Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-28

The notes OF the; Bank; the s were filed with crimi
mails the were occupied with an etc,nal sue.
the jIrs acquitted mul'itutes because the majority OF
lac oendeis were poor people, who had been opeleJ
by necessity TO attempt TO pass the enc and two pound
counterfeit notes which they had cd for their wages
alter all these Scqui,als, no less than nine hundred and
"iney-e perrons either hung at hene,
ported TO Botany bay. Such was the bloody sacrifice to
tue Mo'oeh OF the Paper Systemi But the other half OF
h p Is ye, 10 be shown; II is what may he called
we rirT share IN the for while lac and the Par
lament ihdugcd the Bank one hand, the generous.
hearted Bank INDUCED him and the Parliament the
oher,-that of lending hundred aud twenty mil.
lions of pounds sterling (ahou SO 600 900 0OO) to carry
on useless war; which. added six hundred aud ten
millions OF taxes paid at the same time, Tor carrying Oh
the wars, made total OF G $3.50 600 GOO sterling
(eqnai 10 S60ooOOo0o0) All this was in addition to ke
hightfui mass Of aud misery wealth ami novc,,v
produced by the Bank share Of the same Snh
was The reign OF the Bank in England and such the sui
uiSg. ana horror OF the people, the they
IA" gone through, that tie death the b. INK was pui,
eSo''ec on, aud the new Parliament cleo ed under the
n.oi IN Bill, was to relieve England from its presence by
suffering II to die on the expiration OF its charter in Au.
gust last. But, 10 the miracles and the wonders Of the
moheyed power OF 800 pledged members bound 10 vote
gan,' he renewed charter about $50 were est ii-
uentus, when the charter pat TO the vote.
, MIR. b. ieiterated Such was the reign of the Bank in
Engln"; such will ii be ia the United States, if &c char
ereu anu ie-charteredU will be, il enabled by triumph
EVER me government now, TO take the field in the next
ffeSIcnid election In one particular only would he dc.
tam The Senate, at this moment deve,opc the ration
VI o'N government in ameica ii wss in the part which
naturally belonged 10 this discusson-the currency
winch would hen be wholly under the regulation" aud
ion OF paper would inevitably take place. BY receiving
ana paying Out the United States Bank paper the COM
muny would be compelled to it, whether
by the Bank in hard money, or not pesierous ,ash
oil small notes checks drafts whatever the Bank pleas.
| seen. Whole dollars would vanish. Fihy cent pieces
would follow in their train. The Bank would collect
,n sell ana export ne Aoy dollars, as she now does
| he nH0Ie ones Twenty cent, ten cent and five
cent pieces, with copper, would constitute the hand
money part oil the American currency. One and two
collar notes would be Issued, supply the place OF
he whole dollars exported All the gold and ali the sill.
yer IN Aerica would be annually collected by the BaMk
exported TO Europe, and solo Tor premium The same
power, and The same spirit which has, in a few wears lc
We'd S22 523, 1897 and 81 cents in hard money from lie
south and West and $4oQlo,622 and 20 cents iom the
enure onon and now boards halt the specie of America
hs sare power, and this same split will complete its
work. under new reign, by extracting from he States
ana seliins IN Europe, the last grain OF gold which the
ahor oil Their citizens can dig from their mines, and the
last particle OF silver which the enterprise of their er
chants, can import from foreign nations. What then
wit become OF The dream OF reforming the GOLD CUR
kENCf, and establishing that superb circulation of
sVer ior daily use gold for travelling, aud large
BANK notes Tor large operations which the States nos
sessed at the adoption Of this Constitutions and which
II Is The boundcn duty of Congress restore to the
oateS Now is The time 10 fight the great battle of GOLD
agains, rAPER Its vain to think of fighting it here
alter, ii the Bank is victorious now The reform Of the
gold currency, MIR said was part of his original Man
IN opposing the renewal of the United States Bank char
e IL was SUI the darling object OF his heart the spen.
ana vision OF his mdng dreams and mid day thoughts!
ann WIN the leave OF the Senae, lie would ead as mart
OF his present speech, and in illustration OF his sentiments
on currency set oil resolutions which he long since
over tie Bank OF The United lay before the Sc
nate, ana claim their action upon them. He would read
ne' ""hout Offering them, at this time, for considera-
InE REsoLUrIoNs.- Reform of the Cold Cuyrenev.
heSoired, That it is the true intent and meaning Of
'he Constitution OF the United States, that the federal
currency OF the United States shall consis, only OF gold
and silver coin; and that there is nothing, in the present
stare and condition of the country 10 sy anv s,innoed
pea OF necessity for departing from that plain the
Constitution, by issuing permitting any corporation TO
issue, any species OF federal paper currency whatever
hat the a,.tu Df
iOreisn commerce, and IRON the Caroiinas Virginia
GeoIg'a and Ai"bama and the quantity of deriva.
hie from iVie'gn commerce. amply sufficient supply
the people OF the United States with hard money! il no,
expelled from The country by unwe, and laws,
Res0leed, That the value upon gold and sill.
yer CON- bo'h foreign and domestic by the laws Of the
o. states Is erroneous and prendicial TO the country,
ad has with the aid OF federal bank) stoned The
io'ai expulsion Of gold coins, and the partial expul.
sion oi silver dollars, from circulation; and hat is
The bouneD duty oil Congress coins TO cir
culaion, by restoring them their value refusing TO
charter the Bank OF tie u States and dscountensnc
ing, and rejecting from recevabiy in payment of feJe.
dulles all bank paper OF less denomination than twenty
dollars '
Resolped That il is the true intent and express mean
Of The Constitution, that foreign gold sy er coins shall
circulate in the United States freely as domestic coins
and that to comply with such latent of the Constuion il
Is eXpcd,ent that foreign gold and silver coins (o the
principal comnerci" naiOns) oil approved fneness re.
cent coinage, not clipped iraudulenty reduced i'm
weight should be authorized by law pass current in
the w. States by count and by wee IT. like the coins
issued from mint"
Having read these resolutions, Mr.. b. pledged himself
10 The American people, in the face of the Senate 10 al
tempt The reform OF the gold currency, if more COM
petent hand did not anticipate him. the moment Con-
gress was dsembarrased OF the great for power
ana SUPREMACY between tie people of The United States
and the Bunk OF the United States which was now raging
SO iuTIousy in both Houses oil Congress under the mise
rable, thread bare mask OF scule tn edepoi;es
MI H. expressed his regret aud Mt that those
who were so full OF Indignation, aud SO saturated with
wrath aRastthe Secretary OF the Treasury and the Pre-.
sdent OF the United States, could not discover in ,Ie
Bank OF Tie UDiied States, fit and suitable OBJ
IJeci Tor The exercise OF their vehement rage The re-
hoVa oil The deposites from place OF keeping TO
another place oil keeping, aud that under the sane
iio oil clear law, was poor for the produce
uoh oil so much patriot vengeance. The conduct
oil tic Bank would have furnished far more fuel TO feed
The hame OF such consuming fires. Ter oppre sion OF the
community Va AN unneccssary curtailnent-hcr expuL
sion oil the Government directors from business OF the
institution ;supersedcrs of the lawful board by suba
tern comnittee;ihe surrender of The moneys of the
Bank without limitation OF time, or amount to the Pre-
sden OF the Bank, lor eleconecng aud political objects
and the reiteraion Of that surrender, after knowing thai
The moneys had been used 10 poison liberty in all her
i'Untans;-thc abuse OF the People, aud OF tie Republic
IN the person Oi their FIRST Magisrdte-iIe long list OF
charter violations dealing in coin, aud in megroes;-
practising bodybuilding houses for ent;-dgeing ca
nal basins ;-engaglng i'll schemes of Internal improve
neh-depiving the country OF its hard money aud sub
stung an Illegal irresponsible, and counterfeit currency
OF checks purchasing slips OF charter when
II wished 10 exercise ungdued powers, iraple on
prescribed Dit'tions;-opprcssng some, and favoring
others, al The same mountaineering insulting and
Injurious restriction vpOa the western brancbes:-or-
ganzng an attack upon the moneyed system of America
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