Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-22

and aSah ~ the Secretary, we're unanoGsiv adopted
by the meeting
Resofrod, That this meeting virws with indignation
anu alarm The Present condition Of the banking system
IL the United States
frsoired, as the opinion ot ibis mrriiug, That The
cuudltlonot the Banks Of Virginia onsht, al all times
10 b. suc! Us IN enable them redeem their notes in
SPECIE according TO the terms of their respective char.
tiers and, that |, is the duty Of the Legislature ut liz
x Session, 10 pass snch laws will compel them 1,
specie pay'rn,s or, IN case Of refusal Of any
Of them, 10 require Q! such as do refuse immediate
surrender of their charters.
h.sorfI That the act Ut the last Session of the lie.
u;aaiurc aulAo.,siag The banks To issue notes of
r<s trionina thau dollars should be ALLOW Ell
IT, exrc by It's ow limitation, aud that IL would be- in
eAncd,en, To re emac, or extend The same.
Resoirrd That in opinion, nothing can rave the
country from The ru:nous, degrading, aud demora@'ne
consequences OF the present banking system, but lis
| radical fcicrIn ,
| R.soircd, That no ref,rm, short Of an nneond
toral divorce IL TIE 3anRs from both lie Sia'c aho
Federal GOVERNMENTS aud the creation "i Liability Oh
The u,r a; the Stockholders in their individual capa
cities TOR the obligations Of thr banks can save tht
community from tie impending ruin that inevitably
awaits it.
R.s,,cea That neither banks individuals can y,
sustained by tn. State in violating engagements, WIN
out shock the moral sense Of the community, ant
disgrace in the estimation Of all good men.
After which, the following resolutions were several!
proposed aud unanimously adopted:
| acsoired, That petition 10 the next Legislature
Virginia. lee circulated for signatures, in this county
for legal enacm,p;s, carry milo effect the foregoing
resolutions
E.sulred That our fellow citizens Of the respective
counties " this State who in favor ofbank reform
be requested, without distinction Of parte-, to unite
with this meeting petitions TO the next Legislature
upon that subject
Eesoir.d That The Charn,an and Secretary Of tiIi
meeting be authorised 10 appoint committee to circu
luie conformity with one of the foregoing resolu
tons, the petition adopted by this meeting among tn
people for their signatures.
| RrsOlfed That the Secretary furnish copies oil TIN
petition 10 ;he sevrrul committeeman in the dferen
sections Of the county and hat he transmit copies
III. - proceedings the Editors Of the Enquirer an'
Wing Richmond, and to the Editors Of the ln,cllI
grnccr and STATE sman, Petersburg, nr publication am
that all the political Editors Of the State, aud the Edil
ors of the National ln,elgenccr, Globe, and sladIso
man. be requested 10 copy the same.
The meeting then nj nufned
RODOPlllL JETER, chmn.
Gro G. MnoKr, srcy
/ The following is the committee appointed nnGrr on
| Of the foregoing resolutions:
| Ior HE no, hbo,hood If DrnfonsriHe Col. Thoma
| w Webster, Owen IL Tucker, Samuel r. Seay an'
| Edward Green.
for Mr peishboshood If po;ntrHie-Capt Ans'iI
Sray. John +. Wiley Capt Thomas Wiley and Geo
| X. Jeier.
Ear the nrighborhood IF CnssrIrs old Mo1e.-Wm
II Harrison, Wm. II. Pollard, Reuben Blan'on an
John 81. Clair.
FOR he Gea,,o Bridge nGshborhood-Dr. Thoma
Mraux, Mcior John II S,cgar, Peter + i'oSsean an'
Samuel Jones.
Tor Me hf.tsrWe nc;.hborhood-Ca Capt, VIM 5. Eos
Ter. Thomas + Jeter Capt. Joel {. Foster and JONI
\. Rey
Tar Me nsisLbcyAooa cf Deansrae .-Fatius Law
son, John Webster, MAJOR John W. Foster aud Df
| Robert l. Jones.
Far Me Courf honse nn.htorhood,- james I. Cooke
Col. lrln T. bottom, Alfred o Eggleston and Capt
Jesse II. Lna'h.
Far NE nGshho,a"oa cf Ro,e,en's Store Vim II
Eowlrt, Capt Joseph VI Scott, john Ro"ctt aud %
srph Scott
| FOR Me nI.atcr1ood # Bridaforhs mn -Brnja
min Bridafor,n, Peter Bentnn, Col Spencer 4. Manr
and YIN. Worsliam.
FIR ihc neirhhorhcoa Of tie Cross RoadS- Thomas
Z. Wilson, Capt. Armstead Coleman, Henry e. VII
son and BEVERLY ". Euid.
Far Mc nrj-hborho"df PhauP a Cousins
George q Robertson, Watkins Turner and Capt kubt
! n. Branch