Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-11-17
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For The Democrat.
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y,,tsss extcuuate or set down augAt IN malice.
S,s. In company with many others listened
..ap,lyely to your reply to Mr.. Leake on Satar-
l,v evening last, in the debate with him on the
]. Consti,utonallry and eSped:eney OF a National
Bank and he policy Of establishing an lndePen-
s.,, Treasury" or more correctly speaking, to
.,,r pol,,ical TRADE agains; the present Admins
,,,on. and must confess that twas with mingled
..s,;,rs Of shame and regret saw GENUINE
&s1rr RIGurs JrrrEEsoHnN RrrunLcAN
k,lndlns up to provoke the sncor and to cause the
A,arh of contempt and reproach against the very
knnciplcs Of which your party were considered
@ ap,bo,s, and Of which have heard you were
lp,e champion. OF shame, because you
sere Identified with the pIe-bald party who have
ossumcd the name Of Wing the leaders OF
sh.ch possess scarcely principle y common
Al YOUR own, and whose rank and illc consist
hi the most heterogeneous mass that ever COM
posed party presenting the singular fact of
klrty existing within the limits Of Il republic,
Aaylog or acknowledging no fixed principles by
Which they are guided, save that on the banner
4ed up to them by their leaders, on which Is IN
Scrbed "ETEENAL HOSTILITY TO THE PARTY
Is PowER,No NATTER WHAT TnLIR MEAsuRLs
Inn, BECAUSE WE TOO WANT orricE,"-torcl-
BIZ reminding one Of the mcrccnary holdes we
lad Of IN European History, who fought for That
Hty or power, from whom there was a prospect
u obtaining most pay Or booty. or regret that
Iu should SO outrageousy abuse patty tor that
eming inconsistency Of which you were then
snd there guilty. What you intended TO propose
| could not distinctly learn, and here ! would re-
Nkqrl that took no notes Of your speech and
tus, therefore only repeat from memory and #
I'D shall misquote q mlatae your arguments, |
Anast bcc you would refer to the motto adopted
hi the head Of this article, for the motives by
(which am actuated. Tho remarks Of you
8onDonen did not hear, and therefore, how fan
hou rerlicalion can be justified, is not for me t.
Hudne bat Of this one fact | am convinced, you
8lndsi have your zeal for your client either for
sgoten Of whom The jury was composed, or else
sou presumed largely upon the creduhiy Of some
kas well acquainted with facts as yourself.
N. You stated that 81 was the duty Of Congress
10 regulate the currency, which it could do by 9
nod or wink" but how or IN whai ,cay if pro-
posed yourself, has entirely escaped my recoIec
ton You stated the arguments adduced agalns
he ConSlitulonality and eXpcdiency OF the Bank
II as fiscal agent, and for time induced us to be
ieyc you were Bank man in both respects, an'
had YOU stopped there, would have been charga
h Bic with blowing bot and cold from the same
BREATH
4 5Myl saved your coasistcncy,by flying IN Ih'
= acc Of every argument aud paper proof exhibit
oiby yourself, anI remarkins IN genuine State
= nights style, that "what was not expressly dele
" gated was reserved" and that however far 20
s might have operated upon others, you had lale
Z IN convincing yourself that Bank was consh'u
tonoL Upon his head, suppose, you adm''te
all Tor which your antagonist conended, and as
lawyer You know, that the same admission in an
court OF justice, would operate as Judgment pr
coaIesso, and that until this barrier was removed
+ is sTpediency was not debacable ground.
Upon the subject of the Stare Bank deposit
system, could not tell whether your argument
were adverse OF Otherwise. Your coplou5 cN
tracts would 90 tnnconlndicted) very far to sho
INC apparent inconsistency Of the AdmIns'ralio
% adopting and then rejecting this measure
lGAnte, gu sometimes lauded our Bankn
system 50 high, that i would take more poet
pen 'nn WELD to give a correct idea Of the bca
ueS q your imagery, and consequently abandC
an attempt that would result in signal failure {
~ ay pat; but whilst you had us moving Camill
NE from State to State"-;rcadng IN qult
succession upon the wigwam Of the savage NJ
9'"cua'inS INTO the deep forests Of even Mss
" SlPrFaLd ihIS too by this system Of credits her
"'ote pursued, you let Us suddenly fall ilom Il
e'e'aled region Of fancy TO which you LED US
survey the beauties Of the Bank credit sysiet
o' comparing their issues 70 kind OF tra
S''l which 'on have your pockets somcum
suited, called shin plastcrs' and dared any OF
p prove ha' what Mr. Lcako had asserted W
"lc ID este i" that the State Banks had ever
"o-iJnoN furnish a currency which would b.
aipf "a New York; with full knowledge
ie acl, that IN every State, "where the Bant
0"e resumed, Exchange is at from par TO Is
p7 cea', premium with nh assurance from I
sa'aae OF the Hanks, not yet commenced, Il
.'Fy will do 50 January, cannot ioi
n'heni suppose, you intended such remarks,
''o'e than mere sldc.ear expressions.
iolr charge, THAT Government had sold
HA'oa' Of Lind IN some four Of five years bat
@Ieoy inducing speculation and over bank
aDa over trading" has about as much force
VI sfse aad rsighfy argument you brought
. 81 against the efforts Of Southern men at dir
W or2iiatlons, that il was TO the interest Of
S'l'l % allow the East to import and manuf
-'e 'na goods that we consume" because I.
'.''f Country IS poor and sterile they might
We from Us ii the pecuniary interest that Il
~" haye il maintaining the Union were cut o.
'"' i turning Unlonist With yengeancoi Nha