Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-17
From Tuesdays Compiler

THE "BROkER'S LETTER."
II will be seen nv the following letter. that Mr. II
r. Pa;ro il the author of the "Brokers Letter. an ex-
tract from which appeared in the New fork Journal
Of Commerce, and which ELECTED from US some com
me nts Yesterday We must cou.ess W. were not 1T
tie surprised to learn this fact lad any man conec-
tured in presence, that Mr. Pairo was the author
of that letter we should promptly and earnestly have
endeayored to convince him that his Conjecture must
be founded in error. When penned our article we
did not dream he was the m"n whom our censure
would fall.
Were the matter exclusively personal, we should NOT
have word to say further or the subject, but MI T.
has ma de nm assertion affecting the standing OF an m
stution with which the ineress of the State OF the
people, and of this eommun nIe extensively
and upon the issue whe the not that assertion IS
we'll founded, it is proper to igb his testimony.
Mr. Pairo relies upon MIR. 81 certificate. lie said
in his letter that the notes Of OF Virginia were
refused by the country people generally Does The Ger
tifcate prove this, Does gfe even preext Tor 'n's
sweeping imputation upon the standing OF The Bank:
Mr. Blair asserts in substance that persons urgeo ooJec
lions to those notes the Farmers Bank counter but
their suspicious removed when he told them that
those notes received by The Banks generally Now,
could doubts speedily removed hive been very
s,rong' And that they were not very Srong u no.
clear they could not have been generally entertained
nd that those objected to, and upon The IA
stant recciced, that be called refusal OF them
This testimony IS wholly unsatisfactory, except 30 lar
az il NAV 90 to show the feeble of the doubts
with regard to The Bank of Virginia, and the trng ex
tent TO which they INDUCED in this community
But th.tru,h is need not treat the proof thus Sc
rously Mr.. Blair, and he alone, has heard some Oh
eciioas chch ,cere mmsdaeiy obriaed and that shows
that the country people generally refuse The notes The
idea is ridiculous -,
This event land we are sorry i; has accurredD will
show to the public the hImsy pfeeIts upon which the
late panic at the North with regard to thu Bank of Vr
ginis has been gotten up We call upoe the Northern
press to aid in guarding the public thereNgains impo-
ston and 10 do Justice TO sound and solvent Bank,
one of the best in the Union
To the Editors of The Compiler:
tenenen-I notice Wing and Compiler OF THIS morn
remarks respecting the publication IN the Journal @ Com
o New York city, earact from brokers' letter oil
Richmond In which writer severely commented upon
Beinp the writer of that article (Which was part o private
with my New York correspondent ana never IN
70, The public eve conreledn desnc Of my cha
therefore. refer YOU, Messrs- Euhofs' ''e QUA" ~ ~ "
Mr. Archibald Blair. -; h ,,,.r,,
with respect 10 the propdey of mixing saen statement
will that advice contained IN ta ietcf was given
~ in which Broke. conceves j. Dis duty
IN his 10 keep him well advised OF al such Occur
As 10 tie publication OF portion "i my ef IN e
york II was without nv knowledge, ana 80 sooa A. nced
strongly a. any person. w ''' 'u"'' 'ou'u
possibly do and regret the whole occul,en.e ,, 49,.
Won will confer favor on by publishing ths Win the nc
conpanying certificate. . n,c,u.
Richmond. Feb, 1912.