Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1838-11-24
STATE RIGHTS MEETING.
Parteuruntmo monies q rediculua mua nosci1

STATE RIGHTS MEETING.
farteuruntmontes etrediculus mus noscitur.
The Bank-men, Improperly called null
liners Or State Rights-men,) of this coun-
ty pursuant TO public notice previously, .
held meeting, at the Court House. in this
place, on Monday the 9Th inst. 1t would
appear from a careful perusal of the pro-
ceedlngs ofthis meeting, that the whole
party are getting son the fence" They
have not committed themselves GIN single
point. If they have any moral courage
why did they not come out in favor Of a
National Bank, and declare Themselves in
favor of Clay for the Presidency. whose
election they secretly desire, looking for
ward to it as the contamination Of their
wishes, when this country would groan I'M
der renewal Of those evils from which It
has just been freed by the overthrow of
the United States Bank? This they were
afraid to do. They did, however, with
characteristic boldness venture to raise
their voices in loud denunciations of Dem.
ocrats-of Van Blren's administration.
and of the Sub-Treasury scheme. One
resolution in regard to the Sub Treasury,
is worthy of notice, it is the Bird, they say
"lnstead Of perceiving any tendency in
the measure to divorce Bank and Govern
ment, we conceive it to be concentrating
Bank and Government in its most fright
full form, to wit: by placing them both in
the hands of one man, the Executives
Pshaw! this has been said so often, thai
like the story Of "raw-head and bloody
boncs,n it frightens none, no, not even
children.
No one who has any idea of a BANK,
can see any resemblance in the Sub Trea-
sury Scheme to Bank. 1t possesses no
feature in common with Banks. What are
its provisionsf II provides that the
Treasurer Of the United States, the Trea-
surer of the Mint and its branches, colIec-
tors, receivers and post-masters, shall safe
iy keep, subject to the draft of the proper
department, all public moneys coming in
to their hands. instead of depositing them
as heretofore, in banks. Among other
safeguards for keeping securely the pub
lie Treasure, it provides that any kind of
use or loan Of the public money, shall be
a high misdemeanor, and adjudged to be
an embezzlement, and shall be punished
by Imprisonment from two to five years,
and fine equal to the amount embezzled. |
How much like Bank! A strange Bank
this that can neither lend money, receive
deposites, nor issue its notes for circula-
ton. But the resolution says it places
both Bank and Government in the hands
OF one man, the Executvd. 30! wise
judge" Now any one with half an eye
can plainly see that this system so, far
from increasing Executive influence, must
necessarily diminish it, inasmnch as it for
bids the public money being loaned or u.s.
ID for any purpose whatever, except by
express appropriations made by Congress,
md the only way that the Executive
could exert a corrupt influence, would be
n the use ofgovernment money, by lend
ng il to banks, &C., as was formerly done.
lie cannot lend, he dare not touch it, ;
There are only few additional officers
treated in the usual way, while the duties
md responsibilities of the whole are great .
y increased The resolution alluded to
5 gross and shameful libel Those con-
erncd with it know, if they know any :
hing at all about the matter, that the
'ub-Treasury Bill requires the same for !,
lalities and checks to attend the payment
f drafts, &C., as do non attend the pay
rent Of drafts, and that By il the Executive
I'LL haze no more control orer the public ?
lOneys than he noU has. y
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At this moment, 0 happy stars! we Il
ave lying before US, on our escritoir, the ii
Liberty Estate Rights) Advocate" ofthe d
tn inst. Among other valuable matter, "