Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-10-30
q 1910 For the Standard
W s. THE STAY LAW.

q s. THE STAY Law.
Mk Eprrok: Inthe Standard Of the 16th inst
there is communication beaded The Conventinn
and the Stay Law" from your correspondent u.
! agree with ~" when he says his subject us one
of vital interest to the people Of the State though
I think that "vita interest" lies III precisely an o-
posite direction. 1t is a subject IN which every
man. woman and chill Cor nearly so,l is more or
less concerned; but their concern is to have SAID
Stay Law repealed. But, judging from the great
opposition manifested against said StlF Law, ooth
by the press and the people generally, deny that
the Legislature represented the wishes OF ther
constituents, when they passed either oil the Stay
Laws. The people of this State are Constitution
loving people, and never will consent to any uncon-
stitutonal law, especially one "impairing the obl-
CATION of contracts" If the Legislature were so
much concerned about the welfare Of the citizens OF
our good old State why there not unity oil SEN
tent on the passage of the Stay Law in the House,
A members voting for it, 80 against it. and 40 not
voting at all Where were those AZ members, at
this important time? Let those Nao know answer.
More not voting at ALL than voted for it The truth
is if the law passed for the benefit OF any body
at all, it was for somebody else than the honest
hard working people Of the State because the peo-
pie generally do not want any such law, and the
sooner it is repealed the better.
But -" 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 u know that one
and calf together with great number OF other
articles, too tedious to mention" are exempt from
sale. If nc does not know it. if he will turn to page
276 sections and s, of the Revised Code, he will
have his anxiety removed so far, at least, as the
"last COW" is concerned. As 10 the horse, 1t may
be that to the creditors (the real owner of the
horse) family suffering for bread and other
necesSaries of life, especially 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 abominabe law staring him in
the face would loan his money sell his property
on credit?
Again: ~" says, 1.-The Legislature has done all
in her power to alleviate the distress likely to come
upon the people" If"J' 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 (for the law is
clearly unconsltutionaD 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 ii
will receive the thanks of the patriotic throughout
take step for the relief of the people, then
indeed will we have to bear an almost InSupporta
Die amount of suffering. But we hope better things
of that august body Surely it will not let such al
opportunity for doing good pass by, unimproved.
ANTI-STAY LAW.
North Carolina, Oct. 90, 1861.