The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-03-07
F.om the Indiana State Journal.
Gov wright s'makinga hoscaiiy Bank
4 Ann


SqUat.r
Mr.. Ep1roR:-In your Saturdays Journal
| saw an editorial article headed "Hard Mo-
ney Democracy" in which you say, "The
Sentinel may cry repeal until it is hoarse,
and Gov. Wright may get up as many runs
on the banks, as he can and stiilthe law will
remain on the Statute took" &c. Speaking
of the Governors runs on the banks re-
minds me of feat of that kind performed by
that gentleman several years ago, which IL
Illustrates the sagacity OF the gentleman to
nicely. With your permission, | will give
hasty sketch of the affair.
Ii is well known that the Governor used to
boast that he was the originator aud auihor
of the present charter of the State Bank OF
Indiana, and i'm his stump speeches heralded
it as "a feather in his cap" But as the
course of true love never runs smooth, so has
it ever been with Joseph in all his political
career. For some trivial offence, ON the
part of one of the branches located some
where down i'm the region OF Terre Haute, he
declared war against it. Having made for
tunate speculation in pork. by which he ac-
qured some five or six thousand dollars, he
bethought him that now he would have a
sweet revenge OH the offending bank. He
therefore set to work buying up the paper OF
the branch referred to, and having scraped to-
gether five thousand and one hundred dollars,
boasting that he was prepared 'to make the
rascally bank squat Accordingly having
solicited certain gentleman to accompany
him to the banking house, to act as witness in
the impending catastrophe, he stridet into the
bank with fierce aud determined air. APP
proaching the counter, he exclaimed in a
Deremptory tone,-"Mr. Cashier, 1 have your
notes for $500, which wish to get cashed.
want the gold and silver fer them" Eyes
Mr.. Wright" replied the officer, "we will
attend to it shortly Turning to the gentle.
man who accompanied him. he said: row
take notice!" and then addressed the cashier
again: "Sir, want the gold and silver on
this Immediately; cannot wait here all day
to suit your convenience. Pay me the spcie
or protest will be entered immediately
Have little patience, Mr.. Wright answer
ed the officer. there are several gentlemen
before YOU and each must take his turn.
Again nudging his companion, and repeating
his Injunction to stake notice." the Governor
Indignantly exclaimed, sir, want the GOLD
or silver on these notes instantly or they
shall be protested The patience of the
cashier having been exhausted, he STOPPED
\ uOHH anu lllltu i've DOAcS VI cpCSiC uPou- tiiS
counter, each containing $1,000, and as
quick as thought counted out the odd Sl0C
in silver, and showed it at the man who was
Trimming the bank"
The Governor said in beseeching tone
Mr.. Cashier, LEAN you let me have thu
paper for the hundred dollars! 1t would bt
more convenient "No, sir" replied thu
cashier, 1--we have got no paper to spare."-
l"Wel," asked the Governor, "will YOU b
kind enough to lay the boxes of specie un
der your counter, till can get conveyanc,
to take them away!" mo sir" said the off
cer," we prefer not to take that responsible
ty." Turning to his companion, he said
: I"IfI get bag to put this specie 10, will 20
allow me to throw it over your horses back
To which he replied: "No, Pllbc ID
| am going to break my horses back wit
that pile" -.....u evrrtti
tinel over it till he could find drayman I
take it away. And thus ended that nobl
and patriotic enterprise.
A HOOSIER.