Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-01-27

ambiguous; be tt unwilling 10 leave here uni th'
matter was disposed Of, although his time was pre-
cious. The senator from Kempcr, lie believed
could not better serve his constituents.
The debate continued with great warmth, when
tie resolution offered By senator Tucker was adopt
ed, BY vote Of II to IS. # divides the work inla
three parts-JudIciaI, Legislative, and Executive.
The following gentlemen compose the committees.
Jsdieiar,,--Messrs Tucker, IIldIey Maury, Boyd
and Marshall.
Legisiatirs-Nesgrs Alsbury, Walton, Grayson,
Ives and Bell.
Erecmire-Nessrs Augustus, Rayburn, Walker,
Brown and Montgomery.
In the House. the Union Bank charter was taken
up. Dr. Moore OF Noxubee, delivered his maiden
speech in l1yor of the project: he was perfectly at
home on the subject Of the finances and well versed
in the machinery of banking He pointed out the
advantages of this institution over that Of Alabama
and went into detlis. No report Of this speech vii
do this young man justice. Some wag in the lobby
remarked that the little man talked like bosk'
Yes, says by stander, choice goods are always put
up in small parcels
THURSDAY, Jan. IS.
In Senate, the Governors message, predicatcd on
the report of the Bank commissioners, was read.
The message report and documents accompanying
it, form quite a volume and occupied several hours
IN reading. Three thousand copies were ordered to
be printed No other business Of importance was
transacted in the Senate to-day
In the House, MT Cox presented the petition of
the Deer creek Rail road and Banking Company
for an increase of its capital, or release from rail
road obligations. bill TO construct q rail road 10
intcrsect with the Tuscaloosa road was introduced
by Mr. Roberts IL appropriates the surplus reve-
nue. 10 the purposel MT Holland introduced bill
to establish the State University; the subject was
referred To the Joint committee on the seminary
fund, Mr.. Miller Of Nachez, introduced bill to
authorize the editors Of this State to print the laws
Charge for such service SOOl it read the first
time The supplement Of the Union Bank was Ia
ken up aud discussed for some hours 1t is the wish
of many members to make il a State institution, but
the prospect is rather dubious it is supposed, how
ever thatn viii pass the Honse in its present shape.
The message from the Governor was received.
founded on the Bank commissioners report it hav-
ing been read motion was made u print ten thou
sand copies.
Mr. Chiffon, of Vicksburg, said the message was
libel on the banks, and libel on the people, and he
held himself personally responsible for these words.
Sir, said Mr. G. the message and the report do not
agree as to facts and the sweeping denuncatons of
the Governor against the banks was uncacd for
and extra-judcial. The message being much
shorter than the report would be more generally
read, and the conclusions drawn from it, would be,
that the banks had acted with high hand to de-
stroy the interests of the people, while the contrary
would appear if the report of the commissioners
was real.
Our money will fall fifty per cent at the north
when this message reaches there the Governor has
been bank director, is now a large endorscr and
he thought it unknd and Liberal to attack those in
situtions, and the very men with whom he had been
associated will vote, sir to print the Uery small
est number of this message, but for much larger
number of this report.
DIR Hancock, OF De Soto said if the message
was libel on the banks, let it and the report 90 to-
gether, so that the people might form their own
conclusions, and for that reason he would vote for
printing the same number Of each.
Gen. Brown, of Copah, said, it was known 10
you, Mr. speaker, and to this House, that have
been absent for few days; and on my return, sir,
hear first an unlusthable and uncalled for attack
on the Governor of this State am not the cham
plon Of the executive, said Gen. b. but as his voice
cannot be heard on this floor, | will endeavor to
defend him, and huri back the aspersonS cast upon
his character by the gentleman from Vicksburg.
[Chltonl. The free people of this State had Just
called him to preside over their destinies, and if
you attack the character of the Governor, you at
tack the character of the people. Twas ready, said
Gen. H. u vote for 500 copies Of this report but
am nolc willing to vote for 10000, so that inmates
Of every hamlet in the State may have an oppor-
tunity OF reading this message and report, and see
whether their Governor has been guilty OF libel /;
and now call on every friend of the Governor on
this floor, 10 rally and sustain him against the I'M
generous and uncaled for attack Of the gentleman
| from Nlcksburg.
Mr.. Chiffon desired 10 know if the remarks Of
the gentleman from Copiah IGen. b were intended
as personal.
Gen Brown disclamed any "persona" illusions.
to be printed BY large majority
FRIDAY, Jan. 10.
The Senate was occupietneary all day on the
bill to amend the charter of the Brandon Bank
so as to authorize the company TO construct a
Railroad from Paulding TO Mississippi city, on
the coast Senator Tucker occupied the floor
for a long time he went against the bill, and
put forth cogent reasons why corporations should
not be exempted from their Obligations; he was
decidedly opposed to cutting off the tail Of any
bank charter--if they had accepted of the provIs-
ions of an act, they did it with their eyes open
and well knew the consequences, and he would
therefore oppose the passage of the act in ques
ton. Several Senators spoke on the OCCASION
but the bill was ordered to be cngrossed for It's
third reading on Saturday.
In the House, several resolutions and bills