Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-15
PREDICTIONS AND FACTS.

PREDICTIONS AND FACTS.
The Panic-makcrs sworo terribly hard, some
months since, about the ruin which the removal of
the Deposiles would inevitably bring upon They
said, by why of keeping up their own spirits, that
wheat would not sell for more than 80 or 30 cents
--and that then the good people Of Virginia would
en- n,asse desert the Administration But it turns
that our Farmers have got, no, lis, 100, Us,
and few last week as high us 100 cents busheL
No ruin here
They predicted, that tobacco would sell at 80
10 so per G.. reducon.-When 10! this great staple
tcle commands an admirable price, And the tobacco
district will stand fast against the Bank, in spite of
the panc-rnakers and the coasters of the Village of
Danvie.
They predicted, that the State Banks were going
TO snap like professionalism 10 our State Banks
in Virginia are safe beyond the reach of the Mon
ster itself-and even the most croaking of the
Opposition does not venture to deny, that two
Banks sound the Bank of the u. S. itself
There is every TO believe, that the State In
situations elsewhere also able to defy {" the d.
and all his works" What is more, have now to
congratulate readers, that the Patriotic Bank of
Washington which suspended specie payments
three months ago, i'm the midst of the panic got up
by Messrs Clay and Co., has just given notice of its
determination TO resume specie payments forthtciu
This is more than we bargained for; and it is of
the best signs of the times have lately Witnessed
No sooner has the Senate adjourned, than the Pa
triotc Bank revives What striking fact to illus
rrae MIR. Benton's remarks upon the Banks situated
within the view ofthe Capitol.
MIR. Webster predicted, that the N. York Canals
would sink indefinitely i'm their transports and pro-
fs--and lo what is the fact? That they have never
been SO productive, as during the present summer.
Thus zoe go-Other men, il seems, have been late
ly rs great Prophets we were, when i'm para
graph hastily penned upon our knee, years ago.
we predicted the curse. IL, then, cannot entirely
transfer the bays of political inspiration, wew di
vide the tree" with the modern prophets. What for
instance, to think of the pretensions of him,
who has figured both politician and prophet
and who declared in january last, that in the course
of the month the State Banks would be broken, and
the Union itself would he dissolved, If the Deposes
restored Pile has failed i'm restoring the
Dcposites yet the Banks and the Union still stand
fast.
We are compelled lay over till next the Report
OF the Committee the Richmond Fredericksburg, and
Potomac Railway. They state that during the ten days
the Books kept open, the subscriptions amounted to
s05,200being 1900 less than 35ihs They express
very confident hopes, that the residue of the
will be made up by individuals; but they prefer that it
should be taken up by the Corporation Of Rchmond-and
they therefore come TO the resolution OF allowing
soDabe time 10 the corporation 10 make the balance
any portion OF itdeclarug at the time, that elf
that decision be unressonaby delayed The Board will
consider itself precuded from re-openng the books
adopting any other to obtain subscriptions"
We shall stze same the opportunity Of laying before
readers some view with the other me
of Internal mprov and indeed the alIes-enia one.
in which the prosperity of Richmond and the State is
deeply concerned OF course, aIIude to the James
and Kanawha enterprise. We are happy receive the
assurance, that this work succeedan that Joseph
e. Cabell, Esq, is still lis determined, active and
firing advocate III any one can carry through the Pub
lie voice awards him the credit OF saying hou the
man."
Mr.. Hammond, OF the Cincinnati Gazette, puts forth
ominous head Of "Advance OF CorrupoD;-sn produces
two transactions evidences OF the charge One these
is the letter repubished from the Compiler OF this city,
concerning Roper, who stated to be about establishing
Van Buren, paper at Wheeling, by the advice and
partly under the auspices Of the Editor of the Enquirer
We beg citizen Hammond 10 keep quiet and not TO
count upon this letter the evidence OF the Richmond
Influence, "the Enquirer & CO.. the advance OF corup
ton, and all that sort Of thing. Where our lille Fb
hergbity neighbo got this ridiculous letter. know and
not but il is all false II relates ourselves And
MIR. H. must already have positive contradiction.
Whether he will do the justice TO notice that
ton, is another part of speech But if he does. adj
vse him TO put il forth evidence of "fhe Aduance
Of Htmbuggey'