Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-10

"Irts Life # Patrick Henry That could think Of nothing
olt MS lost beef while rejoicing in It's b:r;,,
l"u i Continent tiumpaiag !Jr its independence,
s'iry occupied with the grisvious recollection of lost
1"a miserable vaccinations to regain what they
"'e !"S oy the dcp!orc means OF sing their rivals,
co!siishul:g themselves. deprccatng prosperity which
"H"s l'i! '!a!on: and va.cIn ,tug on rics OF
cd'a!!ies winch "u"!d assnrvy happen if they and
t!e great confederate. the 6ank OF the United States
Could succeed III their eifDFls ,pls!I their own
predictions.
Yes, Citizens the country is in state Of unparalleled
pTosprrlty and that II IL Instead Of ,Dc suffering ali
Tie ca!aIlies which predicted two years aGo is
solely owing to tic rcniova! Of he Gaposlcs in OCTOBER
l'j. Had not been Cor that reat measure we should
"" nave la! the lu portion d! that Panic and Pressure
wiic! was g"i up tlrn ana partly consuInmated upon
U.s. VINO does net EnO, either from history, from me-
:;!y, or from TRADITION" the cruel part which the first
Bank o.! the United States played in ISL the last scs.
Sin OF Congress preceding the expiration % her charter
"ien nj! HE machinery "l aar.I put into operation
and irigttiu pressure upon the Community pro-
diced, a without any pretex Of removed icposcs but
openly and VIGOROUSLY 10: the purpose Of cXtorting
charter "n Congress- through the and suerngs
Of the people. The scene Of ISL would have been
rc-rnactcd HOW. and the Panic and Pressure of tie
year lo3l would have been il full blast at this very
session Of CGngrcss and wit, complete success, had
Il not been for the M!nscriy stroke of removing the
d'p":!scs at the time lo,c That measure untic
pa:cC and !rG ratcd The dcs gus Of Tie Bank and sccur
ed u us t!e exemption from sccurging winch now en-
joy ii lc to herself, and per tteG TO choose her own
time for ac,iou that cruel aud INNING Institution would
lave gone o. SIR Tamcy well said in his patriotic
Report 10 prepare Tor battle The public and py.-
Hae drpostcS would have been Accumulated in her CO...
lrrs; banks and nd!yiu; would hare been en-
shared into her debt specie would have been boarded in
her "au!t the rcnIous pyramid o! paper money woaid
nave been ras,d aud Expanded lis uoS! limit; tic
reign and domestic exchanges all in its own hands and
tie whole Country. with the Federal Government aud al
The State Governments. like victims bound and prepared
tor tic sacrifice, would have Lam p3werlcsS and helpless
:: lis feet In this condition Of the people, and the
FIRST day vi this Impending oil Congress, the sly
nal for panic and pcss9!c have been thrown out
and The RELENTLESS clpa::!n med simultaneously from
the halls ii Congress and the committee Of the
Bank. Discounts stopped loans called in exchanges bro
ken up. specie demanded shllags deied to merchants
Traders manufacturers and arlcrs, while millions
supplied to tSTr!$ 10 shave their notes and purchase
their property for nothing: Distress meetings, distress
memorials distress dcntlons. distress ubecs distress
oracus, !-ct1rcs closed busnt stopped. wokmcn dis
missed banks ~ individuals driven to insolvency, tic
public s:,cG HE senses" rrr2wr-rd aad stupicG
ai ju .ircm; put flight By the clami0rous din
u! the Bank and lis oau;ors Such VAS the scene plot
ted and attempted III cIl plotted and attempted again
in 1891 and which would harH been realized now, and
tic BSnA installed i'll power, with perpetual dominion
over the people and the Government: had It not been !cr
the most glorious measure Of tie Removal OF the Depo.
sizes That great WcdsuEe b. bringing on the contest be-
fore the Ba;:t read j. and b; Chang the public mo-
nry the side Of the people,. aTed the Republic: and
ur the dclvcancr which it has effected, the country is
indebted iirs!, to PRESIDENT Jackson. and next to his
faithful Tread and supporter, Roger i. fancy.
rejoice with you, gentlemen, over the prosperity Of
tie country: but that prosperity does not rest upon the
broad and solid basis whc the public good deh'ands--
Oar rurrciicy is vast :!lrd supcrsruc!urc oi paper
rcstnr upon = hn and Inadequate Sntstratum OF gold
a.4 silver la no great commercial country docs the
ctl.rcnc rest upon SUCH Scn Ter Foundation III
france has specie circulation Of upwards OF i've
hundred millions OF dV!arsthka 10 her military chiel
tain who suppressed all bank notes under lVe hunuieu
francs En- Hand has roid and silver circulation OF one
hundred and fifty miions-thanks to her faIllamcnt
which suppressed all notes under live pounds sterling
the L. s. possessed but about thirty millions OF specie at
the time of the removal D the dcpDscs, and probably
not quite the double OF that amount ROW. hold
the French currency IL be the best III Tic world
the English pretty good. especially as crcry note
oi the Bank oil England is Obliged to be paid III gold;
the currency OF t!c United States hold to bc UNI
it, and una.!s. for tic country. Say we have fifty
millions OF specie; il j; oy the one third OF that OF
gland ANA tic lcn,! p Iat OF France and wnoi-
il inadequate 10 snian, N storm. the paper iabf!c that
upa Il. ami which is DAILY Increasing III magnitude
iru. the Increase OF local baks The suppression OF
all paper currency under twenty dollars at least, q had
much RI her say hundred nike il sin Francc is IN
lsisaic the preservation o adequate specie ba-
si. .i. to the protection Of tn country from the rum
GUS cyyur;:io* conGaclIDrIs and rcyn!sions to winch
the pa per system is always subject The State L"@'s!
lures can SUPPRESS bv law all small notes the Congress-
of the u. States 10 much towards II by cutting oil
al! pancr money from MI payments to and from the Fc
tcrai Government, and dropping all cpnncXlon wIh
every bank which will not enter cordially INTO the policy
=. tic government for s'ipprrssnG the circulation OF
sna notes and promoting the circulation OF gold But
a,nton fast am runnng INFO detail, and putting into
le,,rr what vii! be mor,. suitable 10 speech on d
ri.ent occ ljon. drop the SUI cc 10 resume 1t on the
lll1r Of The Senate.
congratulate you: gentleman, upon the political corr
,.;, OF the county. Democracy Is in the ascendant i'll
All Lc- wo:cd splrIrs, and in some new ones In your
n ,,-cat State where r"crnt division has subjected
Won ., reverse and revived the hopes and renewed The
iurcbinaony Of the So; diSaM Wings, am re- oIccd to
lind in my Journey from pitsurg t, Philadelphia, that
The voice Of democracy unanimous Tor The reunion OF IT'S
divided rar. and that here viii be difficulty III lind
;.,r The mems Of doing what many good patriots are
J: have ILIe. The Bank Z! TIC u , that etct-
nal Toe to the rights oi tie poop: and TO the form OF thE
Government is 80 lar disposed o! az 10 knock under Tor
,c present nd has descended rom c Iordy state OF TIC
Lion roarim through the lorcs. III search OF whoinltmay
vcr and sunk into tie condition o the PROSTATE opos-
sum I'M a.i:.cis 10 be dead that ii may continue TO Et,
nu! ..!..s ifrachrgolsy 10 deceive in death
,!os! respectfully, gcmtIcnen your obliged and FAITH
r,l G.linv.cuizcn. THOMAS II. BENTON.
lInssr: c;c,rUc ~ D Alas :. b. Davis, and others.
IlrTLE Rock: Arkansas, Nov. u.
The Ttyrs .frrer is beginning to dcvelope itself IN
Little Rock -Four young inca, who have caught the
patriotic lamc, took their departure from our cly on
Sunday last to gaticg laucls OH the plains OF Texas.
,iuccrss attend them.
Cy;,,,:gu Our streets almost constantly trong.