Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-15
THE RllNK REpORT

Extract ofa letter from Washington, dated jan T.
- enclose you Mr. Tyers Report the Bank Oft the
United States have not time 10 notice all its discre
pances You will perceive the foot of the first page
tnat the committee say, that in the examination which
they have made, ccery facility afforded by the officers
oil the institution which the committee could have de-
sired No hesitation reluctance manifested in fur
nlShng any book or paper which required and
ry dcnue to M and free investigation, only of the
Bank but at the several branches visited by the com
mittee, any member of it, laid OPEN" In pa DC
as illustrating this introductory audatory declaration the
committee most reluctantly admit that fiM and free in
vestgation cut short by refusal of the President 10
permit peep at the vouchers for expenditures of up
wards OF $4,000 under the resolution of the Directors
giving the President of the Bank authority circulate
such documents and papers may communicate TO the
people information on the subject "of Banking" Dis
posed as tie committee appear be- TO every
NIFTY yet they concede that money expended under
That resolution, restng the orders of the President
without vouchers defined purpose. The committee
appreciate he appearance Of mystery in these expend
lures the embarrassment of the President is kindly
conmserated, because being obliged in his own iudg
ment to remain silent when requested explain "eapes
room Jor me most injurious sasicions; but the commit
tee, IN their solctude to paate his conduct say he
averred that the Bank could have the least difficulty
in making AN ample and minuely detailed disclosure of
every item of expenditures far the Bank itself or
ITS officers concerned hut urged the d6licacy and
justice in his opinion of retaining fiom disclosures
which acouid probably expose others every wav
innocent, to rtuperotiOn, malignant asperSion and
Peradyenture to personal uengeanee'" Quite a para
doxlcal excuse, this The bribery of the Bank will
awaken more and more the suspicious of the Anne
rcan people, from the very excuses of its friends
ana particularly the attempt of this very committee
eXtenuate ITS conduct The President of the Bank,
whose veracity the committee report be above suspi
con declares his willingness TO verify 'or chat the cr
Pendtrcs lad not been made - but he again reverted to
the ndecacy and possible danger of exposing innocent
persons to odium or persecution; and the Commit
tee, with every possible wish excuse admit however
could not induce the President TO say what lie had
done with the money, and most sagely conclude ere
should be no reserve mystery az Mc accounts of e
Hand the voucher should set forth the object of the
expenditure failure to define tie object begets ss-
Peion and suspicion in the minds of people who should
be jealous of the purity of all who agency in con-
Quoting public affairs, as oentmeS equivalent To coade-
ndton To this conclusion, friend and foe must come
After reviewing all that offered by the Bank Tor
refusing to furnish the Committee vouchers for
port, 'tere pccessitGo for secree ts sae tye
admitting nothing was communicated on the subject
The presumption of there being necessity for secrecy
&c f,rnisod INV the docun,onts