Life of William M Richardson Ll D Late Chief Justice of the Superior Court
Life of William M Richardson Ll D Late Chief Justice of the Superior Court
Charles Henry Bell
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Mr. Richardson was strongly opposed to any such proceeding. He delivered a long and able speech on the subject, uphold- ing his views with strong proofs and apt illus- trations ; and we regret its extent excludes it from our pages. He triumphantly refuted the arguments of several gentlemen who had expressed their sen- timents on the question, and himself advan- ced the most forcible reasoning in favor of the opinion he espoused. Although'sensiblethat we cannot do this productionjustice in any a...bstract, yet we shall attempt one, rather to give an idea of the positions he defended, than the eloquence and spirit by which they were enforced. He commenced his remarks by adverting to 3* 26 LIFE OF WM. M. RICHARDSON. the peculiar rigor with which our merchants had been treated, and their respectabihty. — There had been many acts within a short peri- od, that had borne upon them severely. His observations on this point, are open and sincere as well as animated and convincing. " I put it, " said he " to every honorable gen- tleman whether if our measures had fallen upon the yeomanry of our country with one tenth part of the severity that they have fallen upon the merchants, it would not have raised a storm that neither this, nor any other administration could have rode out in safety.
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