Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-23

serving from the statements laid before the Board
that they had not been sent to the branches TOLD
hun did understand these things, and that tile
vaults must be examined Doctor Brockenbrough
| in the last extract showed that he still suspected
something wrong. He thought he Showed that
he did not believe the Teller: he Showed that he, from
circumstances known to himself, had good cause to
suspect the Teller: and strong the suspicion
on the part of the President that he felt it be his
duty tell Mr. Dabney that he did not believe him.
He asked Mr.. Dabncy for the cause CT the present
condition Of things in the Bank Dabncy told him the
reason yet the Doctor replied he did not understand
these things and said to MIR. Dabney his vault mus,
| be examined. Yet nothing could urge the Doctor to
the exercise of his supervisory power over affairs until
Dabney fed. Again, the Doctor, in another part OF
the letter sad at is proper to remark, that ma
ny months previous TO the discovery Of this great
driacation the Telers and keepers repeat
edly admonshed and cautioned against allowing Ben
jamrn w. Green and his several concerns 10 over
draw impose us checks on other Banks, unless
they knew they had funds there TO redeem them.
1t would be remembered that this Benjamin w. Green
was the individual who it was alleged, tempted Dab
ney from his path Of duty, and led him into the perpe-
taton of the offence by which the Bank had sustained
so enormous loss II appeared to him from the last
extract from DIR. Brockenhroueh's letter. that for
months before the defalcatlon OF Dubney b. w. Green
was suspected at the Bank-Why he was suspected
they were not told but all this did not operate the
President, 10 the examination of the funds fhe
Bank, and its books. Yet they told they ought
not act There yet another circumstance based
upon fact, which he would notice BY the charter of
the Bank, it expressly provided, that the Bank
should not buy stock subscribe for stock any other
company In violation, he conceived of the charter,
he found order, made by the Directors of the Bank
he presumed, in the following words: "Ordered That
the President be authorized 10 subscribe in the name
and for the use of this Bank for twenty three addition
al shares in the Belle Isle Manufacturing Company,
and that the Cashier be directed to pay for the same"
(See House Journal, Doc. No. 20, page2)
He understood aud presumed no person would deny
that the stock subscribed for directed by the
foregoing resolution. Then he held this resolution
adopted in open violation the charter, and he thought
he had also shown that the charter Of the Bank had
been several occasions, nay, numerous occasions
openly and wantonly ted,-and yet it was insisted
that they ought not to act. If he acting in his
private capacity, he could suffer his feelings to operate
and if be were 10 do he thought probable he should
be found willing to make many allowances for the
fralles of poor human nature any member; but he
acting there in public character and he held it
be his bounden duty to tell those who sent him there
what he thought of the condition of their affairs
and believing as he did, that the Bank of Virginia