Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-13
No. 7G.--yOLUME XXXyIlI.

provisions Of the Bankrupt b Sir, the debtor HIM
SELF if he peases or majority of his creditors he
does not please, change this whole contract SO
That the creditor will be compelled 10 accept ten
cents in the dollar his debt in full satisfaction
Of the whole: and although the debtor may acquire
millions in subsequent life, may transmit his estate 10
his heirs, yet the creditor cannot make arthlng OF
his debt Nay, SIR the CREDITOR whose substance was
thus taken, may die beggar al his debtors door Will
yon tell me, Sir, that tins IS not imparing the obiga
ton Of such existing contracts But lei US look how
the law affects debtors who became so before the pas
sage Of the bill SIR, such debtors were, under The
then existing laws, entitled TO have the possession ard
controu Of their estates and the creditors could not
dyest them OF such right, until they had procured
judgment and execution: bn now, Sir II is different
majority OF The creditors may declare them bankrupts,
and dyest them OF The control OF their estates, both real
md personal and have them consigned TO the hands 81
n the commissioners Of bankruptcy, 10 be sold under the
hammer-a, both real personal and mixed, for what.
ever heartIess spectators may see proper 10 give
But will gentlemen tell that these provisions
could not be avoided N bankrupt Law why.
Sir, child could suggest the proper mode avoid
i them by making the law applicable only to sucii
contracts entered INTO after the passage Of
the law THIS would have put 10 rest the consti;u.
ona question, far the post facto feature of the
bill IS concerned HGt, Sir, AVOID this not tie
object and design Of the master spirits in this work
they intended 10 invade the existing contracts and 10
dissolve them at The instance Il either the party
the other, without the concurrence of both in violation
IN, v'sas pt a c,; eng i'osai''y' no
and hidden scoundre were all 10 be discharged their
own petition, again 10 start fresh credit and agan run
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ood ,,r, of soc;s,y ,rd Ma nor mn bo,os, ,r,do
man, who may desire - struggle with lbs embarrass
mens, and finally succeed III business, TO be stopped
and broken down in lis avocaiion hy bare majori;y
- - 800 ~ :I "
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Han undrr i,r snn. ,ll,d. n III. If.o,nre mat
,r,Lo,;.es ! man :, dr,,,. l;mser h,nkrn,,
whenever he pleases Il EnrlanJ. France. Spain :
! lndead SIR in cv.rv nation whore Bankrupi Law.
have beeu introduced their whole object has been 4,
enable creditors 10 sion f,ouduiet ,nsolyeni from.
wasting their properiy m tIe,r possession winch pro
perly rl.nred 10 their creditors For instance SIR
.dsr. who lives ~ buv.ng and selling having extend.
Cd his credit largely NAV attcnnt, by Ike fraudupn,
c 4 H.. n-oo.r,v a H. .r;e,ds n defra.t
his creditors In's ar, would, under The BANKRUPT
Laws 81 England, authorize any creditor 10 prove ms
"ret ac Of bahkr"P'cy ana sue out coi"'.s',9H
against suc MS J|d""He7t oeous ~ :. ~, ~ -
1 " JI""'"1" ~ P,'., ~. III, 80; H.,
a'' ana lies th@'f ol TWO months M''io", sS"g pa',
ana i'f many o'te1 slAf I''s's 's : W
please, can close Ms d""'s U Sn,ns OUT co'hss1''