Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-11-24


r. Tie Eaa.r Ct tie Soutsrl 1sul:
Sm-YoaI assertion. thai oyol aa,e .a', Gath
ia MsJs.Fsrsoa's opii5as. comedies vi.h vha,
had before understood ives your creed bu, bow
ar ~5f4l dissemination q them may or no, a-
iars ihe.vh. c-use.~ viii be .5r ,ia,ss 10 deter
.'.e. B.f ie; me trs you uot a.s.r in 81 iar
nt>ccH-,ruc ihe sage, by Ea'ilod almugemcu,
OF tis own words, as % make bu 8jvoCate iH
principle or practice lhc vtry tc,trsF 90 what Le
and bis ra5y always considered "a, o.laodoN suU
republican. .Nea nav change, bai prneFi.,
Teua,u the same and although 4" the jew would
uo, be quoted who changed Vet the truth or
alsi,y oi his opinions would remain after the au.
thor lad shared the fate of h,S r,Cautlllon.
Bu,, SIT, have you satisfied your readers thal
MrJeiltrson ever did ckcngs' aud Il yea, would
YOU now offer his act at New Orleans, a, better
authority than you would consider tie case Ct
The Jew above stated You say, tie " pitsd
States Bgnk had tic pocsr 10 establish branches
70 ali The States, By asi 81 Congress, might
grg.-s disastrous 10 ibt iuigg." These are your
words sud confess they require some eNplana
lion. II Sc had The power eNunSc OF Con
gress then The mere assent ct Mr. Jefferson
meant nothing MI, required an act Of Congress,
then no " disaster TO lie Union could result
cNcoplby express lsgislA,luG. Mad here let me
lcmaIk, d your strange CONSTRUCTION "' lhe tes
would Prove Mr. Jefferson an iuEoi u' NE poi
bank system, Itwou'j exhibit him IN lhe very con.
uaIstoD attitude OF asserting, as YOU say, % Tue
branch IN New Orleans. by which YOU would
seem to argue his change Of opinion, and at Tie
same time Offering he rsyg substitute for this
bank, since adopted by the present Admmst0-
ton. But 10 bis words, "u order 10 meet q gen.
cal combination Of The banks ,mcaniug any and
all banks against Us iu a critical emergency
could We not make a beginning iowdrds an IN
dependent use of Gun own money jelrdrdS hold.
ing our own bank IN all the dcposltcs, when it Is
received, and letting the Treasurer give his draf,
or note fer payment at any particular place luot
bank which N well conducted government
oughtto have is much credit as any prrais droH
mot bank check or bank note, or bill and would
give us the same facilities when ve derive from
the banks l,by making a beginning iowurds
an ind,pmdentuse OF our money meant "pacug
It in State instead Of "othcr banks how could
this prevent combination Of "lhe banks!" And
why speak of "makng a beginning when tho
same practice had been pursued towards the 1,
5, Bank, and indeed many more, from 1874 10
tie time be was writing, say 1868. Again, ii
4" the deposllcs were TO be placed IN the banks
how would checis, payable at any particular place,
be paid, unless indeed some bank should happen
to be located there
But Sir, Of what f6Hg as well as political
4" change do yau convict Nh JctIersou when
You supposed htm capable Of suggesting that on
" 80 Banks which existed ID all the States IL
1903 could pay the Treasures drafts drawn on
any particular place IN oar widely extended tern
forty
in conclusion permit me TO N-k # Nh Jclcr-
son OF bis party sanctioned Il renewal hc char.
ter Of Tins bank IN 1871, long after YOU say he
"chaaged,' and if his Secretary Mt. Gallatin
did not remove the public deposits iom this
aforesaid branch al New Orleans even before tho
chatter expired II be wa. IN favor Of the "pet
bank system" it was IN opposition TO the United
States Bank If IN favour OF an tudepsadcRfusc
! OF our own deposits II was IN opposition "to tho
c. ordinations Of ALL" But to prove as said be
I5rc. 'hcr the constitu,loualy OF necessity Of
the Bank, rs Writings viii not serve the cause Of
Yourself ortho gary you represent To show he
had not chanotd ev,d as late as the year 1913 ;
and in order, that the = big party may have
the fall benefit Of " the djsscnlu'alon Of hts pm
cIplcs,' ! ouIdlcspccluljy n-lt ihat you pubItsh
his letter. to Mr.. Eppcs, Chairman Of tie com
mj,'ce Of Ways and Means, written Jan.ay q,
Of that year, when this same subject waJ unGu
discussion ~ he House Of Representatives, and
obHgc a sincere inend Of JErrlnsos