Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-05
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MIR. Clay, presenting several petitions 10 the Sc
nate the 2Sth ult, against The repeal Of the Bank
rupt Law, virtually admits in his remarks that the
res Of relief adopted by the Wings at their
famous Extra Session, and among them, the Bankrupt
Law was carried by system Of iogroiiing 1t is so
charged in the address Of the Democratic Convention
of Thursday and the proofs really furnished by Mr.
Clay himself in this speech Mr.. Clay points at the
various measures which entered into what he calls ga
large liberal, and comprehensive system OF measures
Of reef--viz the Bank Bit for regulating currency
and exchange then the Distribution of the Proceeds OF
the Public Lands-:'d the 'replenshng of the empty
Golfers Of the Government, by means of duty laid
upon free articles, to the amount OF seven or eight
millions (The second and third recfmeasnres being
in curious and absurd opposition 10 each other. The
second enplying the public Golfers and the third re-
plenshng them when empty )-then comes fourth,
the Bankrupt Law-"a measure, (he says) intended
for the benefit Of both creditors and debtors and
lastly, ia temporary arrangement Of the Banking sys
TEN of the District Of Columbia:
"These (says Mr.. Clay, the then Dictator, vancouver
err and manager behind the scenes were the fruits oil
the Extra Session far they depended upon Con-
rress. This the circle OF benefcent measures, IN.
ended To embrace all interests and all parts of the
Union Ii was great system, parts Of which were
less adapted To all portions of the Union. We
have 10 believe that it looked npon and re-
gadcd whole; and that votes were given for some
measures in the SERIES not much because they were
in consonancc with the views oil the constituents whose
ed by other parts Of the Union and the compensation
was found in other acceptable measures Of the
same series.
Sach is the system Of log-rollng, by which the
whole batch carried by of which votes were
purchased for one from certain members, by their re-
ceving qnid pro quo in the passage of another and
thus it might have happened, that not single
law might have been passed, by any one hav.
ing majority per se-And now we see some OF
the fruits of this manruvre, to wit that the lie
gisla,nre of Kentucky is coming out in both Houses
against the Bankrupt MISUNDERSTANDING they
may not be able 10 agree upon the form of the re-
solution or instruction. The House adopted resolu-
ton aganst the Bankrupt Law-This was superseded
in the Senate by amendment protesting against The
law, but al the time clinging 10 the Distribution
Lawand declaring the Of the Legislature and
the People tina, they regard the continuance IN force
Of the Land Distribution Law of far greater import
ance than the repeal Of the Bankrupt Law That IS TO
say, if they cannot have the Bankrupt Law repealed
without losing the Distribution, why then preserve the
continuity of the log rolling links, and still, keep both
By the last account, (hat is the the 18th ut Inc
House had rejected (by vote of 81 TO y the amend
mens "adoped by the Senate 10 the preamble and re-
solutions upon The Bankrupt Law and the Distribution
Bill"