Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-28
wmn.nAT RANKING

A correspondent Of tie Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel, over the signature Of swing Wing,
gives a vertabls description of a modern Wildcat
not the harmless animal that infests the forests,
ever receeding before the march of civilization
but that more subtle monster only 10 towns and
cities, preyiDg on the labOrs of the poor but gen.
orally obsequious to the rich, known in modern
ps1lance ss IShnplaster Banks. This fslin sotri-
quet is most generally confined in its application
to what are sometimes called "One-bOrse banks
but we have never been able to make any distine
ton, except that the larger concerns are Wildcats
Of az older growth.
The following is the Georgia mans account of
the rise and progress" of one of these things in
bis vicinity
"In 3 solitary room, q" says " Wing Wing,
81 sat a solitary looking man, and in q solitary
looking corner stood 8 solitary iron safe, within
whose solitary chamber there may be solitary dol
lar in coin, wberewith to redeem the thousands of
promises to pay of this fecund cat Ny friend
informed me that this solitary looking man was the
sole resident of this State Runner and Directory.
My friend further told me Of the progeny of this
feline den; he being President, Cashier, Teller,
Book-keeEer, Discount Clerk; how the animal first
get upon its legs in the place: charter was grant
ed (uothing easier at that time) the stock soon ali
taken by few persons, bosrd organized, and
Immediately 8 proposition made 70 sell out for
consideration. AT this proposal some of the Sub
scriOers withdrew their names and subscriptions
for stock, and left the whole affair to some three or
four persons to mansge for themselves to the best
advantage they, as s0on as it became known they
would sell out for consideration, had bid from
/ SWsnD, The LotttTy man, and actually made con-
| diliOnal sale Of the same TO him, but finding his
compliance with he conditions, they fsncied they
! had better bid from gentleman Of an ample
private fortune and forthwith cancelled all the
| conditional contract with Mr.. SWsun At this
iuncturs, third parties came in successfully with
more valuable consideration, / suppose, and secur-
ed to themselves the charter that is, they bought
the stock Of the subscribers ct a premium mote
| this Mr.. SpulOck t-ey did not buy the charter.
| Oh no. that wouldn't be legitimate, ia dainty
difference this, T. be made by Grim lkins sensitive
/ nav the present owGCrs of this feline montros-
/ lty are the elder and younger Burch, the name of
which, Dir. Editor, struck terror to our school boy
| mind, snd that youthful iGiosyncracy, may serve
| Us good purpose now, in keeping alive cur fears
At its sound il this case-the elder Burch purpOrs
! to reside ct " Great Fails NeE York, GomiDous
name this great falls and is said TO be worth, EEe
! some others We read Of " an ample private for
tune, or other large sum, as the Lawyers say.
| The younger Burch puFports TO reside at Chicago,
and he too is said to be worth bis pile [of chips
and whetstones,J all Of which shall be applied 20
| redeem every LIABILITY Of their Bank.
These parties came to fireplace some eighteen
months sgO to set up the institato8, aGd for that
! purpose brought with them a good locking clerk
| still better looking woman, snd four small wooden
| boxes, mysterioUsly covered with red sealing wax,
| and supposed to contain specie lead, shot nails
wet sand, or some other heavy substance, which
| we're conveyed and deposited with their clerk in
the Biore described solitary room there they re-
NAMED some three CT four weeks, when the elder
| and younger Burch had business to call them away.
! and with their deesrture the mysteriOusly sealed
boxes disappeared. My friend further informed
me that the bills Of this Bank were dutteriug about
| 10 The streets Of New York some two months be.
fore the arrival Of the institution at this its nominal
place of location Who, l asked are the pat
rons OF the Bank IL your place His reply was
characteristic, the DJtch and the Jews the
| one dealing largely in candy, crout and uDctioua
hsh, the other in his accustomed trade Of old
clothes. To all of this, my friend, you are will
/ ing to verify and he answered yea, verify the
citizens about here are not likely to lose much by
| the concern, eTea when it chooses to bust up,
| as It's bills can't be msde to circulate at its own
| door. Ny friend advised me before leaving the
place, to rid myself of any of its TRASH that might
have about me, telling me that it would not pass
| ten miles from town.