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the motives of onr Legislature. The only de sign of the stay hvw was, and ia, to save our people, who have nothing left them but their lands, from the enforced collection of debts; but a new provision is now added, by which ail debts incurred since the Sd of April, and there fore including all that has been advanced by Northern capitalisU for our relief, are expU cltly excepted from the benefits of the stay