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$125,766,121 Meantime, while the banks are in this state of confusion, the news generally will astound the country, and cause a general suspension of the banks over the state, and the Union. The Mechanics' Bank, and others, sent an agent to Philadelpkia yes. terday, to drain the U. S. Bank. The pet banks here having suspended, they will try to make the "monster" suspend also. There will be a terrible tug to bring down the U. S. Bank. Throughout this state, the whole confederacy of banks are gone. We have HOW a paper currency; nor can any body tell when specie payments may be restored. Great efforts will be made by speculators to start on fresh speculations. Prices will rise, valued in paper currency, and things may appear to flourish for a few months: but it will lead to terrible ruin in the end. The suspension of specie payments is merely an effort of jugglers and speculators to sustain themselves for a few months longer, against the consequences of their own folly. Neither honor, nor virtue, nor patriotism-notwithstanding what Mr. James G. King said in his speech on this point- nor truth-nor skill-nor purity-nor integrity-nor meanliness-characterise the movement. It is a matter of stern necessity. A man overtrades and breaks-a bank overbanks, and also breaks. That's all. The thing will be tolerated because we can't help ourselves, and have no redress. What do the Wall street prints now think of the state of things? Does the Courier believe it suicidal?
