Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-03

ss,il. down with rs much nart."to" "h' -:
ony as 0irn errhd""eS r" "'q"',' """ >, e,r. nm
hoi nj oihfr nntons. Tins indeed may nf,ns s'" ~
a f,,c individuals, and enable them Ia can IN ' I'D
farms more aborcrs Ia be convcr''n '"'' '"','s
,rooms for them but ii will bring nothing 70 ''
try but 'cars, dsbts and dhap""''""' L,n. f.orfn
IN. course of England, and her examples haSe az
nsronce nm ms THE BANK MANIA 10 oSE ~, "
THE MOST THREATENING or Ii..1" Dis
TATlONS: 1T is RAISING Up MONiEn h :, -
ToCRACY IN OUR 60, Sdk,, y Ti A. Def.
aYcE. AND ALTHOUGH FORCED \ LE 49,, :,
YIELD A LITTLE on THE ESSAY Or II E !. =
sTRENGTH. THEIR PRINCIPLES AXE w
WELDED AND UNYIELDlNG. These nave lahen
deem root in The hearts of that class lf,'h Vic" ~"
irgis!ators drawn, and me sop I" ,o,
he has h,comf hstory Their pnncPl,s lay i"'u up'
he rood their prlf Of the bad and thus Most "nv'"
the Constitution had placed guards to IT'S po,raS,
arc sophsiitated or suborncd from h'r a"fy "a.
paper money has It's advantages y a"'', ~ ~ tL
ARISES also are ineriate, and By 6feaktns up Me
measure If raiue, makes lottery OF ~ H'rH,e ppr
nertu eannot be drnisd. SHALL WE Ep ifa 6 DE:
ABLE TO PUT A CONSTITUTIONAL Elo Wv
IT." -.-..o Lo-
People of Virginia what would be the surprise, no
ror and ndiunaon of the venerable and patIlotc 'e'
c.rson (couid he nolr rise fran his grare( To see u
hear 10 know that this Bank and Moneyed influence
which in his time had already "d.frdMc Goreramen,,
is now actually dcfyng the PEOPLE themselves w
you Leliers that Thomas Jefferson woniu eonos..'"
Martin Van Buren, for cndeavorng to divorce the No
rornment from the corrupt and dangerous influence Of
Banks: Do you beiicr6, that Thomas Jefferson wou'u
aficr wears of Bank tyranny and suspensiohs) rrse
to carry ont his declaration, and ny loN-
STITUTlONAL VETO" upon this nti-hepuDllcan
system;
The wear 1887 will long be remembered as consttut-
inp one If the most important epochs IN the political
history of the country After series OF the most cx
tensiyc and dcrious spccuatons which ever beiel any
nation: after Il long course OF the most unDonndeu cx
trava.afce, commercial gambling and enormous eSpar-
sion If paper money! will! which the American people
we're ever cursed this vast Republic suddenly found IT.
self in The Spring Of that year, bese by embarrassment
and real supposed Distress from the Cult OF Mexico
to the shores of the ST. Lawrence. II IS unnecessary
for dwell mnutely on those scenes-ih they are we
trust still green and fresh in the memories OF Us all
Suffice it, however to say, that in time of profound
prace-unburdrned By any national debt-wi'h our
commerce unsacked By odous legislative enactmenis
the Government Of our country found itself without
Resources although nomnally in POSSESSION OF many
millions oi surplus revenue, and our people oun heh
selves without aiinrdng SfdHddrd measure
NJ raiac or rather tcr found themselves overwhelmed
with spurious aud iaschievous currency, IN some re-
specs worse than currency Mt all When we say
this We Of course alnde not merely 10 the character OF
the paper Of the 500 State Banks scattered throughout
the Union hut also 10 the millions ISSUED under ihe
omnuus denomination Of shnp laster<''-by every m
d,vinal responsible irresponsible, who took !, mi"
his head H. practise the ignorance, crcdui'ty or Ne
ccssities Of The working and industrious classes 10"
many are there among the laborng classes vino remain
losers Ia this day. hy having been forced 10 receive
such worthless trash in exchange for the sweat OF their
brows;
And whence this sudden and disastrous revnlslon IN
our affairs: Where was the riot OF the evil: Why u was
10 be found in the fact that thousands OF Wing mer-
chants and hundreds OF broken Banks, after having
nvcrdeall and over spcculatrd ad minimum, the latter
found il cxpcdon, 10 spnrn al all law and morality and
shaiag hfir doors, fatty refused t. pay Their "eOfs'
fer baak mite is t"ir crd'ncc 81 d'M agai"a ne
Banh rLich iSs0es ii, is The note or O"nd ~ PrfWf
ind;r;"nat
In Tins Stale or tho body polite the President re-
commended In. divorce brtwren Bank and STATE.
And have Mt the Presidents views and rrc"minen-
daIon in l>31 been al confirmed aud strengthened ny
The ar,r crisis Of 1880; Have MT had ANOTHER
sp-nsinn The short period of tT0 years iins II mol
been result If the monsrus abuses AMI licehi'"u'-
ness INC dent to our bloaIrd piper md credit system,
which spurns all restriction anu control: Ana IS u
M, now oaesnn whether the people "i the > shall
lave mn other c,r other husiess or object IN EARN
bnt 10 BE- Externally ng,lard and brought 10 the
BRINK al anarchy Itself; To h. pcriodtcaHy c"nvnsed,
distracted distressed, dcfrandrd Their industry para
Iys.d and the prc. and reward Of their honest labor,
made entirely dependent on the schrnrs, Tue sti,N-
ness the capcrs aud rapaciy nt handful I" sprtua-
tors gamblers brokers and stockIpbbprs: YES IS u not
now a onesion, whether shall burn the Declaration
Of Anne Independence and for all The purposes 'i
trade aad commerce, and IN that c"ncrrns our N
dn-iry. he c"u,rfrd by the BANKS AND MoNEl-
Ed CAPITALISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN, WHO
~ THEIR TURN. CONTROL THE BROKERS,
BANKS AND SPECTATORS OF OUR CITIES:
But although the evils of n redundant paper and
credit system, and the necessity of introducing some
salutary reform into our banking institutions, are now
.nanst IL every eye although The system, II now
exists ahermateiY and arbitrarily raises and SINKS The
value Of every mans property although II makes
bcprar Of the man Tomorrow who Is ndulgng IN
dreams Of wealth to-day although ii converts the bu
sness of snciey INTO mere lottery, whilst M0Se I" no
distribute the prizes wholly lnde pendent "i and IT.
r,snnslbe 10 The prople yet despite all these garing
enormitic. il IS not more strange than true that the
Wings party, the patrons and abettors ot these
hank abuses Let them say what they vii, and pub
hls about much they please, = On nndehaDe
fact that This political party are the allies OF those m
solvent corporations which are now struggling to oban
uossession Of the public moneys voluntarily contributed
y the people of the L. States for the support al their
vernment Yes, they demand The people money TO loan
out and speculate upon, not as favor, INT rs m0ttr
If ryM And ,ch0 aids them in this struggle and cru
SADIE AGAINST the popular bertirs3-The Wing party.
What party is il which in our halls ofegsla"n advan
ces their RIGHT and claim Ia this usurpatIon-lhe wing
PARTY. What party il which IN their heated zeal Tor
the Banks does not hesitate TO aunt the reform ana re-
formers of these abuses:-The Wing party What
party which heaps npou US every SILLY ana ridcn-
Ions epiihc-ahlch stignatisrs sci OF Jewellers
aud drstructvcs-whlch endeavors daily TO hro" dts
credit upon the Democratic party, because we are IN
favor Of some rcnrn-wlch charges Us falsely with
design destroy the system altogether (Which is not
trrp,) merely with the view Of exciting he odlun
of all classes against pralseworti,y attempts TO
remedy existing evis:-The Wing party Let Us
not ihcn deceive ourselves With Federal Wing rn-
crs all prospect Of introducing any salutay reforms
into our banking system Will be at an end Nor should
we sIn eyes Ia The true ISSUE or to the probable
course which The Federal party Will pursue when ~
power. Em let remember on hc lSt .Ho"day IN .'o-
ronnbfr, Mat
l. The Federal party seeking to perpetuate this
unhoy league between Bank and State.
, They seek I" renew this prirHtged system, despite
lis failures in 81 and $50.
3 They seek 10 give the Bank or Banks triumph
over the People
l. They seek TO overthrow and disgrace the mon and
the party who alone have had the moral courage TO con-
tend aqains, these powerful abuses.
Tho, sonL In max i. Tins ulorinus Rcpublc dtpend-