Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-07-26
LuDICROUS AFFAIR.

The Town Council Of the borough of Reading re-
Gently applied to the Bank of the United States for
Loan of $50 900 in silver for the purpose ofredcem-
inn ,be Shin Plasters which it had issued, under
rho stern necessity Of the times, occasioncd BY the
Ex,erimen,s of the Political Steam and Root Doc
tor, 10 whom the administration of public affairs has
been unfortunately coulded. 1t seems, however.
that the Democratic" citizens of that borough, as
in times Of foreign war domestic insurrcction,
had instituted Committee Of Sattty"-for what
purpose we are wholly unable to conjecture unless
il was TO guard against the nroads of the Monster"
ahch it seems always wears most terrific aspect to
our Modern Democrats, who, we suppose, must
have been sadly frightened by their nurses when
young and are unable, in their greener age, to shake
of their childish apprehensons! Well-ths Com
mittec of Safety Immediately took into their heads
that the Town Council Of their borough was about
TO sell their brthrght of freedom for mess of pot
age; and that henceforward, if they should accept
the contemplated loan the whole borough Of Read
ing would be the bond slaves of the terrible Nick
Biddle-the Abomelique ofour political harem,-who
f his enemies TO be believed has already bought
up" one halt oil the country, and is bidding for
the other; though, strange to say, these extensive
purchases seem to have effect in diminishing his
means. Other men find that each new accumulation
Of property is attended by decrease of their ready
cash-bu, Bidde seems to have discovered the ma
gic art of augmenting both at the time! Has
he the cap of Forunatus 3! But this is foreign to our
purpose, which is simply to copy the subjoned let
ter of MIR. Bddle, in reply the application Of the
Town Council of Reading which has, VIC hope had
the effect of alayng the anxious fears of the Com
mee of Safety to the designs of Mr.. Biddle up
on therpersons, goods and chaels and exc their
liberties We fear, however, that Mr.. Bidde's sly
humor and polished satire will be lost upon such
dull creatures as this Committee of Safety and those
who invested them with their briefaulhority-A keen
is not the instruncn, with which to hew
block:
Bank The Unitdd States, Jane %, 1888.
"Gencmen | lave bad the honor Of receiving
YOUR letter OF the 3lst ultlmo requesting from this
Bank | an for three years of Twenty Thousand
Dollars, i'll silver for the purpose of redeeming the
notes issued by the borough of Reading. for sums
less than one dollar. The Board of Directors APP
prove entirely OF the object of the oan and were dis
posed TO eran it with pleasure. when they received
published remousrancc against il by the 60 Commit
tee Of Safety Of the Borough Of Reading" who de-
clare that it has been ascerlained that the loan
could have been intended 70, other purpose than |
10 sell TIC Town 10 'hc sald bank, and TO put our
citizens and their postetity into the power of the
Philadelphia Money King" | am sure that the /
worthy members of the Committee of Safety will on
reflection perceive that they have been misled BY
their zeal in asctlbng to the town council design |
to sell their constituents. to the Bank the least de-
sire TO make such acquisition and | am quite [
sure that the respectable inhabitants of Reading are
wholly incapable Of being Influenced by the sordid F
motives ascrbcd to them. Nevertheless as there
seems TO be so much opposition 10 the measure, and
as It's adoption may give alarm to portion Of you,
community, ii is deemed most proper to decline the
proposed loan. Very respectfully YOURS,
NICHOLAS BlDTLE, President"