Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-10

and impartial sbel ween them Gen. Santa Ana there
alton of the President of the Unied States, and pro-
posal acceded 10 by the Executive Of Texas, who
believed that nothing could possibly be gained by de-
tanning him longer On the first Of March ext the term
Of bis Presdenlship will expire, after which time he
would re utterly valueless prisoner
1.-THE people Of Texas are anxious to terminate helr
war They wish to live at peace with Mexico. they
desire most heartily 10 establish their government anu
if possible 10 annex themselves to our Union They
could hardly hope 10 attain their object while they hrd
the chief Of their enemy in the bonds of Imprisonment
They have, therefore, in spirit OF ngnnnnlty desefv
ing OF oil praise voluntarily surrendered hIin 70 Ills IL
berty, The pledge of his word Of honor that life war
shall be terminated that pence shall be restored, mat
the relations of ay aud friendship shall be cultivated
and cherished To detau him could wall them naming
TO relieve him afforded at least, the prospect OF advan'
tage If their hope shuli be realized the blessings of
prosperous peace will fall upon lhem-if dlsnpponted
the execru,uns OF the civilized world will be visited upon
their enemy, and him whom they have conquered they
can conquer again.
Respectfully, your obrdient servant,
Natchez 2lst Dec 1886 JNO. NJ. ROSS"
70 TIE EDITOR OF THE E.reUIRER:
was generally expected in the country around me-
that the Legislature would make decisive movement in
tine early part of the present session. upon the subject OF
Banking: And no doubt, it will be determined. who
ther shall have expansion Of tue system almost
without limit, whether We shalslop at wha, has been
already done and 60 further. This then, may be as
sumed without exaggeration to be most important cr
sis, well worthy The serious consideration Of the public
Virginia has long withstood the strong current Of opinion
prevailing upon this subject in other parts of the Union
Very many of her leading statesmen have believed and
do sill believe, that the whole system is radically wrong
that it is in oppnslnn TO- and snbversive Of the prnc
pies Of civil institutions; that it is based upon gross
parality md fraud, and that it leads directly,
cessary and unavoidable consequence 10 arsocracy OPP
preston and tyranny That hcse strong views Of the
nature and tendency Of the banking syssem, maintained
by of abcst politicians with force of luslra
ton which ut least has not been SET aside have heretp
fore arrested lis progress in Virginia. cannot be doubted
1t Cannot then be too great favor for humble ndl
vidua in the country, 10 ask Of legislators, through
your columns 10 pause and reflect profoundly before they
advance in this business And in order that they may
obtain all tho light in their power, and be nbc TO settle
down with something like assurance dUubig sure, upon
whatever they adopt, ask them TO pcruse most
a,len,ively, Col. Tayors Essay Banking, contained
in his volume, entitled San Enquiry into The principles
and policy Of The Government Of the United States.
hope, MIR. Editor this will not be regarded as
reasonable request considering the exalted character q"
the individual from whom this work sprung, both as
juiist, statesman and patriot Yes. as patriot OF
the old Virginia stamp, who OF that notable
ISOLATION that first presented the ony eipctua barrier 10
the tremendous political hercses which began early
| tain, the purity Of General Government. shall
not advance step further in notices of Col Tayors
character, which needs not my feeble aid: but must
insist that Lie gsaor who expects tn take share in
the action contemplated on lie Barking System can
with any sort Of proprley refuse conpllance with The
request TO rtQd The cork. Whatever difficulties there
may he in wadDg through Of its mixed metaphors
and obscure illustrations there is certainly enough Of
the main scope Of the argument entirely plain and intel.
ligble TO be conprehended by very common inellects
Let il have fair hearing upon subject so vitality n-
poranl TO the great interests of Republic. If there
be any thing in Banking CORD 10 justify The rage
for it, that amounts to something like mania all
over the Continent, then has John Taylor of Caroline,
with many other pure spirits as ever exertcd them
selves in the service of their country been carried away
all their lives by The grossest deusion 10 the great dc.
,rimcnt Of that service But it, as these men have most
confidently asserted, and they and many others be-
lieve have proven beyond doubt the whole system is
fundamentally wrong and aught with mischets meal
cuahy great, then, in the of dearest and best
rights let that system not be further expanded but let
what have of it be regulated by law as TO dimnis,
its evils and especially 10 order lis currency so as that
il NAV not prevent the Introduction Of metallic one.
desirable RATIONAL and universally approved as pre-.
ferabe 10 the other a CoUHTRYMAH.