Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-27

capitalists rcpoSe that confidence IN the Banks
Integrity, which this price implies? Why should
the sagacious men Of the country all be deceived
and John Mumford alone have penetration enough
TO discover the truth?
IL Mr.. Richie says this morning that of the
$4,000 charged to him by his friends of the Sen
tincl, he owes but $4,000, endorsed by friend
worth more than $500, O0O-thc balance is charge
able TO that friend endorsed by Il. R.-(conjecturcd
to be Tho. Ritchc.)
Considering however, that the Editor dit owe
the Bank, though under circumstances rejecting
no shadow of improperly upon the Bank or him.
self, we think he might in his liberaty, have given
credit to other Editors, in the absence of positive
knowledge to the contrary, for having conducted
their transactions with equal proprety-thourh
peradventure, less lucky in having an cndorser
worth more than hundred thousand dollars,
an American plum. Conscious that he himself
had obtained favor irregularly, and that the
Bank IN his case, had confined itself within the
limits of duty, why should he insnuato corruption
against other Editors, Gt may be, not so well en-.
dorscd, but the presumption was, sufficiently so,
and against the Bank itself, it respected their
cases? He did in his paper of Friday, as the
accompanying extract will show
elf it is true that 552, 500 have been lent on
notes at two and three years, to the two proprie-
tors of the Courier & Enquirer, with no better Sc
CuI''y lhah thclr Two names, drawer and
the other as endorser;-f it is true that sos 600
have been lent to the proprictors of the National
lnteillgencer, upon their note At long date, en-.
dorSed by an irresponsible person, Ga clerk in their
othce) those same Individuals at the time of the
discount, owing a large sum notes which had
been placed among "debts bad and doubtful" fit
is true that discount to largo amount, and I'M
der similar circumstances, has been made to the
proprietor of the Washington Telegraph; if these
things are true, we say, then it will hardly be de-
MED that the bank has been guilty of most palpa
Bile and wicked attempt to purchase the Influence
sfthe press. That they are true, we pretend not
TO ASSERT but such the purport of the very
current in this cty-rumors believed by men not
apt to be mistaken deceived in such matters--
rumors not denied by those persons who arc said
to have received the money. If the stories were
false, 1t would surely seem that those whose cha.
RACERS are lmpugned would take the trouble to de-
ny them. A few days will probably give us the re-
port OF the committee, and thus decide this inter
estng question:"
"Rumor" quoth'a Has the Editor arrived to
the dignity of being styled the 'venerablc," and
not found out what lying jade rumor WASH
Should he have insnuated charges of corruption
and dshonor against such men as President Biddle
and the Directory at Philadelphia and the Editors
in question, upon rumor' The Philadelphia Senti-
mel, a paper on the spot, temperate paper and
above all, Jackson paper, (and therefore most
especially to be depended upon) does deny the
statament, and allcdges that the borrowing Editors
borrowed upon competent security and in the usual
way of business. Very likely, their endorsers were
not worth moro than plum, but if sufficient we
presume they were good Stephen Girard.
Gen. Duff Green the above side wind
attack upon him for himself and in 4 very deci-
ded way. He says
$50 much of this article as relates to this press
is false. The editor owes the Bank of the United
States but ten thousand dollars, which is secured
by an acceptance of the the clerk of the House. and
a mortgage on real estate in this city, worth more
than twice that sum. Having thus, satisfactorily
we trust, answered Mr.. Rtche's inquiries, we leave
him to account for the manner in which his debt
OF > 900 is secured Why was Mr.. Richie so
ready to speak of the rumors which relate to &C
counts of others and silent to his o,cn? Does he
suppose that the readers of the Enquirer read no
other paper but his?"
In justice to Mr.. Richie, having published the
article from the Sentinel, which logged in his name
os an indebted editor, feel bound to ropublish
his explanation of this morning. While asking
favor of the National Intclligencer, why did he
omit to render justice to the Editors of that paper
comprchcndcd in his fridays insinuations? WHY
did he not retract the charge that they had obtain
cd money without competent security? Does MIR.
X. really consider no endorscr good under plum?
From the Enquirer of this day
"Will the National Intelligcncer do us the favor
to say, that the statement which it has copied from
the Philadelphia Sentinel, of 'the Printers Dis
counts" in the Bank Of the u. S., is calculated to
lead to erroneous conclusions in relation to the
Editor of this paper? 1t would seem to charge
him with the suIp of l0,yUO-which sum is doubt
less made up of private note of the Editor of this
paper Tor $4,000, endorsed by an intimate friend
worth more than 800, 000)--and note of the
same friend, for $4,000, endorsed by Il. r. The
mistake has arisen from blending the two notes
together. Neither of them has been executed
within the ''last year. if we may use Mr. Walsb,s
expression, repeated by the N. Y. T. Post-nor
the year bcforc-We have other. small transact
ions with the Bank; but it is scarcely necessary TO
say tht none of them has had the effect las tlc
N. Y. Ey. Post truly remarks,) of SECURING the
inilucIcc or the silence of the Richmond Enuuirer
We size this OPPORTUNITY to say, that such could
not hCo been ''the motive which led Ctg respccta.
bic agents hcro) to the discounting of the no g. of
It's Bdltor"-But Uc sec no occasion to trouble
the Public with all our private transactions with
the Bank. They know determined opposition
70 inc renewal of its chartcr-And so does the
Bank.
WIN the n. ]. also do the Justice 10 re. publish
rom tho n. c. Examiner, without the compli.
"chtary exprcssonS,) brief paragraph, going to
Gear us OF little hit which the former was so kind
- 70 nSihuatc had been made at us by the latter"
hoUsToNs CAsg.-In the analysis of tho Globe,
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