Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-09-09

debates ia the House Of Delegate effected more than ,nv
private letter could possibly have done for the Of
Abolition Indeed, almost every politician In the State
at that time, did cast about him. ascertain whether
something could not be done to relieve the country
this acknowledged curse.
There three parties ia county: The Bank par
ythe hali.Ban party those who opposed to the
Bank only upon constitutional grounds and hardly that
ana Tue anti Bank party Now, the Bank party, man.
the halt Bank party, with single excepon) and iew
OF the an-Bank party, sustain MI Leigh aud oppose the
instructions The Opposition party laugh charge
ns with being ecret Van Burenesihoueh none of us
are particularly attached Mr. " b. but would prefer
BARBOUR hves, or Smi,h. This, they say, is all sham
NOW, pray who is their avorite Mr.. Leigh Now is
Mr. Leighs prospect OF success any better than Barbour
Myes. or snith's' Not one bit, There is but pos
oie chance oil his election 10 the Presidency that
rs mat he may persuade Messrs Clay Calhoun s Co
relinquish their preens in his promising faith.
July TO swallow his constitutional scrupes re a,ion to
Tue banki pi which may be easily taken in picked
hus'ard-seed Ill be for The purpose prevent
ing an election by the seople, and o~ ing the election
into the House OF Representatives, where Cay and The
sank (or the Bank ill then have all its
iuence) will be omupoent But the probability is that
ne WI not be run at allwhen the Leigh party will go
Mr. Van Buren, and Mr. Clay, las probably Will or
MIR. " ID. aud Mr. Leigh, (ater he has taken the nil
anu running as the Bank csndda,e-or II he should be
rum merely Tor the sake Of diversion in favor of Mr.
Cay) there can be no doubt that Virginia will prefer Mr..
Van Buren,.
The Wing, Intege ncer &c. continue 10 cry out tl,,
The question is not Bank no Bank-the Bank is dead
&c, &C. Now let me tell you an anecdotc about an
opossum met with in Ike road morning about day
Gro" upon the sweetness Of her voice. Said 1. GOOD
morning Mr. Opossum; how do do this norning!" OH"
desd =, su,ung me ac'ion TO Tho word) 81 am
"eau Inueed. said ], aising my sck) "Oh" exclain-
ca ne DONE knock the cad, already dead" 1t
would De ile to tell you that l. being OF common
sense Killed him on the spot II would be equally idle
10 tell you, as you all have some acquaintance with his
ways, that il bad taken his word about he won,d have
caught my chickens tina, very night Now max mel
ese people are playing opossum upon US II should not
be forgotten that the editor of The leading press OF the
nan Sank party (Which may hereafter with erea' propey
De designated as the Opossum party,) has taken his
pill like good boy and no the dec advocate of
tins dead Bank. The Bank is playing another game IL
mas bowed lis neck-s golden clothed with thun-
der-s svery tail sweeps the dews from the tops of the
mounains-its hoofs disdsin resrain-and like pam
Peed war horse, ii is proudly careering over the whole
commons oil the country-its rider procisming umpet-
tongued in stronger any the English language
ahofus' mat The people be bought and that he
means 10 ma Tor them Aud are you 10 be bought fellow
czehs9 Are you willing 10 extend the charter of an in.
s'unon which has greater power than the President of
The u StSes!-which conv every pecunarv trans
on even 10 enuing money at interest upon real security,
, game oil chance-"hch can, for time, The
balance oil trade Tor against you as il pleases-which
can make you merchants To-day by flooding the country
us paper ana can next year break up your me
aud set you all 10 turing by gradually withdraw
ing It's notes tom circulaon-whch Yields not only i,s
own power, but to considerable extent the no,yer of ali
the subordinate Banks-which can pof,aLy give 81 ooo
oOO 10 purchase renewal Of its charter or an extension of
It's powers which can corrupt your Congress and your
press wihon' giving dollar in bribery, by the simple
process oil lending S52, 900 without securiy-wbich has
h'led your Senate with its COINS. Iios and the nonn
lis inf
iruckies beneath its indignitieswhch recently exerted
It's power unnecessarily, wiring the last cent rom The
unfortunate wreches who ruined by the panic pro
uuced by those foul dvulgers OF false in the Senate
which Immediately the dispersion OF lis vile aids ac
knowledges its ability oissue 600 OOO-wbicb
?-vooo,ouo without materially exceeding the amount OF
It's discounts al the iime OF The last Presidential election
and which apprehend will issue $50 900 600 before the
expra,n oil lis charter? tell not Of the restrictions
OF Is charters the will Of Nicholas Bidde is The only
charter by which il preends TO be eoyerned.wLi.i
by lis excessive Issues some times seduces fools |
10 enter INTO hazardous pecuatons, frequently TO their
rum ana Wnicn prevents prudent from specializing
at all Tor il is impossible for him to iorcsee after The o
ingenious calculations, how far Mr. Biddle may choose 10
interfere with his speculation by means OF his over
e currency oil The country; which strangled the infant
commerce oil the South sprung into existence and
which must perish TO restore it
Feiiow-CitiZens IL is most Formidable mons,ar not
only 10 your Liberties and morals but TO YOUR safety and
prosperity III pecunary point of view. The re election
MT Leigh 10 The Senate, who has spent long
s'on III uyng 10 persuade you that your President WAS
making war upon this Bank, thus to enlist YOUR too
generous symPahies in favor OF this hearless of mo-
ney-mongers and stock Obbers trying to convince Won
that though the Bank charter be van yvou
yet be reduced to The necessity of renewing IL in sovn
not one word against the Bank except its consitu
honalliy and in abusing insulting voting against eve
ry body from the President Secretary of State and Sneok
er oil INC House oil Representatives, 10 the Govern
men Directors OF the Bank who dared 10 omen Inns
aga',s' Tue infamous course Pursuedby this institution:
say The reelection Of this will give courage IN tho
BANK party II Will induce them redouble their eiIo,s
VIII convince them that you prepared 10 wink AT e
groses abuses Of their power coerce Congress and The
PRESIDENT TO renew their charter Congress il NAV pos
soiy corrup but, thank God here man. bose sane
uon must have, whom gold buy nor mower init
mdae; who, though tortured by the most ornenne bo
any anguish; racked by disease OF the most excrnrat
ing character which his attending physician habit from
his own ps) expected almost daily TO put an end 10 his
exsence yet was he found wanting al his post ON
he plans oil Orleans. lie barred his breast to the halls
mat were aimed at the Lives and Liberties OF his country
men; he fought and he conquered; And you now viii
ing TO surrender this old into the hands OF those whom
ne ohended by ihls very achievements into the hands OF
those who abused Jefferson and Madison az welI ss
JACKSON and who for six months together did almost no.
ihng but debate around the resolutions OF Mr. CLAW in
relation to the Deposileshe stupid that ever dis
graced the records OF sensible delberalive assemble
and That only shallow pretext, for pouring forth W.
umes oil inyecve upon this old mans venerable heady
YIRGINIUS.
To The Editors Of the Richmond Enquirer.
Stony. Nj CUNT, Brunswick, Sept 5 1894
CIV in the Enquirer Of the ID instant calls on me