...presumption, in innumerable cases, directly against truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment. By this means, in all eases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life ; and...

...civil debts. One is, that every man is prefumed folvent. A prefumption, in innumerable cafes, directly againft truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on...be imprifoned .for life: — and thus a miferable miflaken invention of artificial fcience, operates to change a civil into a criminal judgment, and...

...presumption, in innumerable cases, directly against truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment. By this means, in all cases of civil insolvency, without a pardon from his creditor, he is to be imprisoned for life ; and...