The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-19
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hr. Shd7N : motion at length pceva:led.-
Lexington Ky. Mas insei led as one of N.
| places at which subscriptions should be oDen-
ed. and Messrs. Chas. wilkins, Lewis gan.
| oeis and John II. Morton designated as the
commissioners
On motion " Mr.. Robe''eo,,. New Orleans
was then added, and Commissioners named
| Tor that place
On motion of MIR Harris, Nashville was
added. and Robert Neailey, relix C,,,nd,
and John r. Bedford named as the Commits
| sioners.
| On motion OF Mr.. Lcgois, Washington C;-
| ~ was added, and Robert Brent, Walter
smith and Thomas Swami named as Cons
Iniss'onerS. Mr.. Fisk of N. y. named John
Mason, Daniel Carroll. ana John p. Van
Ness but MIR Lewis's motion being the frs,
made, was agreed to-
On motion of Mr.. Bl1cou. RALEIGH in No-.-
! Caroilna was inserted, and Sherwood IIa,-
wcoc Beverly Daniel and Vim. Peace name;
as Commissioners.
| On motion Of Mr.. 7crsu,h, Savannah i,
| Georgia was added, and John Bolton, Chss.
Harris and Jas Johnson i4amed as conmis-
| sipners.
On rnotio, Of NJ. coz,iyct New pr,,rs,,;c.
! III y J. WAC added, and Jas. Vandrrpooi. Io,,,,
Gray and Peter Gordon named as co,n,njs-
| sioners.
MIR. Croauenor moved to ada Utica in =.
/ I. and John {. Oevereaus, Eel Walker g.
! Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, rs commissioners.
but the molten was negatived, after some 90.
Jectiono BY Mr.. tnSAani, and replication bv
| Mr.. GrOsUeuor
Onm motion of Mr.. TVe6sfer. Portsmouth !,
y. II. was added, and Jeha Goddard Nah.
! A. Haven and Nasn Gilman named as COM
/ missioncrs
On motion oc 1Cr. Kii5our,,, Fit.sburg was
stricken "nr, Chlicothe in Ohio added, and
Samuel tindley. Thomas James. and WIZ
liam MFariend named as Commission
! ers.
Mr.. Lezpis then made a ran.ion the OBJ
| Dristct.
- This motion was opposed by Mr. Fisk of
r. /: who said that the Committee OF WAYS
| and Means had fixed Oh Philadelphia, in
pTeitrence ~ New i mk and oth.:- places,
| TO be the seat OF the Principal Bank, as be
| 'ng 'lace Of greater security aud greater
wealth. %nd as being more central to the
| commercial transactions and wealth CT the
country, &c.
MIR Lcqris saiI he hid no dcubt tia,
the gentle'"a'' from n. York preferred Phiia-
| delphn to this place, rs he had already gi-
ven sufficient evidence Of his candor in that
respect. The Military School, the National
Bank, and every Institution of t; national cha
! racter had been contemplated to be fixed
1t TINS place by these wi, , located the seat oe
| government here, &c. ard 50 they ought to
be, &c Besides, there might be many gen
temen who would vote e. Bank to be es-
'ahl'sieti at this place, who would or. constitu-
tlhnat grounds &c opposed to IT'S Establish
| ment elsewhere. Ee therefore hoped Iii,
motion would be agreed to.
MI AeGyla'a motion was negatived about &C
members only rising in favor IF it.
On motion rs MI i Ne
nlent was adopted, authoTisirg tire phiIadeJ-
ihia Commissioners, IN {, SC 80 niilr,ns sIou.ri
hot be subscribed, and returned 60 rlsrl
within the time allowed, 70 open t 6 books
| at Philadclphia until tag whole SHOULD lie ,,,b
scribed.
Mr.. CASTOR Of = c. then said, before tie
committee proceeded further III TIM. bin. he
wished to propose m,tcrift! apsendr,syt %
1t, and, with 4 view 70 ascertain whether the
house was disposed to hear him in sID-
port OF his motioE at this late hour of
the day, he moved that the committee now
rile.
his motion w1s negat;ved: and
Mr.. Ga@ton proceeded, in u speech ofccr-
6"cFabie ability, and more than an hour in
length, 70 lay before the committee, his We've
in relation to this bill lie pro{essed h;r,e.,f
anxious Tor the establishments Of a National
Bank, which he had always favored when
opportunity offered. But it VIZ his decided
Convection he said, that bill Ike that on the,
table would not answer the purposes of tb,,
nation orci the government. This view Of i've.
subject he supported ~ various objections +,
different features ofthe BIZ, and particnla,.,,.
to the mode OF subscription in stock Of tbr
y. states tie operation Of all which he cor
tended would be to throw irto circulation !,
4ua1t'ty ct paper founded not on . SD rie ~ .
pital, but on the credie OF the IT, =. sock. &c
which would therefore BE- Of 40 greater val.
ne than any other paper which the United
states Shouid make receivable IN taxes, tbn'
much more expensive TO the United States
than Treasury Notes on bills Of credit would
be, exc. Sfc. In support Of this idea. Mr. {;
adduced many iii"stratons, from writer's on
this subject, from or own history, ard from
anal 81. lie objected also to the proposed
appointment of a part Of the directors by tie
PRESIDENT, to the large portion cf to- stool N
DC reid by TIE Dotted States &c. lie wound
up his argument ON these and other points bv
observing, that As he vas frieEdlv IN p,irci
PIE 70 the estalEshinent Of lyatioral Bank,
he should not csnslder himself as dnir,. h
du,y, Il, while he disapproved Of this rlan
ne did not oi,er another as a substitute IN i,
Instead of bank Of noI.r, Il car-:,gf of fE
ty millions, he would establish a ba,,k who,e
capital should not Ct fiYtl,cst exceed tyertv
millions. He considered it as by no means
| important to IT'S jucceSs that the f-ovrrptrc,,
-FNHs III l.