Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-23
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uDISSEK TO Mn. STEy ENsuS.-More than five o
the extensive columns of the last number Of the Rich
mond ENQUIRER are filled with the letters OF corrcspon
dence speeches, admirable toasis and other proceed
inrs Of the "I.beral Dinner, given 10 our late able
patriotic and accomplished Minister 10 England The
speeches excellent, elegant and appropriate to the
occasion, and breathe an air Of unresralned feeling
throu ghout Just such feeling as should exist on an oc
ca.on of the knd-just such feeling as we wish ever
to see among our fellow counirymen, who are not re
sricteJ by any selfish views from mingitne
tremendously together, TO welcome TO his native nome
an honorable and higl-minded gentleman and faithful
public servant. We give an extract or two from MIR
Stevenson speech, in reply TO the toast welcoming
him home.
"The feelings which animated the meeting may be
gathered from the closing remarks of Mr. Richie, who
oficiated as President on the OCCASION
"Ercciient Toast.-The following excellent senti-
ment was given by the Hon. VIM. I'll. Roane, late V.
S. Senator, at the Stevenson dinner.
ank aud State: Their separations 10 private mo
rails and public nstcr as that OF Church ahd STATE 10 ue fe
son and public freedom"
Stocks are falling every where. In N. York, the In.
diana State Stock has sold low about % per cent
The New York Journal of Commerce Of the 11th
says ha the Banks still rather lowering their lines
Of discount They have been obliged 10 keep snug for
month past TO prevent inccnven,ent demands for spe
cie They may perhaps continue on this track until
The first Of January The price OF sterling bills has
fallen about per cent since the change IN The course
of the money market, and the tendency now Is to
farther decline. Specie is rather accumuailng IN The
Banks, and has been, for week or two II is coming
in fee from many directions The Rhone, packet for
Havre of the 10th, takes 100000 Mexican dollars,
which came chiefly from Canada, and have not of
course passed into Banks. These dollars will con-
tnue to be shipped, many Of them as arrive IN mar
kei until French bills fall halt Of per cent lower
than they are at present
Stocks capitalists have been severely handled by
them that only very low prices will induce them 10
buy and low prices seem only TO prepare the way Tor
prices still lower People have been little frightened
and it was we'll they should be; for i'll that way, what
ever disease there s, will be removed more speedily
The whole amount Of the difficulty that business the
last year las been rather too gond The inportalions
from Europe have paid good profits, and have been car
red rather far The reaction has already vel! nigh
corrected the procedure. The symptoms now indicate
the facts Oyertradng brings It's andote before has
gone to dangerous excess. When The community be-
come familiar with the present order OF things, their
confidence will be proportoned to their safety 1t will
probably be found that money plenty enough, Thirty
days from this me yet prudence will ever be the near
est road to wealth. Making haste has never been the
way to get rich