Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-08-26
MAJOR McNUTT,s ADDRESS


Court House IN this place. The well know
talents Of The Major, and the prominent posiliO
which he occupies as the candidate OIshs Demo
cratic party fsr The highest Office within The Gil
OF the people Of the State, dew together YER
numerous audience. Persons from all parts O
the county and from some Of the adjoining eOun
ties locked to hear HIM the Court House wa
iilled to overlooking, and Notwithstanding he OK
eessve best Of he day, he was listened to, no
Only with patience and attention. but with eyiden
delight and qualification by The crowded aditory
"eaFe sorry that It is out Of our power to lay be-
fore our readers the whole Of the address as 4
was del'vsFed--We are unable to give even
sketch ofii that would do any thing like Justice
10 the speaker. II was entirely an extemDora.
neous effort and some Of the happ,sst remarks
were elected BY questions put on the spot by
gentlemen who were present Blu. no studied ef.
fusion, no labOred effort, no speech shai "smelt
ofthe lamp" could have contained more method.
o. been distinguished for greater cogeney Of argu-
mont and impressive coquence.
The speaker first touched upon state affairs
This sublec. in all its various branches, he han.
died ia mastery manner. The Importance of
establishing primary schools, ofeadowiDg Uni.
yersisy, ofreforming our banking system, &c.
was treated ofin style which must have con-
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s,nced all that the speaker was intimately &C.
qualppted with the whole policy Of the state, and
amply qialfed to judge ofihe measures which
me interests Of The people require thai The Exc.
cusve should recommend 10 tho consideration Of
the Legislature. lilo pointed out, and severely
condemned The system Of favoritism, and inus.
nee towards the great mass Of the people TIM, has
prevailed IN some Of the banks in tho loxsr nan
of The State. He expressed himself IN favor MI
81 tho Leading features Of Cur present State Con
selsaiion, and showed mat The objectionable parta
~ that instrument were Incorporated ii /, manly
by the efforts Of tho federal Or bank members
o. inc convention who framed Il, merely 10 make
= as aspa'asable A. possible, and &c, il rejected
y inc people, Lie remarks upon tho subject Of
state policy met with the cofdal and alu,os,
appreciation Of his audience. He de-
aounced stop laws, o. relief laws az unconsii,u.
'onal and insxpedient He clearly showed ,ha,
'ur present pecuniasy embarrassments we're nj
wing % our own bad habits, our exirayarance,
/
'ur reckless specuatons, and oyertradno.
brought on, and stimulated to excess by the i'm.
Fuoent over-issues Of The banks; that tho Gencr-
! Government did not. and could not make peo-
Ne run into debt, nor stay the mad tide Of over.
'ading and speculation which has swept over The a
mole iand' and driven from "rrOprieiy,n no. the
amblers IN stocks and lands alone. bu, s,ad .
'efchanss' honest planters and mechanics, and
ven ministers Of tho Gospel. The only relief
= our emoarFassments, tho speaker inlimaied. v
no justly too, was to be found in reform Of =
= hap's, N laying aside the chimerical notion
ss'uns nch without labor, and returning 10 the :,
Peg Old paths Of industry and economy which 4
y ancestors followed. The idea Of isgisla,;ao y
isseives Out Of our difficulties was denount al
pfePosseFous, and utterly subversiye Of The
principles Of our government.
Federal politics. and particularly National !,
ank next occupied tho attention Of the sneaker !
hese were subjects deeply interesting 10 U.s.
q y was 10 this part Of his address that Major
Mutt pleased US most. He drew in vivid co,. Sc
'ns inc characters Of the old federal and iepub.
20 parties lie showed that tho former, mon. !
chical - they undoubtedly wero In their views !,
! 0's'iussiul Of the capacity Of The people far j
J government were indentical in principle with il
wings Of the present day; in other woras Of
our newborn" American wing is but a nev r.
ton Of on old arissocntic work, bound nm i . "
ne~has different style. and having a diiieren, !.
. Out Containing exactly The same matter. and /"
.ocahng exactly the same doctrines. - -
Upon the subject ola National Bank. The N !.
'osoing topic Of the day, tho speaker was clan,
explicit. He denounced such m ;ns,;,.;a h.
and inexpedient- DIM. liza
Gus 70 the liberties. and injurious to The hes,
s'es's q The communicates foreign % the
a'e o our free government. and at war with u ~
" democratic principle. A despot, he 5eclar. -,
c0u'a a0' 40 more to Cypress his subjects bv We
s''s rom 'nem their hard earned wages. than ht
''ea' moneyed monopoly could do 10 n. ,r.., to
" o. 'he peoples monopoly which can ~ TT
$ o. raise the price ofpropeny, diiruse vo.lA
O''hg Pcversyat it. sovereign will and plaa.
"a monopoly whose undeniable tendency ma
make ,'e nch richer, and the poor poorer. '"s
clearly showed that national bank while i,
aesseo ING means Of creating panics and ures. !.
~ was ever powerless to relieve ~ y a.
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