Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-11
Richmond, Thursday, Feb. IA.
TIE BRLRERY RaNk.

Richmond, Thursday, Feb. IA.
THE BRIBERY B.aNK
The Hydra Of the Bank of the u $. is exciting the in
dgnauon IT the Republican Party in all quarters We
might have hoped that all parties would have united IN
denouncng it, if we had moi been so often warned bv t,e
excuses OF the party spirit of the WHY'S Might il
not have been fairly expected that all rejecting men
IN the other States, would regard with jealousy and alarm
great moned corporation, extensive in its capital
so powerful from its resources, alarming in it's infu
cnce in a Rcpubc--conduced, as it has hitherto been
force OF seduction and bribcryindebtcd for its
TO teu>12rary division of the Republican Party which
brought kmajority Of Wings into House Of Repre-
sentatives, and elected Anti Masonic Governor-and
calculated tc operate powerfully and so niuriousy
upon the moneyed and political concerns of the country
dies gned spread its Bra or oencies ino ,I,
States, and TO affect the value of their own Banks and
the profit which they derive from them: But the party
spirit OF The Wings omnipoent. 1t the Aaron rod
which swallows all other feelings and considerations
The Wings chucklng at the idea of rc-chartering
this Institution They will rejoice its success They
disregard the torrent of mischief which will pour over
thc whole country from tils poisonous fountain.
Among these, is the Editor of the Frederick burg
Ase ws soN What says that paper Of Tuesday as,
ves has TOO sea, control OF the eia Uaoa
acsstioe Of Inc balance power necessary We soi be
,ao 70 VS. es s, in S"sS@ psTs farther sc
me cep DC Srs,'ed on Of her hand without struggle
mol ss sprisedie elirig JS;iy misns ehsr
sgl tsy sas,5 saS and 4s he distraction
against ihs To- 3" ,be Fry y pH' asse,te! ny many
s system and restoring ackaon Metallic Cuneney-S only er-
What. is il any for congratulations ,hat this
mammoth Institution should be chartered-with these
consequences in its train that ~ York should set nm ,
rival institution of 30 40 millions other States
VIII be compelled in sefdefcace adopt large and pow
eriu Banks of like characer-that the peonle shonld
be scourged, by'suc tremendously large noned corno
Iations :--and that finally enormous Banking sys
tem,-termnang possibly in the re-es,ablishmeni Of
large National Bank should be made ctcrnap Does this
furnish any subject of ecitaton for the Patriots mind
ING Arena asks, ''what right has any one out of tho
state, to say word against The establishment by Penn.
sylvania OF Bank of y millions of 80 MILLIONS ca
Pal! II is question purely of expediency be pass
eu on solely by the citizens of Pennsylvania. = What
right Because the Hydra is not intended be eonfn
ed to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it designs if possible TO
spread its gigantic into the other States-to esta
bisl Itself even in the Old Dominion Can any man
doubt that such is the systematic purpose of the Bank
Let him read the article of "a b. in this DAYS paner
and see It's plan of operations Let him particularly
REFER to the Circular of the Bank dated the 23d jan
uary last signed by Mr. Bidde President of the Bank
copy OF which has been addressed every stockloder
IN the U Staes-and TO the form of the Power of At
tHvrhey which accompanies it, In this power Mr. Bid
die expressly specifies that the Proxy be appointed 10
act Tor the Stakeholder (and by the by himself offer,
70 act ior aids TO have power, among other things
" TO vote and act upon all and every question matter and
thng that may arise be put ct any stated special
meeung touching concerning the winding IN OF the
affairs of the Bank, the of any trust or trusts
the appointment of trustees, and whatever else may lie
neediul and also touching and concerning any appiica
non o. applications for charter charters ann State
or States, or Me legislatures thereof touching or
corning the acceptance of any such charter or charters
n n my
eecon oil directors under any such charter charters
80 accepted" &c. 81
Who can doubt then that " 1t intends to make app
cauons TO States or the Legislatures thereof for
charters tia Legislature after Legislature is TO be
assailed by Bank mnions and corrupted. State after
State is TO be saddled with Bank of the United Sofcs
until at last the whole conlederacy is subdued and
brought under Bank Government And vet such
wings, as The Editor Of the Arena is for silencng tho
press and people of Virgnia-aowng the saddle To be
capPed on our backs, aud this monsrous institution to
De oooed and sp9rrcd 70 fide US at its Pleasures Such
TO the discretion of the Virginians
The Arena in It's sweeping article does not spare our
humble selves It says that 'lhe New York papers de-
nounce IT. because it project of the party
there IL is said there delegation from that State
now IN harrisburg, whichPton,ises charter for much
less bonus The EaquiSer and the other pupers in Vir
gnia, in The ataay interest," deaoaaec a. because Is cal
cuatsd TO RAISE up rial p0,cer ycio Y0rk the
Arena becoming altogether reckless, whirgig
neighbor ISL Will 1t be pleased to recollect that when
the old Bank OF the United States was put down by the
casting vote OF that liusrous Patriot old George Gin.
tom an eif was made TO establish in the State of New
iorS me Bank OF Ameoau upon its ruins, with capital
oil SIX millions, however. in lieu of its fcnat Martin
van Buren,, Danie h. Tompkins and others opposed il;
ana mat on hls memorable OCCASION Ncio York did her
duty to herself and to the whole country by sirangng
TINS young hydra? On that OCCASION fought side by
side with the Republican Party and the an[
though IL To be estabshrd in tie State of eio York
wan The Arena also rccollect that have deprecated
every dea and secuted every suspicion which has been
suggested OF any design rc-establs the present Bank
oi The U, y. IN the State of New York We should
have resisted any such attempt reclarter il i'm New
WIN TIE same zeal which have AGAINST
TINS outrageous effort TO rcestabls il in Pennsy
But what the Republicans of New York have scorned TO
attempts we fear The Wings of PENNSYLVANIA "dressed
as they are in little brief authority" will succeed in
accomplishing We to iningle in the commercial
competition OF New York Pennsylvania We are ut.
tery unconscious (sphep us, Heaven of any such de.
sire as the Arena is pleased to ascrbc to We care
not Tor N York interests Compared with these of the
keystone State We look to much higher Objects
we regard the whole subject Anne sicas who protest
against such immense lionicd corporations created too
by such foul and nsdious We regard IT, more
over, as Vgnians who ought consent to admit
the monster into the bosom Of State. In this 0ht
we regard it-and IN this spirit will continue To- On.
pose its Introduction in any and every form into this Gun.
terrified commonwealth We shall lay variety of
materials which we have hand before orr renders
IN the next paper-haying space for them to-day
and we shall address ourselves the good people of Vr
gna, upon this deeply interesting subject We shall ask
them whether they to this fell Insli-
tutionand whether they will make it as test ques.
ion TO all their candidates at the polls Of pr- Banh or
no Bunk If the y. StatesS
TIE HYDRA
We have accounts from Harrisburg, that the Bank
ltiil has passed the Committee of the Whole in the
Senate OF Pennsy vana, by Of 81 to I've can
no longer donb that has by this time become lao Of
ne state What an alarming is tis-how de.
plorabe have been the divisions Of the Republicans in
Pennsylvania, which have enabled the Wings 10 achieve