Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-16

fhr ne Enquirer.
y,sars. Edto,s-la am p..asrI that ~: su-Gestio' t' "
second in ynu. columns in The att!c'es a. ; ~ -. ~, ~.
an fnteilirsn; Stoc.iukier. The tiine l. = !ihhn ipl :. , wI
uuol appn,ni:nen, OF Bank Directors. IN" i'"si-''tute W.
~, In :. .sion before this article vii! be inserted. - '"I'>
any rc,3oa why the discretionary power c"thcr!e" on '.'
T .r;..,r,e BY the new code, page 307, chapter %, sec. !, Io
rro:!!e by lIw for the appointment oi 4 '''j'fiiF :" ~ - =.
,.,tus nv Tie Governor IN beha!i the State, sEiHu 80 ~
exercised iorittwith ! I've reaaon5 way Il sh2"iI ~ 49," 49,
and done al onco, are aimis; as thick a, the t!aae9 VI s"o"
onw :,linI and covering the ground. IN" money power "
the State - In The Bank. aud The birhs are ~ uc ,H''
u; the minority party. The Democratic party = VI! h,sa
l.. !, ,b. ascendant in the State, and the State II TIE laiSts'
s,ucknuIicr in The Bank. The STOCK 81 ne S'a't n."i -.
STOCK held bv individuals who ARE Democrats, S'I' 80,
majority nf i!lc stock. and yet the me'norrs q! 'he Gun :.
rralic party hold u dispruportionate snare oI rr 't,
The Banks. In FACT. they held u very insignificant! P'u''',
ion Of the presi1cncies, cashierships ana c'atk5liPs IN n'ess
i,stitutious. The losses vi the STATE, IS wcii = " p'Ni"
,,.rnnli.rs ths nne necessarily wi;n the other, bT IA" en-
bsyzlr,nrnts which have nlreaGy come ~ l'9't, ave arn'',-'
lbrrc \ continuation .! the existing order 81 t'!'"ss - -.
favorable Than would be il change, TO Inc eiscoE'rf = ~
cm5czztrInont or other WlS'uanhGs"'ch' Una '.! ~
nossitd;itv) have been cxpGsei:. However u mo! "t NJ :"
with some chow 81! praprie,r, thai the clshIcf- ma c'F'hs
who are ldm!Ilarized with the duties OF me!f pH'sss 1'+''
-, =, h. ,r.1naa,ly substituted b. less experienced per
suns merely for the sake OF the principle oi rotanon III Hitf,
There is not any show Of reason why he'e sn'uh.
not al least as often as once in a quarter OF a ceh'uIs' " ="
oftener, indeed, be a change OF HE presidents AZ" . > ~
and hos long has il been So IN respect u III 2u =,
They present their tickets 10 lie private s'oc"tiutue:s :" A"".
general, butj partial meetings asseuno1e'', ana tnu' ~. go.
IN wa and from generation 10 generation, these PRESIDENTS
W. IV'V 0't Ei-.- 81
keep then. selves in their sllaried stations; MANY d o'' VIZ
put rendering more service, and soma y. tiieih iess' uan o' VI:
cr directors. who receive no salary. The persons pfoi"sea Q!
the president for election BY The stockholders, bsihS arPJLh'i
ed. as nine in ten times they nil are ie:l themselves p'sustu
10 .c-rIecl him, no matter now much better quah''" 'na i"
any one Of The directors appointed by the GoTtfn"r or osii ~
Of the State. Indeed, il any attempt is made ay thS n'a'c"
directors 10 thwart the design Of tho presidents directors |"
elect him, (he, by the by, acting Scry nioae''y' 10 or su,e, !"
concrr, with tllrmO tho cutlery is raised Ihh, party spirlt
ia throwing its Hood OF strife into the business ansacHohs
of society, and the interests OF the banks VIII suffer. anc
thus the minority State directors, II not sllcnced, are su2'ect.
ed TO the existing order of Things, or made 10 Dear the DIANE
Of n ruthless attempt 10 change X.
lie, il not ba said that We are trying 10 introduce politics
ir;J Inc o1nks. sc 10 not propose ~ Eit the o'nNS any more
under Democratic rule, than they are now, end ave l'n9
been, nnt,r Wing rule.
Whv may not The law making the proposed change b as
well passed in one day rs one month! why wat a"'|hIf
year, Dy not passing the law unll The appointment .! %lfcc-
tors, now at hand, for the year, shall have been iniie WY
mol in one day IL Is true that no bill can become law dh'
iii il has been read On three different DAYS Of the anne
session in The House in which il originated, Unless fHo-
thirds of the members elected Ia that House shall otherwise
determine. Thus II is equally true, and by virtue at the same
constitutional provision, that the three readings "i d OIL. OF
different days, may be dispensed with BY two-th!,i:, ard The
bill passed. fIbLiCo.