Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-31

COyectuyai Excess, $3.50 oo8 900
u Returns have been received from
the States marked with an asterisk. y
according to this estimate, the capital is
hiied, but overaows so little, as to render it
necessary to strike o1' only from the two or
tnrce highest classes of subscriptions, viz :
tue 5000, 1000, or 15O0-All under them
VIII probably remain without retrench-
inent-bnt IN no event is any subscriber TO
De 50 reduced, IS to make the substitution
OF any State less than 5000 shares.
ohonla II turn out, that the capital is not
filled. the books at Philadelphia will be A..
gain opened, until enough is taken in to
complete the capital.
ms seems most ungracious time for
breathing whisper of opposition-bu.,
pfincipie does not change with success. We
stlil regard the Bank as a breach of the
CONSTITUENCIES the ererciec of = po,ysr
reserved to the States, which ouebt 70
have been given to the United States. bur
zvaS not-Regarding it in this point of
view, we could wish the next Legislature
OF virginia to permit branch OF the Uni
ted States Bank to be established in this
COMMONWEALTH the same way as thew
p lssed law in 1895, permitting the ins,i-
tuition OF branch at Norfoik-A measure
OF tins sort does breathe some saving grace
some reservation of the rights of the
States-some protest against the doctrine
OF an exclusive authority i'm the government
OF the United States.-What we fear IS
II this subtle eDcroachmcnt (snbtle. be-
cause It does not appear in the most obnox-
lous forTn,) should receive our silent acoui-
escence, that it will but lead TO more OBJ
ncxioos ones--thst the line between State
ana OHHed STATES rights-the line be-
fOntr
ca. may sc gradually lost, and consolida-
ted government swallow up all Hence
the extreme Jealousy which we feel. Let
the general government exercise the now
ers, (Which are given.) freely and energet-
ically--if not enough be given, give more.
IN the way prescribed by the Constitution
out assume no power which is not dirsctly
or indirectly gven--as an end, or as some
means necessary to an end. Such only we
conceive, to be " the law and the proph-
ets'' F'P'
HAIL STORM.--Oa Saturday evening
we were visited by Hil-storm. which
seemed to come trorn the n. E.-The
breadth OF the vein seems by its effect to
nave been about II miles.--In sorae Dlaces.
the stones wsre of ain unusual size-bein,r
as large as hens eggs-but they were &c
HeraHy smalier--Ihe hail was of every
variety OF form, from the sphere To the
most irregular poIygon--the edges of many
being Jagged, so as TO make them look like
Jumps OF ice, rather than hail stones.----
Little i'Jury was done to our gardens and
glass-the fury Of the storm bcine spens
upon the surrounding country. The corn.
u young was beat INTO the earth--f rank
the buds were considerably bruised. and
the fodder torn into shrcds. The w;nlors
OF a few ofthe houses have been ,trjpt #
their glass negro woman, in the act Of
bearing her child into the house, received
upon her arm a hail stone, which cut It az
accurately. as IT it had been done by
An'S'--V'l'niH mile Of this city, the
VIM was 50 strong in one direction, as to
sxseP' the bottom enc.