Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-30
For the Standard.
! THE STAY LAM.

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MIR. EpIroR: In the Standard Of the 10th inst
there is communication headed ssfhe Gensehsi"n
and the; Stay Law" from your correspondent -.
! agree with - when he says his subject us one
ofvtsl interest tosthe people Of the State snouel
Ithink that vital Interest," lies in precisely an OPP
posite direction 1t is subject IN which every
man, woman and child, Tor nearly so) is more or
less concerned but their concern is to have SAID
Stay Law repealed. But, judging from the great
opposition manifested against said Stay Law, both
by the press and the people generally, deny that
the Legislature ever represented the wishes OF their
constituents WREN they passed either OF the Stay
Laws. The people Of this State are Constitutions
loving people, and never will consent to any uncon.
stitutona law, especially one "inpairing the obi
CATION of contracts" If the Legislature were so
much concerned about the welfare of the citizens OF
our good old State why was there not unity Of SEN
tnent on the passage Of the Stay Law in the House.
"A members voting for it. 80 against it, and 46 not
voting at all! Where were those AZ members, at
this important time? Let those who know answer
More not voting at ALL than voted for it. The truth
is if the law was passed for the benefit OF any BODY
at all, it was for somebody else than the honest,
Woodworking people of the State, because the peo-
pie generally do not want any such a law, and the
sooner it is repealed the better.
But "J' says "some have had the last COW sold
from needy wives and children some the last horse
the hope Of INDECENT families, for making another
years support" Now, does not -" know that one
cow and calf together with great number OF other
articles, "tuo tedious to mention" are exempt from
sale. If he does not know it, if he will turn to page
276, sections and 8, of the Revised Code he Will
have his anxiety removed so far, at least, as the
last cow is concerned As to the horse. 1t may
be that to the creditors (the real owner OF the
horse) family are now suffering for bread and other
neces,aries of life, especially a. the Stay Law has
put complete stop to the credit system from the
Banks down to the humblest individual, not even
excepting the "needy wives and children. For
who, with such an abominable law staring him in
the face, would loan his money or sell his property
on credit?
Again: .'J' says, 1.-THE Legislature has done all
in her power to alleviate the distress likely to come
upon the people" IF ~" will look on the other
side of the picture, if am not sadly mistaken he
will come to quite different conclusion, viz: that
the Legislature has done all in her power-yes,
more than she had the power to do, flor the law is
clearly UNCONSTITUTIONAL to cause the distress now
seen and felt all over our beloved State.
In conclusion, let the Convention, when it meets
in November, restore the County, Superior and
Supreme Courts and rcscind the Stay Law, and it
will receive the thanks of the patriotic throug hont
the land But if the Convention should think prop
er to take no step for the relief Of the people, then,
indeed, will we have To bear an almost lnsupporta-
Die amount of suffering. But We hope better things
of that august body Surely it will not let such an
opportunity for doing good pass by, unimproved.
ANTISTAY LAW.
NortA- Carolina. Oct. %, 1861.