Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-03-23

GOR THE TALL ADICN-
Mr.. Larsh, keep your pen IN order, and
naye onward You shall have your own
choice of weapons Not that 1 consider
l am the assallant, as YOU would tondly
have Yourself believe. Ihavc prescribed
no man for either his vote or opinions |
have voted and expressed ny views free
Iy on the question of incorporating a Ger
tain number Of Banks in this State. This
/ trust has been done with all the purity
ofmotivc that my opponents possess, when
they deem opposition to my course Itisiif-
able M. Larsh was certainly the first
in this controversy that tire W the gauntlet.
When be undcr-atcd my course SO much
as 70 disquaify me for Office, and de-
nounce me- IS false friend, and one Of the
rabbic BE made thrust at both my pub
lie and private character. And after this
he has the brass to tell you that | am the
aggrcssor Such vou will discover on
close examination, to be the whole drift
OF Mr.. Larsh's remarks against me. He
keeps up personal piquc, and cavIis at
the most trlfllng appearance OF the face
of NV communication, and ranity carries
him on TO conclude, that he can saddle
upon me. all the foibIes of the good old
Editor, while Mr. Larsh, forsooth, is
seemingly as inEoccn; as child, and his
notices As pure as the Angels in Heaven.
Least nv friend should again whine,
will go on to show morc fully the tiat;er-
ing prospects We may Jrstly anticipate,
from Mr. Larsh's plan of Banking. The
repor. Of the Treasury department, dated
n N.t, ~f
sustalncd by the United States, In using
local Banks as places Of deposit Total
ioss, one million three hundred and nine
= thousand and seventy dollars. And Of
.his sum, the Bank of Vinccnncs, Indiana.
ewes the t. $. the sum of los, 153,27-
Farmers and Mechanics BanI, of Indi-
ana, Az, 1920 From the above state
rnent of facts II NAV oc seen, the only
Bank known IN our State by the name
and title of State Bank, has sunk more
money than the whsle amount ofthe stock
proposed to either of the Banks contended
for by my opponents call this way Of
getting along. a kind of swindling, if YOU
please. As Mr. Larsh appears to under
stand the rule Of loss and gain, from his
calculations or. the safety fund of the re-
cent charter, ask what has gone with
The safety facd of this good old Indiana
institution.
II my opposers viii reconsider this
question they will not consider my course
70 have cast so great re2roacil on the State
they at first inclined to anticipate
For in fact, the enlightened Legislatures
of which some gentleman boosted, to wit
the States of Kentucky and Ohio, have at
their last sessions, refused to charter
Banks. And if the old Editor will care
fully read the 10th section of the Bill for
which he so strongly contends, he will be
convinced beyond doubt that all the cor
poraiions named in the Bill, are allowed
10 emit in Bills, double the amount of
their stock. Moreover, if he will notice
the late report Of the committee on the u.
). Bank, (as .c-published in the Pal,adi-
,,ui) it Will be understood that Investments
or Bank dress, means every thing in pos
session of the Bank that will enable her
to paw off her debts Indeed am happy
10 find that Mr.. Larsh and myself agree
so nearly in the details Of the Bill in con-
trovcrsv. This is one reason WHY don't
feel disposed to put my old friend to the
expense and trouble of printing three
thousand copies of the Bill, (this number
would hot be one for each voter of Wavue
county.) Another reason, am told BY
number OF very respectable citizens. both
IN town and country, that they are per-
tectlv satisfied about this matter.
Therefore. will suggest the proprietv |
OF Postponlng the printing unit, we can BY |
investigation. create sufficient excitement
10 induce the Farmers TO read the Bill af- |!
fer the Editor has published it. No. sir
mend Your pen and come on, and if Won
;ncline TO make another stab or two at
character, IT will not be passed BY unno-
tlced.
Mr.. tcrsh objects n State Bank be-
cause he says 1t would open door for of. |
flee hunters TO by up each other; and af-
ter the candidates have been engaged IN
'aIs kind Of barter. for months and wears.
he doubts their acquaintance being sutfi-
cient. II understand the gentleman, he
declares To YOU IN the same breath, one /
great objection with him would be. the
members OF our Legislature could not Sc
lect good Bank directors. owing to the
parties beng strangers. by residing IN diff
ierent districts. lpreSume nv old frienG |
drew this conclusion also from the rood
ncSsot his own heart. Had Mr. Larsh al
ne proper time. noticed the manner -