Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-13
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=, sATURDAY MORNING. FEB. 10, 1850.
The Brnt IF JIryinia This institution was ye,
terday recharter ID but on conditions which w;ll pro
baby occasion some regret that the application was
made at tins session The most material of these is
the limitation that the charter shall expire in 1870
cotenporaneously with tha, of the Farmers Bank
ne same restriction will no doubt be put upon tho
Bank of the Valley and the N. w. Bank; and the
Legislature having the whole litter in their poxcr
III ina. year. may cut Off all the heads of HYDRA at
one bow, or If the is suffered to live at al
impose such conditions on lis existence cs will make
II less offensive and dangerous. The ADVANTAGES Of
TINS course'-its necessity if tho country shall over
nope IN any inture contest, TO obtain the mastery
over thoSc IN 'nicd corpora'ions-wus Yesterday nd
mrabiy enforced b. Mr. Bur!oot in an unstudicd bn,
iehcitous ctort-and though but little given to com
p"nent' we VIII take occasion TO remark how much
mare becoming and respectable manly and gene
e'n' independence, thun subservencv The truth
OF ms was strongly cSempiied by the cviienl som
tFaSt IN the reception given (by these who differed
from h'ml Mr.. Burfoots bold and warm LANGUAGE.
ANA tie speeches of those who were toilinp for the
b7nSs-and whc scomcdto &C, as If every poin. car
r'ed against the Banks, ultho favor Of the PeopIc
took an ounce of blood from their very hear;s-
The Influence which those corporations cxerci ~,
particularly IN this city. where thew have insipuaicd
themselves into that political mansrcmont which las
- long regnnted this State, is vast Their l,rcc,
influence IN the Legislature from their supposed M.
i'tcal predoninance, the supposed political prc-
djminance ofthose who conduct them. IS visible md
has been so throughout the recent strurclc ,,or
particular persons.
We shall publish in few duys. the speccbcs or
Dir. EPPcs aud Mr. Kerchcval, on tho passa e of the
bill.
1H' .Nso CoHshiution.-la conformity 10 our pur-
pose o. showing the public how the new Constitution,
l. received N different qunters We lay before them
the following extract. The writer is in towcrinp
pass'on-qntc too much excited we think for the,
occasion. Ulster views have we trust surgesiod
themselves to his mind before this time Ifthe new;
constitution, be IN fact, nothing more than neu
edion ef the O!a-stiil BOW edition j. better linn
an old one.
Extract of letter fom geution,nn of Ohm
county, To MS ticnd III this ciiy dated Eeb s Ic3O
4he copies OF the ne~ edition Of The o'd esns.;tu
lion with u few MODERN trappings which vou and
duc seosop. 1'''''1 81
g, nave perused with gloom this rcsul, Of the mich
IioourS OF tho congrcgatcd talents VI the Anclei.
81 blush f,r Virginia! creve fer the oboracte,
Of nay county! mourn tor the reputation OF rcpuI
icansm thst at t'is enlightened era offer tire ian o
Vi more than half centufy's experience in repnhu
can government the royal enemies OF the RIGHTS af
nnn IN tic old world SHOULD be enabled in yIndica
tioh oil Their doctrines, rlumphanly TO appeal 10 an
american document bearing on it's face evidence or
GStrust ut ulsn's fitness for self-coI ernm.nt and
emanatlng from state which stood in the van of opr
evolutionary ranks in the march to Liberty and In
dependence. I'1 -"
~ gu appear 10 halt between two opinions u,on
the ePedenty OF accepting rejecting the proposcd
consti' uton cast the unclaan thjnr from In nm
Tess meet with different arguments in favour of IFS
adoption from anywhioh have YET occurred to me- Noi
thcr my country, nor my posteIi.y shall reproacb
me or my memory with contributing 10 E,stpn ON
them form Of government 70 uneGuel unia.t and
arisioctsticnl. ''' w
"N OIL stcm TO suppose IFS acceptance by The neo-
pie wonid facilitate the cali Of another conyenton
Oiy opinion IS that 1t would weaken our claim Oar
advcrsares would doubtless plead it IN bar And
Confess should feel dilTiJcnce 10 aduptipo one
constitution and Immediately asking for convSntI m
to frame another. Nor do SEQ why the small conn
Ties should desert us IN ofs relec ion The IN
equality OF representation one OF the great c,ey
anocs which demanded and procured the late con-
Yenion. ratio founded on the white populntion
was tho rule 'equrcd by the west and 10 Tho ssser
ton OF that principle their candidates stood pledpcd
The small counties which joined in the call were
wei aware thnt III that their represent ion
would he reduced Why then should thcr hang back
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