Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-03-27

For Cong ress.

or OngI ess.
sERGEAl NJ S. PREM IIss
TII0AIAs ! WORD.
1'te Citadel b Sac 7ighs sliren
dcrcd, aa5 Mississ ppi deserted e
6aAle rs Constitutional
have long believed that 4 portion Van
Buren party ia the South entertained po-
litical sentiments irisnaly g oll free y.
stitutions, and We regret q say that the
last Democrat contained Al eaisorial aEti.
Gle well calculated q strengthen thar opin.
ion. The piece 70 which we alIade, char.
acterizes the right d Iissssippi q bs rep
resented in The present Coagre BY her le-
gally elected organs. Messrs. Prenfiss and
Word IS 4 ridiculous claim thereby
reyiying and reasserting the Oh Tory doc.
trines Of Taaation without Representa-.
non. AlthOegS our past observation bad
induced Us to believe thai, The Editors Of
the Democrat were TOO loyal 10 condemn
any encroachmcnt enanating from the Ia
.ecRtiUe, set we must confess that we were
not prepared 10 see them take sides with
another Department of the Government
against their osen STATE, and 0pprope thesun-
righteous blosD that struck her Constilugi onai
Liberties in the dust. And has i come 10
this, that afser q sovereign Stntc Of this
Coafederacy has elected her Repr snia.
tiyes to Congress, ia strict dccord:gaee -
only with ssr oipa .sSs.s.s.sstsoa ana L.aus,
out also ia conformity With the Coltsti-
t..tion Of the Lnitcd Staies, that tlicy are to
Be denied adnll1ance into the National
Councils, merely because they agree ln
opinion, with majority { their coasti
tuents who are opposea 70 tie nisrn.e and
usurpation al those IN power Veins
Il come 10 this, that the people Of whole
State are 10 Sc gpriped Of the great Con-
ssitutional right of repre- cntation, merely
because they viii not ssssnlt ike slzte fo
the continuance al d policy that has dried
alp the resources, and spread wFetchcdae
and ruin over the lole land Seen, d.
deed IS ne 81 9Ti.lsiG TRUTH sucH llse IL
DIGNITY thai has been CAST upon Alissis-
slpPI, and snch DE GREAT ISSUE submitted
to. her rEEEMEN for DECISION ii the com
ing contest Noone can nov overlook
the signs Of the times, Or mistake the part
INTO winch duty and patriotism calls him.
For the last SIX years the tendency Of oar
system towards monarchy, has been pal
pably RAPID and RESTLESS Rsgit afes
right has been wrested from the States un.
I'll the President has acquire the danger
sous posses SION of the purse aud sword and
the WILL Of Congress and not tie Consii1
! ton S regqrdc as the measure Gifts p0soc
But slsor. time since tie gallant people
oaa sister State were threatene With butch
cry because they nobly resisted al uncon
stltntional system Of IaTdiioa, and non
81 even before tie angry excitement tha
struggle has passed away. ano.her S5rss
eln State has beendenisd the righ of rep
Eeseniation because she would not sunbor
the hitter elleng her doNestic iuslth
But these evils great AS every one must
MI them 70 b. are rendered doblp a
: gerons BIZ the alarming fact, chat Sc
tlal has hecone Presideat fIuoncs tha
f the Sates d every contest they rIlov hs4
with the General aoc enl win alw
e discover lfl re owl bosom then dead
f So foand Geo 10 her memo
be defence 81 STATE n Ind 81
e Suca S The testimony that Tie S6sI
i State Ct South Carolina AGAINST ho
who WIletle, I'll - Aud 4,e