Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-11

ton in the Virginia Bank which he has long filled with
honor himself, and devotion the Of the Bank
For thirty he has uniformly been elected The prime
OF his life has been spent in its lie has grown grey
in its empoymen-Wh tho exception the dcfacation Of
Dahney and especially SINCE thatevent Is acknowledged
that the OF this Institution have been ably conduct
ed. No misconduct has been alleged against him.
-Four his official conduct has been saigncd default
ot duty since Dabncys dcfaca occurred IL subjected
the and laborious OF the ang com
mitt appointed by the Executive of this Ii
underwent investigation before the fiery tribunal OF Wing
Legislature rcsoutonof instruction the Stns PROXY
10 vote agansthin. has been submitted Committees OF
the Stockholders and twice brought before their pre-
cediny annual meetings. In every investigation he was
acquitted Of delinquency and ofcensure has
imputed neglect Of duty At the called meeting OF Stock
holders, in July, 1910, whilst all the Dab
neys eeacaon fresh in their minds the resolution
| 10 remove him rejected. by n Of 1880 10 i36
His removal this distant day bears face the
impress OF remedial justice, but Of pindiefre
or OF parzan prescription. IL is true that or five of
the most distinguished Wings in this city still stood by him.
just to him, and faithful to their first impressions OF
duty IL il also true, that two three OF wealthy De.
mocrauc Stockholders continued indulge their preiudices
aud 20 hunt down their vctm-bu il is impossible not "a,
see the strong vein OF that political feeling which would
sociatc the Doctor with those who tho Demo.
cratic party, and who have in the slang of
the Wing press, as the Loco Foco Anti Bank party.
AT all events, close eyes To the fact that
every President and every Cashier in this city, will belong
under the medated arrangement the same political par
y We cannot forget that in than thirty Banks and
Branches in this State the predominant political party has
not one tenth OF the chief officers, which they embrace
This grand result scarcely be the effect OF an
Is
unae al this PERIOD that the almost entire of the
State its banking accommodation and facilities should be
exclusively welded by either OF its great political parties
Altogether this movement this time and AT ali times
most unfortunate. And should il have the effect of
the dormant spirit OF political excitement of inermngng
these institutions with the party wrangos of the day ali calm
and calculating men must the and the
quences. The Republican party almost cut off by
this decided stroke from such participation of the control
OF these great engines they enjoyed inferior
degree-and regret that upon the heads the s,ocho
dcrs, the OF such proceeding fall The re-
guaton OF the currency ola couht Of the greatest
It's sovereign powers We solemnly think its and
expansion it, almost entire control should be entrusted TO
political partyand especially when the party
minority of the Legislature and the people OF the State
The theatre, which this acted Yesterday
was the banking house, which crowded with the
Stockholders from various parts OF the State. Mr. David
H. Branch OF Petersburg, called to the Chair. The
proceedings were opened with long, clear historical Ex
pose by the venerable President of the Bank-who read il
without the aid OF spectaces, in that fine Roman hand
which distinguishes his writing, without the slightest
ing OF the pen, in the of Stephen Hopkins IL
expressed in that luminous and Phosophic STYLE which
few men IN that assembyeoud pretend imitate-bear
ing all the marks of his masculine and mistaken intellect
and detailed the condition OF the Institution, and gave rn
pld sketch his connection with for IS years In JUS
ueG him. we will attempt to obtain copy for the press
ON thursday next lheprnted ticket the Directors which
probably succeeded is before us-and led off with the
name OF James W. Pegram, las Presidency of the Mother
Bank. He Cashier of the Bank and il probablv de
tined 10 take the place OF John Brockenbruugh
Perhaps the Enquirer, ancient and welfounded as is its
reputation for Jesustor evadng truth by false issues
and creating false impressions and false opinions bv the
suggestions Of circumstances disconnected with the subject
in hand and unlounded in ac-never better deserved its
reputation than by this article.
No man mistake that il breathes studed design
artfuly executed represent Dr. Bockenbrough ns the
victim Of "Pesecuuon"-of ewing proscrption"-and
that this design connected with Interior one of ndu
cling the Legislature in session. prescribe the Whip
officers in the Capitol whose election shortly to come on
and by this means offer propatory sacrce 10 the
L Of M H.,
have had agency in his eviction from the Bank of Viz
gnato cover his fall with the mantle of party-perchance
to create in the Capitol which he may be induced
/ 10 fill.
This i the design-cear and manifest to every man of
sense the light Of HeavenThe evidence contained
peciay the third fourth and fifth paragraphs is too cear
for misrepresentation The appeals Party are distinctly
made The suggestion that large portion Of the Banks
Of the State under the government of Wing officers
could have been made with other possible design but
invoke party passion and excite party prejudice The in
siHuatioa that this coud be the effect of an accidents,
combination Of circumsances"an insnuation which laws
the door of the Wing party the grave and the absurdy
unfounded mputaton OF intriguing and managing obtain
Banking ascendency in Virginia. directed to infame e
gislaye sympathy and protection for Dr. b. and coope-
rate IN the party design.
But why prove that two and two make four An article
has under revision from the ENQUIRER or
any other Press, malignant in Selling nsidous
ia the DISCUSSES it put on perncious the spirit IL
would invoke, odous and unjust for its real purposes
hypocriucal IN the process by which IL would &C.
| complish them:
Letus attention Of the country to the facs-bul
first let say that toward, DIR. Brockenbrough feel
very high degree of personal respect, unmxed with the
slightest alloy OF personal unkindness.
We have been heretofore mainly instrumental in cont.
nuing him in office, and he knows very WELL that this
Press has taken part whatever that which has
led To his dismissal
Why should that dismissal be charged party Do the
fdefs wauuntitl
Dr. peterborough has been superseded as Bank Drec
tor by the Stockholders OF the Bank Of Vrgna-Are they
all Whigsl No. They composed Of Wings and De
uiocrats indiereny-jus the case NAV be- Did Whig.
vote to supplant him7 Yes. Did Democrats Yes Did
Wings vote to retain him. Yes. Did Democratsl Yes
Could he have received any thing like the respectable
he did, without Wing assistance7 No Could ne have
been put without Democratic add No. Whist Wing.
helped him7 Even the Lawyer Wing Aristocracy here
often and Indignantly assailed by the Enquirer-th,
"Junto the Hill" as Loco FOcoism call it,
What pretence is there them for acrbng his eviction
Wing party management None in the world n,
Wing paper the State called for it, took any dircc
part in the question. The Wing papers Richmond stu
diousy absaine from taking sides question which the
felt To be entirely corporate and to belong exclusively
the Stockholders. There Wing mectng-no me
moral-no organizalon-no party action Of any kim
whatsoever employed to achieve the result.
Who the active agents in eIectng it, Stockhotd
ers-men whose fortune embarked in the Bank-an
80 far AZ we know, with possibly exception or two
Stockholders only. What do they assign for thi
high handed act Of changing officer who had the guar
dianshp Of their interests and whom they had right
change Simply that they think they better hemsove,
the Bank and the Public that the Bank Of Virginia ha
been wreichodly managed, and has gone from bad
worsethat its money has been pundered without deeco
iresponsiby and improperly loaned, until their Stool
has greatly deprecated.
But perhaps the Wings ard clad the Doctor has been
porsodod1 Some are are not. Where then is IN
proof Of party in this matter3
There u There exists the tgish to impuio il
party for the unmany purpose Of depvng Of their station
by the sympathy the change may create certain distinguish
cd Wing officers in the basement story Of the Cnpito-me
shove reproaehor the further purpose Of eStortng frof
the Legislature, obituary compliment, which hi