Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector., 1838-04-14
GEN. DAVIS ADDRESS TO THE
"A VOTERS OF ANTE COUNTY.
FELLOW. CITIZENS

FELLOW-CI CITIZENS:
In passing through your county, I should
have been much pleased to have spent 20
much time as to have formed general
acquaintance, but having so recently be-
came q candidate, and the election is so
near at hand, it is impossible for me TO 90
more than pass rapidly through the coun-
ties.
have issued circular in which my
political views are briefly given. The
great wish of the people seems to be
sound circulating medium, this is my wish
as well as theirs, and this object, l have
no doubt, can be affected by our Union
Bank without resorting to the abolitlonsts
Of the north to furnish us a circulating
medium, and as gentlemen please to term
IL, regulator Of our currency. The
areat error in our Banking system hereto
fore has been the creation of too many
banks by our Legislature, with too little
capital. This position is sustained by the
operation of the United States Bank, the
advantage of which OYER our state institu-
slons was is large amount of capital, and
that paid int could not have been that
northerner is better qualified tomanage
the concerns of bank than our own Mis-
sissippians. If the above position be true,
will not your own Union Bank, with its
capital of fifteen and one half millions of
dollars, the whole Of which can be paid in
in gold and silver, possess all the advan-
aares. character and credit of a United
States Bank, as it can at oil times have
more specie in It's vaults than the United
States Bank e7er lad in it's vaults at any
cns time, las the largest amount 1t ever
bad in its vaults at any one time was some
Eve or elk millions y and WIZ gentlemen
cay, that if the United States Hank, with
only Ave or six millions of specie IN lis
vaults, can furnish exchange for the W>noie
twentv-six states, that the Union Bank.
with her fifteen and one half millions,
cannot furnish exchange for the State of
Mississippi.
Lst us take another view Of the case
who ia it that is benefited by the Bank Of
the United States? Is it the Pianserf !
answer, no. Would Branch ct q United
States Bank, located u. some point in Mis-
sissippi, afford accommodations to the
Planter? answer, no. Then, but few
individuals would be benefited by it--but
your Union Bank can extend its beneficial
influence 60 every citizen of the state
That Bank will loan money for one year,
and the borrower can have eight years TO
pay it in, by paying the one-eighth yearly
and renewing his note this is the kind of
accommodation which will benefit tho
Planter OF the country, aud keep him out
Of the hands Of the shaver, which 10 one
prominent reason that the wealth of the
country, to a considerable extent, ars op-
posed 10 the Union Bank, and in favor OF
a United States Bank--and will the Plan
ters of the country aid theT--you, fellow
citizens, should pause and reflect before
YOU do-.-consider well whether 1t is best
for the South to manage her own nonied
concerns, OF give il up to the North. Your
fate depends upon your decision. You
have incontroversable testimony that the
north are determined, if possible, to abos-
ish slavery IN the south; and are YOU viii
ling TO place in their hands the regulation
.of your banks and the monied concerns OF
syour country; if not, rally around your
avn state institutions; your Union Bank
sec,n nut in circulation twenty millions with
safety, and currency which will be al
GOOD as the notes of the United States
Bank-every thing admoniskes us that wa
.hould cease to be the vassals of the north
by building up our own exporting and Inn
porting cities, as we'll as our own monlec
..st;tItions-we can then bid defiance Il
,bo impertinent demand OF the north, upor
,he sabjectof abolition, otherwise we shai
.,ye to choose between dissolution o
~, Union, and liberating our slave popu
ltton.
Should YOU, fellow-citizens, think pro
mar to honor me with your. votes, my Des
,rertions shall be used to the interest Q
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