Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-23
RICHMOND, NOVEM Der o..
TO ruE Hp,rop orr,,rp No,

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the remarks OF the National inteilieencer upon IL
those remarks have been published IN this paper auy
citizen has right 10 scan them.
TO TIE EDITOR OF the ENQUIRER.
SIR-Ihe grounds which the National
inteIiigencer has always taken, whenever
the United States Bank was the subject
OF discussion, cannot have escaped the
attention of the public. The active zeal
with which II has advocated the interests
OF that institution. deserves. i'm fact. a
better cause. Ii the remarks of the
luminous and profound Hampden. as
well as those of other Intelligent and " ell
informed writer's, are denounced as mere
=" defamation and inpective," | know not
what appellaiion, the courteous editor
might bsstow upon any thing that could
say on the decisionof the Supreme Court.
or The OHIO controversy. These subjects
are not now TO be discussed they are
only mentioned, that the doctrines of the
intelligencer, in respect to them, may be
borne ~ mind, whilst we examine the
.ditor's remarks Of the nth inst. on The
late report of the stockholders of the
Bank:
IL IL stated by the public prints, that
one OF the editors acted as secretary to
The meeting of the stockholders. He
could moi, therefore, be- ignorant of any
thing which occurred, and must have a
knowledge OF all the facts submitted 10
the meeting. The result" enly is m ade
public, and that too, contrary TO the
usage of banks" What is the reason
assigned for the publication because
the institution is Ole in which not onIy
very many individuals (say from three
" to five ihousand) are personally inter
ested, but in which the community is
deeply concerned, by the pervading
influence which the transactions ofthat
institution must have on the trade and
business of the whele community. II
was duo 10 the government also. which
Is not at all represented in the general
meetings of the stockholders, (ihough
:. 1t is sufficiently represented in the di-
recilon of the Bank,) that the means
should be afforded TO the representatives
:. OF the people, of Judging how far IFS
:, affairs had been administered with view
" 10 the public interest. In such an in
:, sfiiuilon, NOTHING should be con-
:, cealed and nothing has been withheld
:, which II was importantt TO know. There
are many particulars not disclosed, the
publication of which might have grati-
ned curiosity but the results Of the
investigations are fully and fairly before
" the public"
l must ask the reader TO examine the
above quotation again. He will find in
IL an ingenious effort TO convince (by as
sertion) the stockholders, not present at
the meeting, the people at large, and the
representatives. of the people, that they
are all deeply interested in the transac-
hons OF the bank that i'm an institution
OF such national Importance and interest.
N oil L. a
That every thing has been disclosed, which
coul affect The various interests concern
ed, or was necessary 10 enable the gov
eminent, (Which has power TO correct
abuses 10 certain extent, to Judge how
tar the institution had been administered
with view 10 the public interest"
Here must refer 10 the report itself.
and ask every candid man, whether or
not II deserves the gildirg which the
National lntelIigencer has given il To
nave answered the purposes designed by
lis publication, as above explained, ought
II not TO have contained full and impar-
iiai expose OF the present situation of Inc
bank Should il not have given a
historical view OF lis operate q But
we are told " there are many pariicu
lars not disclosed, the publication of
which might have gratified cm,oMty"-
ihis, indeed, is but an apology which the
lh'eiligencer thinks necessary for the
imperieciions Of the repori-and ought to
be placed among the many eHsris of
Hal paper 10 defend and justify The Ma
iional Bank.
The stockholders i'm Virginia. | am
persuaded, are far from being satisfied
with the report of the general committee.
We are told by the Intelligenecr, that
they appear, carefully, TO have avoided
retr0Spection, even so far as To give his.
torIcal view OF The operations of the
Bank. Their object seems TO have been
moi TO lnfiame jealousies or animosiies.
by making comparisons of the past and
present administration of the affairs OF
Inc Bank; but to examine into its present
corditiOn, TO ascertain the amount of lis
losses; TO designate the apparent causes
OF them /; and to present their views OF
The present prospects of the institution. -
These and other subjects ought 10 have
engaged their attention, and "the results
ct he investigation" OUGHT TO have been
"J"iiy aud fairly before the public" and
particularly since the public is so deeply
interested IN lie subject.
Another apology Is offered Why the re-
port has not more satisfactorily eluci
da'ed' the manner IN which the enormous
losses al Baltimore have occurred, and
We know mol but that there NAV he some
foundation for il, other than the kind and
friendly disposition Of tile National Intel
iigencer. The committee Themselves ad.
wise the public of the difficulty of ascer.
tanning The amount of losses eLsc,ohere-
aud ma ke a conJectural csfmate of it,
Yet the lHielligenceT says" The Other
Losses, estimated AZ S 300, 900, sus
tanned al the parent Bank and lis nu
merous branches, are, we venture tC
assert, OF less amount, than has beer
sustained during the same period, b,
any bsnk south Of the Hudson, in pro
portion TO lis capital | presume tn,
| editor Judges of other banks south q