Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-16

han nothing: for verify believe, lie and
the inha 5itants OF tliispiace, on whom the
II. States have bestowed branches 81 THEN
bank, would now be glad TO wash their
hands of those now 10 be established
ami thus, We account for the change
IN that gepileman's language. The Nat.on-
al Bank While she withheld her t.;YoarS
from Norfolk, 80 the strength OF the hon
added the rapaCity OF the wolf bet now,
strange to tell size Is q Phoenix rising out
of the ashes OF the old bank, shciiering
her brood under her wings, and the gent
uS of America is represent as suiiused
il tears a, The natural death of the old,
and Cxuilng AZ tie Reproduction Of the
new baA..-YeS, sir, have seen the gem
us % bmerica leaning over our expiring
Wds8n L ~. drowned 10 tears have
seen her catching the last breath of q
Lawrence haVe seen her perched on the
tOp-gaiiani oi aPerry; have seen her EN-
bark win lim IN an open boat, when he
!eti his disabled ship to gam one N re
capable OF service - la seen he walk
intsarin and arm with q 81 Donough but
10 the gentleman rom Norfolk, am ] in
debt,d for my FIRST Information Of .ie.' IN
terest iii the operations ola bank.
That gentleman gives us t.ie history of
banks Genoa, little Genoa, is said 10 he
| the mother OF banks, was successfully III
vailed and sup !anteG bNNenic France,
| Holland aud Engand Succeeded IN turn;
| IN short lib rtY, commerce literature and
| banks, have gone hand Isl iand through
ont the world, IN bis opiaiHu-Are we
| sir, TO draw our presidents Of government
and finance from tie petty republics,
| arislOcrdcles and mOparchles OF Euro, ie I!
| Where or what Is Genoa Just as inn
portsmt on the great map OF Europe - "a
! tly on the ceiling of This immense hall
| What is Ncmicei A subject Of barter a
mong the great powers OF Europe; once,
! if mistake not, was actually given in
| boot in some bargain between France and
| Austria--and Holland with all her banks
has lately rose to ptHul monarchy. Or
France and England we shall licar more
! in due time: from the former il is beiev-
ed the gentleman VIII draw but slender
! aid 10 his republican installations.
! TO make god the up-hili assertion,
! that liberty, literature and banks why
moi adj religion p have bccs ever united,
I the gentleman fixes on tie rex olution OF
1868, giving birth as he says, TO banks
! and the habeas corpus in England wiil
: uOtacc cunt fer / he accuracy otthe gentle
mans c!ronalogy-i have nc books here,
! nor have suC nlany years looked into the
history of those times, bar have still
some fainy racol!ectioGs ; he this my "a
! pplngy then (lYhilc | eNaulin TINS sub
ieci.) should any bills drawn on tins
slender flad be protested. " hat was
( tAe siuai en OF EAgimd Al the RevaiUti-
! OF, nsurpatinnr rather! tbenay ondist1c 60
! ed BY civil dis5enIOns aud religi0ti, oYin-
! ions, governed b1 a weak, cOwardly, SUI
! perSiitiDus prince, was ready for any IN
nOydilcus, forany ylclssltudcs; the strong
l,rrf
, ceptan e of William the Prince ofOranye,
neighbouring Dutchmaa dark, cool,
and calculating; Who il defiance ofmo-
raj Obligations, the best feelings Of the
human heart and the common ties which
| blnd father 10 son, and man 10 man I'M
| der the sacred names OF formation and
religion, overturned the monarchy, tram
| pledon thoriglts Oft.,e nation, expelled her
sovereign and seated himself On the
fhrone.-WilIiam ! a cold hearted specu-
lator, who calculated the result and OK
pense Of this entcrDrlze a. cody as he
would have done the profits Of cargo
ofslaves shipped from Angola or "a { gold
coast Of Africa to the West i8Aics.-sti!-
! liam WHO had the generosity to charge
the subject nation with the eXpence Of
| the Feet winch transported him, and o.
the army which Effected her subiugation
! ---tiNl tlSiS - ttt Stfii itAiott NNttB
the gentleman from Norfolk has hXcd on
! for Introducing the KepUbIican Jgstiflaion
Of banking into that insulied, degraded
nation, and which is ROW so warmly re-
commended to our adoption.
Willthc gentleman pretend that EagIr,d
was then ~ the zenith Of her glury, 10
which Elizabeth, the great, the good Eli
zabcth, the CaiharIne OF Englaud, had raj
sed her-,vlo with q hiri Other fan SILVER
cd to atoms the Spanish Armada, the
terror Of the world, and from Albion's LOT
f. cliffs calmly looked down Oh the sub
/ jcct earth and still Wore subject Ocean
Justly termed Gle Queen OF Ire Earth aud
misir IS of the seas.
How different then her attitude among
the nalious Of the carih from that main
tanned during thc usurpati0n Of fhe dn-
ing, highminded, hypocr'tiial Cromwell
who, had his life borne any proportion
to bis talents and ambition, must have
be 81 ias aulocrai Of Europe.
Even Queen Anne, weak and tinlid as
she was, by prudent selection Of minis
iers and generals, elevated the nation ~ a
pitch al glory iar above any thing to Be
found "a the Revolution.
| Vruc. indeed, William laid Cue iOunda-
tion Oi Csc NATIONAL debt which pr0ba-
bly by the advocates of tins bll viii BE
teemed national blessing and how
! Wby, being an adVcuturer, regardless oi
the interests OF the nat ~ ana destitute
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