Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-22
NR. CT.AY's CURRENCY RESoLU-
- TON.

s,.1;,,na ~ lfavn1ent ~ the - efai pt1ls slls
= - 80 nnblie revenue, or n debls or
- :. y - gsovsFnn1snt, and until other
Vie ordered by Congress, the notes Of
sound banks which are payable ana pad
on de nand, IN the legal currency OF the
limited Stafes-under suitable restrictions
10 Be forthwith prescribed and promulga-
ted by the Secretary Of the treasury
shall Sc received IN payment OF the. Rev.
enus and Debts and Dues to the s1oYern,
ment, and shall be subsequently disDurseo
IN the course Of public expenditure, to all
public creditors who are willing to receive
them.
The resolution having been read a sec
ond time, Mr.. WRIaHT moved that It be
referred 70 the Committee on Finance.
This motion led to an animated debate,
which lasted till 4 o'cl0ek. The refer
ence was advocated by MessTs. WRIGHT,
CALHOUN, BENroN, NILEs, BUCHANAN,
and K1NG, on the ground Of usage IN re.
gard to all propositions Of Importance or.
iginating with individual members, and
also for the purpose of ascertaining how
far il might or might not conflict with exc
sting laws, &c. and It was opposed BY
Messrs. CLAY, DAVIS, PRESTON, and
TIProN, on the ground that the resolution,
being free from details, did not require
refeSence; that the reference proposed
was to committee hostile TO the resolu.
ton that it would produce delay; and
and that the object, as disclosed by the de.
bate, was only to give the committee az
opportunity to make an argument agains
| it in the shape Of report, &c. &c. Tx
question on the reference being at length
taken, was carried in the affirmative By
the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown
Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama
Cuthbert, Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard
King, Linn, Lumplin, Lyon, Morris
Nicholas, Niles, NorvelI, Pierce, Roane
Robinson, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut
TROTTER, Wall, Williams, Wright
Young-2s.
| NAYS-Messrs, Clay of Kentucky
Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Knight
Merrick, Prentiss, Preston, Rives, Rob
ms, Ruggles, Smith, of Indiana, South.
ard, Spence, Swift, Tallmadgc, Upton,
Webster, White-19.
The Senate then adjourned.
Here is fact for heyeomanry Of Mis-.
sissippi to ponder upon, for it is a matter
Of great importanceto them, and to ever!
settler in the State. Our Land oficp
has been closed against the people by tn
operation Of the Treasury Circular, for
long time, and as soon as proposition
made to enable the people TO enter Ian
with paper money, the Administratio
takes measures to defeat it: and wors
than all, our Senator Mr.. TRoTTER,
found voting against it also. The pc
, pie Of Mississippi at the late election il
, structed him better, and if be continue
/ thus to spurn the declared VIII of the mi
iority, he cannot claim of them, hereafte
, any favor. We observe be is again al
. nounced as cCndIdare gor reselecuUu
! the same Office, and in view of this, we thin
, County meetings ought to be held for Il
purpose Ofinstructing our members Of Il
Legislature to vote against him who TIN
misrepresents the will Of his constituents.
Our neighbors find fault with us for pubhs
ing Mr.. Webster's argument against the Su
: Treasury Bin, and infers from the fact that '
r adopt Mr.. Webster's federal doctrines. F
D similar reason and on the same ground v
might assert that the Columbus Democrat
in favor Of South Carolina Modification, fro
the fact that it publishes Mr.. Calhom's I
marks, and lauds him as a friend ofthe admin
tratiou. We intended to have made some I
marks relating to the Democrats re-iterat
Y charges that the Wings are Federahsts, b
d finding the following excellent article IN 4
e Lynchbmg Virginian, we publish it instead,
d being well calculated to convince every read
i that if there is IN these latter days any blu
light Federalism m existence, it may be mo
easily found m the ranks of the Van Burenite
FEDERALISM.
Mr. Wall, one of the New Jersey Senato
> and leader Of the modern Democrats. TO,
n occasion, few days ago, to show that he,
!, least, did not consent, when he joined the JAG
: son banner, TO Tenoumce the Federal creed.
: hls speech IN favor Of the Sub Treasury bin.
said "Here SIR, IN the presence Of the Anne
a can people. / aVow that was federaligt. a
acted with that party zealously and active
60 long as their flag waved in New Jersey.' =
e entertaining such a strong attachment to
: old Federal faith, why, if the Wing party
ner 70 Federal principles, did Wall ioin It /!
2 why md he 60 TO the jackson ranks. If tn
z principles were not more congenial with
!, own The truth Is, however, as all men
candoF admit the old lines Of demarkation
L tween the Republican and Federal pant
Z were obhterated during Mr.. Mouroe's adm
istraoon. when the long and bitter feOds Il
separated them were succeeded bVthe sera
good leelmg. The old questions that had
!. long divided them were put at rest by tie
peated and & continued tFiumphs of the 4
publican party. which had. By the way, IN {
). PRACTICAL administration Of the GoveFnme
been compelled. q order to keep their he;
: above water 70 adopt s0n1e Of the Federal pr
4 elples ana neasuIes--the Navy and the Ba
: especialy-bo Of which have long been
cognl7ed az parts Of the Republican svsfir
?, though both At one time denounced ami $,
i dlated. the Bank not more loudly 81 nor
seIly tllan tne Navy. Both Jolokt tbenlssl
INTO iavor--the Navy b the hstre 81
achievements; the Bank by the influesee
- action upon tie currencv. ne roer,I,
q TIE Federal party became thus comnlaf
p anna Ranaated with their old onnoneuis. =
the Virginia he q. dents fsn on. -