Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-20


which nature had hung abuut hs heast-PuoT Ahsndan
nave seen us grave (said Mr.. sneiiJ and II IS rs
humble as that al loiWk-ou it IS plain marble slab,
but 'be nas 81 &c friend who iaj upon has earthly
ienatus IS tnsctIued upon II. Il H. IepIuaCh his
country IT, NO moHrinsn, has been raised 20 h,n:
butwhdt ,sriE anu ptiHes ought Ia have perform
ed, man oi venus has resolved to S"pry he vail
raise To him, nOt monument ~ STONE. bot Immortal
NINA, ana the ineinoIy OF Sheridan Viii mad IaOTe
daring ahd ioiu"I mausolcuia than % tail,d" IA
the work cot fhOnss Moore.
WIN such names, So you have associated mine--and
IN nNeusg the iaie oi balaap you have cursed where
y"u meant Ia hiess At Is not my that should be
distinguished in atIur the dmatic e,,t,r.
OF Ireland tau, who has added tue reputation of
her county while She has, by domestic cNcciien.
ctes given new ui.niiy To- her sex would he TN, Tur,
appropriate object OF your praise. CReH he0r) Upon
her talents 1t IS unnecessary To swept
IN Hood OF tears. Nith one person oniy Sue be
couraTcd Her great predecessor. Mrs Sidd0ns, has
heen called 4" superior being" BE So; superior
being is 1" be re,ered bnt woman only eau be loved,
snd would rather look upon the weeping saint than
the inspired ss'aph Of Guido. ofher private virtues
shall, nothing the vrtUes OF her are like
swees; when Periei-s WAS asked what WAS a woman's
greatest praise. he said that she should praised
al all.
We understand thar the Directors of the
Bunk o. Washington. OF this place influenced
10y unpleasant incidents which have recently
occurred IN some of the Banks at "A neighbour
my city, as we'll "a by general principles, have
adopted the following rule:
" No officer. other than the President shall
deal, either for himself or for any other except
ing This hank. in money, bills of exchange.
merchandise, stock of the II. States, or stock
OF any company. incorporated or unincorporat-
Ell: Provided. that this resolution shall not
prevent such officer from sellin. any such ar
ucies as he may now possess, or prshibit any
purchase thereof, which the hoard may SANG
uen by express authority, given and entered
or its journals"
The expedience of applying similar prinri-
pie to bank rg institutions, generally, has for
some time been topic of discussion i'm pri-
Vdte circles. various, and i'm some respects
opposite, aspects have been given TO IL yts
abstract proprieiy does not seem TO have been
questioned, excepting tv those immediately
aEected by the restriction but i, has been
Specious'y said, that the officers of bank will
he either honest dishonest If honest ro
snch restriction of their personal RIGHTS will he
necessary; If dishonest, no such res,rictiou
Will be observed. There is however. we an
prehend, great ia'lacy in this reasoning When
the msraliSt. in the exaltatiou of his feeIinss
exclaimed. An honest mans the noblest wart
OF God, he pourtraycd being of a suneri-
or order, one rarely found among MS a re-
ihg PROOF against tho strongest trials thai
endanger virtue -These, unfortunately ara
not the attributes of common honesty The
possession ofthese, too frequently, is not proof
against strong temptations Hence il is desi-
rahie to keep him as much as possible out of
thelr sphere. Sucli principle laid down az
the guide of his coudpct and enforced Inv The
sanction ct am oath, will have powerful inIlu-
ence on all minds not already perverted AZ
rev me nPpucauono OF such a rule, when IA cash
Ter or other bank officer assumes his appoint
'nent, he does IT subject TO this principle he
appeals tn God for the fidelity with which he
VIII observe II i; and lie realizes, if the rule be
n!Su'srm, iiiaf The ewes of society, being upon
MN, VIII detect, and he the means OF hrinrin@
h'n to shame, IT not punishment for its viola,
tion II, in truth, becomes his interest to OH
serve it, w "
We might, usefnlly. dilaie on this TONIC
bnl tins Is foreign to our present purpose whicI,
,t,a
| to measure that is, at any rate honorabla IN
me motives OF the institution from which IL
emana'as. Ii should never be forgotten. thar
cure. ~ ="
The gentleman who favored MS will, the
ABOVE article. appears not O. he aware that a
rule s''nilar TO that above recited and ian some
respects, even more rigorous, has been admit
ell ny the Bank of the United States, Tor ihe
government OF thst Institution and its branch
es;, It's presumed iherule will become gene
ta'' as all banking institutions. INat Int.