Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-24

nos.dsn. H.. was s,,ti blamed II was M, his place
10 blame or 10 defend the Presitentbu justice "uS ~
10 h. done and lie wnnid, therefore say, uiey 'es"
no, 10 blame the President for no, pst"n'unS ~ are
WRONG d,in, than ihl. winch now admitted the y
had dom.
Mr. GORDON addressed the House IN favor of the
rcpeal Of the He commenced BY remarklnE tha',
in The discussions noon the measure, when passed al
the Extra Session II vas would be hailed as
public julce Recoliectug thls remark, he did mol
expect 81 eay to have heard sad by a member oil
The HDuse-and e,n5er, too, at that very majority
who ua.sed The act--ttat intended "a pefma
pent measure He had himself supposed that the !a@
had lis plon and would have c"nsumna;inn IN
desire relieve debtors from lie eabatr assnsns mt"
which they were flr the t,,ue beng. pun:s d-ahc
was only snch measure would be passed. al inter
ya!s 10 fulfil The end d. Blu, II seemed he Was
INST ken and nav, the only ground on winch The iaa
was at all jusi;ei, taken away. As 10 h's oHn po
siiion that the a. al n" Extra Session.
firm opposition the measure account oil rs un
cnnstiiutonay, IS well as on account CT consicef'
atoms of ia lnln,iice.
The fate of the measure, the gentleman from Mas
sachuse,ts (Mr Win,h:or) had SAID, was settled. It's
end hand is decree OF rePea! had been horne
the Wings Gf popular sentiment and indignation -
The work Only renamed 10 he done. De could mol see
hos. his colleague f!lr BarGaru) could have bean
brought declare ih. u ant r! "a sction IN The
people decree ;i.e repeal .: measure which lie
was ason,shsd Surely as co,'cagne con'd not have
percrIyed how by This remark, he inpugnirg the
intelligence OF the people. lis colleague had srt hiin
self 40 contradc. the public 3r mlnd'ng the
repeal o this measure and cd not ta's Amount tu u
declaration tla, the people knew what they we're
ab.ui Such was, fact, the avrrnent which his CO."
league had made; vet he (Nr was not surprised AZ
the rr,nak when he recollecttd that his colleague be-
hinged To t,.at party which had confidence the
people, and which believed them 10 OF IncaPao'e Of
sell. government.
nere NJ, ARNOLD rose and inquired whether o
single pc ltior repeal Of The bankrupt net had
been presented tins session.
ilf GORDON SAID his question reminded him os q
fact, which h. often observrd-ihat there were many
1n-n WIN coGld 10! would ma, understand what pub
lie sentiment wss, relation 10 parircuil: measure,
nntl they had read II petition. MN, these F@t
,oas well known, werr otter gotten NJ 10 order
and therefore entitled Ia moral intn-nCc FGhl'c
een!i,nent upnn ike 'he present aver
pomprag; rah!e PETITION would tat III eib y
its force ana patience. In reply, hoNtsrr, 10 tn
reu,eman from Tennessee, flr Arnold he would
state that petitions bad been here I" obtain tue
rpD.a Of ,hi. n,ea .ute Bat whether they had not
every Of ordinary sagaciy aud observation knew
whai puahc srnt,nent was upon tins q1"stion IL was
glad fad ,har the grnilenan from Ntrmo al had
ho we'd down be:nre ,hls public sentiment, aGd had
tpie ned o vn'r tor the repeal
Mr. EVERETT risP, and was understood to say tina;
his Determination from change o his opinions
rather than from considefattnns growing cut o! aay
supnasrd state of public srntm-n,
Mr. GORDON SAID he was Then glad 10 hear That the
gentleman had changrd his npIninn. HIS added but
another 10 Tie general that the law was bad
one.
But his colleage OR Barnard) had complained of,he
instability al station thus cnnG,ry, aud had charged
that the repeal Of thu law would ;.nd still further to
sink nur regulations tina. respect In reply. he wnud
remark that all had ia@S, Ike. ths bankrnpt net. did
mos, frc,naliy contribute TO nsaiy Of Legislation;
b,cau.r. in conn,ry where the peoples wishes were
consulted, such laws WIRE ccain To b. expnn9rd from
the statue bnnk. Yet 10 would leave II 10 III" common
sense nf any Ia whether th's was reason why
n bat !a~ should mol he repealed IL Congress Womb
coufne itself It's atGa;e sphere oi acton standing
upon broad platform a the Constitution, and only
rnacnI such called Tor hy the pPapic,
tipre would be for his colleague 10 complain
o: instability Of legislation.
Bu, his colleague had also complained OF nopuar
error and drlus,on relation t. ths law. Now, BE
could tell his colleague bow The people had come 10 b.
sadly in ''errnr aud dsluston They had employed
their "sober second thought upon the bankrup, act,
end their verdict another instance 10 show
hos correct the ultimate Gocs"ns Of the penple
regard mntters of government. They had de'ern'n
ed after the full and free Of this sober second
thought, 10 be logger under ihe .'popuar
und d-iuson' as IN $40. Although his colleague com
planned of ,hc delGsion of Inc people, IL had always
happenpd tina, he with them when they were de
ludrd, and against them when restored 10 their senses
GL,ughter-"Goo - Such deusi"n existed IN le40
had before and he trusted never would oeain
His colleague HAD said that party llnes
strlcy drawn at The commencement Of the present
ConyreSsas II, !ursooh, there ever hut two
ICES 10 the country: ard rs he Wing party Cf ic30
was ans other buti the Old Federal party. Now was the
time he Mr.. q thought, when party lines were tight
Iy drawn The laxiiY aud the dsusion of l-i0 had
passed away and the dtawing of party lines tight
shows the Dr,nocfac majority 10 the country. That
majority would soon be ca,lsd upon To ac; and they
would he imagined, 20 tgsale for the country
according ,er well known principles and their set
tied aud unchong'ng creed.
But his colleague argued, that Ia repeal the Bank.
rup law ,h;s time would place the majority rdI.
cul"us attitude before the people To this remark he
could agree; the CONTRARY he thought that re-
peal would show that tn" present majority were wiling
10 SHAKE OH the attitude &c rid .cule IN wi'c they al.
ready stood before the mhnle country. Had the tnni
nant party been coDtrnt 10 let well enough aonc-t"
let the Sub Treasury IN force and Ia have passed
no laws whatever cxccp, moderate appropriation bills
they would stand much higher before the country. As
~ had no, done this, they might even now ach1ow
edge their repent, They would, al least get
credit before the w"ld for high toned mGgnanim',y
Indeed he ,Gou:,t Tic people were forg,v'ng in their
dspnsitinn and might even be persuaded TO pardon
them for th.ir ARMY tfrDces He was, however,
strongly inclined To doubt Il The present generation
won!t put them power again. alter having once
been grossly deceived. Whilst, then, he was as
surinr his Wing friends of forgiveness, he mus, take.
leave to tell them that they doomed 10 wal: until
new generation should have upon the s,aar
they could play tho same high tricks over again -
Ti.aueher Ills colleague had sind That It would re-
CURE much courage L" vote against the repeal O? tif
bankrupt act the present state Of pubic OPINION
He admitted lie truth of The remark; and. as trend
near hun suggested, would require brandy aud wafer
courage-nr, ma, hnP dtlflum 'r''nrns-lo bring theta
up IL the sucking point [Lan@hrr.l Whatever
nigh, h. the condition and quanny at their courage
ne was appreiensve that h,s colleague would find a
mninrity of his friends unwilling 10 vote against the
repeal nf this measure
Aga'n: he colleague had said that: in commercial
community Ike ours Il was impossible 10 get along
we'll w,hnut q bankrup, law. Nnw BIZ (Mr. G) de
ciated on the either hand it Impossible i"r com
mtrc,al immunity kc ours I, get along "ah such II
bankrupt aw os THIS: and there he at issue with
ms colleague The repeal Of the law he pred cfrd
would be followed hy broker state OF irnce and IN
creased LIE aud enterprise IN every commercial circle
Capital, now hidden aud hoarced, from want OF conf
dsnce wonld GU, ad do It's good Office IN slinIu
ia ing business
Bn, such = state of things would occur until the