Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-17
STATE qAXFS

lFron ne Pefers5.rs GatcHiycncci.
NIr, P17"fcr.-I read y III, Some surprise
an edI'olal paragraph lu la,e Gcpubii-
can eAtoIing some Shtrl,fs III Virginia Tor
receiving North Carolina money al par
inr taxes; amd recommending II 10 other
cherlifs 10 iih.iaie lhrir example.
suppose Sheriff were To u.ake an ar
FahSemehl "Iih lie Bank, such as the one
recommended. Having received HE a.
mount oil Inc taxes OF his county in their
notes, ht goes 10 the DGuk lusi bclute
pay DAY al The treasury (; and then be
dlSaprDmted. What Is the consequence 2
Tic Commonwealth sends ont Der pro-
less without delay agans, the Sheriff 5
lands aud tenemenis, goods and cll.itclS :
aud lIe must either suiier them 10 be sa-
crihced at auction for Virginia money, or
shaw" us North Carolina notes al a dis.
count OF 10 10 30 per cent And what
i"r Nhy merely 10 assist nci!hburiny
s'aic III icvying tax or 10 10 Id per cent i.
on ne amount al her mercantile trans
ac'lonS viii The cIiIZenS OF other siatrS
fot lhe present course q! trade produces
precisely that effect. Nheu the North
IaYoiina p3Hier goes TO Virginia market
Win sis produce, be L. OFF red so nInch
IN Flr"iAid Mnnev for II, or an advance OF
10 per Ctnt. III The uJIC- ~ he " i'll taken
Carolina money. h.. receives The latter.
carries IT hone and pays ii auay TO ms
haul a. par. His merchant owes II,
10 III rc!iant Of Virginia, wllo receive, II
OF inn al var because lac is a &oriL Ca
roilHlau. Thus tie produce oririaaiiy
sold i'as brought 10 per cent. NOR. i.,al,
the same plOduge would bave don. !,
raised III Virginia, or if sold for Virginia
moHrN. YET abe North CarOlnlan buy :
as many goods or pan = as nianV debt, with
every collar OF hi, money as cou.; he
done VITA AS many silver dollars. for
on MIR Pr!ute, feel no disposition TO
enceurage procedure so UNEQUAL and 80
unjust. II EirSinlan or North Caroliniau
either, receives \ Carolina money for hi.
produce, he gels 10 PER cent. more ana
can afford 10 pay II away al discount
OF 10 per- cent. as he loses nuthin,.
We seem 10 make u d species Ol pairio-
tlSm TO consider all Bank notes AS money.
Whereas, il is the duty OF every real pai
Tlai 10 consider them as money so long AS
ihey really represent specie; and 10 dis.
courage The calculations ui any bamh notes
which cease io do that, because HAT
course aud thai alone, can relieve the
community ron Use esi ais OF d deprecated
Circulating medium.
49, VI. I t4uit45 dli YOUR DfplUef eti!
Tors OF newspapers mas cry uD tie sal
vrBcy Oi tic i. Carnltua BAnk d, ntugi,
a. YOU please; bui lur p.y p,n have
WI doubts, not Their uljiIn.fie rc4p.usi-
tiiiiH but OF tt"if present ariny io pdt
lnrr nuics" ou dc uand," as fi,t as i,ry
VIII be presented 7 have o!l,n loungl
Wien an individual begins 10 taH. he ac-
tnscs lls cscGltotS with disposition IA
orprcss aud ruin hiin--iic begins 10 dis.
Cnnoaie brNeeu his CredtlDis--Sonic
teW lc viii pay-tle residue hc viii ell
hIt earncs and therefore u.U tof pay
! HcH--ihcy resort To- ldW--i.ie officer GOES
Win tie eArcuiion-tl.ls uiscloseS the
strrt-Ic "a" not pay. Just so has il
| lcen with SuiUr OF the northern backs
! IhcN legau by complaining Of tie ho.lI-
| liiy OF The brokers and SlIavtrs aud rcfus.
| Ing 10 paw Mcm Bat their notes cont.
nning TO be presented for payment. they
| had 10 Coniess the tsutl wc caui pay
| nos and shut zap shop.
Allh1ngh ] do not profess 10 b. a pro
| phei yet, MIR. Printer, sill venture ia
! predict thai u many OF tbe sbcrifs receive
| \ Carolina Uoirs lor taxes, az ibcy wilial
! make der,dnd about HE same time.
| tIs with other demands will c0rlpcl the
banks to tell some Oi them we can't pay
""v. SOConiidcnt an Thai such would
J be tie result ihal would 10, rec .iyC