THOMAS J. LEM.Wi Printer fur tha 8uu,) Eit xa PaoraisYos. . . ' ")rT rutni: pwiini ij xuiiijpiw-FitucTi!! revsicat sisttrkct tms uu or ait siasa, vat aoaior era trrHTitii."
V ft. 14.
LtooK OUT FOR KNAVES.
A Southern gentleman walking in Vesey
at: New York-, a few flights ago wn check
ed bf a follow' stumMhig ogaiust him, pre.
tending" "to pick'up something at hi feet,
and thou- tuning oil, while another genius
accosted him, That fellow hiis gn.your
pocket-book 1 I saw him pick it up ! Lot
overhaul JiiinH The gent lesa.v, felt for
bin pcket-book, whichiid fctftli. sofa, and
saw at one that lha affair iVas gut up with
intent to swindle hint, but b? thought hi
would . look further into it, add followed.
Ilis imprompturiend called loudly to the
fugitive to stop. The Irtttet Held up the
pocket-book which it was pr'eterided he
ha I found, exposing av thick roll of what
appeared to be Bank bill, arid, said, (still
keenin? awav. " I won't hare mv hones
ty disputed for hothinqf give rfte ten dol
lars and take the pocket-book" The frimd
drmed the stranger to give it, artd take the
pocket-book, saying " It is yours j ! saw
you drop iu" .The Southern gentleman
had by this time looked far ortottgh into
the matter to understand it perfectly and
be in;' a smal man, and unable to discover
any Watchman, he just told the. two coo
federates what be thougt of them,, and
went his way. This is Oiic of several such
occurrences which have beep reported to
ns. Strangers to the Ways of a city should
be on their guard for all softs of roguery.
THE POWER OF. rOUTENESS.
Mrs. CassTmer Devour, .in an esssy on
politeness, relates this anecdote ; M The
Marchioness de Coislin one day solicited
on audience of Fouche. then Minister of
Police. The audience was granted, bat
Fouche who was resolved to refuse whatev
er the Marchioness might ask for, received
her standing, with his elbow resting on the
ehiimieypieccf and did not invite her to a
seat "Citizen Minister said the Marchion
ess. "I eorue to ask what crime m v sister.
M Ajtaray-Jjas-- eommiued, -that -he
should be exiled f M " She is an enemy of
the Uoveromcot; repiieu r ouche, and hat
the audacity to set it at defiance." She au
dacious!? retorted the Marchioness, "she
defy the first Consul f How little you
know her ! . She is so timid that she would
not even venture to ray, " Cittafn Minister,
have the goodness to hand m a chair."-.
At these words Fouche was id disconcerted
that he lost all his courspo to be hostile:
Madame de Coislin had a chair, and Madame
d'Avaray received permission to return to
Parish' - " ; -
The justly celebrated Leasing Was fre
quently very absent. Ilavintr missed mon
ey at different times willtout being able to
dissovci who took it, be determtoed to put
the hopesty of his servant to trial, and let
hsndfutof gold on his table. " Of course
. you contend it, said one of his .friends.
? "Counted itT said Lessintf, rather embarras.
t&, "no If or got that"
It will appear from the. following, that
there has been a fearful loss of life in France,
by aa avalanche, similar to that' which has
: lately occurred at Troy, New Yorki '
Drtvulfut tivhlaiiche iri Franei-?titL
Counter del Isere gives the fotlowjng addr-
unai ueiaus 01 me overwhelming 01 the
ifreaerjwrt of the village of Valcsnestre.
; The avalanche after reacMmr the foot of the
mountain, was carried oter a space of sever
al hundred yards, by its own impetus, before
- it could reach the viuase, and then covered
Nt willi suow and timber, and peces of reck,
borne down with it in rtf course, to the depth
v of from twenty to thirty feet, burying eighty.
L. L. -I- ' I . .1
iwo persons uencaitr rut vreignu ci .utese
i seventy-two have been dug ont unhurt, but
Miie ten ouiers pcTtehed. To accomptisli
vtiieir release appertures were" msftfe over" the
chimneys of 1110" houses, am) through them
frejiring were drawn np : but the dead Were,
rol reached until wansversal euuings coul l
e mads. : Sevrl amhrnta wr aT.y mvicft
4 ullve. The avalanche made so little noise
i$ falling that the" inhabitants whw did not
Hirer Irom it, were not sware r the disaster
till seven the next morning, three hours af
ter it happened; and eve those who were
caught by it, believed it to be only a heavy
fall of snow thai had, crushed T tkeir 1 roof,
and. stopping np. tMr doors and windows,
wailed patiently till day, expected their
neighbors 'to come fc their refcomv J t'
THE COMET. iV
li KXO Or 1-Ht WORLD, ' "
Does not the appearancv of the Cfomcl
with its fiery tail blazing athwart the heavers
bursting upon us unannounced, nuUersld-ed-d,es
it not, W3 ask,' portend tlie falull.
ment of M dler's predictions? There is some
thing about it supernatural and surtlinj.
Would it not be we'.r for" soitie' rmojile to
wok about Uienu and sea if they are prepar
ed to meet this Comet face to face. At all
, events, we would advise Ham Metlsry to set-
.y. ttnns ana to siopiw-.'
ho hnrm would corns t it, , if U Comet
shotdd not pay us a chuw vUit-
- - I0"0 Sjats JouraaL ,
-rjk Court Martial was ro'ciendylield
Fort Johnson- Smithville, NV C, which
adjourned on the 22J ulu It was Ordered
fwthe trial of Lieut. Fremonr Tor '-illegal
unmil,tary eonduet. the thhf specitl
twn being Uiat he caused three private to
whipped.; The finding of the court has
Uf not been promulgated; W the "NVil
iiungton aironicle think, itwill justify I jeuC
,",t(n"i, t,,c cmpany in wfuch- the Jog
rM.jr ,vk place being al Oia utU9 i, ,ncJ,
VL.Us f insubordinatioM as to lequire it
DiscbvEBir of Thn island of
" BACCHUS. I
Tall Island, thotflrh TemeYkalil 1 ital
character, and vat domains, had never been
discovered until Within ihe last few years.
, It is bounded on the East by the Temto-
ry of F!y and Deceit; on the North hy 0.6
regions of Poverty -and distiass; on liie
south by . the burning Zone of -Kentorse,
Disease and "Duality add on tliei West Uy
ne ueau uhkc 01 vonvton, 11s siinogp.ijre
isglooiriy linevrtatiug and pestiferous, ex -
nosed to (he perpetual scenes rff storm's.
hurricanes, and tempejt and its climate like
the munis' of 2u iuhdhitauta is never settled
for an hour. Ita seasons also urieertain, k
subject .to most deairuetive chau7s. The
spring for instance is a season of most per
nieioul tieai in whirh the generality, of its
inhabitants are possessed with a cinu of
madness the mosl'desinicuve to , themselves,
most injurious to' their neighbors and the
most subversive" of Unguarded Innocence.
The surlime'r' is a se'astm of ineessant ttH in,
he iiijratherliijr of . (he fruiis of disipatioii
and debaucti. Ill a'uhiitiua) scenes are gener
allv hertfe'nditijf lik(fiblhi!ik;J forest disro
bed of "aU Its b'eddty add grandeur by lite
frosts' of nrirf? Jin here fill thrft is tirtunut
or'etcclltnf rfla'y'be seen stripped of its in
herent iovciidess. r Its Winters are truly
despicable.' - riothrrtg buf one Unbroken scene
of devastation and dismay now presents
itself to the eye ef the beholder and not a
countenance but is sbrootlud m sadnefT
despair. - . -
Ita principle Commodities are rum, bran
dy, gin, wkitdiey, wine, and mault Ikjudr.
Its products are poverty missejy, Wretched
ness and distress., . , , , , ..,,. ,
The only wild beasts that inhabit this
miserable island are iiitaginary. usually
found on the mountains of Delirium Tre
mens, from whose terrific heights may be
seen the principle river, which is the stream
ofDath, upon Jus rolling .fcitlowf iha na-J
lives are cained along in quick succession
to ward ihe Dead Lake ofOblivionv
HENRY CLAY AND THE LADIES.
The Concordia, Intelligencer tells the
following anecdote of Mr. Clay, at the la).e
Agricultural Fair at Baton Uouge:
Making our way near hiin we were stop-
peuiora umc oy me aense mass sur
rounding htm, ana were thus so fortunate
as to witness a little incident which" ."may
prove interesting 10 our readers.
'A lady standing near us was introdnc.
ed to Mr. Clay, after the usual salutations,
sne ooservea, -weu Mr. viayi 1 am a very
warm friend of yours, so much so indeed,
sir, that 1 would willingly agree- to have
the fever' arid agfue six months to scot you
in uie rresiaenrtiui vnair.; ; We .thought
fof rdoirtenVtht tWa1 overwhelming cora-
Eliment Woufd take .MV. C. aback, but
owing for an instant and return in? his
thanks, he replied, My dear madam, you
onngto mtna an anecdote told me by a
friend from Washington, who informed me
that during Lord Morpeth's risit there,
he, Lord M. took occasion to call on a
couple of young iadiesr warn! friends of
mine; after the visit on of them observed,
WellAW-, rhat WomW y'tfn take to kh
that agty rtlouth of Lord Mofjpetn'ir, whicif, !
by the hyfi said Mr C,.is far uglier than" !
mifie, Wnicii, I presume, none of you wlui
pronounce handsoia' 'n'othirigy said Miss J
A -i, nothir gon earth could induce me.'
The 'other hesitated a moment, and ob
served, wottld y'c'ifrfct, could it ensure the
election of Mr. Clay. She thought for
an instjmVand jumping' from her seat te-1
plied, yt$ rdgvitS - " s: '
t ELECTKO-MAGNETIC GILDING.
This caption forms the name of a tie w' and
useful'sri how being carried into successful
pfatticef in Baltimore and oJse where. The
nl:in is said to bn verV Diaio mnd limnk MVc
eoaing, Miriwi ara) gilding evenly and hsnd-j
soroely, at any shade of coloring desired, at
less- than one-third of tire cost by any other
process yet tno-vn' A Baftiraore" contem
porary," ' in speaking of it, says lie saW aa old
pair of candlesticks made to resemble, in a
short time; theijf brtgfUest days :ao of a cas-
W, snuu" and tray; ii-e.-This must prove
in invention of great utility, for we often sre
household BitieleJcnly fit tobe'tlrrowti away,
yet qune good in sit rrtpcstv rivt'RM the
ildinJeoyreIv,'
. . - . M -ijiw iwie jvarafli vnisraie, w
We unrdcrstatitf rfiaf Sir; J. J. fJpchuTcn the nation Iff f 840 and in .
01 tins city nas a machine tor suvering and
gilding,' which Je ealli electo-type gilding
and silveri'ug. ;t- 'rr irn i "itic.
MESMEKISMfl .v--.-. w 4
r ' Some curious pfiilosophical facts' in rela-
nan 10 nieatiTOrimn m si iiaii hv a writ in
SCaVoi
Jiclsnce
JJe asserui., that,,!' afeaf w$dhVuU wh(, had looked with cslra.cosai
pltingtd pilognp-bt bttomtm magnet. OrlplleeM 4m,Jan.l.resped profitable Hare
game animal substances make efficient gaMest from, the sufferings and misfortunes; of
vanie piles, without the use pf rIsrartd'"1"!'?'! ere the enterprising
in evety rcath' w dtaw," efVElricit tf gen
erated by the Union of oxygen atkrearbon.
isircnncai action nr tne cliiel source ol elcc-
tricitjii the human eystem,ro. atce' .
" I i -J.-iTV lN 1k'uH
The Milleritee are.aH killing themselves
off in advanceand wev! suppose every one
who get cut of the way now considers bitn
self - a brand snatched front tlie tumli!
v J speechof m ilraVkeb .
v trs' -..-...-';-.,-
J- ipF 0KTU S0' .tV
' On the bill proposing to rep 41 the Bank,
t 7 rp( Law, Delivered in the lluute -of
U"preieatatives, Jan. 1843.
1 ' 'i . . .,
, X11L IIAYNER, said hewUhed to state,
brieiir, the reasons trhiih would induce
, hiui lit vote for the repeal of tie bankrapt
1 law -proviucu xne Dill oetors tne liuu
1 could Oeptft IB a proper shape. 1 voted said
(Mr. II.) for the bankrapt Uw, at the extra
sekkion, wkia some mis;i inrt out upon
rcflectiou, I then yielded soy doubts, te the
strong tdnvietions and earnest entreaties
of la, who,- representing eommerctil
sections or the tountfy, nrfefl with so
much eal the passage of the U. If was
a question 011 which I was ah' I to look.
with an unprejudifed and impartial eye.
Althuugh fey own State suttVred w . com
men with every thr part of the Union,
from 4he financial and pecuniary embar
rassments' of the Government and the
rounfry, jet there was,' perhaps, no State
that taffoied les -owing in part, to the
prudent, and economical habits of its pew
pie, and in part to the fact - that, in conse
(ueucs ef the natural - abstractions "on its
rastern cOt, it is lest commercial tn its
pursuits than any ether Atlantic State; It
was. therefore, a question on which the
people id my section bf the Union felt
cunVpsralh ely.indih'erehi, 1 fell perfect
liberty to pursue such si course as in my
judgment I nljE.ht think proper untram
Mtelled iff ptrblit i' orjrinro'ft at homt. ' Al
though 1 saw no pressing necessity tor the
pasarf of this law, so far a the 'people
of my own Stale, ahd especially my own
"nil mediate constituents, were concerned,
yet I cotild not shut say eyes to the ember
rasment, insolveoey and 'distress tint
were preying en all the trading ait.l .cam
inerciat sections of the country -df press
ing credit, crippling the energies of indus
try, tyin( np the hsitds of t nterpiisej and
all these, in their results, terioasly sfi'ecting
and reacting on agriculture, manufacture,
and every olht department of business. '
; "iv hen l came to look at the causes ol
this embarrassment and ' distress," I taw
plainly that the sufferers were net paying
the penalty of their own - hnpreden.ee - and
fully, but that they had been brought to
insolvency ami impending ruin, by he
rash and wicked, measures of financial
quacks and -political gamblers.' When
T r 1 .1. . . : 1 ?. 1
uwvwiuvv niisi 10 cuiuuicureu, i( lounu
the country peaceful and quiet and every
Department 01 vbsihcis pursuing I IOC
cessfui career of prosneritv and wealth
Men of businefs relied oa the patriotic
conviction, that those who administered
the Government Would confine themselves
to their corittitalrotiat fonetinmi and thev
t t .1. ! J .: . Jl' m J m .1 .. t
waieu irom mis aream 10 nna mat tinan
cial tinkering had unhinged every branch
iniuncn, nnu uerangeu an metr calcu
lationsfounded, at those calculations
were, eo the - presumption that; Govern
ment would n4t intet fere with ' the pur
suits of the citixen. 'V The last sdminis
tratien; instead of profiting bv the xne-
tience ofihe past, Continued to persevere
i um niauut inu opprrssive policy-
malting war upon credit, whilst living on
credit itself) experimenting with (he, cur
icncytsnd actine on the nrincinle laid
down by its chieC that tne only business
ai tne veuerai uovernment was to take
care oi iiseir. reKBTOiess oi IIS tried oil
the i purtaiti of rndiisfry. At leugth the
crrsisy so long: preaictea ly fagacious
uicnncii, 1. sine. iic mvti caui.ious were
unable to provide against it; whilst thou
sands who had been instiested br the in
uucetnemi et ma jack son psner mouev
a . . . a. a m .
era to embark in speculalinj adventures,
were, owing to tne reaction produced by
the ffteiiluret f tbe Yan Buren snecie-
''"U"' ,wf t w,-f b' J,!eB
Thousands were not only lft in
solvent, but unable to obtain employ imcli
to subsist, much (est to ps Birf dWs,
whilst thousands 'of wives, type had been
enjoying a Ifftfof loiary were' suddenly
consigned lo poverty and thousands of
ehUdresj who ftad been racked in the era.
die of pleotv, were brought to trr for
bread." Bach it but a faint description of
me sanrnngs sou conuuion 01 the rom
mercial sowmunity, when Hie bankrupt
laW-WSS (MCsXt. : ''':: i
Irwat this state of distress, growing ont
of telva ytart of misrule," which aroireed
the nation iff 1840 and in a very creat
messare eohfrlbuted to the " everthrow ef
the selHtyled demdfcralic parly. Ilie
Whig party cms vBlo power pledged
iv relieve tha counrV a( far at at in ihiif
power, vile People expected it at their
fianut , Aedwhen thev came to lok e
ton ad them, , to those who asked and re.
qairedelief at their hands, hey law that
and induatrTnus those who had used their
means in eiv'mf labor mil emrjloVirient in
IthodsandV. and in' advifherag'. thsi,' trade,
tne creuir, jnn ine trmrovementf or. the
cpffiifry Jn all its great leading interests-
whd had thus been ruthtcssly snd expeel.'
edly redured to waiit. The Wbijs, then,
cpnsidered it not only IhYir lrty, ,but an
injunction. imposed on them by the people
who had entrusted thent with power, to
release a suffering coramsnity from the
thraldom into which thet had been plann
ed by wicked and incompetent rulers.
1 hey luunu the hands of industry and en
terprise tied up. Dot in consequence of im-
pmuciiiQ cxiravaganre, sue oy in
scii.-n f ilie Federal ailmiuiitrstionj "and
it wit iirretaary to sever. the bonds in
rdrrto nuble nrospert'y' and improve
ment I.. pun.Se their onward warth. They
cnHlerril this indispenalil! 1l the . cu'wi
menceHirnt of a alutsrv reform. Arid
how, fur once snd for all. t wish it to ia
litinctfy emlvrstiMid, that w maj set
oursrlvri rljKt o'n this sul.jeci let those
who so inach denounce ilia bank Not law
.... . . . t
tot mm House iiiil ,tn rotittt reewt
lect, mat, objectionabic at law law may
nate Un, i) was forced upon as bv Dem
ocratic .misrule. But tor the weakness
and corruption of the last and preceding
administrations, fere would asv vera no
prrsfting neceiaity lor thei, passing. siith
a measure. And let those who are dis
posed 10 cast censure on it; ndt Utaaae
those who passed it who, if they did err.
errd from the good intention to relieve
honest sabering from a proper regard for
the wants and distress of an .injored peo
ple but d those, : whose ntisrtile furred
it upon uj whose "Htismsiisgement and
imbecility for years left at M other alter-native,-
,.- .. , ..:( . ,..
I have briru r stated the reasons which
inducvd we, in the first instant e, to yield
my doubts as ttt the propriety of passing
such a law, to the pressing emergencies
ef the time; I witl o trlefly 11410 thlf
reasuns whv I shall vote for its repeal
I have said 1 voted foV Oils law with
sums miK;ivinjK I thought I Saw then,
objections to any bankrapt lawi but, un
releciion, I considered these obi lions far
outweighed b'y the suffering ami eiflhaN
rassments to the' country, brtmght about
by the mismanagement of the Government,
which tUiw higs had earns into ' power
fledged to reform.- And since the same
causes whirh induced tha Mssags wf the
taw nttjonger eiisf, at - all evsttti much
less forcibly, the question mat well arine,
whether a pressing necessity' Jtny lonfet
appears for keeplng'it in operation? 'The
purposes tn'.enaed by vti passage nave, 10
a very great mejiure, tjcetl aecaBij-lis'icd.
Those who had been plunged into insot
vency, from which they could never have
relieved themselves, have received itiuen
efits, ori at all events, have had an oppor
tunitv of receiving thenf.' If flier halve
failed to-do ad. It hit tfeeii ' tfia ' reiulf of
tfiWtfvrrt Infpvu'dencef their warft of can
tion in stretching their credi too far in
these pressing anfd tfnreliabFs tim'esr or bf
relying too rncatmotfslt off theohaTs'(ens
cy of egisfa,tfon' lit a Government," which
eveiftf should have caused them to dis
trstt. Tbc prudent and industrious have
had time and opportunity to avail them
selves 01 us aia. Those Whose entei pt ise
and energy were cramped and deroyrd
py tne romuus consequent-et olwj,ieral
mismanagement, are left .free once ' more
to pursue the paths ot industrf and weal th.
The manacles have been struct from their
hands, and the hea'v r incumbrsnees of
debt ander jwhichthey labored have heeu
removetl, j me mechanic has afain been
sent to his shop, the sailor to his ship, the
agriculturist to his field, and the rai-rcbsnt
to his countrr. The road trf prosneritv
and hsppiness has been cleared of the ob-
strurtions, wrth winch Federal; misrule
has blocked it up, a"nd aeaih presents k
beaten track,' along which ihej prudent and
induatriASs may navel, with renewed en
ergy and dearly'tioujrtif eiperieiice."' ,The
honest atrain have a field in whih to IS-
bor, Irom the pfwli a of which to pay their
debts Which' honor has not cancelled, si
though the law might have done ae -debts
which1 llrey neter could have paid, as Ions?
as they were subjrt t the severity and
extortion,' f eneelrning creditors. 4 And
mamy a wile snu rh'til, who taw nvihinr
but penury and want blor llim, ' have
had their sorrow chanced to cimmiletion,:
by the hopes - and ' prwjyf c'ts" of better
tintes. ' f ' ' ' ,' T ,v-
And whilst the himest and unfortunate.
who were willing; "tt sorreodsr aM.1 h'sve
been relieved-. tlie'cfi.n'iKient a'of ffilfrerk.
tea have been brought to accountability
ami iiqaiiiaiion, ' ine rreunor as well as
thedebmr ass enjoyrd 1s benrfitsi' amf.
hue the tormVr ertortftf toe last
cent, he haa been' prevented from carry,
ing his oppression further. The law has
provided a meant.' bv ' Which Mhe "hnn,t
debtor mty he enabled u ttmstely ' to ' psy
his bond, without allowing the creditor to
ewet its ferfeir. -' ' ,f.f
If ( am asknl why the embarrist-ttWnt
and pressure hich nuWperVsde the oun
Iry have not - disspnesred in cohsea-u-encr
ol tk.'SDeutfirs of the bankrupt taw wlii'.h'
1 haS enunlHflVvd. mV rtvrf Ihafltt
causes of these difiicaitics lie hi'ulih ' d'eepi
than mdebt and Insolvency ! They springj
rum (iv uersnzemeni 01 ins currencr.
and fh'a imtertain and unsettled state' aX
fha Brranctr of thr CdVertljiienC; - These
the bttnkr DM laWsan not remedt.'althouzh
it bat remedied; somfe of tRe evils growing
out of thent. , And since tlie aatortaaale
bava been relieved by. the beaefieiat pr.
ation of the banki'tipt taw, from those oVeM
whelming and dtoforetren disaster! result'.
ing from the1 Democratic tinkering with
ins currency ana finances, a .return to a
safe and sound system of currency, and
exchanges wou1u"smo to enhance tliel prie
of property, and affWd such aids to indus
try andbuirien, at WoulJ toon restore
the country to prosperity. 'aitd thousands
to aol vency , who are now unabi; ti pay
their debts. As to the pressure and rm-
barrassmeots which now weigh flpon the
country, they never csn be rtlievKtl till
there i a ehange of measures a'fs'd nith.
We thought we had effected that change
and ftiai uur measures wt-re about to tarry
Heatui? mi tSeir winzs" to the wound
ttf a h r'-.liiiCoUntrvi but. in the verv mo
int'Ht tit th-torv, the laurel was anatthed
from oo trdvvs bf tlie most shameless
treachery mat every disgraced tSe annals
of representative government, i As long as
We Har n Execuuve who, ia tha wesk
hess and vanitv ef newer, filched bf fraud
from a cnnfiding people, UujKs St tfie itii-
tresxes ul ins seltonng toUMtryuwni as
long as JUe recognised orgsns ef thuae who
adiniiu-ter the Governmeat come into this
Hall and hawk Ihe spoils of. olhce to the
highest bidder! si. Itrtig It ESeclHivh te
to,. are tltreateaed in advance, not at the
Ceans of arresting inceatttlulional legls.
'ion, Lu't of enlisting recruits, fr parti
tan service so lung will credit and con
fidence . continue. o Isngaish, and the
country wontinue -to groan nndet embar
rasHii'f ui and debt, .. rf f , :'; - r: ? -
Notwithstanding the behente which I
bava meiiitoned. sis having retU'lted from I
thebaitkiupt law, yet there are objections
and evils attending it as there are attend
ing every Suite system, every kusnan in
vrnthin. Alikough these ebjectrooa were
more than coua'C.-blaMced,at the time e
the passafj ot lh Uw, by lb tonsidera
tions 1 have alluded to, yet, aa these eoa
siderations no longer existat all events
at ndihing like as full force I incline te
tlie opiniuu, that the inherent evils of the
system, together with the atate ef the pub
lic mind, are each, at no lunger te create
a necessity fur it continuance' ' In fiie
first plat e I fear, it is calculated to attVici
personal confidence, whicky after, alt, is
the aecret wl our oriparalled prosperity in
this country a It is earcuUted to beget,
tnii t tear it; already beg-tting, a disre
s;arl f.-r the aacrtduesa of obligations,
without which no welt established sys
tem of credit cat exist in. any country.
For it is not tha eompahtifv proceis of
(he law,- w!ilch enables the young titan,
whose euly fortune is his good name, to
uocain crcan wnn me ncn, oni H is me
Sanctity'with which pubho oiiiniott regard
an obligation thus mcurred. " And any
sysHent which ha i tendenct td destroy
this confidence: or beret i disrfffaril fur a
lardrfiil cornpliart'ce with its eunditions, it
well calculated to lock an the coffers of
the rich. 1w keen capital tfueinefoVetJ: ai.d
ctmsefjuently (5 repfeii (f(a energies 6f
toe enterprising ana industrious, by de
priving them of t ilie'.l'pportunitW. and
means of exertion.' I y be tM iM
this will affect only ilie imprudent an'J the
faithless; but thst 1 lions who deievr eon.
Ailenc and credit wtfl still be aMe to ob
tain theiiV. ' Then the quettion will 'arise,
Who art to It tm$Ud'f ' Who' ca with
stand the toinptation, when the chaiicci
f being absulved from hit obliiations are
so ready at hand? -' Who will t rely Spoo
the la'bur and perse vera ace of rears ta re-
lieve him from the pressure of debts he
cantrot jay, when the tnbuuala of 4lje
country are ao easy of acceaf ;..; fc
' If, however, this should not be toe re.
sult-lf the tfre'ana of obtaiuiog . credit be
not thus' fuKea away, and confidence riot
be destroyed, as I have supposed,' then 1
mutt b'ejadmitted that the bjiilrgit la1'
it
will tiid to the opposiieiextrenie;. It will
open the door for rash speculation and
bedht advinttfre, which will unsettle
aud ilisiJvb'thi quiet aud peaceful pur
suits of life, jit is tbaaeose of responsi
bility, the feat of h-remediaWa ruin, tba
Prevents most men" front tnLMnii in
hazarihius eutrprises of trade, and com
pels' tliem to pursue the alow and mora
certain end of industry and economy,
I'ske away these restraints hold -out te
the
111 the i3r.zUng .temptation el art-edy
it! lli by liaiarduus speculation offer to
wa
tlieiu the lure of such easy relief from ac.
countability, and tha psoallies acconv
pan) ing it-Hiod what Will , bs ita effect
upo a people et enterprising and adven.
turou as nurt . Men will cease hborinr.
with their hands, ahif attempt te live by
their witafapeeutation will run riot Ihrouva
the landj end (he sober avocttiona of in
ibstry be abandoned for the reckless pur.
suits of, instant gain. IbHs t die
nets and vxtravaaanca wilt that- b'd con
Ptrarrrd. ihY puWtt, tirarala become cor-
repte.l, the poWio mind UmiliariedJ with
the idea f discharging obligationt,' iher
1 has by the meant of hoaeet laduatry Mod
debt uliieistrly lose all itt terrertfor thost
who have every thing to gain, and nothing
'lO'luaV by if, .j, t, .,
AutiU.er serious objection tethe bank
rapt law M, that it comes hi cobfiiet with,
ansettlet and distUrbaA the' Various in sol.
rent laws which' the respective State of
the Union havsTadnptt d for the regwlation
of their internal pblice. .Alt the Srates
have established ; the rtlations of drbtor
and creditor, in accordance with iht pe
trlla'r e pinions f each.' Thislr a' most
iiiiwrtani evujeci 01 legmuion, Uhich Tt
ri in, eery (state according to ' the pe
culiar interests and pursuits of its people;
It is-indispensable to gootf givernmrrit
Slid domestic prosperity, that these rela'.
tiont of debtor and crrditor shoiild be
clearly defined, and eetHed on.Vfi-m and
stable basis 1 for they are more" or less In
terwoven with tlie whole syntini of jui ik
' " ; "'v;----;-i-;:-;" ': -e t c.,:
prudenre in every Stale of Ihe Ui-itoi.
Any general symeui, llinc.'urr,viliit h
conirs nt con Hict w ith ilieMt variuus r gw '
laiioiis in the respective biatcs. must, in a
rueaure dittuib llieii uhtle yai m ot in- '
litrniil nihlirtfi ii.allji. ,1im ..,..1111. .
fiilrsllht and habits of their pcnjilt ) suit
iill be ll.c lurans of fnpeitat aiinnjautri
and vexatioiu. ; It is Uirpblicy 'of s.m t f,
the States that a verjr t-iilaf;!,'! and ;Iht
si system of credit should. p(e(iil,lht
every stimulus shouUl be gito l!i enter:
prise and adventure of others, t(i'lilirc
tlmuld be rcatraiiifd within . mro mndtr
ate limits. Some States may llhtn. it
their polity to visit the severest pctialtjsa -j.h
1 failure to aikliatlWiabiiitiri liiiif. .
rrdi other thsy consider it the part f hu
manity, to extend a much, greater, deeo ,
01 lenity to ihe.unloi tuuafc UeWor. : Soma
States are commercial lortfc tftaliiifsctuf
ih'f; etfine agticultorut. :; Experience wav
bava. proveri that these, tslious iuttrers -require
dlffthl itiadoDi of fleb'tor aiid
creditor, in order ta their successful, pur
suit. When we reflect that debit aud "
liabilities in everv State have beef! W '
traded with a view to the domestic pi.t.vy
and reulationt of eachi sBfaf as ilie Vi 'fii '
tit lbs creditor and the responsibility of
the debt6rare tohtcrned. it .slieu'ld be &
moat imn'fiouS r.a uf ttev.Ur ii. t," U
should indat e the General Uoveruiueut to ,
latc'rpdse aud diataib. these various tfgu-,
lations, even temporal ily, for Ilie fetnov
sl of an overwhelming till jiurh u evil,
at did exist when th bankrupt law was ;
passed, and which it was lutttlded to rem-
edy. And, owingto the causes I have men
tiuned, I doulrt very much, whether, an-V
del any circumstances, a uniforw inkv
rep uw ever tuoaia uectrrne a peima-k
ment pai of our system, of national juris-
prudence. .;. .;;; , r. .
1 here is another resian- a ttro2 rea '
sun, too which will induce ma U solo .,
for the repeal i?t lis bankrupt law, I be. j
lits that publlo oji'mioit has pronouuceil .
juuisi us lurwer existence, anu that lliw
fact cannot be disguised. The lrge .aud i
Commercial cities mav pethaps still be its (
favor of it but at to the great matt of the r
people thronghout the cudnfit 1 am com...
polled lo think that there if a decided na. ?
jority against it. Of course, J can speak
of my own knowledge only so far at tha .
peop.e of my own tt, and district are j
cunoernodj ahd there is peiUapt no p".,i
pie, whose opinions present at fairer tet. ;
of the nnprejudKtd decision of Irs pnblio ,
mind. - 1 hey 1 caf'ied Comparatively lilflw :
about the passage of tha lit at tirstaud -
have tlierel'orf bvvlt tue better ablefio wateli
its ope ration with air impartial efe. And
although 1 feet sure tha 1 arse Wilis- ma
jority id uy Stale will apprer?ate and o
srfctfon thi motives of those vrbo paased
it, yet, since the ere it e6tl cOntenVnlaied
has been mainly accomplished; I , fi'ave as
utile uouut that a art jority of fire people
vT tlis Stat'.i, artd of my own cunaiiiueuts, . -
with ita roiuiaL Tun lb. hf lr...i. . .
(iea I can sib aiarl sifl led to jtetieve that
the same state of feeling add opimon jB "
erslly prevail in ether sections of the LJn-
ion, ,: I wish te be distimtlv. tfnderttood
aa this points I aril not on of tse wIms
believe .tfiat legislation here should be
wived by life temporary impuLet ofpi '
aiar leeitne. 1 bt.itve that it is the da :
ly ot the Iiepresentalfra to' ttrft'f himself -
tgaiutt the eficivetesnr iiole'ucs'sf tL
Eublie mind; when stimulated and excited '
j the rtjcklesl spirit of ft?oW and Inuo
atio. r Aa long si t am' at flrpiese nt .-'
live, I trust I shalihave firmness enough
to resist th demands of temporary iu:
pulse ia tha popular mind when in my de
liberate jadgmotit' I believe them to
wrong .Jtat then,- oft oft other hand,' "j -'
de believe thai iTie tti'eorYef oar institu- '
tioaa is baaed on th principle,' that tU.'
wishea of the eobstUaency, dispassionate.
ly entertained and calmly expressed, are
binding on th fti-pVesenlative, on qut-s-'
tions of (her ipediency. : - W helher the" "
popular opinion is the result of impulse, "'
w, vi nu ucnocriie luosrmeni. tu
Ilrpreseutativemust judge. U it enough
for me to say, that 1 do believe the raloi ?
and Inflective judgment of a ; airity. of
any c6!h slit dents is sgainst the further con.
tinuance in operation of the bankrupt Is
New. Mr. Siveaker I. am not to be un.
dfrstood as expressing any rtertl for tlie".'
vole wbicti I originally gave for the pal-
sagl6rt!iit law. Uail er iVinilar circatu '
Hancea, I should (eel it mv dutv to du . f
"SaiO'1; I yielded to the great and V?'t. .r
neeessmes oi in country, tod the katK-r.
mW of the people. Great at mav hava
been the evils of a baukront taw. vi I
considered it called Tor bv the
try emergencies of Iht tims. I thonMit U
belt to submit to ont evil, hi order' to cdr',- ,
one still greater. .' Vowerlut and sicienin;' , f
aa this medicine mav have beenl vet 1 i
thoufM it waa called' for as, an extreme' .
remedy for th diitcropcrrd; ttatr iif the.
nation.'. ; ,- " , , - 4 :;- - - ,.;, ...
V4ilstfam willing loVoletVli'li rtpcal ,
otheWnkropt Uw,1 however, I cannot -vote
for the bilf before th House, uuless s
it is ahtended. The) bill proposes to' date'
batk in its operalioh td'tlib 5Ul of Decern., V
ber last, ao as' id' eicluile from' its' bene.. , ..
f.ts, alt those' Who bad not jbrn takm the I
irtteptire" mesia'rrs toward taking silvsn-' .
t'agti of its provisions. Now this spprsrs
to ma improper and unjust. It seems h -t
me to lie somewhat rttronwctiM. at lest
ni'e;aliv'ely, il not poktfively. If not
jliiftty retroiptdive itt its opera i n, it is so