Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-31

and, like The small pox, ihere was no re-.
me y .0t it-but the disease itself. The
nni' question then was-wLeiher we
soculd take il in the natural way, az We
did afterwards by associated banks. or
by inrcnisiion. II was question, like
the general ticket law, Of self deience--
moi OF opiion-hui Of necessity The ie-
gisla'ure paused, and was poized, for
some time, between the abstract theories
at our constitution, and the practical Wet,
fare OF our native state. The latter pre-
pOndersied, as il did lately on great
subject. which threw us into commissions.
and as II ever will do in representative
republic like ours, where the common
welfare Is the common end, and where
The majority are, and from the nature of
ihings mus, be, III our gisiaiiye coun-
ellis, The Judges of HE mpams
Alter This, ! Tear tedious, detail, il sure.
~ must be- admitted iha, the oldest Icgai
GGnk IN The most important commercial
iowa III The District, has a righi, waving
That comfy and courtesy which are due
irom Congress Ia The State SuvcIeign;ias,
10 pre- eminence over all OF ers that IL
will, al least, b, made the INST Bank in
eirAandria, upon which 10 engrat an
additional halt million of cash capital,
and that It's charter will be renewed and
eXtcndEt TILL the year 1910, IrishOm cioo'
o. 'mpsdtment, as the "Bil. concerning
tie banks in the District" proposes 10
DO IN regard 10 the Bank f Columbia
This Bank o! Columbia, which in paint
OF antiquity aud responsibility comes
nert the Bank OF Alexandria, and would
hold equal rank with 1t, ii il had been
Incorporated hy State OF equal impor
tan,e III The Union, was established by
III, Legislature Of Mary land with capi-
tai Of enc million OF dollars. four tenihs
TO be paid down, and six tehhs al he
convenence the subscriber, Che great
er part OF 'shicl. Ills believed, has been
pad IN cdsh,) and with an Unlimited
CHARTER. but revocabfe by Congress when
II shonld hold lis sessions III the ten
miles square lbe obIecl in granting ,lis
unlimucd charter, vas. 10 promote
the growth OF The CITY of Washington,
and the Improvement of The NargiGni
side OF The District This bank, over
which an intelligent, active, patriotic,
AniIeni Dnmlnlnn- gentlemen presidrs.
has also been held in high estimation by
every successive administration, and has
transacted, with ability aud virim,,
graf portion OF tie financial business Of
the Federal government II has there
tore, been properly made pre- eminent in
Georgetown. lis charter, as before men
TONED, is 10 be renewed aud extended till
the year 1910, without any condition cx-
cept only that il musi observe some few
new regulations which the bin contains.
MS was certainly paying due respect
10 ihe STATE Gf N0'yLoGd, aud renders il
dii1cuii IN conceive why similar respect
was dot paid TO the State of Virginia.
In order to account for this il has been
surmlsed that the Committee Of the Dis
trie', though vigilant, intelligent, andIvir-
iu u, we're bcsei by ariul and intriguing
spectators from some Of the self created
banks on Is side Of the Potomac Ire
Stock-note Sham chequP Banks aIud,
20 20 by the "Virginian," hist the ldw
folly begotien, Primngcnial, honest, cash
Bank at Alexandria " 81 sHa VIRTUE in
volVrns,' vas content 10 present a mo-
"est petition stating lis paramount pre-
tensions, aud 10 leave every ihiny else to
III" Justice of Congress, aud 10 the pal
rloiic waichiulness OF our own delegation.
This delegation always alive 10 the rights
cad dignity uf Our Siatr, ulIl suffer nrliher,
am nfiden;, to BIZ wounded through
the side5 O.! alexandria.
Although this f1Ouri-hing and purely
commerCIaii'wu ne Hague. no Hi shgate.
bui the LonIOr al The District, be nov
cOmprr hPnded within Ihetrn miles sGuar .
yet The time may come When she NAV "a
gain rppos- IN the fostering bosom OF her
mother IL that time should ever come,
and, by possibility. still greGtcr' changes NAV
happen, for the book oi iuiurIly IS d seaird
book, andhpaVcn has granted to us no liar
tered exemption from the lot Of all olhe
nations, II should be rccollccted that Viz
glnla, by the wise forecast of our anc6s
Cestors, commands the Bay of Chesa-
peake, the finest bay in The world thr
bay Of Bengal, perhaps, excepted. through
whose future probable "SOUND ne
trade Of vast tributary douains slmsi pass.
When this Is rec lleCied, IL Wll be per-
ctived ,ha, her rights AID Interests are
much more deeply coscerned IN Ibis. APP
parcnIy trivial, question, than ihcy r,av
appear 10 be, al first sight, to SURE rficlal
thinkers j; for il is difficult TO alter The
bed Of trade when il is once formed by
an overpowering capital But when we
take birds eve view Of this great con-
iineni, and see, with how much indeiati.
gabiIlty, other states are preparing, whilst
ME- sun shines, by internal improvements
aud by boII aggrsndisrmPni, for that
rainy day" which all seem in secret TO
anticipate, but which, trusi, Is far of d,
II beheves as Ia project with peculiar care,
the Cis'POiomac portion of the District.
OF the self creaied banks notice will be
taken, " vicissin," in NV next liter.
PRISCUS VIRGINIENSIS.
March H. 1920
The H. Of T.. of Pennsylvania have
come 10 resolution, to request the mem
bers OF Congress from thai STATE 40 use
their utmost efforts fo support domestic
manufacturers -" II tk,, ,aurnt .,,rr,,t