Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-24

Bank is in its cgs STATE. Bu, we will suppose
its vaults are filed Is the application Of these
screws, the Shell is pippcd, On! the monster is
Matched. and comes ioTii from his marble palace
and ba. As 10 the Sunshine, rca ~ 10 whisper in
lie ears OF Eve tempting her 10 :;lic and eat that
fruit. the eaing ii winch wiil indeed teach t!.
knowledge Of good and evil bnt which will i,e
done in violation d! ,!;, l::cat, In the Gay thai
yc ca. thereof, We sh:ii surely die"
The doors O. The Bank are o!'ehcd-,..c cold
AID the silver glitter II The ad.nirng gsZc OF thou
sani.-iia bcauiiiu! s;iaen ncics tempt 10 touch
and 10 handle The canvass IL the cxced i,naei-
na;ion OF The bg-S,an!ers CLOVIS with ''applcs Of
gold in pictures OF silver" Tie mind teens with
a portrait, whose colors are brilliant and gorgeous
one hundred ana fifty millions o. notes, backed
by fifty millions of spec e, L. bc soNn broadcast
through The lard. All yoa have 20 do is, la give
yo.r note, with Two COOS! endofscrs for such por-
ton Oi this amount as you may think necessary
and your wants are supplied. All :oU have 10 al
,end to is, regularly 10 pay the discount, and Tie
note is renewable al pleasure. and you viii BE
allowed, too, H. put IN 4 ncW Lot@. u o.ia!n iuEdS
sufficient H. pay the discount. a!lihat the Bank
wants is good names on roar nanef. The pres
sure before the opening Of the Bark was sore
commemorative, cveiy body feels the lcccs>ilv OF a
small loan, aud each has his VANS supplied IN
his degree Every man begins 10 lee! easy and
conllor.a ble;-iherc is a sini" urcn rvery face
business is to be eX.cnGcd-thc merchant LAYS in
a steel; OF goods twice as large a. lciore-lhe
manniac GIcr lays in double sGppl,' of raw ma
ies:a!s douA!cs bis force, ana SETS iIurr a;.d more
machines in oleratior:-reoplc who li2ye 10 ca
pil!i id who NnoW nUthlilg .! The h;;,E.ss nara
merchants and manufacturers and rush llindfo:l
mo tie Elccc;-hen q! erc;@; and excerpts,
Srrin. ~, vino sco.a IL GatLia in liit!c 'hn-S,
and whose dsli%l, is i. boil: srecuaions;--lillc
lnen initiate tGcir great operations Thee tlno>
commence first in the cities hut the infection is
carried into Tie COUNTY The country merchants
visit The ciles--lcy have nevcr seen the liz Of
goods lcforc-,hcy have never had such inGi,cc-
.nis 10 bay before No talk Of paying up oil
scores now--iiInes aIe eaar:-;naGe any bill yiu
liGc--have any credit vou want. Should you h.
Il litc short, you can obtain what money yol
waLt in Bank. The farmers and the planters
come 10 tie cities: they never dreamed n srcf
e.:-producc i soin. up higher and higher
they are hcsct ~ The merchant ard The grocer
and every species oftra!esman and mechanic, and
every i;lGaccmcnt is held OFT 10 them to buy fer
lcssiy and literally: The commission merchant
urges them 70 send in their crops, and draw upon
him in advance: the miller allows them Il differ
ent sort OF price Tor their grain: the grocer will
let them have any amount upon credit: the coa"a
crop Will he in plenty Of ,imc--ii YOU can't pay
Their, no matter, YOU can O.: ii i'll Bank. Then,
the ladies are as.aicd Look u these new fash
ions-.his dress. cheap as dirt al ity dollars-hi>
shawl only cost fire hundred dollars-.hesa bon
ncis-thesc cwci>--ihcse silks
Under this process goo IS lcgn TO of finely
trade is brisk, people are as bu>y Is bees. The
Eoss begins 10 ca ,cula,c-hc beciuS Ia ran over
his hooks-hc is as;onishcd At the great amount
due him. NoboGy objects 70 prices; il would he
ridiculous 10 object to the price 81 an article,
when you are buying it upon credit OF when the
cash you are paving is - easily obtained. The
good NAN tells his wife Of his success, and it
leaks out among Tie children -thcn. comes tie
thought. what is the use OF Geving al i mans
lie, aEd 10, enjoying liz, while We lire. Then.
.Oiows the thought. this hcusc is rot large enough
and soJd enough. Then, tic houses ale but
elegant houses mus; hc elegantly furnished
Brussels ant Turkey carpets mirrors and chat
Gelicrs and silver >c.vcc-sHien9id curtains ana
divans and oiiomans ar, io,:1gcs. AM co:chcs,
and coaches ard ackics, AMI i!rcrics, and al the
paraphc!nalla oil Spiendor anu wealth. As talks
Inc Merchant 50 talks the Manufacturer, and the
Lawyer, AMI the Doctor, and The Printer, and the
Sadaler. and the Tanner aud The Baker, and the
Butcher, and every occur alton in lie. ~ catch
the infection. As it is in town - i; i N The
country. Extravaganza becomes the order tie
Daughter, and tirsel, am Show and qo:np. and
parade: and with these. e."y. and haired, and
malice follow in thcir rain 'Ihc E1n6, all This
TING, IS steadily pursuing the even tenor OF -
way, and i silently cxcaangir2 is notes, Tor
GOOD notes Of is Customers with good cndo!scr>.
and lis notes are sil.r.!;. indng their way through
t!.c ramiications of exchange, INTO every mans
pocket. The Other l6arkS loo, have teen all the
ti!rc Developing ,hcir resources, AM aiding HI
developing The resources OF tie country. and eve
~ Thing and every body is floating on the nli
tide oil glorious times. Property Is rising above
The contemplation Of the most sancuinc People
are bdying produce ami giving high prices FOR IL.
vino never THOUGH; in their lives oi the amount Of
stock on hand in foreign mari:ais-who ne"cr
cnGnired. ~ heard oil the staic 81 crois IN other
parts OF the world and hardly know what IS 90
l1@ on tnuer their own nose. 1o'@cco, Whca'i
cotton l!0Gr-all iac Staples are rapidly adYanc-
i'm. Lands, negroes SOCKS, horses caiiic, every
thing is mounting higher and HIGHER. Now com
mcnccs The ragc for spCcC!Stloa. Ih"rc IS no.
sufficient arnoJa; oil rr1aucc - absorb he fodGn-
darcy OF LIE cnrreucr. Somebody Stats nlui-
ticaulis tree as the greatest tree IN The Universe
suddenly every boy is mul;icaus mad. Tie
sale of buds is immcnsc-no actual buds, b
buds to be grown neXi year, ana Inc year ai!"r
and the year after thai: ]'cn CONE @o:d m'ncS,
and silver and copper mine stock ana every
species OF humbug is agug, and the people ire III
arog for maxim: money, not bv din' ol Inc s"cat
Of their brow hu " he instantaneous process ol
grand speculation
This is The way the Bank operates upon iidi-
viG:la!s and The mass ot the PEOPLE, hIit u WI he
OF service 10 SEE its operation upon States aEH
Governments. The people harin@ become Ea-
hiiuGicd 10 cxtTar gancc and Ia Tie bt"'i'ieS 81 lie
credit system, lcein 10 urge their beic""ts ~
"cc Tor al sorts Of state Improvements. AtiIS'
useful and ncccsSarv work; Ct Improvement are
uGcrliaken. hut tee arc commenced upon d
large scale and the moncv is 10 be borrowed TO
complete them. The Bank readily loans lhe
money wanted. or undertakes 10 81! state S'oc"
in foreign markets 10 taxes are laiG 10 create
a fund 10 repay the principal. To do 50, wo2'd
5c certain 10 rcur the dis?icasure OF HE pc"iic:
all HAT IS contemplated is 10 po'idc ior liie Ply!
meni Of the interest New wolGs are .1rujcct'i---
mountains are To be crcllei u inrn-ilec-rli,-
lions are TO he borrowed !cr such Woris--;"!i-
roads, and canals, and ship channels are 70 -
cXecuicd-lhe courses OF rivers are 10 &c cnaneed'
The people have become llabiiaaIcd 10 tninSlDg
and talking oil millions, and licy Say, "h"t ave
millions 10 the resources Of snch nahoA. az
val worns are laid down side hy Side. I'tcri; &C.
s,foyIag any chance Tor proiit--tu WHAT oi ,htt
Money can be obtained for n mere s0rs. New,
If you will vote ior my WORK, Will vote Tor
yours; no. because yours is useful, hut because
desire mine 10 be carried; and thus tie most ioc-
ISL, cxtravagant and v;llainous system IS adopted
sill further TO scuandcr money. If any man
darcs to oppose such madness he is told he is At
Of tall. would have suited the 3necci'iviaEs uN'
is perfect nonsense in this goahead, sIeain-io'e-
ing age The consequence is debt accumulated
upon debt and an interest To he provided for great
or than Tie whole revenues Of the State.
Here at last we have mounted 10 The top OF
Pisgah. Let us survey Ire scene below, and see
what was the process by which We attained this
emiacncc Men who had something borrowed
from the Bank TO make that something more
Men who had nothing, borrowed from the Bank
10 make tha, nothing something. Merchants
were stimulated 10 purchase extra supplies o.
goods, and they stimulated others 10 bar. all
giving promises 10 pay negotiable at Bank, or OF.
tanning tie mercy from Bank and giving theiI
notes with good endorsers. before the crop was
housed, the farmer drew upon tic merchant in 3D.
vance. and he borrowed the MONEY from The
n, IT., hon ,,-e.-,