Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-12
Mr.. Stephenson of T,,i,r

We are sorry To have incurred the ,,sn;.;.u :,
TINS gentleman, Of being under a "Cen,r.l man.
ehce'" we respect him so hghly-hs zeal .,,,;,-
'orwardness, courage and intelligence-that W..
wou'o lam retain his respect. What Richmond in.
huence does he meanf That of the general bodv
Vi her ei'izensf II so, have gone counter TO II
large majority are understood To approve the
eensure upon the President Of the Bank Of Virginia
VI 'hat OF the old and expiring Richmond Juntc. of
w"ofn Dr' broekentrough is the reputed nead7-
W.T. stephenson cannot seriously suspect us of fall
ing under this influence in its dying hour, who have
resisted II Tor 10 years in all its pride of stren,,b
"ye' ana on occasions, when even his nerve mi,b,
wen nave quailed before its omnipo,ence-vben
PRESIDENTS Brockenbrough and Nicholas had but IN
walk into the Hall Of Delegates, and Richie obe-
uieht out 10 throw out intimation of what th<
Republican party exp ected, N pass what law thew
would and elect whom the kould, Governor, Sc.
na'of' Judge, or any thing else. These golden
oays o. the faded Richmond Junto have passed and
gone 10 JOIN the days beyond the food-and can
"r' stevenson really imagine that we who did hat
VIC WIN lhis omnipotent clique when they were ON.
niPoen'' should succumb to them now that thew are
PROSTATE with heels ard eyes up7 We beg him TO
'ahe the "sooer second thought on the matter md
u nc must put us into some unpleasant category.
spare US from being placed in that Of fools. Lei
MN leave US to Gen. Ventose TO be dealt with. IL
"ihu can NIX us IN our tight position, we shall ex
pect 10 ind it summarily.
what Central influence" then, does MIR S,e
phenson Of Tyler mean Not that of the Peonl.
VINO are opposed to us in this matter: Not SURELY
'hat Of the old dilapdated dynasty, to whom hs
cannot by any stretch Of Imagination suppose us TO
be SUNG nowl Is there third "Richmond inau
enee . II SO. who and what compose III Does
he mean the Sweat House?
we beg MIR Stephenson to understand, and we
say 1t with unaffected sincer,y-that the has been
ITO hlehmond influence in the case. No man and
no set oil men, have influenced the course Of this
piper. lhe junior partner conducting the paper
governed by the generous impulses which belong
TO his nature, deprecated legislative structure upon
the Official conduct Of the President of the Bank of
virginia, governed by considerations Of his age.
worth and illness. The then absent senior mart.
ner, not inaccessible to the same emotions. han
pens TO think that the public ought TO be con-
Suered hTst, the individual afterwards; and with
equal respect for the President individually. that
ne ought to be expelled from office as a pro-
per penalty for gross neglect. He thinks that
the accidents of social position, rank and in
huence ought 20 protect no m,n from the conse-
quences OF his own conduct, whether of omission or
commission; he knows that the Cashier, no, more
negligent, has been summariy discharged; and he
can see no reason why a certain social influenza
should rally for the big man who did not rally for
tue little. II we are To have privileged orders, he
wishes the fact to be ordained by the proper au,ho
rity, and proclaimed that all may know il and 90
vern themselves accordingly.
Nor does he acouiesce in the euloo;es ma SD -.
the management of the Bank Of Virginia; he be.
ieves on the contrary, that it has been managed in
Juriously to Virginia. opPressively to this commu-
nifty, and ruinously to the Stakeholder Upon these
points the forthcoming speech of Mr. Gregory, and
other future publications will shed light and
we ask until then, suspension Of opinion.