The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-16
NFATUATION.


This nation is certainly verging to a crisis,
which no wisdom, no experience, no coun.
sci, appears adequate to check or STEM
With the example of Massachusetts before
| our eyes. the ruin and bankruptcy and de-
probation of credit. as we'll as morals, that
have been exhibited. by the MULTIPLICATION
hey ond all measure, of banking institutions !;
| within week a neSo bank, called the Me
ehanics' Bank, has sprung up, the first no.
| tice OF which, is the circulation of its bank
paper; the run for signatures to the stock
was so great, that six or seven hundred per
sons could not obtain access to the place Of
| subscription.
In an hour afterwards, new bank, to be
called the Commercial bank, was proposed
at the coffee house, and million of dollars
was said to be subscribed before noon
In the course OF the day, banks, to the
nsmber OF five additional. were in agitation /;
and all OF them expected to be in FIJI blast,
and bringingin, besides shaving apparatus,
seven per cent. per annum, and rise of Is
per cent. upon the principal in few
| months -.
Atthe same time we hear of banks start
ing up ike mushrooms in all our inland
towns; Lancaster, which had already a
branch bank, has had another established
"NN'.''i - N "SSAS, ~ III tnOtIOn
at Harrisburg. another at York Town, there
is one at Reading, one at Easton, and one
at Washington. Pennsylvania: there are
two at Pittsburg; and emay expect to see
the whole property of this fourishing state.
and all It's useful industry and frugal habits
about tobe sunk into the den of Sordid spe
culation; to the ruin of innocent private ia
miles. tothe enrichment Of the cunning and
profiigate; and to the total discredit of this
prosperous stase.--.4urora.
The Federal Republican" states it as
fdct, (No. ~ that Don Onis was authorised
oy ms government to settle the disputed
boundaries OF Louisiana, and guarantee to
this country the payment of S 900 eco as
remuneration for depredations committed on
our commerce:
Also as fact, ono. 81 that thirty three
members OF Congress are of the French par
ty:
As atact, (No. 81 that the " disniisaal
OF MIR. Jackson" was announced at Paris
before the arrival of that minister in this
country could be known
AS a.Jact, (No. f.. that the mission of
John Quincy Adams is connected with the
northern confederacy:
AS ajdct, (No. 5 that General Smith
Tall these facts would not be worth a button.
without General Smith, owes bonds to the
present government of Spain, to the amount
OF about 800. COO.
Now let US have some facts on the other
side:
1t is aJsct, (No. ~ that Don Onis's 60
vernment will forthwith be at an end--and
that any engagements entered into with
hlm, would soon become nugatory, and only
tend TO involve US in trouble
1t Is as good afact, mo. 81 that there
are forty seven Of the British fariy in Con.
gress.
1t is a fact, (No. s. that the Dismissal
OF Mr.. Jackson was not announced at Paris
10 be sure an article is said to have an
Peared in French paper, which stai ed Mr..
Jackson "Aaa been rejected" MIR jackson
was not "rejccied," but received politely
and would have continued am accredited mi.
Mister, ii he could have forgotten his Cohen.
Hagen tricks.
IL isa flct, (No a that if Mr.. Adams
shall make any arrangement with the north
ern powers, which may tend to protect the
Jreedom Of The seas, and every nation but
Engiaad shall ratify it, that the British
party in America viii naturally be very
angry about it, and abuse all who NAV have
any concern in it.
1t is a tact (No. s. that if Gen. Smith
owes bonds to the government OF Spain, he
Will pay Observation-Disclosures Evening Post.
HOUSE OF REPRE&2N T.a7YVES.
January Si, 1910.
Gen. 0falt6y had leave, and laid on the
table the following motion:
RESOLVED, That Joint Committee be ap
pointed To consider and report on the eXpc-
diency of expressing the sense of the Leeis-
laturc on the present alarming state of our
foreign relations. and on the causes which
have produced il; and whether any, and if
any, what measures may be adopted 10 pre-
vent the evils Of impending war.
The question TO agree to this motion, was
opposed by Messrs. BANGS. M'FAnLAND
and MORTON, who wished to inuuire into
the object contemplated to be reported on.
The mover, (Gen. NJ replied, that he
knew of no rule of the House which reoni
red discussion of the merits of question.
on the motion to raise a committee; and
that he had imagined that the objects of his
motion we're sufficiently alluded to in it.
The Yeas and Nays were required; when
the motion was adopted, Yeas 1872, Navs
1O3.
LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS
THURSDAY. Feb. I.
ANSWER TO GOVERNORS SPEECH
The order of the day, to take into considc
ration the reported address lin answer to the
speech of his ezcellency the Governor, be-
ing taken uD