Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-23
From the Lynchburg Virginian.l
RANK SUSPENSION.

Last week the Virginia Banks suspended, and, we
doubt not the whole South will follow The only tniue
that We see to complain Of IS, that me tIgin;s
Banks did not follow the lead OF the Pnllaoeipnia
and Baltimore Banks more than TWO weeks stoS coo
In this month"; there has not been less than $oVVuoo
in gold drawn from Virginia Banks and sent Nortn.
In this month not less than three hundred BANKS 10
the North have suspended, and We doubt not tnat o
few days will close the vaults OF Gil tne osnAs III
ginia and in the South.
With New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore apo
Washington on the North and South Carolina on ths
other side, we think Virginia was compeliea TO iaI,
into ne and the whole South must follow IN s1orl
time We take this opportunity to cay 10 inc noaers M
Of notes on any of the Virginia Banks, except the
Kanawha Bank.) that your money is perfectly gooo
don't let designing men cheat you out " III. ~
Every Bank in the State has more than douDie 'ne
amount of s circulation due them, and the E1onapge
and Farmers Banks of this city has more specie and
drafts alone than will cover their entire circula.on.
so wa cav TO our readers don't be alarmed your
notes on the Banks of the State are Perlec!y goou
lust as good az wheat-we only Wisn tnose lnaeoseu
10 n, would offer 10 pay their dues in virginia mo-
nsv~we would show our faith by our works, oy
giving them receipts, with very. polite thank you'
sir, in the bargain. ,,;;
bank, use them as you have neIetEo.e
tbemSor if YOU owe nothing, then keep them, Tor
they are as good as rtedt
Let Gov. Wise forthwith call meeting OF the LIE
sissture, for who ever knew him to sbun responsi
bility? His lion heart is full of generous, manly I'm
pulses. He saved Virginia. he saved the South, ne
saved the Union by the bold step he took IN arrest
ing the progress of Know Nothngian. Who believes
| that Buchanan would have been our President mac
Virginia elected Flournoy instead OF Henry A. Wse
| r. the Old Dominion had surrendered, the wn0le
south would have followed in her wake. But tnsnks
TO Governor Wise for bis bold able and manly ngnt
Virginia is indebted to him. the South is lndeoteo &c
him, the Union il ndebred to him. and we DOUBT no
in 1860 the highest honors in the gift OF Tree people
| will be bestowed on him.
Let the Legislature deal with the banks In q M fal
more liberal spirit than marked their course IN 1851
IF they think It best, let them appoint committee te
examine into the matter and our word lot IT, they VII
And our banks not only safe and sound, but ready tt
| resums specie payments as soon as the Nortneri
hanks olive them tue assurance that they will not b.
nreved upon TO their injury and to the
of these banks The suspension OF the virginia oank
was not one of necessity, but Of sefdetenoe 10 pre-
vent the gold from being sent to the Northern cltle
| m sustain institutions which by their enormous e1
nnn,ions under their free banking system have gveI
announcement to all sorts OF wild speculations Wncf
have brought the present financial crisis on the who
country We repeat the only just ground OF complain
that can be made against the virginia osnAs H. a. tna
| thew did not suspend soon as the banks IN fnna
dslpbia. Baltimore and Washington did, and thereo!
| retain the enormous amount of gold that, by thei
foohsrdiness has gone to the Northern cities. A LID
ers spirt on the part of the Legislature toward tn
banks will greatly relieve the whole State, assist tn
merchants, aid the miller in buying the wheat, an
enable the farmers to sell :her produce for fair price
and bring relief to all.