Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-30
WHAT Rs,,AME OF II.

| we want 10 Know, asks the Inliauelplia Sprll OF
the Times, what became OF the stI hnndJed and etgh-
teen thousand doliars that distracted from the
United States Bank, with nothing 10 account for their
absence buta lite slip Of paper bearing upon ITS face
the initials of Nj Nicholas Bldde. For what purpose
vas it used 4 memorandum, with the initials
Of mans name upon it, would scarcely have been a
sufficient ack nowedgment of its appropriation, had II
not been taken for the Of the Bank. MIR Biddie
refuses 10 make any declarations upon the subject.
The stockholders and the public are left TO conjecture
whether he devoted the money to the advancement OF
some Of his private experiments and speculatons,
or whe ther he employed ii in carrying out some ncia-
rious scheme of the Bank, which, even now low as
thai institution has sunk in the general estimation, he
is ashamed 10 partcularlze. What is the truth Into
whose pockets did this half q million and more find us
way Whoever got it must have felt II. II was a
sum Of too much magnitude 10 sneak even INTO Mr.
Bidde's capacious pantaloons and out again, without
exciting observation 1t could not have lost itself
among his "loose change, could he have lighted
his cigars with it without kicking up considerable
smoke. What then has become OF 1t
SUPPOSE one of our readers TO miss from his till
twenty dollar note and lind in its place left there by
his foreman memorandum like thls-"Twenty Dol
lars-N b." What would he do; He would instant
ly ask Mr. B. TO explain the circumstances lie would
ask If Mr. b. had debed himself with that amount on
the books if he borrowed and intended TO return IT. or
il had been paid ont for some Of the purposes of his
business Suppose Mr.. b. would refuse TO answer
these reasonable nerrogations what would be the m
ference That he an honest man or rascal IL
he would neither pay the money back, nor account Tor
il, would il not be conceded on all sides that he was
one of the boldest, most consummatf and most tho
rou ronp depredators extan To be sure II would.
and he would be handed lncontncn.y 10 the ten
der merces of the States Attorney and the Court oil
General Sessions. Why then is Mr. Biddle not sm''
lav treated, Why not compel him to account tor inc
SOS g. or indct him for pecuatlon If he be honest
we do not wish 10 hair OF his head placed awry'
but If he be otherwise wish TO see Inn treated Just
IS any other mai ust as any poor man-woaid De
sure To be treated under the circumstances Let US
have no partalty in the premises. Let US not Wink al
guilt because lis enables it TO walk the streets
IN boadcloth ragged coat may cover better pr'ncl-
pies than of super Saxony, and ITS very ragged
ness n,av be proof of its wearers integrity Again
we say let US have .equa laws equally excrciscd and
| though majority of those who now move IN distln'
gusIed society might find their way to the Common
weahs country seat and be supported for few years
at the public expense consequence, the morals OF le
| community as we'll as Of the individuals, would be
much benefited by the change, and society would lose
nothing by their absence
There are MANY who think that this vast sum was
devoted 10 electoneering purposes by the Bank and
that Mr.. Bidde was the mere agent, the scat paw
in the transaction. II is thought that thousands O.
votes of were purchased for General HARRISON ane
estimating each at cost OF thirty doiiars-the
price paid this city for sold hands TO 60 on ana ay
pine IN New York-twcnty thousand roteS were thu:
secured in appropriate localities for Federal Presi
dent bv the Bank This is rendered more probable
nv the fact that in States the Federal vote ex
cccded By many thousands the Hhole number OF persons
Of all parties entitled to the elective privilege tina
for the first time the history OF our Republic Fede
raj Chef Magistrate elected by the people, wihou
acknowledged political principles Of am character 81
kind ard By the fact that the Bank confidently cal
culaed upon becoming, in consequence, once more tn
fiscal agent Of the government. fhs be So II easiI
accounts for the TPpecanoe songs and speeches, Up
pecanoe pfocesslons log cabins, &c, that were goiei
up, regardless of the expense all over the country
at once explains the phenomenon IN politics OF PEG
pie led astray, and induced to do that which was mos
destructive to their interests Be II as may, Mt
Bidde is placed in an equally disgraceful position II
probably expected important Office for his part.o
the dirty business The death of Gen. Harrison de
feated his hopes and the explosion of the bank Ia
now utterly annihated them. He has nothing left
therefore to console him. All honest men shun him
His late friends lock askance Every eye that is cas-
upon him as he promenades the streets, 10 say
"That became Of that sir hundred thousand dollars
BAH. .irgus
Il FR.soIs GaLLAGHEs-The New York Era, in motto
ing the Democratic nomination, says:-The name Q
Francis Gallagher is amiler with many of the work
ing of this city, and indeed throughout the unlor
He was member of the National Trades Union Con
ventlon that assembled this city in 1884, and Of tn