A Journal Of The Proceedings Of The Legislative Council Of The Territory Of Florida At Its Fourteenth Session PDF Download

Excerpt from Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the Territory of Florida: At Its Fourth Session, Begun and Held in the City of Tallahassee, on Monday, January 3, 1842 The liability of the Territory assumed for the Union Bank of Florida, is essentially different from that incurred b her endorse ments for the Bank of Pensacola, and the Southern ife Insurance dr Trust Company. In the latter cases, her responsibility is remote and contingent, in the former, immediate and present. The bonds sold by the Union Bank are those of the Territory, signed by the Governor under his official seal, and countersigned by the Trea surer of the Territory. For the payment of the interest and prin cipal of these bonds, the Territory is directly responsible to the bondholders. But the bank' is also liable, and so far, with a lauda hle zeal to protect the honor of the Territory, the interest has been reeularly paid. The integrity, and high character, of the present 0 cars of this institution, afford the best guarantee that every effort will continue to be made to discharge, with fidelity, the obligations of the bank, and to redeem the pledge of the Territory; and I trust the Legislative Council will fix the seal of disapprobation on every attempt which may be made to depreciate the bonds in the hands of those who, confiding in our honor, have given for them a fair and banafide consideration. The Union Bank of Florida, in common with most of our citizens, is now laboring under many embarrass ments, and may sustain heavy pecuniary losses. But whatever may result from the present state of things, in midst of the storm let us endeavor to save from the wreck our honor, and our good faith, as the most invaluable of all the treasures we possess. With these we may meet adversity without shame or reproach, when, by the loss of them, we should leave an indelible stain on our reputation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.