Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-13
POLITICAL.
EIfraci Of q Ifitkr. dated

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala Aug 30th. 1889.
"You are aware that the Democrats have clear ma.
jorry OF 000D in this State The consequence is that
our very popular Governor, p. Bngby, had no oppo
silion We have elected three Democrats 10 Congress.
10 wit: Lewis Chapman and Hubbard, and but for The
great delinquency nf dnty the part Of one Of the De
mocrntic counties in the Tuscanosa district Ellis The
Democratic candidate, would have been elected by
very handsome majority lie is, h-wever. beaten by
majority Of ID votes Last year he wss braten by
majority Of Ola votes thus, you will See that the Demo.
ganrd in this district 600 votes, and il The gene
raj opinion here that the Democrats this district could
this day. were the election elect their
by majority Of one thousand votes -Dlllet (Whig)
has Lea,en The Democratic candidate in the Mobile dis
ulct forward 10 you by this mail paper which Will
give you accurate account Of the mplexon of our
Legislature You will perceive that we have large
majority Of Democrats ~ Post.
(From The Louisaninn)
We are happy 10 learn ,hii Mr. Robert j. Walker The
able md eloquent Representative Of Mississippi in The
l.. S. Senate, has been induced by the strong socIia
tvns oil his friends nnd The Improvement Of his health
to forPgo The resolution which he had formed OF de
cliung a re election Mr. Walker is one of the most
powerful drhaiers IN that assembly Of eloquent men,
among whom there very few who are not above the
level Of mediucry. Besides this. he possesses high
onshfca atoms nf scholarship and political knowledge
TO such man, decided in his sentiments, inre
pid in supporting them, and so convincing in urging
them, the eemen of Mississippi will be proud 10 com
nit The protection Of their interests in the National
Councils He has lately published an address To The
people OF that State marked all his productions are
with great power Of argument and purify Of style. We
extract the following passage from this address It is
sad but true picture Of lie mischefy Of The banking sys
"By official communications made by joint commit.
of hnh Houses of The Legislature Of Louisiana in
December. 1887. and March 1888. appears that The
liability "f The bank directory Q72 in number of six
teen banks in New Orleans 10 those banks was,
ported by themselves seventeen millions eight hundred
and seventy FIVE thousand FIVE hundred and ninety wo
dollars name y-as payers and dscouners Sl5 500 27l
and endors.rs 81 PCS "a the total amount of oil the
discounts OF the banks being at the lime 1872 47.
lao. exhibiting bank liability Of l12 directors in an
about equal third Of The bank liability Of the
whole population Of Louisiana. We thus The bamk
liability of bank directory composed Of four hundred
persons States mississippi and Louisiana
ing thirty eight millions of dollars From other
States have any official returns this subject except
from single branch Of one bank in Alabama, in which
the liability Of the directory Of that branch alone
half million of dnllars From what have seen,
however, in these three States there cannot be doubt
but that the nta liability Of all the directories 10 all the
banks in the Union cannot be less than fourth oflhe
total liability 10 The banks of The whole people Of The u
States"