Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-10-02


Rights men should, At The coming election for
Representative to the Legislature. vote for
samuel BUrIER, p preference % one Of
heir own party. The address attacks the
sditor Of this paper personally and politically,
md the party to which he i proud to belong,
and for these reasons, It demands Of US an an
swer
The attack personal, does not effect US in
Tie least, for if it isa serious objection to an
that he was born in the State Of
New York, Mr.. Van Buren, is precisely in
the same dilemma with oursef and if we
cannot be a good State Rights man merely /
from the locality of our birth, by parity Of
reasoning. MI. Van Buren, also cannot be.
With regard to the individuals who started |
he Argus four or FIVE years ago, we have
nothing to say. The establishment was pur-
chased by ourself and is now our ownindividu-
al property, and neither Of the gentlemen re-
ferred to in the address, or any other person
advanced US farthing to assist US in the pur-
chase.
Respecting our political opinions, we at least
agreed with the independent Treasury
Nullifers'' one year ago, for on looking over a
file of the Argus we find that on the first day
of July, 1887, the very gentlemen whom we.
remarked were Iost'' from our party but not
"missed," co-operated with us in a County
meeting, and endorsed the following resolu-
tons as containing their sentiments at that
time. To ascertain correctly who have chang
ed, perusal of the resolutions win be proper.
1. ResoEued, That the expiration Of
the charter of the Bank of the United
States, and the removal of the public de
posites from that institution and placing
them in the State Banks without authority
of law, were the most efficient causes of
creating an excessive number of banks,
which flooded the country with their notes
and thus produced an unnatural and de-
ceitful appearance Of prosperity, and caus-
ed the widest and most extrayagant specu-
lation and overtrading.
2. That the Specie Circular was IS
sued not only without authority but in de-
fiance of law, and in direct opposition to
the will Of Congress and the Nation; and
| that it was the immediate cause of the dis
tress that has followed.
8. That the refusal of Martin Van
Buren,, President of the United States, to
rescind the specie circular, after the poll
cy of that measure had been decidedly
condemned by sufficient majorities of both
houses of Congress to have overcome
even the Presidential Veto. is a daring at
tempt to trampe on the rights of Congress,
and maniiests heartless and wanton dis
regard of the best interests of the coun-
try.
A. That the people are heartily sick
of the experiment which has been
made upon the currency of the coun-
try.
5. That it was an insult to the good
sense of the people, longer to attempt to
delude them with promises of an exclu-
siVe metallic currency.
6. That we most heartily deprecate
the establishment of any national bank,
over which the fadaral executive shall have
any control.
Z. That as the constitutionality ola
bank Of the United Stares, is at least doubt
full, and as we believe it a dangerous po-
Icy to admit the right in the Federal Go.
vernment, to assume powers by implica.
ton; and believing as we do, in the abso-
lutte expediency of bank Of the United
States to aid the government in its fnan-
cial operations, and to establish uniform
currency throughout the country, we
would therefore recommend and request
our Representatives in Congress to use
their utmost endeavors to procure a spec
dy amendment ofthe federal constitution,
with certain limitations, to enable the ge-
neral government to create a national
bank, for the purposes before mention
ed.
8. That the power ofthe executive has
increased, is increasing,and ought to be di-
minished.
o. That the o6ious and demoralizing
doctrine openly avowed by those high in
power, that the ''spoils of the vanquished
belong to the victors,'' is utterly subver-
sive of the lofty and generous principles of
patriotism, and deserves the sternest con-
domination from every true lover of his
country.
Our opinions have not changed, and neither
have those of great majority of the Wing
party. A few of the personal friends of Mr..
CALHOUN have followed bis example, and
thrown themselves "neck and HEELS to use
the language of the Democrats corespon-
dent, into the arms of the ROYALISTS,' .
as the Van Buren, party were Indignantly
called by the editor of the Washington Re-
former. Mr.. JA1HoUS stands pledged to adj
vocatea National Bank in the event Of Inc Inc
defeats of theSub-T Treasury scheme with the
specie feature, as witness the following ex-.
tract from his speech IN the Senate, made not
very long since on the proposition of Mr..
WEBSTER to renew the charter Of the Uni
ted States Bank. Mr.. Calhoun said:
$50 long as the question is one between
Bank of the United States Incorporated
by Congress, and that system of banks
which has been created by the viii Of the
executive, it is an insult to the understand
ing to discourse on the pernicious tenden.
cy and constitutionality of the Bank Of
the United States. To bring 10 that
question fairly and legitimately, YOU must
go one step further-y0a must diUorcs The
GoUernment and tie banking svstenq.
You must refuse al conneriop sDith banks.
You must neither receive nor pay awav
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