Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-18

%'ecs may do aud no, whisper Of danger do we hear,
from Messrs Leigh, Johnson & Co. or from the commit
tee ehc Legislature OF Virginia. So Tar from H. that n n
conceded as matter 81 right. that this man of millions
shS,i mold INC public purse 10 bool They "strain at
gnat. and swallow camel"
How charitable, how con6dng, how unsus,ecting are
FAX! How eagie-eycJ, how lion xber nrvny
Jackson! " ~
Blu, they may vouch as often and as rounj,v az they
pee' 'o' Tue immaculate purity Of the Bank
ney may make as many strong asserons and sound as
many alarming epthets hey please, but they csn,ot
firth h~ 10 the s'9nosrn and startling facts sci
demonstrations which the Bank has given u.s. Of the i'm.
.hsise AMI dangerous powers which il can WELD. Mel
friends OF the Bank, known aud disguised are making
last dying effort, TO rally all the elements Of an
upon tho question Of restoring the depotes to the
BANK oil the United States and that the intention and OH
Of the Bank" ~ ''"
must be admitted. tina, some Of the homes, opponents
Of the Bank strongly disapproved the course OF The adj
mns'raon In relation 10 the depose.; and IL equally
certain, that many OF the Presidents war,.st Tr,n,s
aouo'e" 'e proPriey OF his course. Bu be righ, or
wfo'g the President and his Secretary have claimed no.
mug aohe nothing which has been claimed aud done
~ cr PREDECESSORS, without murnur from Congress,
Ut from the Legislature OF Virginia.
Admit, however, that owing 10 the cjtcumstanccs nm
yer which the measure in question was adopted, IL
was mprudent and improper, does il absove others from
,e'r constitutional obligations Does justify our pub
a'ten itself upon ul Can they honestly aud consist
emily aid and assist the Bank under the stext of
eraeung Questionable exercise OF power. by the admin
sration! Will they waste their strength in fighting
mere shadow Of oppreson and become the certain and
willing victims oil its substance
repeat Messrs. Editors that such Is the temper or
ne sprt Vi our people. Whatever many Of them NAV
ink oil some oil the measures OF the administrations the
great body OF them still much commend in
Jackson; and they will sustain him, in his efforts to save
the Constitution aud their liberties from the biighnp
anu corrupting influence oil the Bank- remains 10 be
seen whether their representatives in Richmond and in
washington are to be true TO their trust whether thew
are not more engaged In schenng to render "Jaekson
ISM odous, than in vindicating the Constitution or In
ooeying the will and wishes of their constituents
10 the true friends OF State Rights, popular rights
VINO plead the Constitution as it is written against ali
expectancy or convenience, and against all the
and sophsms Of the atitudnaans Of every hue
anu crce things at Washington in Richmond and in the
commercial cities generally, wear an alarming aspect II
oiy to talk about the Constitution and liberty to those
who have swallowed the golden bait, regardless of the
barbed hook which 1t concealed you may as well ali
upon them to tear out their vitas 10 Join YOU In
attempting to pull down the Bank large proportion Of
ihey dare not pull agansit Mos Of our large capital
ISIS are directly interested in its favour; they OF cosr
,on not pull against 1.-THE National Republicans
combination In its favour is powerful one; and with the
ad OF lew faithiess representatives Of the Republican
P.oy may prove too powerful for Gen. Jackson. the
but the people will be true to themselves: thew will
see through their under.plos they to be blinded
ny any coeT ercifeefit got up Tor the purpose Of turn.
ing 'elr attention from the true the source
oil u"hger Let those who expect veil their inconst
nSies under this counter be assured that II
VIII not avail them-The people Of Virginia know how
W .oerate an honest opposition, Of the
opinions and measures but they will never sanction an
oPPouon winch iavos the Bank. directly indirectly
COUNTRY DEMOCRAT.
At the meeting OF the Stockholders Of the Bank of
virginia. held on the 18th day of January 1884 the fol-
lowing persons elected Directors to serve the cur
rent year, viz
ut Richmond-John Brockenbrough, Robert Cwath.
Wey, nomas rutherford, George L. Sampson, Thomas
vaden Blair Burwell, John r. Trplet Richard b. Hax.
a Alfred T. Harris, Henry Clarke, William Kerr John
Aian James Gray Jaqueln p. Taylor"
. III Experimentation b. Lamb, John Southpate, viii.
nam Seden, Caleb Bonsal, Samuel ID. Rawlins Will.
liam Moseley, William Francis Eugene Higgins Hen.
ry b. ReaTdon, Edward Delaney, Thomas c. Broughton.
ihomas Newton William II. Macfarand~
lit Pefersburg-Charles +. Osborne, James s. Bran.
der Joseph Bragg. William Haxall, John c. Hobson,
samuel winiree, James W. Pegram, Daniel Digger
Darcy Paul." Edward Pow ELL
III Ffedericksburg-Hugh Mercer, BAIL Gordon
John Scott, John s. Wexford Alexander Bell Jr John
Moncure, Joseph b. Ficklin, Robert Dickey, John M
lips, John l.. Mayre.
Lynehbug-Chiswell Dabney, Balda Mcdaniel, Hen.
ry Davis, Thomas A. Holcombe, WIN. W. Noryell.
Elijah Fletcher, Charles l.. Mosby, Odn c. Clay, John
Aban McDaniel#
DdnpiHe-George TONNES. John Ross John Dickinson.
Wilson. 's'
Charlesio,on-Jas. C. Mcfarland, Andrew Donnally.
JAS A. Lewis, DanI. Rufner, Geo. w. Summers Isaac
Moves. Spicer Patrick"
New Directors.
% The Presidents Of the two State Banks in this Citv
(Messrs Brockenbrough and Nicholas) have been re-
elected without opposition.
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