Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-06

subjects OF crmiustory Dquisiton with view build
institution 10 discharge that public which
they have been declared unaithul, by those nsitung
the Inquiry.
Ito. also to be recolieeted that years had scarcely
elapsed since the former inquiry. which the Directors
OF the Bank had not attempted impose any limit atoms
and thai inquiry had resulted entirely to the satisfaction
OF The two Houses, that they pissed bill for wing
The charter OF the DAuk IL requires words show
that such an exampaon must be highly incoDv to
the officers Of the Bank aud iucommode them in the
derry discharge of their duties Sill grsver enience
be expected TO result from the elect on the pubic
miud IN reference to the Bank, which may be produced
by tie recurrence OF such vsstons In the progress oil
the controversy wsged with the Bank, few matters
OF detail may perhaps have been alleged against il since
The report OF the former COMMITTEE but many OF the
tiers oil general. brought iorw ard
s'tsd 10 the bottom by that Committee, aud none Of them
possess novelty aud importance, furnishing. the udg
men oil the under, gped. equitable ground for
investigation. IL there to be end to atoms! The
House has the undoubed right 10 institute them often
ASH pessesevery year, aud every month; but il they
are mu piied unrsasonaby the Directors the Bank
hseems to the undersigned. not 10 be blamed il
iehgh usy put themselves upon their rights, decline 10
become voluntary parties TO these atoms aud
mi, 10 them only as lar as the charter requires.
These considerations led the 10 the oriuon
that the Committee OF tie Directors Of the Bank were in
uied in the adopted by them on this occasion IT,
on question oil law SO grave aud delicate, the Committee
OF the directors should have 10 cencl
son (wheh the undersigned, however do not admit to
be the case) it would undue severity to consider
ana 70 treat such error IN Judgment contempt OF the
authority o. the House.
b. This reflection leads the undersigned 10 w obser
vaons on the various calls for copies portions of the
BOOKS statements documents, abstracts aud other papers
WINCH al different times, made the Bank by
iu'ions OF the Committee These resolutions were hume
GUS and covered wide range of inquiry the most Nil
cemaneous Character portion OF them believed TO
call Tor documents, in whole part already coun
Gated to Congress, and published another portion relating
TO matters which could stated without at
computation, aud resort TO OF not ne
cesssriiy nor officially in tho possession of the BANK
some OF The calls referred TO with 10 which
q Fp of atu
pued to the Bank others related to cocsrns las the nm
uersgned will presently sho) involving the highest
ndence Of individuals, and not to be dvugeJ
ger egai copulsion, without the greatest faith
ne answer oil the Committee OF the Directors TO these
requsuons wasin the following terms:
ResoiUtd That the Board do not fee the seIyes AZ H.
perry 70 comply with the requirement OF the resolutions
oil the Committee OF Inves,ig OF the 29th u and LAT
instant and do not think they bound TO do So mas
inuch as ia respect 10 part OF the papers called for the
effect would be the same the surrender OF their books
anu papers 10 secret and pdrte examinations which
hey have already refused TO- and as TO the other
part ey relate 10 matters which The Board have no
controls aud they could these and
nu me power over all the papers, still il would be ipos-
soie Tor them TO comply within any reasonable time ha
wing ascertaned by careful examination that The CO.
pies and statements called for by the re.ouons of H.
Son uiumo' alone would require the uninterrupted la
oor OF TWO clerks Tor at least ten months, make the
out aud that the remaining resolutions so Ear as they con-
een matters not beyond the reach Of the Board would
qre great additional time, which they are not able ex
seuy to compute without causing, what they would
DC an announcement delay the Committee of Inyesiqa
"oh anu uey take II Tor granted, that would no more
coport with the views of the Committee of
10 wait I'LL so distant pec than il would with the rights
OF TIE Bank, 10 have such burden imposed upon H.
III the application OF the COMMITTEES of the House he
reg'rdeu> according to its terms mere request IL
OF course competent TO the directors ctiuv IN de-
cne compliance with il. II be no confempt nj the
House, nor even matter OF complaint or ground of prei
uice uat any request which il merely such is
iniy declined by tie party TO which addressed Bur
Tue committee OF the Directors appear to have
u as matter oil duty not to return naked refusal TO the
requsion OF The Committee OF Invesig alton. The rea
sous oil Tins refusal stated and they appear 10 the un
nersgned to be valid. Reference TO the resolutions i'm
e Appendix will enable the House Judge OF this mat,
Ter Inc reasons las been seen are, that 10 complv
win part OF these resolutions would be- in effect, 10
copy or abstract an essential part OF some of the books
OF 'he Bank IN order 10 their being the subjects of
private ana &c P"rfe examinations measure sosniuch
e more Objectionable, IL would add the incon
OF preparing The copy to all the other evils incident TO-
euen inspection Another portion of the calls related
,naers OF isct IN no way appearing the books OF the
oanK' and not to be ascerIaued but sources of n
formation no more accessible the directors Than 10
other individual. These objections were of themssIve
particularly the first, decisive. Iu addition TO Ills il an.
peared from careful examination Instituted for ba
pose mat tc answers TO the OF calls could mo,
pe prepared without the handicapped labor Of two
for al least ten months ~