The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.
For the Dispatch.
unconstitutional Interfering with
the Relation of the Creditor and
Debtor.

Debtor.
BLAND COUNTY, VA. March q, 1870.
To see our funct!ona-ieS bending every
energy to lc-islQte what al! civilized ma
lions regard az Il high crime into virtue
is Ike thunder-ciap IN clear day
especially when we profess as nation to
believe in a God who Furnishes with severe
PENALTIES a nation when il becomes a sim
nor. rs well ~ All individual sinner. The
foundation Of ali civil government: is the
rights between man aud man. Interfere
viii. that and the whole machinery Of civil
government will tumble into 4 perfect
wreck. II sell nv farm to a man for
) 900 on credit. and take his note for that
amount, has not the Government as much
right to take that land from hlin and give
il to he rs it has 10 take the note from me
and give it to him And should the Go
yurHmCnt become so corrupt as 70 takc that
note from the creditor. will not the creditor
arise ami demand OF the Government. his
land back again: Il takes no prophet 10
predict the end Of such course OF lcgisla-
t:un.
Here is my neighbor, who, at the COM
menccmeut Of the war, with his young
family. was compelled to invest his means
IN notes and bonds in order to enter the
service. Monoycd Han AMI spectators
hold his property. aud yet fox ten years
lie has been kept out Of il By stay laws.
q. Another ncghbor Of mine was an III
,iustrous mechanic Il housc-rarpcnter),
who worked nigh; and day ut his trade, and
}ut all his gains into the hands Of wealthy
men. lie died last summer. lis family
are now suffering for the ncccssGrics Of
| ic. w0ilc wealthy men are owing them to
the amount Of - 900, and thcY are kept
on; ot il by leg Station. 81. Another
ncGhbor Of mine died (hoth father and
Inotherl. leaving three heirs with conside,a
bic property before the war. Tie means
was put into tie hands Of rich men for the
benefit Of those then minor heirs. Years
have passed away, and these heirs are kept
peunylesS by legislation. 4th. Another of
my neirhb0rS is Il conscientious debtor Qast
week paid his last oil dch:, which he iu-
tended doing even under Repatriation itself D.,
who has a large amount Of Old debts due him
which lie cannot reach in consequence Of
legislation. 9TH. Another, who, in consc-
gu"nce Of inirm!tv Of old age, was unable
t. manage his means during the war put il
into the hands of rich men that he might live
on the interest; but alas he cannot reach
one cent in consequence Of legislation
eth. And still another, years ago became
an itincrant preacher and put all his
means on interest, as he could not manage
il and travel. He loaned the specie to 9
large land-Aoldcr, who last year smuggl led
his property and paid the debt with .
bankrupt notice. His wifc's means were
alao put out 10 interest, and arc in the hands
Of O man who owns over 1850 acres Of
land, and is worth from $4,000 to "a 900
and not one cent can be reached in conse'
quence of legislation. All these classe:
are represented in my neighborhood, AM
they compose n large part OF the best so
cicty, who have been oppressed by Law:
that have protected, in majority of i'll
stances, rich, corrupt spectators. In th'
name of this outraged and oppressed par
Of our country. demand repeal Of al
unconstitutional laws. 4 CREDITOR.