Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-13

SCRABBLE Temporary saG degrading purpose u IL such
Psopieii is the inhabitants OF few towns or villages
who wish such easureAtut Il Is our constituents
-not INC great body Of te People When these Banks
send here their agents. who mprle in the debate In
their favor, aud laugh all your ATTEMPTS ~ resist T. II
IS time 10 awaken BY passing this BIZ you seal the do
gra alton oil the Stale. Woes given. merely for
the purpose of getting money profit ,s or that Fund
establish Academies, promote this or that Improve
rnen'. But Nr. EPps con'e,,ed. that the manner of
rs-eharcring the , |, obeconable--thst there was
no security in the bill for protecting the Stockholders
IRON the misconduct Of their ofcersthat the Drec.
tors swinlle their Stockholders andcr the influence OF
cupidty.-Why, among others, Is the power denied Of
scrutnizng the TRANSACTIONS discounts of the Board Of
Drectors'-H Have they. ever properly exercised the
He denied the claim to patriotism which they had sat
up by their advances during the war. They had not
made these advarces, without STIMULATING for their
newaand our paying per cent. They then played Shy
locks upon you, and would have taken Antonios blood.
He objected to them, that they had virtually passed
solvent Laws granting discharges TO their debtors
MIR. T. remarked Upon the course Of the Legislature in
turning over the monies OF the Commow ealth from the
hands OF the Treasurer who given bend securi-
ty, and dcpositng them in the Banks--and what
security nave they given OF the safekeepus Of your
money!-He asked what compensation did they pay
Tor the Use of the public trcasure'-None-.a y. they
have the Of all tho money drawn from the pockets
OF your constituents, TO the anou,n sometimes OF
5000 dollars time; they operate upon your funds
and yet pay not cent for the advantage YOU confer
on them-objecting the small bonus YOU ask for
u renewal of their charter.
Mr.. r. denied the constiu onal power OF this House,
at this Iime to pass hi. bif and pledge the faith Of
the State, in vinaii,n OF tie ri OF nent lie.
eisia'ures. He denied that this Legislature badths
power TO fore al any great public question: or hind
their surccssot.And these ste the principal rea.one.
which determine him. this fine to adopt thi. opposi.
ton-he saw no existing necessity for the at
the present. Sc siof-snd when there wa. concsntrs~
lion OF local sri sectional Interests ryingto force tho
mea sure III oueh
Mr. KERcHEvA AL thoug ht Justice 10 the Banks, to
vindirate them FROM the remarks Of the gentleman
from Snsscx--He explained the reason. Of any en-
fheR ,pk havA
jsced-it WA. the CONNIE cal situation Of the world
but he denied there The least want OF honor In its
Transaction He challenged any one TO produce any
proof OF the fActHe denied there had been any
oil Prudence in ito ,rvusac'inns.- there was any
more enbarra''msN in the Iank Of Virginia, than in
the Others IL was because il older than the other.,
and had heen exposed 10 greater commercial storms
Mr. X. asked whether the p'PAr of his institution had
not FULLY preserved it, value. He con.rever,ed the
gum M OF MrEpprses speeding the power Of this Legs
lt'ure TO pass such aw-and denied that the
al OF the Charter Of the Farmers Bank, had given
such an of nee to the People OF This State the
tleman from Suss"x had dsscriboi.-Atir answering
the arguments OF Mr.. Eopss, very much a. large
MIR X concluded by thanking the House for the at
ten ions hey had paid him.
Mr.. DUNToN called for the ayes and noes
The question wasthrn taken on the passage, and
CARRIED, by the following vote:
| fEAS-Me ssrs. Banks, (Speaker) Gilmef, Wood :.
Davis of A-ghany, Je,er, MCue, Kinney Sitingto
Brown OF Bath. Campbell Of Bedford, Cobbs, Boyd An
derson Shanks, Ellington, Hindman, SpurlOek, Beuh
ring Rives of Campbell, Clay, Buckner Samuel Hfif
Hansbrongh, Wilson. Bpisseau. Barnes Of Essex. o.
tu Shngsier, James, Chiffon, Payne, VIM, Hoanf,
Powell of Franklin, CaateIuan, Mason of Frederick.
Pack, Pearls, Smith Of Gloucester, Bhiups, Bryce,
Hail, Cook of Gtayson Cary, Anderson, Atkinson of
| Halifax, Carskadon, Eercheval, White Of Hanover,
/ Seymour, Mullen. Brown OF Harrison, Williams OF
Henrico Harvie Graveiey Richardson Of James City,
Arlington OF Jefferson, Morgan Dunbar, SyDi,h ~
kanawha Oldham Leland, Dandrilse u kell Bland
Hayes. Soilings Bia' Daniel Eimbrough, Mar
laad OF Lunenburg, Newman of Mason, Thomas, Hud.
gins, Alexander of Meckicnlyutg, Goods, watts, Bill
ling-y Caperton, Fass, Helms, Cross, OFerraii Gar
land Of Nelson, Christian, MEaughan, Stephenson,
Warden, Murdaugh, Basye, Harding, Campbell OF Net
toway, Parrott. Davis OF Orarge Tatum, Adams, Hi
ner, mccoy, Wilton, Cabrll, Grimes, Old, Miller,
SHAW Allen, Dillon, Ward Foster, Hart, Booth Of
Randolph, Birnes oil Richmond COUNTY Moore, Viii.
OF Roc kbrdg. Cline, M'Mahon. Gray and M'Far,ane
OF Russell, Kilgore, Newman Of Shenandoah, Minor,
Powell OF Spouylvania Cooke OF Stafford, Muurnre,
George, Bans Of TazeveIi. DrIashmu,t, Walls, Cum
mings, Washington of WestmorrIaad, Hun eerford
Pren,is Spencer, Saunders, Griffin Of York, C,g-By,
Robertson, Rutherford aud hioody-Ei39
RI NAYS-Mrssrs Bsyly, Booker Of Amelia Thomp.
sou, Garland of Amherst, Doasey, Trotter Bocock
Yancey, Graves, Tyler OF Ch.rles City, Richardson
Fand Alexander OF Charlotte Johnson Blu, foot Scott OF
Dinwidiie, Wray BSoker OF E City, Upshaw, Guerz
rant Tllar, Thorp, Scott Of Halifax, Winston, Will
lams oil Harrison, Atkinson Of le Of Wight, Armisead,
Mason OF King George, Gregory, Dibney, M'Csbs
ret, Finks, GaFneir, Booth OF Miidssex, G,orick
Coho"D, W-bb Nevi, Dunion, Fisher, Watkins, Wool
fok, Dtpuy. Rives Of Pince George. Stands, Mitch
eh Magrud-r, Griffin Of Southampton, Cromp, Rufin.
Dhard, Eppes, Harwood, Sanger aud Saeild--56.
And then the House djourned.