The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-03-24

great staple, when the restraints they la
bored under previously, would effectuslIy
preclude them from affording any such e.
cilities. as4
A bill was passed authorisinS all the Banks
ia. the State 10 issue bills u0der The De
nomination Of five dollars, for the spacs
OF eighteen months. the object Of which,
was to drive the shlnpIasters out Of cir
cuIation, by the substitution of better
currency This bill | understand has
been lost in consequence ,cf an oversight
in moi presenting il to the Governor for
his signature u.
A bill was introduced to provide for hol,
ding an election TO determine the sense
Of the people with regard tocaIlng con
vention TO this bill Twas opposed, be.
lieying it premature to agitate the ques-
ton at this time, and calculated to in.
crease the confusion already experienced
Tor want Of settled code Of statute law.
Our present Constitution, although in
some respects detective, may,I think, be
gradually perfected by the mode pointed
uut in the instrument itself. A conven
ton at this time would involve the contin-
gency Of a removal OF the seat Of Gov
elnment--a question which the best in
terests Of the State require should rest tor
the present. The further consideration
Of this bill was postponed until January
next. by small majority.
a bill 10 establish general system Of
Internal Improvement, and appropriating
the surplus revenue for that purpose, pass
ed both houses. but the constitution re.
curing majority Of two thirds OF each
house to make appropriations Of this kind
the bill was lost This important sub
ject, | am confident, will be more fully
mstdstd at the next session.
lhave long been Of the opinion that q
well digested system. Of common school.
should be- established ia this state, and
an excellent bill Tor that purpose, copied
from the code Of Judge Pray. was intro
duced, but which was eventually post
poned until next session
L
Many other matters Of less impor
lance we're agitated during the session
Of which the limits Of this sheet wi
not permit me to go into detail. Yer,
few local measures were required by ,h'
county OF Lawrence; in these, as well \
in measures Of general nature, mysti
and my colleague, Gen. Fox, with bu
few exceptions, concurred in opinion
In consequence OF the resignation o
] the Hon. John Black, one Of our Sena
tors in Congress, whose regular term Q
service would have expired on the 4th Q
March 1889, il became necessary for III
Legislature to fill said vacancy. TIL
candidates for this exalted station, wer
IJames F. Trotter, Of Lowndes, William
is. Bodley, Of Warren, and John Heoder
son, Of Hancock; all gentlemen who stan'
high in the estImationof their fellow-citi
zens. The first named gentleman is op
posed to National Bank 10 any. shape
believing such an an institution unc. nsl
,utional and inexpedient- The two las
named gentlemen concur 10 the opinion
entertained by Washington AMI Madison
| that a National Bank IS both constitution
al and expedient. allowing the qualifi
| cations Of the three candidates above ma
med to be on an equality as regards tai
ents and integrity the question presented
to me. was simply this; which will bes
advance the interest Of our common coun
| try, Senator in favor d National Bank
or one opposed to q National Bank !
being my most solemn opinion that a Sen
ator 10 favor Of National Bank woul
best promote The interests Of the people
and the country generally, and being ~
der No pledges to support any particula
injividal. or any particular party, ! &C
cordingIy gave my vote 70 the Hon Joh
Henderson Of Hancock county, who's
u thigh standing as member OF the bar, an
, Of the State Senate, recommended hi'
fayorably to the consideration Of the II
d gislature. Mr. Trotter Of Lowndes cour
v II was elected on the first ballot, ~
.tlmajcrity Of Eve votes over his two con
, peiitors. Whether the choice thus mad
, will prove fortunate or unfortunate for Y
|. State, time will determines; but i viii :
4 lof less Importance. as il was merely
J lfill vacancy, which will be supercede
by the election Of Senator at the 81
sion in January next,xo serve for the rel
/ lular term Of six years. In the mea
time more full deveIupement Of the SCI
'iments Of the people Of Mississippi w
! be obtained. have always contende
, that representative should ever acl
+ good faith toward bis constituents, an
, although in the nature Of things, gre