Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-07
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Can such things be, uithoRt our ,ronder
STEUBsNvILLE, Angust2i.-But few weeks
since the stock OF the United States Bauk at
ter having been blown mp by stockholders and
spectators 70 so per cent. above par, had
sunk down to 80 or 80 for each S 100 paid. or
III or IL per cent. below par now il has taken
start and Us rising again, that il was I'M tn
2 per cent. below par, in PHILADELPHIA. on the
9Th inst This stock. like every other commo
dity, it left alone, will find its level i'm the
market. Ii was fast descending To that level
might, ere this, have found ID, unless bolster
en- up by the exercise of some extraordinary
pOIrer somewhere.
Ii is said and we shohld like to be informed
II II is false, that in order TO save the stock
from further depreciation, and the Bank from
a suspension of specie payments, which the
press OF the eastern cities was driving il to-
the Secretary of the Treasury has taken il into
his keeping. and has issued an order at the
instance OF the Bank, 10 tire collectors Of the
diHerent poris not 70 receiUe the Branch notes
OF the Bank IN payment Of duties, unless thsy
puTpOrt 20 be issued in the place phere the povDleut
as made 1t is further said, that the Homo
rabie Secretary has written 10 divers Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress and
amongst others to some in this state advising
them OF the measure, and openly avOwing his
intention to save the Bank, and that the means
used Is The only one to he relied upoD !!
lhe 18th section of the act incorporating
that Bank, IS IN these words: " Ind be az fur
" ther eadcted That the bills or notes OF The said
" corporation, originally made payable, or
" which shall have become payable, OF de-
" mand, shall be received in all payments 10
the United States unless otherwise directed
"by act Of Congress" Where, in the name OF
every thing dear tous, we ask. does the Secre-
tary get the power to say these notes shaH not
be received, except in the place where they
purpori to be issued The law says, d" theyshaN
OeTtcered unless otherwise directed by act Of Can
gTess the Secretary says, " Mpg shall not be
recsiTed, ercept IN payments nude at the Muse
where they pmport TO hare been issued" Where
are weH In the United States in a land ofIi-
berry aud laws Aud solemn act of Congress
repeated by n Treasury officer, without the
form OF legislation We hope this is u vile
Sldnder upon the Secretary, and look 20 the
city papers TO contradict lit then Gun.
1t the story he irne, the manifest coniradic-
ton of the law 10y the order, is moi the only
alarming thing in The transaction. La alarms as
as much TO hear that the head Of auy public
Office should address circular letters 10 the
members ofCongress, to foresta their opinions.
and enlist their feelings in favor of any pro
position to he laid before them; and more
to hear IL 9peRly avOwed, that the measure IS
TO save the United States Bank The state
banks have been made the Instruments Of
breaking up one another 10 favor this mann
moth. aud now the government debtors fslia
sacrifice to the same desire. We say again, for
, .,. hononF OF our country, we hope these
things are not so. Gaz.
WASHINGTON, September I've had
occasion, The other day, TO notice a late
attack The Bank Of the United States,
and lhe transactions Of the government
connected with IL. Tits was the first
time we had felt it our duty to anlmadvert
on publications of that descriptiOB--a
duty now imposed upon us by the cOu.
viciion thai the destruction OF confidence