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


FOaHTACAEI.
REMOVAL OF THE DEposIrrs-lt has been recent.
asserted 10 high places, that the public IN is by law
III NE keeping ui the Treasurer and that he alone has
'sh' 10 select the places deposc and the Secretary
ms no 'igh' to Inter iereaud the Treasurer has been
threatened with suit his head for ODE yiug the orders
oil The bead OF the Department.
~ me documents already published, show, that Mr..
C'a"lo'd always directed the place OF deposc as he
SUPPOSED pest Tor the pubic intcrest-ahd under
s''nd that since the establishment Of The Treasury De-
Pamen' down to the present day, the power has been
constantly exercised by the Secretary AMI was never
supposed TO belong TO the Treasurer. In order to show
al now cary day this principle considered settled,
we nave obtained copy OF circular letter issued by
tahisng the Treasury Department. in which he directs
the place oil deposte. And is worthy OF remark that
e depository selected by him was an ndydualthathc
au NOT ureci The money TO be brought the Treasury
building 10 be kept under the Secretary OF the
nor oS he suffer it to remain in the hands OF the Coec
tors who had received and where it was in the first
deposited But lie directs them to re nit 10 the person
whom he names.
The following is the letter referred 10:
Circular 10 Collectors 9f Georgia, ercept SAVANNAH.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., April 6. 1880.
SIh; nave TO desire that you will remit all moneys
account oil The Customs, 10 John HaberSham ESQ Col
rector ior the Port Of Savannah taking duplicate recepts
and the other 10 be retained Ivy you.
ms mode OF payment you will continue till otherwise
directed by me-
am, Sir, your obedient servant.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON,
~ Secretary Of the Treasury.
me money deposited in the hands of Mr. Habersham
was certainly in the Iredsuy-and il could not be drawn
out oil the Treasury except in consequences ol apnro
prations made by aw-yct il was i'm the actual keepiug
OF an individuals and was placed there by the order Of
e easurer out 10y the direction OF the Secretary; and
II tie Secretary might lawfully order the deposes TO he
transferred by the other Collectors in Ia TO Mr. Hamber
sham, al Savannalhe might without doubt order him IN
u"er 10 any other place, or TO any other hands, when
IN his Judgment the public interest would be promoted by
the changc.-W Globe.
OHIO GREAT STATE CoNvENrIoN-The Conven.
non 70 nominate candidate for the chief magsracy of
lhe STATE ana delegates TO attend National Convention
10 select Democratic candidate for the chief IN
oil The Union, met at Columbus When we receive then,
We VIII lay The proceedings before our readers
Inc DAILY Advertiser furnishes the following brief ar
count OF lis org anization and resus-U.
ono STATE ConDenton.-The Democ ratio Convention
met in this place Wednesday last the glorious eigtJ
and was called to order by the Hon. VIM Raven III
convention was then organized by nominating the Hon
W m hennon, President. Isaac Humphries, Samuel ii.
Eoodn, Col Joseph Barker, and Gen. George House
Aten, Secretaries. '
The number OF delegates in attendance is 227 We are
unable give the proceedings far and we believe thew
WIZ be more acceptable if concluded
Zen Robert Lucas nominated for re- election 40 tho
oil the democratic party for the Office Governor
Inc proceedings oil which nomination will appear i'm is
proper order. " 80
The Convention have nominated MARTIN VAN Bu-
rem Tor PRESIDENT, by aunanmous voe 81
also been appointed to attend the National Conyen ,ion
WIN instructions to support, their first choice the in
ud ABOVE named, ana with power 10 exercise as cir
cuinS'dhces may induce, their Judgment i'm
10 Tie nomination OF Vice President keeping in vie
however that each and all Of the individuals who may re-
ceive their support shall be of that portion of the dame
crauc idniiy termed "Jefersonan''
TIE PRESSURE
There is hardly intelligent business man in this ri
VINO Is not fully sensible that great part at least of H.
present difficulty in the money market is owing n, H.
panic purposey and causelesy created by the presses and
other helngs O! the u States Bank There is no
evaenre 9 ms Than The unusually large of in
dvidual dePosifes at this time held by ull the banks
There Is not bank in Wall street which has no, AZ t,s
He larger sum in depose, by from fifty TO hundred
Gent IMAM at any previous time for two years past, The
Mechanics Bank alone has between aud two millions
OIL collars on depoe and the average in the other
city banks arc OF corresponding amoun They who ,bus
lock up their money use are actuated for the moe,
part by those apprehensons OF change fluctuations n
the value OF real and personal estate which the agents and
creatures oil The United States Bank have been so eager 10
circulate ana which The pursuing in Congress
is designed TO aggravate This fact cannot lone he hid
from the people of the United States They will assured
~ perceive by whom and fer what end is sought to
grind them down 10 the Garth, and their righteous Indie
nation will show itself in terrible retribution-N " q
Post, Jan. IT.
As the project Of making the currency of the United
states hereafter entirely metallic is discussing by some
o the papers, ii is well 10 give The credit Of t-yyhe
Their for good evil, to i,s originator Mr. Calhoun That
gentleman in his speech, which had precedence of those
oil MIR. Rves and Mr. Cambreleng both of whom adver,
ed 10 Tie same idea said expressly that United States
Bank were determined TO be UNCONSTITUTIONAL we "must
go back 20 The old system of the strong boxof silver and
gold. And he subsequently added
Shouid the deposites be restored and the present
Illegal and unconstitutional connection between the Fx
ecuve aud The league OF banks continue shall feel il
my duy, no one else move, introduce measure IN
proho The government from receiving or touching bank
notes IN any shape whatever the only means eft of Civ
ing safety and stability TO the currency and saving the
country from corruption and run.-.N y finer.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. g.
Yesterday the shiverng in the wind was evident in The
whole city phalanx Of the opposition press The pressne
ann The distress were cast adn by one or two of heu
and The others were busy employe in cutting The .,s
In day or two they will be all fulfilling the pfopbecv
1t was asserted the other day in the columns of thi.
per- tia, the number OF protests LIST month was less tan
in Tie December previous. We were not only corectn
That satemen hut have also the assurance on undoued
authority that il might have been made much more ex
tenslVe There were fewer protests during December
1883, Than there has been Tie same season for nsnv
years. PennSylUaHidn. '
Mr. Letcher and MIR. Moore, the two claimants Of the
ghi 10 represent the Filth Congressional District of en-
lucky III the House of Representatives. have returned IN
ms Ci'y from Kentucky, where they are unaer.ooJ 10
nave taken fresh testimony 70 be offered to the consdera
lion oil The Committee Of The House which bas at case
under consideraon.--.Ndi. Int
FBNHE distributes Of the military claims of Waller
IA scott, decd, are hereby notified that the said claims
are now ready Tor distribution, and that is desirable m
some one or other Of said distributes should come Harvard
ahH administer the estate Of the said alter Scott
zee preparatory 10 distribution OF the claims aforesaid
as Tie Undersigned does not intend administer on said
estate. u 0J..s.s.,'S', y" S'lu