Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-05
NAoE FOR AANKA

NJ eooo people OF Norfolk and PoftenoVth ~
PEA tn DC mo violently excited by the decision D
'he Legislature, against acting, durirs the Iusu
sessoh' on the 'afioes ofosuIons before thu, DO
~, 10 increase the En- ling capital Of the STATE
/ ~ 'c meetings were heli IN 10th places IN n
r. crlt"n| of his inteIi cree, md h,shly in1sm
ma DRY resolutions adopted. The Norfolk r,.pi
aPP''''ed committee ef6se to pro- ced fo,tn s,th
Ia Rirhm"nd. for the purpose Of laying before ,hr
1e2ls's'ure their necessities, mud Of ursin their
eid'h iof more bunk capi'al-and i-soln ions were
'ad on the table for future nsJraIon, de,,en jent
We presume, upon the rejection adoption Of their
renewed arphcsilon first, instructrne their repre-.
sentallvcs IN the Lsg,sls nre to use their best Of,
forls 10 remove the sea- of government from Rich
mona and, secondly, proposing 10 the stockholders
af QUO Of the North Carolina Backs TO petition the
c'gIsa ure of that State to enlarge ,ts capital, To
mo amount of a halt or . million Of dollars, 10
DO subscribed hy the people OF Norfolk. for tho
purpose OF enabling said Bank 70 establish an sgsn.
cy IN that borough.
The citizens OF Portsmouth, more determined
than their ncghbo 3 Of Norfolk. go The whole
hos' at once. They will not wat for the future
acton Of tho o:i,laturc, under the influences Of
her 20 ent m"naces. as Jp their Norfolk coadju-
tors bHthc resolve Internationally, tn c" poll
be held at the approaching election TO instruct
our dalGgacs To use every exertion at the ensuing
session Of the Lagsl ,turr, to remove the seat OF
government from the CITY Of Rchmond !" and
all the IIde waier connties arc solicited 10 aid them
IN this movcment-and they appointed a committee
OF five to d" obtain backing capital from Mouth Car.
DINA, or elsewhere, by means Of agencies 10 be
tab she'd in that town.
We d, not object 10 an exhibition Of little
spnnk, hen there IS occ aston FOE but wo do not
like tn a supe fuzzy OF tina, qualify thrown out
wher TO necessity calls for its manifestation. il
Norfolk & Portsmouth had stood alone in their aI,.
pllca,on for new Barks-or it, as they seem TO sup
pose, the Richmond influence was cxcrtcd alone IN
hostility TO her applications, then there might be
some excuse for the rudo manner in viii. h they
have drawn he vent peg Of their ire" But these
gentlemen should remember that Lynchburs Poters
burg Il Richmond, aud probably some other place ,
nrr, well as themselves, petitioners for new
Banks, and that all their applications embraced
thc refusal of The Legislature to act upon the
subject at the present season decision dictated,
We miglnc not Ivy my special hostility 10 MOI, folk
and Portsmouth, but by h conviction that issues
in, Owed IN II OF the deepest consequence to tho
present and future prosperity Of the commonweel h
and that 1t should moi b. rashlv os hastily made
Bur, even If Norfolk and Portsmouth were the
anls peuIoners. tho hI,ory Of mixing transac
lions IN HIT region, hereto ore might we'll induce
The Legislature 10 pause apo" an application TO b;
stow upon them additional facilities Of this charac
ter-or It 1t should not, should at least csch the
petitioners some tle moicsty IN pressing their an
plicatlons II may he well doub,ed neither nix n ,
capital be actually required, for business rsnsoc.
Mons in n place winch furnishes very men.re p,o
f., fanny 10 no Stockholders OF BANKS already ioca
ed among them.