Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-07

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fourth to cne-half their value. and pocket their
stolen gains. They then either wind up, and
start q similar swindle under u new name and
nominal location. or sell out their charter to a
new sci Of swindlerS. Many Of the owners Of
this description Of banks, are also the propric-
tors Of tank note itsts, and Of course lie To
suit their own purposes, while taking "bhael
maiT' from others.
II is believed, also, that cases have occurred
where they have been concerned in counter
feiting thei' own bills, so that they might re-
pudiate payment in full. This they could do
with the m,rc confidence. because in having
bills engraved to suit their purposes, they
would be les likely TO excite suspicion.
We h~azartsnothing in saying. that there are
no other people on the face Of the globe who
are so swindld and robbed by the use of paper
money. as h epeople Of the United States. and,
that no laws have been framed and applied Of
sufficient s;rinsency to correct such enormous
and disgraccful outragc>, is Il blot upon the
institutions Of the country. Ignorant emf
grants arriving in the United States. with gold
in their pockeE, on reaching a town a few
hundred miles Of, find that in paying ont en-
penscs and making change. it has been
transmitted inc broken bank currency, or
counterfeit bills. or at best into paper, which
can only be usec in the next town at 4 heavy
discount; and all this goes on unchecked in i
country. that annually produces about forty
four to fifty milion dollars in gold.
By Congress Allowing our citizens 10 make
specie deposits in the suh-trcasurieS. and re-
ccivc certificates for the same, in convenient
sums, it would afftrd great relief. Such docu.
ments would pass Ill over the United States. if
not over the world. Public dues could be paid
in them. whether fr lands or for customs
They would. also. do much 10 equalizc en-
changes all over tie country. II they were
lost or destroyed. thdr dates and numbers being
preserved. their value could recovered. To
travellers and business men. such certificates
would prove invaluable.
Col. Preston and amily IN rant" for Spain,
are at the Brevoort House, and sail tomorrow
in the Asia. The Ho,. Clancy Jones. Minister
TO Austria. sails on saturday in the Fulton for
South Hampton and lIavre.
The new City t;oTc-nmcnt WAS inauguratcd
YESTERDAY. accompanied Ivy 4 voluminous
message from his Honor. Mayor Tiemann. lie
dwelt ut much length On the city Disbursements
and finances. The new comptroller has also
called attention TO tfe fact, that large additional!
gums will he required 10 meet the disbursements
Of 1859. Every nw exposition Of the city
finances makes the oppressed tax payers croan
in spirit.
The new State Government has also been in
auguratcd at Albany. The first act Of Governor
Morgan has been u withdraw the troops sta.
toned at Quarantine. The rebels nj Staten
Island have been plieted. on the promise Of
the Black Republicans that a ncw island will
DC made in the lower bay of five acres in size.
on which suitable hospital buildings will be
erected. They very bolishly say that the thing
can be done for $500, 00o. which. il carried
out, it will not cost cent less than 81 .00". 600.
And when completed it will be destitute Of
proper supply Of water, and the danger is that
the washings from sr:h made land may destroy
the channel Of the harbor. Besides, it is
..knuckling'' down to mob law which should
never be submitted to
ten. Houston has respectfully declined the
public reception rendered him by the city au-
thorities.
Judge Douglas has left for Philadelphia, e.
corted by 4 delegation Of officials from that
CITY.
it is said that the lew comptroller If the
city. Mr.. Haws. with fifty appointments in his
gift, has had between 1000 and 5000 appli-
cantS.
The applications for admission to the A!ms
House, on Randalrs Island, within a short time
have reached about jC,0oo-chiely, however,
Of foreign birth.
The rescue and return of the 100 f!libustcrs
to Mobile. is considered by many. after all, 4
fortunate result for them. Some anxiety Is felt
to learn the fate of those who landed from the
other vessel.
The message of Governor Morgan Of this
State, is before the public. so far as the stats
teal business and financial character Of it is
concerned, it may he considered 4 fair docr-
ment. But the portion devoted TO politics. had.
of course. to assume and TO defend. after a
fashion, the Black Republican crotchets about
new territories and negroes; and, even taking
this portion Of his message into account, it *
a. moderate As could have been expected IL
have e,nanatcd from 4 lnan in his POSITION
We cannot conceive. that 4 man who has real
lied his fortune by dealing in slave products.
such as sugar, molasscs and coffee. should be
able to make an ultra Black Republican or abo-
%litioni>t in any form. Trbok.
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