Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-04
Suspension Of Specie Payment.
BY JOHN P. kK1SEDY-lsi0.

history, to be constrained to record an event
the most astounding: the most unexpected,
the most treacherous, the most ungrateful,
the most Hagitious-yea, the mos: supre-
eminently fagitious that the history Of
mankind affords. Notwithstanding that
laudatory and political ejaculation which
the Hero and the Sage breathed out in his
brilliant career, like the last notes Of the
swan, 81 leave this great people prosper
Gus and happy"-notwithstanding that
fattering canzonet, with which he who
pledges himself to "walk in the Hero and
Sage's footsteps" began his illustrious
course, singing, as it we're, the morning
carol Of the lark-"We present an aggre.
gate Of human prosperity surely not else
where to be found"-the echo of these
sweet sounds had not died away upon the
tym2ana of our ravished ears, before these
banks-these gentle pet banks-these fos.
tered, favored, sugar-plum and candy fed
pet banks, with all their troop of curtailed,
cOmbed and pampered paragon sister banks,
one and all, without pang or remorse, with
out one word Of warning, without even, as
far as We could see, one tingle of a sup
pressed and struggling blush, incontinent-
ly suspended specie payments Ocuras
hominum! Quantam est an reJus indne :!
Shall l tellit Even, the patriotic Cop
perplate Bank of Quodlibet was compelled
to follow in this faithless path. Not at
once, l confess-not off.hand, and with
such malice prepense as the others-for
Nicodemus Handy had soul above such
black ingratitude-but after pause, and,
let the truth be told in extenuation, because
he could not help it.
The Hon. Middleton Flam was sent
for upon the first tidings of this extraordi-
nary kicking in the traces BY these high
mettled Misunderstanding which reach.
cd Quodlbet, via the canal, about eleven
o'clock one morning in May. The Direc-
tors were summoned into council. What
was to be done ? was the general question.
Hardbottle, of the firm of Barn.
dollar & HardbOttle-a grave man and a
man without fash, who seldom
smiles-hard favored and simple in his
outgoings and incomings; a man who has
never spor;ed as long as l have known
him, any other coat than that of snuff
brown, with covered buttons, and who does
not wear out above one pair of shoes in
year a man who could never be persuaded
to give so far into the times as to put on
a black cravat, but has always stuck to
white such man it may easily be ina
gincd, was not to be carried away by new.
tangled notions; he was there at the
Board, in place of Theodore Fog, g,who was
two years before to withdraw his
name as a candidate for reelection. This
same Anthony Hardbottle, speaking under
he dictates of that cautious wisdom natu-
-al to him as a merchant, answered the
question of, "What was to be done? by
another equally lacouic and pregnant with
meaning
GLOW much cash have we on hand ?"
Gone hundred and seven dollars and
hirty seven and half cents in silver,'re- !
)lied Nicodemus, "and five eagles in gold,
which were brought here by our honorable
resident, aud placed on deposit after he
lad used them in the las; election for the !
purpose of showing the people what an ad- !
nirable currency We were to have, as soon .
S Mr. Benton should succeed In making
/ float up the stream OF the Mississippi"
Again asked Anth'y Hardbottle, what
irculstion have you abroad p
"Six hundred thousand dollars, replied
,icodemus, "and a trifle over"
"Theu,' said Anthony, 81 think we had
etter suspend with the rest"
"Never," said the Hon. Middleton
lam, rising from his seat and humping
be table violently with his hand. "Never,
ir, whilst l am President of this Bank,
nd there is shot in the locker"
"Brave-well said, admirably said
poke as Quodlibetarian ought to speak,"
houted DR.. Thomas g. Winkleman, the
eeper of the soda water pavilion; 81
ave fifteen dollars in five penny bits
icy are at the service of the Board, and
hile I hold piece of coin, the Patriotic
opperplate Bank shall never be subjected
, the reproach of being unable to meet
s obligations. Anthony Hardbottle,as a
l am surprised at you"
81 can't help it," replied Anthony; Sin
y opinion, our issues are larger than our
cans"
GLOW, larger, sir 7" demanded Mr.. 1
auffers, the President of the New Light,
ith some asperi,y of tone. "Haven't We
batch of bran new notes, just signed and {
ady for delivery? Redeem the old ones I
ith new. Why should VIC suspend !" {
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