It will place the creditor’s hand upon th*
poor man’s throat. The debtor will not he
shielded by the delays of courts or the un
certainty of the plaintiff’s proof, or the pres
ent exemption from sale of the absolute ne
cessaries of life. By the signature of his
name, by the scratch of a pen, by his mark
it may be, lie will mortgage everything but
hi* muscles, flesh, and hone*. If he buys
n coffin for his child, and cannot pay down
for it, lie must give a judgment note. If
he employs a doctor to visit his family, the
first thing is a judgment note. The mer
' chant, too, will require a judgment note ;
for the law has left these creditors no other
possible remedy, but a judgment note, or a
mortgage, which is mure expensive.
