Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

Indians or their more wiiy ins,isaior. The
British trader. Situated upon bold. nav
gable waters, they will receive relief or
renfOrcements, of all sorts their maya
zines will be replenis'ed but the forts in
tue hfst instance ought To be made suifi-
cientiy strong. They ought TO be na,le
so, MOI TO resist d me e im,iian force, hut
any aid which il may derive irun other
q"arlers. Those up The Mississ,p4 rar.
iIcularl> ought To be strong euuagii Ia
resist ANY British force that Is likvl, to be
sent thiher.
In the North Western quarter of the
Union, too, we hear of some valuable ac-
questions Of territory which have been
purchased from the Indians. Gov. Ciss
has jus, Concluded "a treaty with The Chip-
pewas, which has coded la us more than
SIN millions OF acres in the Michigan ter
rHorl. We thus Increase our power over
The indians, and reduce their means as
well az motives 10 mischief. We provide
them AT the same lime with " mean, for
assisting them IN agriculture"
We learn from gentleman who has lai"Iy
returned from Kentucky and Tennessee, thaI
thrt cltculann. medium IL lin the words uG
Inok BOIlman)'' IL "a stale OF horrible couii,-
sion. Bui three, ont of tie nonsiIous iiite,
oi lndept ndeni Banks lately spawned upon the
r9nhr, YET continue To meet their engage.
menus. lhe rest are, To all intenis and par
poses. non-speCi e-paN iuE Banks. heir ra1rr
mean~ Iile il forced Into circulation, though Il
appreciated To most dISgraccinl degree.
hose, WHO have their pockets filled withu,
n'iu upon experiment. that tits like those iTuI,s
described by the poet. fair 10 oniu and an
p"arance, hut" mere dust and ashes III tur
mouth. To heal the embarrassnients of the
hmts, IL has been proposed TO convene the
leptsatnre and various remedies are 10 he
submitted 10 tier consideration. A prnpe "
law ha1 b' en- spoken OF similar To Que whi;:i
prevails IN the state of Ohio. Before ..ropertyis
sold uIder eHecniion,it is valued, and il at The
saiP no one ~ ilih. To take IL At the estimate,
I" The Whole 81 n-aiIy the whole. II is moi sold
al All. and The execution is suspended.
tennessee has II" United states Branch, hnt
ali her own hanks have closed tie 4 ,iour>,
except Tue State Bank which stiil paws ~,
specie perhaps IN small quantities. Mr..
Grnndy. member Of the legislature now IA
session. Is the author of some crude .,rupnSi-
ionS To that body. H. proposesa full iuvvs.
u atiOnui the condition OF all The banks ihi-
Is wise enough bun he also proposes 10 rerO:n-
mend Ia such banks as " III queNtiu,laJly ne
able uliimately 10 meet their en.agem~nts,
To extend their discounts Oh good security, ~
Tar As L. consistent win their own safety paving
a due rega d To The ability OF their debtors. q
tue resources of the country" What dues
MI. Grundy mean by meetn.e their engage
mehiNf III he means To pay their debis TO ttIeIr
utatis, That rs TO redeem their notes and re-
lMhuise The deposit money, there is no bank
III tennessee but what IL pprfectiv solvent
i"F theSe dealers are fist 10 be paid; aud tne
bank must have been most trandmlently con-
Gnried. not ts furnish enough good discounted
paper 10 pay it's OWN notes. 1t lie meanS 10
repay tbeIr capital stock, perhaps there Is moi
one hank out at ten IN the United States that
Us able 10 do il. SO many banks have made ~
many bad debts. Under the first view of the
itHolnilon then, II may extend to al The banks;
under The last To none. But whether iteXtend-
TO all or to any, they would be as likely to un
uef>iand their business well as MIR. Grund,
does 10 extend their discounts, IL they were
able, 10 such debtors as had the ability 10
repay them. Ii Mr.. G'S scheme had any ct
iect at all. II wonld most likely tempt them To
increase the evil which was already too
great 10 throw more paper into S!rcalation
instead OF reducing All already bOated an
REDUNDANT currency. The OIher parts OF MIR
Ginndy's scheme are also Hinged with cmpiri
cism. The dISeaSe is sufficiently desperate
bnt. while nature Is working out ,erOwn cure,
III steps the man OF nosiruni>, vi no ausmehts
tie very evil lie pi otesscSIo remedy.
ONO too can boast OF her experimental phi
ins"phcts. On" ~ them proposes 10 cut up the
dollar aud ITS parts for small change +; the bank.
alone 10 have tile privilege OF issuing this cut
monty so asto make fire quarters ont of q. e.
=, dollar hall dollar and quarter OF ,lIar-a
PROJECT, which Is ~ mucn at war with cO.HLx0n
honesty, as IL - wiih common sense.
The people OF the Missouri Territory
anticipate The meeting OF the next Con-
sress with considerable anxiety. The at
tempt OF the last session 10 dictate terms.
which are contrary TO the constitution
and Ia the Louisiana treaty, has excited
their indignation anil their fears. Their
feelings occasionally find vent on public
meetings. One Of this description was
held on the l4ih Sept. nv the inhabitants
OF The county at New Mahrid, al which
suncry resolutions wor" unanimously
adopted. They reS0Iced, HAT they were
eHtltled by their numbers 10 admission
mi" the Federal Union. They resoiced,
that II was part Of their absolute riphfs
10 form such constitutions as they should
deem proper. (provideI the same be
republican, without any control lrom
the general government, or sutjcciio any
conditions imposed by Them" They re.
Soioe, that They "wilI be admitted into the
O"Ion on III equal staining iiIl ihc orr.
Slndi states, or mol al al" These resp
i"ilons are lcVelIed al the restriction al
icupicd 10 he imposed bV the last Con.
gresS, III relation 10 The future inirOduc-
non OF slaves under the STATE authority.
anh HE emancipation OF The issue OF those
now here. These resolutions are believ-
eh 10 express the general sentiment OF The
cll ncms of Missouri. They are such a.
they ought never TO renqul>iI
A prut0n has been sci forth for dvid-
ing the Territory nc Thp river Missouri.
But The iuea meets wlh lrm hiends. and
many decided opponents.
LITER1RI IFTELL GKN('E
~ Now ~ Tie Press, and eNprcfed 10
he published at Richmond. ~ the month NJ jannaty
Hext, w"TA entitled, " A GENERAL lSpEN 10 THE
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" 1mHfSgi tar determined ~ the cases reported To-,
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