Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-17
BANKRUPT LAW.


With some surprise many honest and humane persons.
communication appeared in your paper Of the eth inst
in the following words: cal honest men and GOOD citizens
who are IA favour Of the repeal OF the abomnabe law
called the Bankrupt Law, will call the Exchange Read
ing Room today and sign the petition for IT, immediate
repeal TO be sent to Congress Tomorrow"
What cause Of grief the writer of the communication
has Tor ms harsh appeal the public Of COURSE have no
knowledge, nor y II very important. The Bankrupt Law
- the only law existing the statute books Of this
country, which gives ample protection the civil liberty
oi the poor, the weak and the unfortunate against the
frauds Of the fraudulent where neither law nor cquty In
the ordinary rcach and in favor Of the unfortu
nate, who have been broken in the pursuits Of trade ma
nuiaciurcs or some species Of Industry who have been
broken by the payment Of other peoples debts o. security
or cndorsers, under the wasting, desp0ing and cruel
hand Of the shaver and have ddRed their time under
the hand OF oppression, subject Imprisonment 10 e1tor
from the mouth oi poverty the little accumulated between
the intervals Of executions sustain innocent wives and
children until this Jubilee has 10 bTsak he chaig
and sct the capfre free. Yes, from a slavery which
would Otherwise have bound him for lie-s slavery not
much better than that involuntary kind eNerted over
property, because acquired by fraud against or violating
the confidence O the injured party aud because the mas
ter who lnahcs with bis execution, holds hs victim Jy
the walls Of the common jail has the feelings nor tho
care for tho wife, children Of such wctn that be- would
they were involuntary slaves III. cruelty can only b,
controlled by the strong ann Of the law the interpretation
Of innocent friends sacrifice the own means a. 49,, -
liberty the unfortunate subject Of distress.
The Bankrupt Law Is founded upon the humane princi
piles Of our holy religion and goes upon the equitable doc
rnos Of eaUsdt smptorthat those who give large credit
should take and look the effects circumstance nj
business Of the party trusted and the latter act frsudu
lenuy he may be al arrested in his career and hi
mischief cut short; but he honestly and i. over
reached IN dealing, cheated, IL unfortunate from aud
uth teyorses Of sde, ~ crops, other disasters
Wmch honest men and good SUBJECT and will homes,
surrender a bic effects for the equal benefit Of his ere
1vs ana shall abide oil the orders Of the Court he sha
pe discharged, and shall hc restored 10 his freedom a
1ter good ciutens and 60 20 work, or engage again il
ou-lnoss nus he acquires real jubilee: and the die
Wtes OF high cOnsccnuOtsnoss will induce him N ron
der TO C~sar tho things which Cfsars
How many are rolling in Injuries, and baking in Al
me retulgen rays which from and ,r. ,eg,c,
BACK on the objects Of wealth. and how many Of tbs.
nave sd the wiihcnpg hand of temporal destruction up
ther ieowmen aud consigned them 20 that sl,yer 4,
NE existing N this land under the providing snn
sonmen'io dcbt-S law 20 inqutous, that no matter no,
often, OF how long, the unfortunate being thus ensIsvc,
De imprisoned he approaches no nearer payment Of Il
oebi but N general increases the smoun by the fees r.
lnhcung ne punishment upon himself Not even n Ion
NE Tune Of miserable existence between starvation in pr
son and starvation out u prison, will satisfy the demso
nothing but dssth ran close the account How og,sn .
coho iH'erPoses 70 close such accounts!