
to the unwse and mpoltic course pursued by a /
portion Of the New York press, We should b.
sorry TO believe that congressman could be in +
fuenced, in the slightest degree, by the evil dis
positions Of partisan editors. We trust
higher and holier impulse governs them. Yet
if it were possible for members TO be operated
On by the press to oppose the will of the People,
we should first look TO certain New York Jour
nails for the emanation Of such banefu innu-
ences.
Knowing the reckless and violent character of
the sheets alluded to, we have studlously avoid
ed the perusal of their recent inhammatory arti
,les on the subject of the Bankrupt aw-but we
were surprised, day or two since, to observe in
the Herald that the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer
had intimated that many members of Congress
had received brides (foreign gold) for adrocat
ing the repeal Of the Bankrupt la,D! That
paper has circulation abroad-but still we APP
prehend no evil from its gnoble charge against
American Congressman. We presumed that
the editors character (politcaD was as wen
known to its European readers as to its Ameri
we thought that his attempt to blot the
purity of American statesmen would leave no
stain We think so still We think that those
who have hitherto looked TO that journal for in
formation (even its recent friends) will now
throw it aside in disgust. 1t has excited the in
dignation of all parties. 1t is now powerless
for good or evil. II may fly into rage and thun-
der through all its columns, but who will heed
it2 All men will avoid it as they would stag
nant pool fermented with its own mpurily
We will nerer beiiere that members of Con
gress were influenced by the Courier, either for
or against the repeal. We will not believe that
our worst enemies can be so Wiley operated
upon. But we do believe that the journal in
question left nothing untried to WELD this hui
and corrupting influence. The charge
of BRIBERY is only another base, fabrication,
from the same source, whence many
Of a similar character against the President have
originated.
HON. HENRY A. WISE-JUSTICE.
short time since a most violent attack on
the character of Mr.. Wise appeared under the
editorial head of the New World. On Monday
last the Richmond Wing contained mastery
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