Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-21

6act would be beneficial, not only TO our merchants, Wv
10 the immediate neighborhood ana tne pun. ~ Ia
The fact is even those who have suheler nio. 80,
nloson Of the monster, are anxious 10 anu
al ,..oci.tons connected with its past history
''u u 0'' philadelphia Inquirer.
The time was when journal Of the Inquirer schooi
would have thought il at burglary al leas' " spec
thus disres De ctuy Of the great regulator OF
and cotton; but now even Hh'gge'y' o"I ,,o no..
- u,he mnnster" can afford 10 give kick 10 the pros
,., J,oernaul and to utter wish that It's past con-
dnc, 90 landed and admired at the moment OF act'oh'
,er hurled in oblivion. We must, however, oo)ec' 10
,b,s-make what you will of the building custom
house an opera house, town nall, any lhng '
o, bs,orv must not and cannot be so easily ehaced
em the minds of M n and # we had our way nscrip
ton, should be carved deep into It's marble walls, %
record in indeli5le characters the iniques OF ,.s
once From first TO last, the course oil he " .. Da"
furnishes lesson which should never De
Men should reflect upon -ponder over IT. that ior the
fnre thew NAV not again become the easy victims o.
nurse proud arrogance and unprncipled pretensons
There should be forgetting IN Tue case. IL IS woie
some 10 remember that this il the institution wh'cn u
dertook Ia war upon the Government OF the people
choce-to overthrow Presidents and 10 corrupt Lon
re.s-to whip the tmd into its ranks by panIcs ano
treasures and seduce the courageous ny bIioes ah
bounties-an institution which snbsIdsed the press
oyerran the country with lis hireng orators ana pour
ed forth the money of its Stockholders ike WAFER, w
the vain effort buy that which could not De gained
| r,oson and argument. 1t was this bank which IN the
last moments Of its national existence, Dody oalieo
its doors against Congressional investigation, that The
names of its brbed my rmidons might remain unknown
and then turned its corruPting influences upon the
State Legislature TO obtain new lease OF lie, winch
its debaucheries had left it without sufficient stamina
TO sustain Keeling and staggering under the weigh
of lis accumulated sins it toered from year to year
and at last came crashing to the ground, hopeless
wreck almost before the ink was dry which boosted o.
its undimnished energy and nexhaustble resources
These things are not to be forgotten, and to Tx such
experiences firmly in the mind, some competent hand
should sketch in plain language the leading points IN
the history of the Bank, that every citizen may be
enabled to keep his recolections clear and distinct
connected narrative is wanted of the great panic
movements Of the revolutions 'boodess as yet, o.
the prescriptions and prosecutions, the brberles ant
ptons the specuations, populations, and adula
tons which distinguished the of the now fallen
managers of this Ubiquitous corporation. We shouid
forget either that the United States Bank and III
influences contributed more largely to the present de
plorable Of morals than any other cause-that i
set the example Of buying legislators, like cattle at the
SHAMELESS and would have made the press and the halo
box purchaseable commodity. But we have neithe
time nor space recapuate the reasons why the his
tory of the United States Bank should not be suffered
to escape into obliyion-nor is it necessary Every one
remembers enough of the events of the last twelve
wears to be convinced that they too important, and
as lessons Of warming valuable to be suffered TO pass
away without leaving strong impressions upon The
minds of a-Pennsyt rania7