The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-27
Total regulars snd volunteers
Etsbei.iA' snsionss or Washington
Bsnks-Prirate Bankers, &c.


WARRINGTON, Fob Is 1850.
Here, - everywhere else. who are connected in
any way shape with funds which they are disposed
to lend regarded with the profound interest
and respect Presidents and cashiers are men Of In.
nuepce; and even the tellers aud porters OF good
standing banks are not to be snssssd 1T With ipuny
So far the banks Of Washington are
Of much account they have very little TO 10
With the government or more properly speaking the
general government have very littls dealing With
them that i TO cay, what they do have Is In q very
email way, and not worth talking about. There are
three principal banks located in Washing one op-
polite the Department Of State for the oonveniencs
Of Mr. Zsntrnger the gentle cha. does' the paw
ment q that department from clerks mp to Ia. Sscre-
sult oarmen, copyists Gay laborer,, aud
and keeps the secrvt fund and VINO succesied Mr.
Gordon. Who succeeded Mr. Chase, who succeeded Mr.
ce.ded Mir W. "a Coventry waddeL o. Nes Ysrk VINO
commenced Political life In ofics holding in the dsy,
Of King Hickory ard has risen to BE- half miliou.ire
and an operator In per csntager In Wei street In his
There i. another bank down By ths market. ami
smother In Seventh street, near the Intel snesr Office
where the printers OF that esstishmsnt can dep ,st
their ocse change n they choose To do 30. There 10
still another mcnsrel sort Of bank, called Savings
Institution; but .hst depcsites made there IL.
mystery for monsJ savings are scarce comuoiity iu
located the avenue. where large deposite. nsds
The latter class keep 81 peht snd early In the
nSrnins and are better srown IS faro bank.
for people, unless they kno~ them to be good. or
course they know much more about their own stock.
holders and directors than Of outsiders aud 10 there L.
any tiscountng to be done its to them At least the
banks OF the metropolis discounted aoy for OF
for any body that We know fsey had the bank would
probably have hss GAUGE 20 remsbsr tbs trsas.etiop
We will let them Glide and proceed TO give birds eye
view Of the private banssrs There is NOS more
smiling set Of men In Washington. They are always
happy and distressed Witch cannot be said of
their customers. Thee private bankers transact
meet Of the government busnsss-why OF wh-refors
are two questiops vhioh cas only b. satsf.ctoriiy
answered either oy the government or the esnksrs.
,hs Jyn,s,s s,s,ss .r,,s Bro,Ssr, CO srs ,es
capital Of England. Both go th-ir death on govern
msnt lcsrs when they can get them y tsse Coreoran
and Regs began TO mp jut alb az tire time vhsn the
United sstes Bank bsgsn to ~ down. and they nov
have their banking house in the building Of the United
Bates Of the Barring arm Both started with nothing and
sot ashamed Of ~. Both have found something in
the leps run and that sonethins everr thios In
country for 10 IL money Both very rich. But to
copnns ourseves 70 this side Of the AtlsutcNr Cor
corso IL every inch gentleman. ~ is said that he
keeps the vsTy Isrstcpe IN his msgn fc-pt rnsnion
~bich his worthy old father used to hammer his eatar
on ard that vhen he hears MUSHROOM gentry talk about
uhssb . ,. sss ~ ri. he ssss, ri. sooS ..a,s
srds hiisl respect and memory, which might be ex-
tensvy copied With sdvsn'ss. TO the osnse OF ssse-
District, and was brought up In Oeorsstosn, where
he was upfoftppste IN trade. snd Tor some time
under the weather. So reduced was be, st one
period that almost In despair at his dark prospects he
copsented TO become en- applicant for thousand dol
Jar slefnhip But bsss his soea ,1r. ane prevailed
would In all human probability never have emerged
fr,m ob,cvrity but you'd hsve msined . clerk nus
Some. BIER. 10 1888 or 81 ne iorosd psrtnersap via
Gesree Washirston Rags. Eea . 500 OF MIR. Elisha
Coreorsp had the henor b-,pf born Geors sn
~here be vas az time merchant. Mr.. Risss Sc
NOR fsrsIshsd the capital and the yovpg house
rr~cc~d business untsr the most a,spsinus ctrcurn-
taccs. aud Of tiue, too, when the us,ted States
Bspk, ED ell other banks, were topsy tufvyng the
vsry fss-tins ana f.,tsGipe youos veil a.
rfd h~ck suf mo rh O.. n "a