Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-28
REMARKS OF Mr.. AvERETT OF VIRGINIA,


In The House Of Representatives. the bill J:fore CoRgrs
| for the Suppression Of Small Notes.
Mr. Chairman hope the gentleman from the State Of
OHIO will not rmharrass the friends Of this BILL and Inc
risk OF defeating IL by pressing his amendment agree with
him. that there ared o! ihe Issue OF paper currency
here nf any G"nomna lion would not vote for any bill
eeaznr any such This bills intended 10 legal
ze it, nor irgaizc il either by express terms, or by
ir Implication II s INTENDED 10 ada 10. and maze more e.
ccn the penalties existing laws prohibiting the issue
or crcnd within this District OF paper currency
der The denomination u five dplIarB Sir the laws vi c
land upna this Subject openly ioaiei nde. cur noses
before and in contempt ii ~ ard the law !.S'n@
power MAJ ont. II" pcopIc Of this District but The people
irriE. >iaes hav" been swnded, and are no."
being swin!'en h" The lSsGc u pfrnr! paper CURRENCY
nat cdtem,h on; tut III instances So issued tina;
their redemption be- enforced IN anything or any
whrrr Fa, rnIcs: ni,invr,nrd haze been put
apa dollars with fractional parts al Tic dollar, re-
dcrniL! in Virginia money when presented In sums Of I'VE
dr5 II my numbc al The nJ,cs These notes nave
llooei Narl land and ETginn, and The people Of these
States have s"ndc by them We owe II 10 ourselves
are in duty cGnsU,n MS, 10 that our
Laws and lawful authority shall be respected and o'cSc
and 10 protect our ptoGic against these a".oeakcs lhls
bill has been well considered by The committee which report.
I'd H. Il ,ly be- pGcctit may no. 90 lar enough In
supposinA nns"Gmh paper currency.
But couch that il you pnss il as !. Is you will
eicc;ualy prevent of shnpasicr under the de-
nnnp.,i.n uf five ,c.ars L., lis take the srcp now
Let hacH Maryland and Pennsylvania, in following The
lead O Virginia tie Effort 10 suppress snail nnics ana
shpplnsnts and nSrrc the people hard money al least
Tor their rca!; tansac;crs. Pennsylvania and Matyan
have trr the experiment IT allowing their banks 10 Issue
small 70: such transactions. Experience has taught
them that Doing, tnc' Save not only been cured with
their shinrliscrs bnt with similar issues from
other S,l.s and especially with the lawl.ss issues
from thu Dsrc:. They have abandoned heir expert
mcnr, ari have prohibited the issue circulation of
any notes uute hc denomination of five dni;s, thus fol-
nw;ac lead .. tr!nir. Let back and sustain hose
States -. r2Ss ;its i;,l "a i Is | appeal :" s
isc.:s ai.? II - y. I,oNni:ed - amendments.
WAiie lima MAJ i.:, Hans i"ana, and otcr Sihi's,
arc issuing Eve dollar nnr. cann" pass any IN" which
wurli ,- 3" Elective N srrpre>slng their ccul
non here THIS hi lnntad Ia b. i've, and ecutu
ally operative. Lee sacrifice /: theory how
ever snunt any which, though sound IN prin
cgla must ltr rrCsrut OF things be Intellectual IN
practice.
4 MOUNTAIN or Mi2BI.E.--Mr. }. ID. Maniove
gives inc 81 Louis in'ulinencr! description vi n0nu
tain Of bic which c exists IN tile Great Salt Lake
Eai.y he the mArn!r Is e. almost every color and
shade in slabs very large area and from lnc IN thick
ness IL blocks immense size. Nh %anlove judges
the marble be ii the best quality and that III inexhaus
tihc.
An lnc.n paper says that Amos Warrington oil Cai!"
dead He unprt !endng man, lived unoetcnta-
tipusly md supplied he people with fish His last words
,vc,c Characteristic: II say Pri,chad, I'm going to pee
rignt of I've iir,ed my last tish bur bury tackle with
n.c-uho knows but what they bite IN lordan7"
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Ne frgrci learn that Han T. H. Eayy OF Virginia, has
been clnnet his in The House oil Representa- Ves
,-,l t,ssi ,l0pas II (Fninu