The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1843-01-12
BY MITCHENER 4 MATHEWS
DEBATE IN CONGRESS,
ON THE REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT La

House ofRep., on the Repeal of the Bankrupt law
that was ever heard of. The speeches are long, and
would tako us till next June 10 publish them entire; but
they contain matter interesting, that we cannot let
them pass without making few extracts from the more
important ofthem, sufficient to give readears an idea
of what material the members are made of.
These speeches are reported word for word as they
fall from the speakers for the New Y Herald, First
comes Mr. Arnold, rabid Clay whig from Tennessee
whO by his odd expressions, has gained the name of
"Davy Crockett No.2.
Dec. a. -"Mr Arnold -"What strange
spectacle, sir, does this House present, sir.
Yes, sir, what a spectacle do the d,mecrats
present sir; What spectacle DO the whig par
~ present sr; yes sir, what a spectacle do
they both present sir. Here is the wing party
sir, aboutto repeal sir in hot haste sri
might almost say indecent haste sir, law
which they themselves passed, SIR
The whig party sir, have nothing 10 gain
by this repeal, sir; they have incurred all the
odium Of passing lnis law, sir; The storms of
party malice have done their woret sir. There
is party sir--lhe loc6foco party sir, by the
aid Of one man7-.he lraitor-al the other end
Of the avenue, sir, who has succeeded in de-
feating most Of the lave, sir, passed by the
whig party sir; and now the whig party are
helping This modern democracy sir, TO destroy
the last and best law they've got left, sir.
(Laughter,) The odiOus feature sir, in the op
position 10 this law sir, comes from the ava.
ricious grasping creditors, sir, with thar love
for gold, sir-it hardens thar heart. sir,so that
when they've once got a mao down, they
want to put thar foot on his neck, & thar keep
it. That's the odious feeling, Mr.. Speakhar.
This uufeeling creditor class, sir, with thai
everlasting love Of gold, cir, s one class that's
opposed 10 this law Sit; then thar are The debt
ors Of doubtful credit. sir; who ciamor agiu
THE law, sir, to make their .peighbors think
they're better off than they are sir, and 90
got more credit sit. All these, sir, have com
biusd TO stigmatize the whig party sir, as the
authors Of this law sir. And now sir, when
we've endured all This sir, when the law has
has done US all the harm it possibly can do US
as party cir. this very wing party sir,i their
wisdom are going to repeal it. Laughter
Because the rascally debtors who cam, gel
any more credit, and the rascally creditors,
clamor against 1t, fellows who cell their rotten
cacoes, their tobacco with water 10 it, their
sugar with sand in it, great laughter or sell
q glandersd horse, or one spawned and
wind broke, who 60 and buy up deprecated
notes Of men they owe, and sell 'em to hawks
and .shavers, and opptess thar poor debtors in
every possible way sir; these sir, are the class
that camor loudost sgin this law sir. be-
lieve sir, that all our respectable merchants
slr, are opposed 10 this repeal sir. Yes sir,
we havehad msetings thar 10 N. Y. sir, 10 "a
vor of the law, and Mr.: Butler, Mr. Van Bu-
rOn's friend sir, made speech in favor oft.
Yes sir, auGM Mr.. Van Buren, himself is 10 fa-
vor Of this very identical law Yes sir, Mr..
Van Buren, ia 1927 in the Senate ofthe U. 8
sir, advocated bankrupt law sir, worse than
this is cir. Sir thought Martin Van Buren's
administration, sir, was corrupt sir, and about
the worst we could get sir, and worked hard
cir 10 turn 'em all ou. sir. But sir, 1t was pu-
riiy itself sir. Yes, air, they was angels Of
light compared with John Tyler & the wretch
cd crew he's GO, around him. Here the mem-
be rs screamed with laughler1 Now sir, ev-
cry coxcOmb, suppose ought not to say
members on this floor, cir, because that might
bo out Of order, and get me into some difficult
~ sir. Bat every puppy sir, every mounte-
bank, on the cross roads sir, sets himself up
10 know more about the constitution and this
law sir, than Martin Van Buren,. That's the
Cuss ofthis country sir; public men vow one
way and look another, preach one doctrine and
PROSTATE another, siJ; act one way and think
another sir. Has Mr. Van Buren, ever res
canted sir. No sir, he's got too much FIRM
ness for that sir. He's a ripe man, cir, ripe
AID sound statesman sir. Read his speech on
the bankrupt law, sir let 'em read It sir, and
all he says goes with double force in favor Of
this law sir, because tits better law than
his'n. Great injustice has been done Mr. Van
Buren,, sir, For lfs we'll known cir, he was
man of talent and a statesman, sir. Not like
what we got now, sir, poor wrelches; and if
the question be, cir, between MI Van Buren,,
and any other loco (oco, 60 for restoration,
cir. We turned him out sir, and put other
men in sir, just to carry oul his very doctrines
sir, oulv more so. Shouts of laughter. Yes
sir, they are just like Mr. Van Buren's doc
trines, sir, only thar more so. Put Mr.. Van
Buren back, sir, if we must swallow his doc
Irines, and lel him carry out his own very
doctrines himself sir, not another man for him,
cir, who'll profess like traitor, to be whig
Dir; to be whig cir. N$ GIneraI
Jackson, sir, was in favor Of a bankrup. law;
Ga. was Franklin, sir, Madison sir, and
Washington, sir. These are The men sir
thaaa noble-. those preat-these high minded