Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-12

a virtual ard Incidental enforcement ot the depre
cised potes Of State Banks, by their erowding ou
sound medium. though sr-at.vil, not iore.e, u;
aud l. ii had been spprehepded, tits objectionable whe-
thcr h eon'u'unHn o. the u. s. which had so msny
obstacle, 20 eneonnt.r, ~culd have vsnured to guard
against ii by an addiiVral provi.ion. virtual sndn
hoped all adj 9ua'- -jy, may hereafter be found
IN the re usal OF Slate paper when debsed in any Of
the federal uaUsaeoo, add ia he control o; the Fede
,s Bank, this being it' coot'oled fr"m susPending
It's specie p.ym-nt- by be public auth ri,y.
On tho o,her que-'ioo l readily d-cidseag Ainst the
project recommended by the Presideu'. Reasons
more then sufficient appear to h,ve been presented to
tho public, ia the revi~ws aud her comlne 1ts which
il has called forth. How Gar hint for il may have
been taken from NJ. Jefferson koo~ not The kim
dred ideas OF tn latter may be in his memoirs
Sc VOL 4 1876. 207, 526. aud his view OF the Safe
Banks, vol 4, 1893, 220
There sre supdry statutes Of Virginia Prohibiting the
circulation Of notes payable to aesr, whether is,ued
by individuals or uncharlertd Bank.
The- observations, little rev or important ~ thew
may be, would have been promptly luroi. ed, but for
an indi pc ition in which your letter found me, and
winch has not yet entirely left mo. hope this will
hnd you in good health. and you have my beat wi-hss
Tor II. continuance, aud the add ion of everv other
blessing. JAMES MADISON.
Charles J. Hgersoli. E.q. Harrisburg, Pa.
LoNDoN. I9h Jan. 1881.
10 he Editors IF the Co,risr Enquirer:
The dec.idh o. the long pending boundary question
between tie Uoi ed States and Great Britain has al
last bee" givsn-and in my humble opui'n you have
every reason to be satisfied with his Dutch NJ sosy
who puts you in possassion of than six million
Of acres OF the b,st CWa IA la de. among which are
he wen. 'etted counties Of HEREFORD aud Devon, with
the main road between Qnsbec, NV Brunswick
Hai'aS, aud Nova Scotia. The boundary lin is l.,
run Tor about sixty miles with thirteen miles Of the
ST Lawrence and for about hundred miles slon
The river 81. John,up to ,h- s.. Frsnois Little, in
decd, az the people OF London present disposed
to pay attention to American politics. this
caused considerable sensation, am John Bull grum-
b'es very much at the libeSai,y OF the Dutch King
md hi. Cabinet This is the case with respect 20
tho West India Trsd-.-to the concession Of which
several rtnguishsd Wing Members of Parliams NJ,
are decidedly opposed but whatever may he attempt
ed on this point by tho friends Of tho present. Minis
try, (and attempts will bs made) during the comm e
session. there is danger Of your losing this pofiia
BILE Trade, as long Gen. Jackson prssdes over tn
United ates have on this head very good infor-
nation. Your Presidents determined spirit, 10 hero
held IN sort OF respectful the moro So peo-
pie re and Of The very 6rt rank arc wre ichedly g
norant as to the extent Il by the
MAGISTRATE Of the United States. The people OF EGG
land were poi'ively never in a more conc hui
NOR than just now aud desires to give umbsg.
to you.