Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-16


increased La APRIL 1882 Il 1872 APO; in pril 1888
il did not vary much from $50 COO! Aud this sum e
about $50 900, about 500 600 in hole or in
part by conditional accepianccs OF these trustees. be
paid out of the proceeds Of the State papers This
vio''y no security ALL or these ourneyen OF the Bark
are expected 10 receive Tor printing the Oil Documents,
at leas, one hundred and sirfy thousand dollars!
AZ the last session OF Congress however the Bank, BY
league with nuiiica,on go, its ourne ynen here, de-
c!ared printers the House OF Representatives the
two years. This work is also be done in the Banks
houses, the Banks presses with The BANKS fppes and
the preis the debts 10 become due from the
srH belong to The Bank. The Bank must therefore
vance capital 10 the enlarged ssois WASH
ngon press, au hence its prinicrs have been
permitted to take out about EIGHTY THOUSAND Dot
LARS. large three story building is erecting on
the Bdhs iOt an enlargement oil the Banks printing
ctice, which, with the necessary fixtures will COST
suppose, ten Gfem thousand dollars. Thst the
money OF the Bank which puts up this building there
he no doubt for no body would have the folly build
the Banks lot, unless with the Banks money aud
at the expense OF the Bank.
The facility with which the Bank loans money TO these
men, is an evidence that expects extraordinary services
rom them, Tor payment it cannot expect About fifty
thousand dollars are secured By accepiauces OF the 1rus
oil the State Paper OF which, all
diioned that oil other purposes IT the assignment, and
all prior dceepances should be first discharged.
Another considerable sum is secured by their draft
The Clerk OF the House OF Representatives paid out
OF the proceeds Of volumes their Register OF De-
bates (not public work, but Book Of Speeches ,hey
prin which the Clerk refused 10 accent good
reason that the House had not subscribed to The tcorki
Yet with the refusal accept the face OF the Bill
with perfect knowledge that Congress had subscribe
ed for The work, and could subscribe
/ "
The Bank often suffers it, Printers operd otc, not
only for hundreds, but thousands More than with
in the they ovcrdrawers JOr more
than three thousand dollars.
Their notes aud obligations not always protested
like other mems when they become due. Within the
present year an obligation OF theirs for about So 000was
laying without being protested, and they at the
same time over'awers for more than 5000. On motion
OF some dircc'or their whole account referred a
Committee OF the Board. On the same day, after the
Board had adjourned, the Committee not having acted,
President BiddIe his Exchange Committee discounted
ID ape O
the oyerra and take up the unprotected obga-
ton! Aud at the same time these Bank servants and Ia
vores under protest endorsers many sir
| separate obligations.
These things know to he true in substance and we
believe in every particular Let the Bank press speak
and correct us il we are in The Editors know
what Terms they conduct the Bank Official in Washington;
they know how much they TO the Bank, and what
of obligations and secury they know what terms
the Bank permits them 10 do The printing OF the House Of
Representatives they can get it, They say that the
Bank is public institution, and they public men.
part oil the Bank is public property and loans Tive
public money The people, therefore, have right know
the truth and the whole truth in relation the power and
influence which these public characters have each
other
Is not the state of things here disclosed appalling TO
every friend of pure and free government The Bank
sought be President through s Attorney, TO whom Il
had paid serenteen thousand dollars, at Philadelphia
alone, for legal services, and probably sill ito
Western branches. Ii did succeed in becoming Pre-
sdeni, but has procured ITSELF through ourn, yrnen
in Washington, be declared Primer The House Re-
representatives.. Here has Judgment In the govern
and the management of widely circulating news
paper, sustained from The Iublc treasury u suf
GENTLY startling when the doors OF the Treasury
thrown and t!.e instruments Of The Bank permitted,
for Job printing which will he OF little use, and ,nehi
have been DONE far Tor much less
to take from 10 900 100000 dollars putc
treasure. But to have them Printers TO
the House OF Representatives., drawing unbounded sums
from the Treasury 10 increase their power tho
Bank! Not only The vaults Of the Bank ITSELF tho
Treasury of the people pouring forth its hum
dreds OF thousands to sustain notorious prOfgacy in Tho
service OF all corrupting institution, in warfme upon
the of The peoples choice upon Constitution and
upon the liberties OF the country Ii the millions Of the
Treasury thus TO be expended in aid OF The millions Of
The Bank how long shall we lie free people? How long
will il be before only the Printers 10 Congress. but the
President, the Heads OF Departments, the Heads OF Bu-
eaus to say Seniors and Representatives. shall be in
the pay Of the Bank and its instruments.
IL is time for Republicans every where buckle on
their armour, and the overthrow OF this corrupt
power. II they wish 10 their principles
their country from despOiism than a, of Russia,
they will only close the present Bank but prevent tho
establishment OF any other like it, The root OF the evil s
in the OF the institution ITSELF which nconpa-
bic with government, Of the people We call The Re-
publican press every where 10 speak out inform tho
people aud TO point ont the means by which exierm-
mating can be most cfecualy waged. We ready
to follow lead, to do act consequ
ce which may I've properly done encountered 10 main-
tain the principles for which our fathers fought.