The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-04
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1 r the Legislature of Va. instr1ctins 'nen
senator's and requesting their Representa-
ives 10 use their exertions tor 'he P''Ss
1 ia bill refunding the fine TO Gen. Jackson
Mr. W. was proceeding TO say 'hal tnese
t.oIut;ons had been passed in no partizan
init that lbe Legislature of Virginia and
,imself believed the act of Gen. Jackson
- have been one justified by imperious ne
It. &c. when he was called to order
md took his seat. :
Mr.. ]. Campbell of S. c. gave notice OF
the introduction of a bill to suspend for a
United time the operation of the Districtlng
.sction of The Apportionment act.
The bill for the Repeal OF the Bankrupt
! ,ct was then taken up, the question PEN
ing on the amendment of Mr.. Cave john
/ ou to the motion to commit Of Mr.. briggs
,structing the Committee on the judiciary
morrow at two o'clock to report a Dill Tor
he entire repeal of the law,
Mr.. Saltonstall occupied his hour IN an
,ble defence of the law and opposition 10
| ;. repeal. He said he was satisfied from
.nnearances that there was disposition to
,IIow but little farther discussion, yet it was
me Of the most important subjects that
,Ould come before Congress that it was
bus speedily to be acted on. He referred
70 the history of legislation and OF the agI-
alton of the subject of a Bankrupt Law in
his country. to the express grant to Con-
-ress of the power ''to establish uniform
avs on the subject, TO the passage Of the
NV of 1900 by Congress consisting of
MANY of the members of the Convention
which framed the Constitution, TO its con-
1ecton with party topics, its consequent
npopularity and the hereditary pejudice
1isting from that time to the present a.
ganst such law, the fact that more petit
lions had been presented to Congress for
the passage of such law than perhaps on
any other subject except the abolition of
slavery, TO the repeated and thorough in
designations and discussions of this subject
bysboth Houses of Congress, and inallyIto
the passage of the existing law, which, from
The brief lapse of time in which it had been
n operation, was becoming more and more
5enlicent in its effects, and denied that
they had any evidence that its repeal was
3emanded by the popular voice.
There were more petitions he said before
the House against it than for it, and if the
aw could be permitted to stand andsbe
fairly tried in its salutary prospective ope-
rations, its retrospective effects having now
nearly ceased,) it would be approved and
sustained by the whole country. He was
ID favor of amending it where defective
let the voluntary provision be stricken out,
he,said ifit was the will of the majority
but of retaining it as the basis of perma-
nent bankrupt system without; which no
commercial nation like ours could or did
get along. if this law was 10 be repealed
he feared it would be another forty years
before such law would again be passed.
Mr.. Dawson of La. (Loco) made brief
end spirited defence of the law, which he
considered enphatically the poor mans law
and the only measure of relief to the thou
sands who were now in hopeless bondage
throughout the land.
Sir. Cushing read petition from mer-
chants Of Philadelphia against the repeal,
ard Welded the floor TO Messrs, Adams and
French, who also presented petitions against
The repeal. After briefly opposing the re-
peal and advocating the motion TO commit
tie bill for full consideration, Mr.. c. enter
ed into reply TO Mr.. Arnold and defence
cfMr. Webster and Mr. Tyler.
He deprecated this discussion of the Pres
dental question in advance, warned both
parties that 1t might not be for their inter
esis too violently 10 denounce the present
Administration, ami caused a burst of
laughter by saying that there were those
connected with it who would have some
hing TO say when the Presidential question
came up, &c. &c. Mr.. c. continued du-
ing his hour in a thorough and violent de-
fence of Mr.. Tyler's Administration.
Without further proceeding the House
4 lourned. ARGUS.