Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-06
POLITICAL.

pie of Pennsy turn for protection In this crisis and
nave right to believe and TO demand that their hopes
OF It's hness shall not be disappointed The Senate is
composed of twenty democrats and twelve antna-
sonic Bank Wings. With such majority that branch
OF the Government should be tho citadel of freedom and
should stay the march of corruption By so doing il
will gain reputation of the cnvia6le brillancy
There IS no honor IN the power of the people bestow
mand. -
Five taithess senator's required TO consummac the
work of treachery. The friends Of the Bank .boasa
That they have been found; that their British Bank has
live Arnolds enrolled in lis We belle We that they
are Mistaken and that this show of confidence is as
sumed for purposes easy to be guessed II cannot be
that men placed by the of the people in high res
ponsibe stations guardians of the safety of The re-
public will be found recreants in The of trial. stand
ing they do centre which gaze of their con-
sutuents is eagerly bent The Bank deceives itself in
ITS sanguine calculations Ii has long dealt with the
vena and unprnciPed that it holds all be alike
1t is for the Senate Of Pennsylvania show the money
changers the fatal into which they have fallen and
10 save the State from the worst of saverysube
TO n gigantic moncd power.
will be seen that the bill passed lis last reading in
lne House OF Representatives by vote of 50 3U
The regular party VOTE the Democratic members true
TO their trust voting against it, Ten days have been
consumed in the House with the subiect-if il gets
through the Senate at ALL it will takea much onger
4, lPennsyiranan, Feb. L.
BEDroRD CoUSTY.-A very large Anti Bank meet
ing of the citizens of Bedford county was held in The
borough of Bedford, the Goth January, over which
Charles Mcdowell presided. Resolutions of the strong
est character were passed against the Bribery Bill The
people are up IN every section of the State the ex-
element is unparalleled The political doom of each
1OTeVcr.-fb..
Every democratic paper in the State which has reach,
ed US within few days is out in opposition the bill
charterng The Bank of the United States. Meetings
have been held in number of counties and are called
IN several others, in reference TO this question.
The correspondent OF of the city papers says that
there fifteen wing and anti-masonc member rs in The
State Senate. This is mistake. The following are the
names and party classification of the members:
Democrats Messrs Baker, Burden, Carpenter, Die
Krebs, Leet, NJ Culloch Middecoff Newhard Penros.
Read, Rogers, sangsi0n, slenker, Cgnnineham-2l
Harper, QLeb) Hbshman, James M Conkney, Miller,
Nlichler Paul, Smith, Stfohm Toland-l2.
Should The hoetre wings and aniimasons unani-
monsly for the bank BILL ii is supposed they will
Will require the votes of free of the democratic members
to carry IT, The names of fire mentioned ia CONVEX
saon, whose votes the friends Of the Bank say
for it.
The Huntingdon Gazette of Wednesday last. contains
call for meeting the citizens Of HuDtinpdon comfy
without distinction of party be held Friday next
signed by nearly two hundred names. The following is
PUBLIC MEETING-LIBERTY OR SLAVERY.
10 The fTee"1en Of Huntingdon county, generality ,cout
distinction Of party
a bill has been reported TO the Legislature 10 re-
charter the present stockholders of the United States
Bank, with capital oftwenty-eght millions for period
of 30 years
IL is proposition to enslave the Commonw wealth sell
our liberties for mess of poage, subject financial
commercial and agricultural interests n base monied
monopoly, and yield the rights Of every freeman 10 the
mercy of an arisocratic bank directory. Brides are
held out TO every section of the Commonwealth sup
port The monster, and let be astonished if the
money OF British Bank repudiated by the people of
Union shall be freely poured to corrupt the repre-.
sentatives Of the people.
Let every free czen, then, rally 10 the rescue and
save our Liberties from the uniaowed corruption Of
bilious factioniss We not yet prepared to barter
all the liberties dear to freemen, will il at the
dctaon OF any corporation, foreign or domestic.
We therefore recommend that public meeting be
held at the Court House the borough of Huntingdon
on Friday the 9th day Of February next press their
deliberate opinion OF this base attempt to ensave and
corrupt the free citizens Of this Commonwealth.
Let every man, who values the freedom he enjoys
and who duly estimates the price at which bought
come Let remonstrances against this be
circulated through town, village and hamlet in tho
country Let yet make last desperate effort save
the Republic. Let an appeal be made TO the Spartan
band OF our State Senate and trust that a majority
in that body ii will not be Intellectual
philadelphia Stnfinel, Feb. i.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
This monster is in the field, and carrying oil be-
fore it. BY of perfdy, intrigue dssinu ation
and bribery, unparalleled in any age country il has
succeeded in throwing the public off their guard de-
! ceivng many and corrupIing some until by sudden
spring. like tiger upon its prey, has dashed char
ter through the lower House Of the Pennsy Legis-
laue; and the friends of the Bank openly boast here
that 1t has secured of the Democratic Senator'S
and are certain of carrying their of corruption
through the Senate Three of these Senator's they say
blu, IL can be carried ieithom Mem in order save
their places with the Democracy in order TO be able TO
the monster hereafer but if the charter cannot
be carried without their votes, then they 10 for
it at all hazards
While this stupendous fraud confined the State
of Pennsylvaha, we're silent observers fits pro.
gress; but that branches 10 be established i'm
every state 1t becomes national concern, aud demo-
cracy throughout the Union will have rise in its own
defence The State Legislatures every State will be-
come the of the intrigue, bribery, cor
ruPtion, which is going at Harrisburg Every
where the monster Will be work establish lis brancb-
es The sale of the old branches trick TO
throw the public off their guard In this District branch
under the name of agency is to be kept up There will
be pecunary profit IN it,, the friends Of the Bank
admit, but It is necessary, in order 10 keep open
the communications with the bank members in Con.
grcss. The subject Of this sGpendous fraud will there
fore come before Congress- like that Of the Yazoo did
and the whole Union will become parties to, we'll
IS spectators Of the contest The President in his IN
nual message, and the Secretary Of tie Treasury, both
recommended that the law making the IT, States Bank
notes receivable in payment Of public dues be repealed,
and this recommendation becomes imperative,
also for expeling the monster from the Dis
tric Bot although the Bank may succeed in The Penn
sylyana Legislature with tie Representatives e the pco-
pie, the people themselves be above cofrupti ~
terror and seduction The democracy is in arms
throughout tie State and to set aside The Infamous cor
rupon like that Of the Yazoo fraud was set aside seems
10 be the unanimous determination. The brbe TO the
State first three millions IL now increased TO four
and half; and viii be raised to ten or twelve millions
il those who sold the State will only ask IT, The more
the worse, for the people will have to pay It al back
with usurous interest upon it, and the loss Of their lib
critics besides. GiOte.
THE BANK-THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, or
PENNSYLVANIA.
The bill re.charierDg the Bank Of the United States
with capital Of thirty five millions Of dollars il APP
pears has passed The lower branch of the Legislature Of
fennsyvonia This has been done under TIE Disguise
OF continuing The internal Improvements Of the State
IN other words, the State is dispose of her Liberties
forever hereafter for tie purpose ol raising money