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


leaving the sum of s35 .O6s 81 or rather more than
IL per cent as deficit to he made up OF future d.
vidends.
From this def iency the reader will see there ouvh,
TO he deducted the gain, by the loss and destruction
oil Bank notes in the cour-e Of twenty-five wears
amounting probably, TO $50. 0s0, or 10 per cent on
the ''no'es IN circulation" During the war and he
suspension Of specie payments. the loss Of notes
very considerable. The loss Of aud dIl.ar notes
(Which haze been called in) IL or 10 per cent
on he amount Issued People, of course. take better
care oil tiei" large noes but wh-n Of them i. los
equivalent TO the loss Of many Of the smaller
crip,on.
So much for the sta'e of the Bank IA to the gene.
raj Question: IL scarcely go into il ut p
sent One common sense view OF il is worth all the
speculation on the earth in the no,n fire ne TO
hare any State Banks at dH7 II Virginia were
alone by hrI'eif; il there no other govern
ment near her. she mi;h shape her course al
her own ,,leasure. We might act upon the rule
OF the Lassez nous fare let alone and have Banks
or not as we please-But, said some three weeks
past are TO choose mot between haping Banks or hap
ing no Banks, but Jetceen hdrng some Banks of our
otcn or drawing all our paper from the Bank o, the
United States; and of all the State Banks i'm our vi
entity. Surrounded as we are, by Gordon of sister
States, except towards the Atlantic; with MARYLAND
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and North
Carolina, touching il our bordcrs and
cd with other States by commerce and intercourse how
can we avoid the circulation of bank paper among us;
Are we TO have Banks, then, of our own respons ibe
to us. under proper regua,ions-with the means of
watching them. checking them, Furnishing heir trans
gressons, detecting counterfeit paper and prong by
any OF the advantages and profits they confer If they
have any positive advantages shall We be dependent
Tor our circulating medium upon the other States and
withall liable to the control OF Institution which
lis arms over The Union, like OF tie tabled G nts Of
An,iquity-Tbi@ Is our plain view OF the m,iter-snd
while we would watch the conduct IF our nonied
Institutions with 'leeples- vigilance, should think
II impoitic TO have no State Institutions under the
relations n wi ich Virginia stands to the other Stats
and TO the Bank OF thu United States
DEBATES OF THE CONVENTION.
We shall the Debates with rapid;,v
but, owing to peculiar bo unable TO com
pete them tho public curiosity requires We hone 4,
finish them "n all The month Of pr have budgets of MSS
already hnnd and constantly receiving our Ropor,o
sketches and Speeches which drawing nut from his
but they arc too voumnous to DO spread before the public
columns oth paper The Speakers be of
send them forth, possible more permanent G,
than in these fugitive sheets We therefore, bcspeak their ma
encoTbc Volume promises to he large have alroa
struck of 2iS (coe octavo only
down the proceedings to tho 10Th day of November.
Among tho Sketches, which just from our Re
porter tho last Debate the Jpdary-and among them is IN.
following Speech of Mr. Randolph which, as il bears in som,
degree upon the miscellaneous, though interesting now
before tho Senate Of the U. 81 opperun
Of laying before cadeuIt will tho deahgrasp viii
which the Federal P'ry chung to power and moy form
Chapter Of Mr. Wos,of Euogiu upon its principle,
Mr.. RANDOLPRS RE.NRRRS
Mr.. RANDOLPH said he would endc avour 20 state a.
succincy possible, the why he should vote in
ia.r Of he proposition Of the gentleman from Fauquer
At the very OF my public Lie or re r.
ly 20, called 10 give decision on the constrnc.
ton OF that cJuse in the Fedsrs Constitution wbicl,
relates to the tenure of the Judicial fce; and am
happy 10 find tina, after the lapse Of 30 vars re.
main pre- i'ely Of the opinion hat h held II
law should be passed bona dc, for the abolition of
Court. which nuisance, and ought 20 b. abolish.
ed, Mr.. II. sad, he considered such law az no ip
fringement Of Judicial nd' psndence; but il the law
enacted mGfa file. aud abolished a useful Court
Tor The purpose Of get ing rid Of the Jud ge who pre.
sided in IT, such law was undoubtedly riulstion OF
that independence just the killing Of man ngb,
be murder or not, according to the intention the guo
amino. with which il wac done lie 'aid that II could
he nece'sefy 10 recount 10 the gentleman who oe.
cupied the Guar, (Nr Barbour,) the history of tb,
decision which given in Congress ~ 10 IL true
intent and meaning OF hs part Ct The Federal Conai.
tuition Parties had never r:p higher than At the
close Of the admg traon OF the elder ADAM and ,
comm nrement of thato' Mr.. JEFF IRON. Alter en1ts
the most unparalleled, Mr.. Adams ne rejected from
power, and The downfall Of the party attached 10 him
at baud. After this decision by the Amcri-
Gao eople, when they were coupe He'd 10 perceive,
that the Kingdom was paSssg from them in the last
sgenies suI u'roes Of isolu ion, they about tsn