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


ineyery face, * mOmentary disorder Der,a-
ded the ranks; hollow groan resonnded
from every quarter ofthe flouse-it was,
indeed, fearful struggle; the last conyu!
sive throcs of expiring nature. 1t wrung
from the advocates of this bill. all but
tcrrS OF 6iooi-To him, it was a perfect
feast; strains so dulcet had never struck
his ravished ear; he heard, or thought he
heard, the departing knell of bank inhu
epce in Virginia then, he thought, he
clearly saw the cioven foot and that il
had, however carefully concealed, been
designed to receive Il deposit Other than
the lawful coin OF the L. $.
He asked, how that important object
had at last been secured by the bill
why, the Executive WAS 70 send an agent
10 overhaul each bank before IL went in
20 operation, who was 10 see and report
ALI is well."-He asked whether the a.
gent would be cash procf: if he were not,
II was matter OF little moment whether
the vaults were fire proof Who was to
be this agent lie could be no common
man, to whom so important trust was
committed lie must be some e1ohcd per-
sonage, the roa,!s ought To be turnpikel
before he set out, his sacred p rson ought
not to be exposed TO rivers and mountains
in the uncul'ivated country thro' which
he had TO pass he should nj all events
he furnished with our ncw-fangled chart,
| least lie should not find his way home.
the report be never made, and all the pur-
poses of the law defeated
Grcatcreditis claimed for limiting the
charters of the new banks 10 the year
1894, when that of the Farmers bank
shall also expire intimating Il design at
that period OF getting rid of the whole
system; p" credat .ytdocns AppeHa.' This is
a hopeful way of redressing the evil by
increasing it ten fold, bourishing and even
insnring lis existence for IL years, by
which time itsball have taken deep root,
interviewer itself with thelaws and gener
al policy Of the country, corrupted the
fountains OF Iegislation, demora!ized the
people, and. like the Upas OF Java, tainted
the atmosphere itself, rendering II unfit
for respiration.
Nor, can | discover, said Mr.. T. any
thing more substantial i'll The clause ex-
tending 10 future Legislatures the right
to sell out The State shares-thcy want no
such grant; we have no suci authority TO
bcstow the right will vest in them, as if
has in us-we might, and they will. when
it shall be deemed necessary, exercise that
power.
Frederick of Prussia has been pressed
into this service, Why not the Car Of
Muscovy-he, too, was great man =
Frederick civilized the Silesians, after, in
the seven years war, he had conquered
them, and added that territory To tile
Marquisate of Drandenburg, built schools,
&c. TO make any thing OF the argument,
the gentleman from l.. should show Fred
erick was indebted 70 banks for his means
of improvement. No-he owed them 10
economy the eXpences of his table were
limited to per diem allowance of to
Why, it would not furnish wine and fruits
for a republican dinner among the Dons
ofRichmond.- blessed fruits of Banking
Frederick had no banks-T!la doctrine
that tie rich are made richer and the
poor poorer is denied BY orr opponents
and we are told by the gentleman from
Norfolk, that the man who launched fine
carriage, paid the poor-thc smith, the up
Ilolsterer, the painter, the driver, &c. &c.
How is this? | am practical man
wOnld not give grain of fact for pound
of theory. Now, look at the petitions OH
vour table from the master mechanics Of
Richmond and the neighbOring towns,
stating, they have built houses and done
work for the inhabitants, often at their
own expence, and are still unpaid, and
PRAYING a lien may be given on their
works If this is done in the 81 gree tree,
what shall be done in the dry 2" iI' our
mechanics of capital are in This distress
from want ofpunctuality in their employ
ers, what is TO become OF our taylors,
shoemakcrs, chambers, &c? Those peo-
pie must sacrifice their implements of
trade--the taylor his goose, the shocna-
ker his last-the chandler his moulds !;
and all inferior tradcsmen stand fartherOn
i'll The back ground.
China has, by the gentleman from Hem
rico, been brought into review. We are
told, Mandarin would there carry off,
bank without asking questions, as Bona
parte did, when nc went'to Russia, those
Of Holland aud France know little a
bout China-canuot tell how the gentla-
man knows more; but had thought, the
rights ofpcrsons aud property were pretty
we'll understood, and the government
well administered. If, however, there
wasany thing amIss, it must he owing to
the want of banks, a republican institution.
We are told specie can he i'm porled a
two per cent. What is 10 he given for it
We have not cotton; that belongs to our
southern brethren--we have not sugar
orr soil and sun deny it-our -four will
not do, the harvests III England preclude
us. Ny beliefs that of the first merchant
in this city Ga friend To banks that il can
not be imported under - or rs per cent.
Bat if our banks go into operation, il
must he had, and the immense demand
made by this bill will increase the de
mand without adding TO the means of
acquisition.