Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-02


Exchange BGni' POD June. 1919.
Feeling the same mora. obligation TO pro-
iect The paper OF the W ASKING ton aud Warren
PAM PAW! as that OF th,s Sank, although not under
obligations TO do 10, have this day hypothvti
Gated suhclert property TO pay the whole OF
the debts OF that bank, with interest at seven
per cent per anaum, and have full confidence
IN Rfing enabled TO do so within sixty days.
FOR this OBJECT have real estate i'm this citv
ftee aud nnincumbered. to the value of near
one hundred thousand doilars-l am the own
er OF two ships, soon expected trsm the Sonih
seas. and ct nine other ships, some OF which
are very valuahle-I have a large amount of
merc'iandize on hand, and debts are due me 10
double The amount ofthe debts Of said hank a
large proportion Of which is IN good endorsed
h"teS-thereiore every person who holds the
notes OF said bank may res, perfectly satisfied
tnat ne VIII, utter very short delay, receive
the Whole OF his money. To accomplish the
desirable object, il has become necessary for
me To repair To Sandy Hin, and also TO suspend
Tue business OF tue ENchanee bank for "a lew
weeks lhe w asiinctoa and Warren Bank
mas not at any period since its establishment
been embarrassed on the contrary, II has, at
aiit'mes, punctuaily redeemed it, paper there
rare. the present. alarm is wholly to be ascri-
peu TO talSehoods, and misrepresentation
winch have bioue lat OH me these dreadful con-
sequences, after have redeemed by far the
greatest proportion of notes which The EN-
change bank had III circulation. Near four
months since observed the gathering of the
comiperciai storm, which is now raging, and
nave heen ever since cmrtailing my business
not doubling my ability to weather it, At
mat period put stop to the emission of Ex-
change Bank Notes at all distant places ex-
cept tew at New Orleans. where nv aren't
holds sufficient funds TO redeem all that he has
| pnt ont III that quarter, and those previously
| put out IN the southern states have long since
been forced back by the course of exchange.
and redeemed. Since the first of Nav ultmo
Il mi Ia pE liz. 4
Exchange Bank Notes that i had issued at all
| other periods IN the same length OF time sine e
The establishment OF the bank, aud the return
| OF oiiis The last seven weeks has been SO I'M
| mcnSe That there's not a large amount left i'm
| the hands OF the community all winch will he
shortly paid in money with interest from this
day or immediately with stock in the WASH
| ingtoh and Warren Bank AT par-and l risk
| ho'hiny IN SAYING that know this stock to he
GOOD, although II cannot at this time he CONVEX.
| teuinto money. beg leave to assure the public
| that have done all that it was possible for
| man TO do, and that II they did but know The
amount OF money have raised AVID applied for
| the redemption notes Unexpectedly sent IN.
| they could not but lie surprised at nv pprfor-
| hanre III times like the present. | have been
| extensively engaged in business in this CITY Is
years, during that time was once before re-
\ duced to The painful necessity of suspendinp
| mypayments. had the satisfaction of resuni
| ing Them IN the short space Of three months
and OF paying to my then creditors tw enty shll.
| hngs on the pound, with seven per cent inter-
| est tor the delay, which think I have a ri.bt
to claim OF the public as pledge Of what they
| are to expect In the present case l intend
| making arrangements very soon with "A num-
| ber OF erocers, butchers, bakers and Others.
Z" receive the notes of the Washing ton and
| warren Bank, at par, i'll payment tor every
| Kind OF article they may have for sale. think
| ing The best means in my power of acc ommoda.
ting the holders. Money will be lodged i'm the
Franklin Bank next week to paw the balan-
a Ina iIn -,
posts. JACOB BARKER.
we nave already mentioned that the bill relative to
the separation OF Main Massachusetts had passed
tue senate OF The latter slate BY vote of two IN oue
We now learn that OH the i7h inst the bill was m The
House oil representatives, passed TO be enprossed Inv
vote o. lso 70 o. 30 that there is probability
Tue long projected measure being into execution
IL surprising, indeed, when we look at The peopray
OF Tue county, that the District OF Maine has NOT long
asoOeeh divorced nom the which N is unii
by tie ties OF law, but not Of nature Mar Jyt
The Columbian gives fact, which is of csnsidera
Die iofce as bearing the dispute respecting tn. de
s,ee o. pIotecop necessary to the support OF
hnI"Ctnfhg Establishments. II is stated, that in the
town OF Waitham Massachusetts,, there are 800 people
employed IN the manufacture OF cotton clotb Of whom
- are m.n, ana the remainder women and children.
lhat they spin $4,000 pounds OF cotton which makes
zooOoO Saros "f cloth, worth rs ceuts per yard AID.
m:ttIng the cotton cents per h. wouid rave
S23i 500 to support the establishment. From This
says the Columbian, " Informant draws the coucI,
sIon that these 300 people earn as much as conJd he
produced by 3000negroes in the raising of cotton ~,
what the process BY which the col of the
Columbian brings himself to this conclusion we are MOI
particularly informed but admitting To be only M
correct conclusive indeed Labor is labor betbeT
performed by negroes" in the South, by the white
people OF Waithain III Massachusetts, and its amount
aud vaiue is not supposed be materially Affected Inv
tue color Of those who perform il. Here then have
iact "hich must surprise every reader even AFTER max
lne d allowances Tor eXaggeTatOn misc alCnlation
thai, under the present tarf, much complained Of
me prohts on labor properly employed in
OF cotton stuffs is 5000 300 or 30 to eomnaIrd
with that employed IN the profitable (btbeTto) of
all OrdhchesOi agriculture the raising OF cOttou IYj
Names Of IowaS and Posi- Offices
The poverty of invention which distinguishes the no.
menL lauTe OF counties towns and most offices in r..
United States, has been often noticed aud inconven
FENCES are every day more and felt We scarcely
ever obtain subscriber at pose Once where before We
had none, but IT takes us some weeks months to get
The paper ~ the right channel Of transmission Yes,er
gay, ,oI example, were returned us by mail, several
newspapers directed FROM Office, to Stnifh6si1
PennsytVdRd with the snbJolned question endorsed on
one OF Tue packets Are these papers intended for
Smhteld, Bradford cOunty-.Smhh6. Fave,,e
county, or Lower SmItb6eid, Northampton connty
Pennsylvania ~ IL is accident thai We are abie
10 solve this difficulty. ibis Is no nHconmon case
nor is 1t 10 be wondered at that il should frequently oc.
cur, II we cast eyes the Post once LIst TbsTe
are no less than sixteen post Offices IN the u stale, by
the name Of WGshtHgtOH, viz.
Washington, Cheshire county, N. Hampshire
Washington, Litcbhed county, Conn.
Washington, Duchess county, New York
Washington, Morris county New jersey.
Warrington Washington county, Penn.
Washington, Northumberland county Penn.
washington, Guernsey county, Ohio,
washington tayette county, Ohio.
Washington, Culpeper e0uH;y, Virginia.
Washington, Beaufort county North Carolina
Washington, Wilkes county, Georgia.
washington, Masen county, Kentucky.
WashlngtoR, Rhea county, Tennessee
washington, Davis county, indiana.
Washington, Adams county, Mississippi.
Washington City, Washington county, Col.
rms goodly number may be expected to double itself
al ieast as often as our population by the growing im
p0Itance aud claim to the convenience Of post Office
on the part Of tue numerous counties aud towns Of that
name with which country is stocked This pluraIi
" OF owners to name is not confined the appeation
OF washington We have, list Of Post Oiices the
numbers attached to the following names:
Adams Bath Bristol 6
Albany Bedford Brookied a
Alexandria 3 BellevilIe brownsville q
An Berlin Brunsyick a
Athens bethlehem z Uurug,on