Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-05
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One overihmwing capitalist, or r,ch cIcdi,or has
more influence the National Legislature of this
country than five thousand unfortunate aud prosecute.
debtors.
Repeal this law, and how Inconsistent, and rcprchens
BILE the majority oi tins House must appear in the sober
second thought" and dspassionaie consideration Of II
free and intelligent community They have forced n
good law in bad shape, upon the uaon and that
iho hour OF amendment, Is amos, at hand mean the
meeting OF the 2Sh Congress they abont 10 blast
forever The last hope Of the broken hearted and dospnnd
my debtors throughout onr vast domain They are now
eager and impatient 10 destroy, with ruthless hand the
most sautary and effective checks upon that reckless
credit system which has cast gloom Of dcsoaton aver
the land
voted for this BILL because considered il perfect
but with hope that 1t would be amended and
made perfect donot believe that any party
can make Bankrupt law that will AZ first be invuluera.
Bic in all It's parts. | am. consequently. disposed 10
make the most Of this am for sautary. iudlcous. and
necessary amendments and am opposed 10 the repeal
have always been III favor III n udlcions National
Bankrupt law;and earnestly contend that lhsis most
pr pIIious hour Tor the happy legislation upon
The subject. sincerely regret hcnp compelled. by the
deep and rooted convictions OF my mind and the best i'm
pulses Of my heart TO d'Ier, IN his sing le instance
with my Democratic friends II ANY was ifu
! ~ proud OF his party. am Tie may be wronp !;
but II am, IL Is error both OF the head aud OF the
heart. cannot favor the fee Cypress the pid,il--
If do err, feel that ii is error ON tho side of
mercy.
Mr. Gushing SAID that instead OF repeating the Bank
rnp act OF the extra session. instead Of preepitaely
dong their own work. aud exhibiting 10 the country
course al vacillanp and sudden. would be better
leave this law To be further tested by ,ho public ndg
mcn ii the public JUDGMENT To be brought to bear
upon II. Instead Of hasy legislation he thought that
the bill ought Ia be referred 10 the Committee the
Judiciary, Tor the purpose of amendment. and tina posi-
lion he would sustain by his IN the ol his
remarks he replied Ia the observations o the gentleman
from Tennessee Mr. Arnold IN relation TO Mr. Webster
deicndng that uncIoniry from the charge ol personally
Interested motives IN hls public conduct aud lac said that
50 far from this being the If the question
fully investigated II would be- found thai II had been
TO the pecunary injury OF Mr., Webster remain in Of
flee
But the gentleman from Tennessee had not stopped
here he had INDUCED himself course ri very severe
elimination against the President the United States
not IN The discharge OF his official duties AS President
but as an individual man. MI L. did not IN this rcIa
ton. intend 10 Join issue with the gentleman in his gene
raj obloquy aud ccnaurc of the Administration Mr.. e.
dealt with specific acts and measures which mig be
charged but not with general obloquy And here he
would say. in regard 10 what had fallen from ,c gentle
man OF this character, that they n the opening
Of short session OF Congress, which was To expire Oh
the ID Ut March next, aud that there vast
mass oi public business Of the dcopcs interest ia,
country which demanded The action of the House.
/ And the frat consideration was. whether il WAS io
the interest Of the country. for the honor of them
selves as us representatives., To throw aside the leg
isIdt'1 bI country, smut tlSlr 10 INC Eftn
questions which awaited their drclsio aud pass
cpsodIeal dlercssinn respecting the character Of ndyd
uals Wee 1t MIR. c. intention 10 argue the question
strictly, he mlgh remind gentlemen that The great qnes
tons n the bankrupt law of the apprpbaon bills aud OF
the BRUSH treaty not affected by the ndiy dual re
alun Of parties ol men: they rested he great con
sleraons OF public interest And these questions
and others Of hike character la, before tlon, did il
port with the credit OF the House depart Fl, IN them 10
go into mere party dlspuatlonl
There was another consideration which ought 10 be
ouked at II Was NOW not two years since, by the result
u the elections OF 1910, party revolution effected
IN the country, new putty was formed, mud
came INTO the Government. Since tltn There had grown
aud inencce IN the ranks Of that party, which
had been pursued for year and half past. In the
moanwhilc there stood the Federal Government with
its fixed Constitution, and all It's several nnc. de
cnnned by that constitution. interchangeable by the be
hest Of party-a surf Of good Terminus with all these
political and party changes going around It, Against
this fixed lmnloyeabc government and constitution they
had Of these parties hurled Itself in the madness
ofdesperatlun. And what has been the consequence =
l he party thus holding the shifting relations Ia which
he had anded had been dashed to atoms al his feet In
the course OF this operation they had heard in that House
and throughout the country quite eirough mutual crln
nation and rccrmlnation. God alone knew, indeed how
much II was enough 10 suffer; but, for one, he thought
there had been enough, quite enough OF H. ere any fur
herand future objects sui To be promoted by Wing gen
Ilemcn nduging these froc3ns attacks up
the Government For let it be remembered that tie
question had two sides to it, and Mr.. C. disposed 10
look at both. One Of the great parties of This country
had brokcn tso TO pieces against the General Govern
mcnt. We had presented most extraordinary specia
Gle to the world for the last years On what events
did they now seen about 10 enter There trlte
proverb which declared that "egpcricntia docct" He
said 1t was not true. He said that erpcrieia docet
For. while this wonderful spectacle had beoi pre-
scented to all men IN these United States, what did they
see? There another party who stood by in a mosl
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laughing, while their adversares who had trumphed in
1910 seen like the Kilkenny cats mutually deyour
/ ing one another. A laugh And with all this warn
in. before their eyes, with ft knowledge of all these
facts the indications wcretlIe imperfect givnps out
The whispers were that this other party had come Ia the
conclusion, In the madness Of esperailon to hu itself
also against the rocks Of the General Government oud
and long continued laughing and great sensation in all
quarters of the House
lie heard gentleman say that this great mis-
take; he trusted it was, for although there might be
tain leaders of the pray who would like such course
be taken, it would not happen. Renewed laughter. T.
lie had said that the Federal Government fixed COZ
stitntiona fact here Mr., c. interrupted for shor
time by the confusion and Incrrmcnt in the House y
yes II was fixed constitutional fact and this the
basis OF all his conclusions. Now suppose individual
placed as President of the United States placed--
matters not whether he held his place by primary
or whether by circumstances unforeseen it dev0lved up
on HMM either ease there he stood, by the Constitution
President of the United States. What was his first du
~ The honorable discharge Of official functions; the
cndeavuf to do much public good Providence wouIt
permit IN discargng this his duty, he bound Il
ack at facts around him see how far he co op