Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-18

letter has been received in town. stating ,b,,
'ne small note bill Will pass the Senate but win
clause prohibiting the NJ. and NJ. Bank of Wheel
ts rom ISSUING post notes; and that the North w
her from issuing FIVE and ten dollar notes 49,
sue VIII rellnquish her right TO issue post no,ex
ahu 'hat no little feeling and excitement rxists
among me members against the wheelire Banks.
because OF the ISSUE Of post notes.
II Is an old remark ''the NOR. srossl,, mine, a. .
charge may be- the greater will be the sxc;,Sn,s ),
tie"tuoer once, when you had no better currency
than snin pasters, OF seeing some wise tematks ~
yours against post notes. Suppose Won po,,, ,r,,
your hann IN JusiIying this course towards The
oahSs OF wheeling. But, what is there IN the con-
duct OF the Banks of Wheeling 10 Justify his -
we're iesisaiion, and narrow and barbarous feel,n,
toward theml Whose OK have tbry x,,Io. -
What law have they vlolated1 Have thew denar,e5
rom me pam words or spirit OF their charter or do
those who make this Glamour know what the r.
ter is' Does notthe general law re,uJa,;n III az
BANKS as wei. as the charter of the NJ and NJ
DAMN OF heellng expressly give the right To iSSuc
posi- hotesi Why was the right given, If 4, was
lever lever 10 DC ekereisedl And when exercised, why
tnis uproar and disposition TO oppressl When al
Mese binks exercise and put in use the RIGHT Tins
gwen ihem' Did they exercise il 10 decrease ,be
currency, or use the power thus given then, in
tunes OF specie paymenisl No; YOU and every
u'emoer Know they did not; and you know or
ought 10 know, that no Banks in The S,.,. -,
. N
ey, and that the effort effect so des;rabie r.l,
nas la en- most heavily upon this community From
1His amour and prejudice, one would suppose thai
PUS' note was something unheard OLA sor, of
'nons'et and not simply note payable on A certain
NAy' Anu IS not note so payable better tbap 4,
hO'e payable when the sky fallsl How much hot
.el Is the note OF suspended Bank, than A mote
Payao.e at certain timel All the Other R,rls :,
S-e S'a'e suspended payment, and the Legislature
u al rishi, land we do not say it was
NrOhg,J and iegazed It. But the Banks of Wheel
ing refused TO suspend, and in ssme measure IN rr-
IleNe suffering community, they avail themselves
OF pam provision of their charters. and now ,L.
tender-hearted members, ike Niobe. az the los of
her children, are all drowned IN tears ber,ns. 81
poor people (God bless themO are offered-no, =
promise win no Intention to pay, but a plain. old
ashioned note, payable alta certain time. 80 con-
sstency, thou art jewell"
BY the efforts these banks baye mad. "a, 1.,,,-.
htee ana Tour years TO maintain specie payments
when all was IN confusion or suspenson The re-
ness and debtor part OF this community bay. been
ground TO the dust. But will not comtblain-ror,-
paints Wi! be unlvailins. All history and eyne.
renee show that power cares not for right I.etrbs
hlhsdom be JoSisTCd, but the Provinces dssoIsf,d
mas been the maxim of rulers in all ase;. An5
Nhat IS Wheeling but distant Provincel \yb,, ;s
she out mere Colony, for which nobody c,rssJ
"hen Gid step.mother ever show parents feel
nss! But enough.-Let the bankrupi tr,dssmsn
'I' he ruined afuzan and manufacturer look upon
MS oasted aoour, and IN the bitterness of his SouI
curse the hour IN which he was guilty ofthe folly Of
supPoslns Chat Virginia had heart 10 feel or yss
10 Shed Tor the buslness-man's woes
bu' 60 on, ye enlightened Statesmen Ye God.
u cannot but be that the State will prosper in vo
hands This worship OF gold must be a cn,. 10.
all tue Ills OF the body poIitic. DEBTOR.