Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-24

denunciation III another and more eioan
tic skapc-it1 comparison of which, A..
former bank is but as Ilylas compared =,
Hercules Gentlemen then, wonld =.
cuse him, if he placed as little faith J.
these propositions, as in those of himvbn
now fills the Presidential ohair, of h;m'
who is elected his successor, of him ,yi' ''
lately filled the Treasury of The II ST."
with such distinguished skill; or. the NJ
dictiens of those men, who had All Pee,
with Madison, q Monroe, and . Gil
tin.
Mr.. L. said, he was, then, anin,er,stoa
monopoiist, who had, perhaps, exper;n,
| ced the consequences of banking longa-
than amy member in that Houss--hn,;.
is because (said he) have experience1i
the benefits of asystem, which has blsss'
ed me and mine, that am so anxious 70
communicate ii TO others. Gentlemen
hope, will excuse me for saying, that ~;
ser heads than theirs had been mis,alan
| as hope they will be.-But, perhans H.,
| should be told, that he, too, was inter,s1 nc
eel III this question that he too. wasasl
Ing the same boon as othcrs--it was tr,,a
out II was not on account of himself n,
his constituents, that he valued il arush
| But, the country itself may receive an es
| seniial benefit from the institution yyh;ni,
he sought. We wish ne bank capital fo-
our own use ; but, we ask the aid ofiI.
Legislature in accomplishing the creates.
work IN which Virginia is Interested
work, which will have the effect ofponr'
ing into f!ie lap Of Virginia the riches os
aSister State. OF mixing the waters ofthe
| Roanoke with those of the James. ana rs
saving 10 .he inhabitants on The limo.
Roanoke half the eSpence of the trarnor
tatinn OF their produce to market. He
would not accept of the bank he soIcited
| buttor this consideration.--Iie. indeed
expected opposition from all those. who
| are opposed TO our sciIeme--all those
who would dislike to see the waters
ofthe Roanoke minglingwiili those of,be
| James Biver.-But, even reject This ,ro
position, refuse Norfolk the boon which
she had asked, and the House wouldfnd
him Just as anxious to supportthe residue
of the scheme now before them, clinCnr
| TO the last straw, which the torrent i
sweeping from MS. He would still adyo-
cate the claim ofthe humblest hamlet
which sought TO participate of the bles-
sing. If the sins of these Western People
were so great as to require of us a scape.
| goat in this wear of Jubilee, offer as a pTo-
pitiatory sacrifice 10 this angry genius
n'y people. Provided the sacrifice would
promote the greater interest of the people
| Virginia, we cheerfnlly submit TO the
q spepsation.
He stood upon that floor, as the repre-
sentative of the people of Norfolk: thew
were willing to make this sacrifice oftheir
interest TO the public good; ave, though
tins sacrifice were 10 be curse imposed
upon them, most cheerful!y would tley
submit. For, from whom oughtthis sacr-
! nee more properly 10 come, than from
that devoted spot He begged the
House to reoolIect, that in the day of its
| danger, YOU had rushed TO orr defence
| from all the parts OF lis state to protect
our household gods and our goods from
| PROCLAMATION, and our beauty and booty
| from the hands of a rapacious eaemy it
was then that Norfolk had been saved by
| united Nlrgina-And was ii for her to he
ungrateful ? Yet would she descryeto he
called SO, ifshc did not offera much great
er sacrifice than the one which might now
be expected. When he cast his eyes on
| thepapers then on the table, on those pc
| titions which had been presented 10 the
[! House, he found the names Of hundreds
of that patriotic band, who had haiIowei
| the sands of Cranev Island on tie memo
| rab!e 24t, of June-As well might Rome
| be called upon to condemn her Manus
! III sight of the Tarpeian Rock, as the peo-
J pie of Norfolk could refuse any sacrifice
| expected Of her in the presence OF these
| gallant petitioners. But if instead Of
curse, they ask blessing, which had
! been so long enjoyed by himself, howwas
It posslble for him to refuse them HE
begged pardon for this digression-but II s
| wasnot always easy TO resist the flow Of &
| IDEAS, which produced pleasurable emo
tIon-he was satisfied the elfusiOn OF
| gratitude was at all times an acceptable
! offering on the floor of this House.
| But to the questionable Select Com
mlttec had reported, in favor fthe prayer
| OF the petitioners, that the banking capi S
tai OF tins Commonwealth ought TO belE
augmented. And from whom, let it bel
| asked. did these petitions come mot s
I from the tobacco-Inspectors of MancheS
| ter, praying an increase of the compensa
ton forcoOperage--no from debaucbed b
husband, soliciting 10 be divorced from IS
| dIssOlute wife-not from some sleeping
| eentinel, who suffered his horse to be
| stolen from him, and appeals to this House
for an indemnity; but from fully one
eighth OF the whole population OF th' S.
| commonwealth, and occuDving nearly
| three-tenths Of the whole of Virginia. 90
main. And yet when il comes unidF3
such auspices before the Legislature ~
| Virginia, worthy member from Dinwa
| dle moves to postpone the subject u ie s.
3lst OF Marcll-because he saws the pro
posed measure is unconstitutional f~
| Gods sake, Sirs, If you do slam the do99i,
| IN The face oft medicant. do not aae
insult to injury. Do not Tell these per
TONERS, we will consider the subject, Dp'
not until all orr mower is extinct moi up