Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-08
MONEY CONCERNS,

The cloud every day grows blacker.-
In addition 10 the banks of Cincinnati,
and others in Ohio, and the western pats
of Pennsy lvania, we have now 10 state
that the Bank Of kentachy, the most sta
bic, it was supposed, OF all The western
State Banks "has suspended The pay
ment of Specie" This fact is ann lunced
i'll Postscript 10 III Lexington Western
Monitor" OF the 2;st November. The
Monitor hopes, that "wlien The circum
stances which have led TO il, are develop
ed, pubic confidence in The substantial
character Of this Institution aud its ulti-
mate ability 10 meet all demands against
IT will be established ana continue UNI
impaired" 1t was bat few days be-
fore This event that the Reporter declared.
the 3. of K. could " set the world AT def
ance. The Louisville paper of tie 18th
states, that the Branch Bank OF the u. ).
in that town had just drawn 65, 900 from
The Louisville Branch Bank OF Kentucky.
1t is impossible TO trace all the conse
qnences Oithis suspension. The AZ indie
pendent Banks, which by most iniudi-
cious policy were chartered at one birth
during the last winter, will most probably
pass into " The tomb of all the CapuieiS -
though as the Monitor says, they are
none of them, by their charters, required
TO pay SPECIE" being, " evidently per
ml,icd 10 tender, III payment of their
debts, notes of The u. S. Bank, or Bank
Of Kentucky, or either of their respective
branches !" The Monitor states, that il
was The increase of the circulating medl-
um, produced by these banks, that
cramped the operations of the Bank OF
Kentucky, compelled ii TO curlail us dis
counts and call in IFS paper, while il
throws into circulation quantity of
trash. Thus tie banking system is
wIndlng up-t the evil is curing itself-and
all quack nosirums, as the prohibition TO
Tie export OF coin, treasury notes, &c.
&c. ought 10 be summed. Leare as to
opSetres," said The old French NIer
cham TO Furgoi, who asked him what lie
should do for lhem.-And il is at this
time, that Georgia speaks of a new bank
OF million and halt-and the legisla
ture of II. Caroliua talks of Increasing lie
capital of The State Bank S 40o 600, and
the New bern and Cape Fear Banks, each
$ 500 O0O.-No! no Gentlemen be
ware J DO as the experienced seaman
doc when the gathering storm is coming.
Take in all the sail you can." Spread
no new sheets to the wind.
We nnder,iaiid that the ressure for money
IN Philadelphia is uncxampled, aud that there
have been some considerable failures.
kidnapping Tile states, north aud west OF
us, where slavery prevails, have been cHrsed
with cases Of this Aggravated iIaud, committed
against the liberty, not The property OF a hH
man being. But the Compiler of the 20fI ult |
drew our attention 10 a case, tie dcNouenrnt OF |
which has taken place al Our own doors.
On Thursday, the Goth ult. "a young man |
INT up at tie swan JaVerDin this cts dressed |
in domestic cleth of bfownish color. lis |
name, as given at the bar, was Robert Hat |
held.-'lhe HeSt morning he departed /; but an |
a few hours returned with niddle-aged gen.
tleman, who rode in jersey wagon drawn |
By pair OF match roau horses, accompanied |
by three cOlored people one ofihem apparent
ly 10 or Ia years Of age, the others boys from 10
to IL. The name OF the new conner was Joseph |
M'COrmick.--iu lie course OF the day they |
met with two gentlemen al the Washington, TO |
whom they offered the negroes AT the reduced |
rate of s 1850. The tender was accepted |
aud the nexpmofnug the negi ocs were con.
yeyed to tic Washington, where they were pat |
into locked room, while the necessary ar. |
Engagements were making in another apart.
ment. The l0wnesS Of the price, however, |
excited some suspicion, that the negroes were I
diseased and on going into their room, TO |
investigate this matter, one OF tie purchasers |
was surprised % find them in tears. The |
cause was 80 IA dis closed; that they were free
had been dec0yed from New YO,a under va,i |
Gus prcienccs, end were appgchsHsise from |
,heli reniiae nent dat hey were about to be !
soid slaves.