Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-16
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BUCKINGHAM MEETING.

BUCKINGHAM hlEEtINN
w. democratic Republican party OF The county OF
-. l7n me, at the Courthouse, on Monday, The
Of rrsruarv, (hsing Court day. ioT The purpose
!."'..,r Drirraies to the Convention 10 be held IN
.,,aJ, On The third Monday in March next.
o,,,nn Dr. William Z. Moseey was called TO The
,,3 Geo Saunders appointed Secretary. ueo'
a.. E.o having explained the objec, OF The meet
h.',r, , the Republican members Of The General As.
-,sgy under deep sense oil the Importance o. Tue
-, crisis had deemed It wise to recommend Coh'
ron If the friends OF the present Administrators
=; Richmond TO consider Of the best means to re-
. ,- o,rIent harmony, and to advance the great
SIss Of free government offered The following ie'
tr,,,on. which was unanimously adopted; ST
,r.a1,d Tina, the Democratic Republicans OF the
.f H,ck,noga.n send two Delegates TO the Con-
:, IN hr held al the Capitol, IN the lily vi te'ch-
, cn the Sd Monday OF March next
@s Rocker and Robert Shaw, Esqs, were then no.
..i - suitable and proper psrsons-and were elect
=. ry i!e meeting "i'hon, asSen'lhs voice 49,;
T. r ,n,,,nn Res,'rcd That the proceedings OF this
'', lao sl-uct hv the Chairman aud Secretary, and
,,,1sa TO the Editor OF the Enquirer, with Tie re.
s, ,ha, Inc same ~ published
quest "'4' '''' WI P MOSELEY, Chairman.
Gro D. Sar>pEKs. Secretary.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.
have nprrsed an article from your excellent paper
,,,, IN. subject of "the Free Banking SYSTEM and
ourh cannot assent 10 ali lis POSITIONS II has afforded
m. 10Th pleasure and profit.
Wv feelings IRE entirely al with ''the Free Bank
III.
E., to the old "coIpnraii"n Banking system" Ii Is
,y- indeed that the former by its own excess, may
crush no! only itself Int the old corporation system IN
Tins State and IN the Union and become the destruc
,nn Of the drslrnyefs OF liberty IL cannot he conceal
,t nor should be- that to banks aloneto the conser
yaiye pyinclpe-a conservatism OF banks, Mr. William
/! Seward and the aiSlccracy ot this State owe their
prescott uuhaowsd elevation. Had not the bank inhu-
encs OF The State been aayed against the people IN the
LATE contest Seward had been Governor. and the
s,pulA u9 still been the ascendant But
IL. re"pv here have suffered numerous host OF corpo-
To spring up amongst US, which have all al once
become candidates for certain Office, (Sub-ireasurers)
SIMPLY because HANKS. having legs, cannot run away,
wn,l, men who have them uiav Is it in the cnntempa-
,n of The Constitution OF hr United States, that banks
shall he created That they may become officers TO The eS
cu>on of men: Yet such The Federal principle, no
matter where the power TO create bankS-iat they
shall b. come officers OF this Government Does this
ccTd with the spirit of the Constitution:
Eut We cannot 90 without 'credit system. This
conc, ctG t. be but does not necessarily follow,
,,, Congress has rch, by the Constitution over the
arc, u. banking tor The Union; that the Free Banking
.;srrm is and prudent, nor that the Corporation
system is even tolerahe. Corporation cannot be Gre
aira without subiacng its privileges from the rights OF
tne Whu!e Common wealth, and adding them to the cor.
yofanis The coip"ratoTs thus constitute a privileged
r:t- gy law Such state Of things is not toleable in
Democratic Government. Stale legislation may, and
Will thus IL persisted entirely frIl,er away every thing
D-m.crac, and rasS impeIcrp!lby upon It's ruins an
CIGachy.
Z 1t The furnishing Of circulating medium Of State
is sovereign pe5ugatrre which, such medium is Tor
Tie o~Ir6 OF all, Sluud be exercised by all the citizens
Of 4 Commonwealth IN their corporate capacity. a
State is already Corporation, 10 form winch each CHI
zsn has parted with certain pait OF his natural rights
sra should he part with more 10 create corporations
that viii be thu deslr"yors 1t tie iu.e which remains:
SAFE beng thus pnra,."n and having the entire
control OF wealth vi ITS own body, should never &C.
;ale lEs power credit system being Tor the public
good should be controlled by The majority OF the pub
!c and managed by them It's banking capital should
b. public stock, Tor lie public good and mol Individual
stool. Tor gaIu. FUi ioSiaooe ihs banking
cGpa, OF Virginia might belong to the State. each c
zen having interest IN II proporoned to The value Of
us property. It's might be under legislative
i:o and G'ssnled to endanger lis capital.
IL might be managed by commissioners chosen by the
people otherwise and kept quite clear OF any control
br the Executive the canals and canal funds OF New
York managed and kept These canals belong TO
the people and they and their funds have always been
managed wisely and well. They are not monopoes;
tHsy endang-r ones rights. They are an eminent
precedent Tor banking system One bank OF issues
and places o! discount and cepose as necessity
n,grl require, would constitute the whole machinery
The Bans Corporations, suppose in all the States are
io limited periods and would. II let alone, expire OF
Themselves Twenty years might effect thorough re-
igm. and place the people in The position which they
ought TO occupy. Would 10 Goo. that Virginia may
taxi the lead IN the noble enterprise"
MIR Editor. is not this matter worthy OF passing
lhoiyhl: So !hIuSs
\ CITIZEN OF NEW YORK.
Capital 5000 G'I-ah p1d IN borrowed you please
The people OF Virginia promise to pay one hundred
dollars TO the bearer al their bank r. any of their
'iae.s o. discount and teposite. A, President.
3, CGSaltr
K. January 2ilh, 1880
"onld not such note tnd grace in any part of the
Union: Would It endangcr the freedom of Virginia -
Would i; be the means OF MISREPRESENTATION and
pane. without legislative intention:
Lghs Edtor--A friend at our elbow, who has some
DOUBTS about The preceding plan asks where is the diff
ference between lhes" Notes and the Bulls of Credit
"hch State is prohibited by the Federal Constitution
from ssuArs
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