Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-11
AccosAo, May 81. 1912,


Mr. Edtor-In our retired part Of III. Country Il
IS not surprising that should not have seen. until
to-day, the article IN the Enquirer giving IN account
Of March Court IN Aceomac Indeed, news ceasss
10 be news elsewhere before Il reaches US ard tni,
may explain why this article has not been no,icsd
sooner. IL vas handed to me to-day by a friend.
for am happy 70 say very few "Enqu.rers" are
taken IN this part Of our county and was not less
surprised Than disguised with Its contents: Sur-
prlsed NJ the INSCRIPTIONS character of its state
ments, and Disguised a, the iuisome hattery Of lie
subject. or Judge Blyly DO not propose Ia sa,,
much, You have already relieved me OF tb,t nsrss
slty; but think II would nave been much better n,
the station which he occupies, and for him. that there
had been no occasion for that article or for this II
indeed, ms design N addressing the people on tha,
occasion mad been as he said, ito take cave of his
conhding constituents u would have been roucb
more compatible with the dignity Of his static, 10
have waived 1t ,i after the county election: or n,
least 10 have dropped the character of nocian ord
gwen lair, candid and Judge like exposion ~ ~
principles Of the "Stny Law" and other subjects
which he touched upon. lie represented the S,,y
Law rs reversing the Constitution, and mako
other than gold and silver legal tender IN the nav
meni Of dertsi forcing the creditor 10 lake the ~
preonied paper Of insoysnt banks in payment ~
debts, or 10 have nothing. lie made a most violon,
assault upon our Banks and their credit: so much 80
that MIR Cusus, representative OF the peonIe 49,
the Senate, felt called TO show the flllscv or o
judges statements and deductions, by n sin,nIe
Statement, OF the report Of the committee Of The ,,
Legislature, after the most scrutnizing and ir,,,s;
tora investigation into the situation and eonditioo
OF our Ban k. This report too from ror,,,,,,.
whose minority were rabid and faction, oe,,,, 80
banking institutions. have not time nor snors 10
examine oil the ialloc os and partzan views ~ o
Judge, bu, "'1 uno dises onHss.n shall no, n,e.
'eno' Mr. Editor TO 20 into heightened view Of the
necessity, design and principles Of the Stay Law.
but II does seem TO me that they are very tttie ,
derstood 10 this part Of our State shall no, re -
tend thatio make any thing but gold or slvero sy,t
tender IN the payment OF debts would no, Le , -,
lniion OF the Constitution. for that would he IN I'll
siy the reading Of that instrument This. bo,y.
ever Wns not the design, IS 10 the effect Of lie,
Law. II was passed as measure Of relief IN lie
people, rendere necessary by the SUSPENSION ,r 49,
Banks, and The distress and ruin which ,go,tt 81
10" upon their debtors, from their being f,,red ,,,o
resumption or specie payments. It's Justice and ne
cessty cannot. Tor a moment he d9ul,sJ. go Z,
strikes me there IS as little doubt VI the eonst,,,,i
nj power Of the Legislature 70 pass b., when ,- 80
meaning is properly understood. The rsrred,, 81,
means by which creditor shall collect his Jur' 4,
entirely under The control Of the Legislature IT..
nave already SAID that a debt not exceeding s2o
may bc 20. cctcd even in day: but debt ~ : .o
equally regua by law, may. by ord,n,,y ~.
| Ces'' pc oe1ycd 30 ne collection 10 months and
| INC creditor cannot prevent u. The ssros i,,.
W'Ehl nave Nhfp % ai a much longer rsriod s,t
w " nave loHowed The example Of some ri
| - -' w 1870. 90 fJIhn1t m debt over d
warrant, cannot be prosecuted To- iudgnsp, MA,
/ W months, and then must Io " moro before go
Ton and this, presume 10 would he co,.ccl,1,
would be competent for our Legislature a, ~"
ms seems 20 be OF. ihl. is J0ne by our Stov -.
u - but another mode Of extending the In, a., II,
collection Of debts, with the pfiy,eoc .vtsia VI.
the creditor, Of execution ot on eatl,ey ,s,t "a y
- fixed by law provided he will take c,,,,, ~
IN payment thereof. The creditor Il no, &c.,,
70 do this, nor is the debtor privileged IN .,s,ds
| depreclnicd paper Of insoVont Banksu in d,set'..
Of his debt 1.-THE creditor will wait an he 49,.
| h1ed hy law Tor the issuing OF execution NJ, ,.h"t
s the same thing, u The termination of Inc 49,,
law, which Is fixed 10 certain time, beyond 81
| u cannot 90, Dnj m1y terminate much soone, b
may have execution without qualification or res',i.
iion. The mode Of collecting money bv W.,
Judgment, execution, and forthcoming bond s =,
mUar 10 ol business men, and each step Is attend,
WIN delay, designed 10 guard the honest but b,lr
~ ocoir from the savage fapacity Of his yyo
Hh' Hedt0r. This seems 10 mo 20 be "A far eYo,
sluon' M small compass, Of the principles Of m
say a"i and cnn you point 10 me any vjoiation ,
we constitution nj ~ But, Mr. Editor, this con
suNuton OF ours IS great bug. bear 10 those mr.
tans' who can disregard the Constitutional iniunrto
70 elect senators m ConRross-sustoo a nar,v oil
perpolrated the Outrage in the Nevy Te,.ss, -.
and delaeed and violated the ssnctty Of tbs ;oy,n,
ofthe Senate, by 'eppungingp rom ,s ROOD. ~.
Which they had sworn 10 kept or We bvos
ler'e', who strain at gnai, and swallow camel /