Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-09
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Mr. ScoTT.-l had hoped that it would haze
been the pleasure 0: this Contention 10: to
adopt the ordnance. AS The ordinance stands
now, and as the amcnaa:enl proposed by the
gentleman leaves il, it puts every creditor
| in the Commonwealth at the mercy oi every
fraudulent debtor 1t is nut al ordinance to
relieve the neccSSitous, but il Is az ordinance
to facilitate fraud. A fraudulent debtor, in the
possession Of property sufficient 20 pay his
debts, under these provisions may remove that
property from the limits of lhc Commonwealth
and no earthly power can prevent him from
thus deprivIng the creditor OF his just Dues
And the creditor is prctluGcd from every remedy
which the law in,endes to provide. | have no
objection to prevent! 4 sacrifice Of property,
but have and unal.crab!e Objection 10 lcgis
lating for the vicious and fraudulent, and ex
posing fair creditors TO the msehievous acts ol
dishonest debtors canno: account for tie
prcci pitancy with which my friend, from Mon
roe, assails all attempts at amendment, unless
it be upon the principle Of paternity. lie says
this ordinance was passed at the last session
by great majority. Docs not my friend re
member III. plea upon which it passed. IL vas
that we would shortly he convened again.
when we would have Ill opportunity oi correct
ing such errors as might exist in that ord.
| nance II seemed to me Ina. the ordinance, aS
passed before, was liable 70 such striking OF
jections lEo i: ought To be expungcd alto
gether, and that we ought TO takc some other
measure which will substantially; correct It's
grave errors.
Mr. CArERI"S-l apprsnend !lic original
ordinance is not to be crushed oIt by anything
like mere tienuaciatiou. The gentleman from
Fauquier, in very emphatic terms, has rcprcscn-
ted this ordinance as premium to ths p:ac:
Ger Of dishonesty. lie makes tina: statement
without showing lis prt o.. lie has hot shown
that the orClinanc. precluitd :! remedy by a.!
tachmcnt N one Suiltay instance. Il does
not Under that clause which provides yon
shall not lry any suit requiring tOe iatcfIcn.
ticn Of Jury, it VAS cuntCEdei that You
could not lrv an Gtiayn;!c!.: case because
Jury vas NOT nrccssar; il order TO obtain
Judgment. said TO gcniletnon that had 10
objection TO nsertinga provision which would
remedy this defect, i! defect il was And sti!l,
sir, SuppoSc there IS ;iu StciI provision in this
ordinance Villa: Is the effect? 4 man may
issue his attachment, and when it is levied up
on, il i; upon Inc goods of the dcb!Gr. lie is
thus thoroughly secured for his dc:S.
Mr.. Scorr -iiow will you get ali attach
mcnt where you have Judgment:
Mr.. CArgRroS-l suppose that the judg
meat is evidence q! the Indebtedness. If .
party, thorc!yrt. can proceed by his attachment
and take ln;o his Possession the goods o his
debtor, he is the last Of all parties prcjud ccd
by this proceeding, because he has the goods
, levied and his pnSScSS;an oi the eil!""r Ivr the
security of his dent. Ia be- sure, i; may hv
improbable % boih deb'or and creditor 10
keep the conds any considerable. time bat this
is one Of the inevitable grievances growing out
Of the cond ton OF cSlstln9 circumstances. II
the gentleman desires 10 correct this why
don't he ma,ic al amendment 10 that elect !
II he is in ;avor OF 4 stay law, and this is the
only objection he can urge to this, why not
let him insert provision 70 Tncc. he case =?
otter the fuiow;n. additional clause, to 20
at the end Of my substitute: "NGr shall II ap
ply to any case hers ;ila Ill laT: shal be made
that debtor is a5uu. TO rca.Jge his effects from
the Commonwealth wien this ordinance taxes
effect but the truth CT such at!iiavit may bc
contested upon mo,4n % cramt tic cxrcu!io:!
in the cour. By which tEe i:i;;Ulent was Tcr
dered"
Mr. SLAuGn-ER-The prop 2Si;io1 0i She gen.
tleuIan comes in as Substitute, ard il Seems;
to me to d,s:rov al The force Of the ordinance
as reported By the an ,ndIcn! which the
House has adopted in t.. first section Of the
old law, it seems 10 NC no improvement has
been made. In orGer To s.; r:d ue this matter
at once, without further arsiIornt, ncre this
whole subject BE- laid upon the table.
The motion was agreed 10.
VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS.
Mr. BARgorg, Of Culp=per, FROG, The Com.
ini::ec Oil Conf d4ra;c Re"ions, mad. the iul
lowing report:
The Committee On Confederate Relations, to
, whom was referred the message o( the Hlyerncr
communicating Z letter from the Secretary q!
War, report that, in personal interview with
the President of the Confederate States, tic
President expressed hin. ,cif wiling to receive
into the Confederate service for tw2iTe months
any regiment, battalion OF company e. organi.
zation, in any cases where such organization
already formed may ofer cnly lor twelve
months, applying the notice Contained IN the
letter Of the Secretary Of War communicated
to this Convention by the Governor this day,
, only to companies, ba"a!!Oas or regiments
hereafter TO b. organized.
The report was laid upon the table.
EyR6LLNESr or TREE NEGROES.
On motion of Mr.. BRANCH The ordinances
providing for the enro;lmcnt Of free negroes,
before introduced, was taken up.
Mr. BRocKE-Oa the day ltf. hGme, | had
! a conversation with the qt!acterm.ster in rela'
ton TO this very subject, and he expressed a
Strong desire that such an ORDNANCE aS | lind
before the Convention should be passed. |
know the tact to my own knowledge which
was commented upon ny hin, that in the
neshborhood Of Manassa Junction aad in the
counties around that po:nt, there IS large nun.
bsrs CT able bt died free negroes who are capa.
! bic of rendering e1hc!ct service az tea!nsicrs
but all efforts made III that scciIna to engage
their services in sach capacity, has proved
entirely unavailinI. From some cause, they
have shown great indlSposlton 10 engage IN
that service, though pay has been offered them
as fully as could reasonably bo expected. 1t
strikes me that this law will accomplished the
desired object. 1t will brlUg into ;he Gcrvic:
OF the State large afd ys!uah!c acquisition In
their capacity.
;; Gnd here that the provision is rh.t thcJ
should no: BE- detained for longer period s!Ian
thirty days. | move that ''thlr;y" bc stricken
Git and '.nincty" inserted in i!s stead.
Mr. CaANBIIss-I ,soui .r!rG"ai ih.; sky
days will be long enough.
Mr.. BEoogE-i acccp; ,hc aGicr!!I:":it.
The nnendnent wa; the, adopted, ai't INC
question occurring upon tie passage 6; lie o.
dinance, i: was decided in the affirmative
THE PAYMAsTEK AT HARPER FEEET.
Mr. MaCrAELA"p INT: oduted The !r!!2;s!3c
ordinance:
An ORDINANCE
Respecting Ike 'a:e Paymas:er al NIrFrs
Etrry.
Be it ordained, That D. MuTpfi, late pay.
master Of the Uuied States at llMpers Ferry
be, and he is hereby required ~ ps,I Inio liz"
treasury any ba!anca "( public money remain,
ing in his hands; and TIC treasurer IS directed
to ascertain sucs. i,l}arcr, aud % requI:;. The
payment thereof as aforesaid.
j Tie ordinance was adopted.
On motion Il Mr. CONRAD The tonvenlon
then wefIt into secret ScSSi0a